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Old tech sounds preserved as part of huge audio project

The Cities and Memory sound project includes a growing collection of recordings of various tech gear from years gone by.
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How a big blue van from 1986 paved the way for self-driving cars

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Follow these 5 simple tips for a healthier relationship with technology

The Prayer

A disembodied robot mouth and 14 other 2020 stories we laughed at

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Technology is easier than ever to use — and it’s making us miserable

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Modular smartphones could’ve changed the world. Here’s why they died out instead

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Toshiba is getting out of the laptop business after 35 years

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How to stay sane when working from home: 4 practical tips from a professional

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Mayor Pete thinks Zuckerberg is too powerful and it’s time to break up Facebook

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These are the coolest tech souvenirs we found in Tokyo’s famous Electric Town

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How Nissan’s ‘invisible-to-visible’ tech could pave the way for autonomous cars

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What can tech companies do to create more women-friendly workplaces?

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Audi’s traffic light information system shows the challenges facing V2X tech

Audi’s traffic light information system is among the first commercial applications of potentially game-changing vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology. Based on a real-world experience of the system, which predicts when traffic lights will change, it looks like the technology is still a work in progress.
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As law enforcement gets increasingly high-tech, is privacy being compromised?

Are we finally close to living in the crime-free future promised to us in the movie Minority Report… and how much privacy will we have to give up to get there? Police departments around the world are incorporating evermore advanced tech into their arsenals, and that could turn society into a surveillance state.
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From Apple’s charging mat to Google’s modular phone, these gadgets went MIA

Not every new tech product that’s announced makes it to market. A lot can go wrong between an unveiling and a release, so many hotly anticipated gadgets never make it. We take a look at some of the biggest and most exciting tech products that never found their way into the hands of customers.
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These best coffee gadgets can make your morning cup of joe even better

If you're like most, your day doesn't feel right until you've had that cup o'joe. So why not brew your own, using the latest tech in coffee? Here are the best coffee gadgets on the market.
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Is Japan’s fabled Akihabara district still a gadget Mecca? You better believe it

Has Akihabara in Tokyo, Japan been completely overtaken by all things manga and anime, or is it still a tech-fan’s dream? We visited to find out.
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Meet Motivo, the mercenary engineers quietly crafting the tech in your next car

Motivo Engineering engineers new products from scratch. To work fast and produce results, it had to invent a whole new way of working.
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Are Android devices really easier to hack? We asked the experts

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Android phones are safer than you think, says Google’s head of Android security

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Are smartphones killing the art of face-to-face conversation? We ask the experts

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Celebrate 100 years of National Parks by exploring them with these apps and gear

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Some of the biggest names in tech just signed the Equal Pay Pledge

Late last week, 29 more companies joined the White House's Equal Pay Pledge, promising to do their part to close the gender pay gap.
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Great news for job seekers in 2016, especially if you’re in tech

CareerBuilder has even better news in its Mid-Year Job Forecast, projecting that over half of employers will raise wages for current employees.
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Groupon’s ‘Crash the Site’ sale has some crazy high-dollar gadget discounts

Want cool tech but don't want to pay retail prices? Groupon is having a sale right now, with massive discounts on laptops, headphones, and other devices.
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Meet the real people who inspired Silicon Valley’s most eccentric characters

The HBO show Silicon Valley is fiction, but many of the characters seem to draw inspiration from real-life tech entrepreneurs. Here are six examples.
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How do Americans really feel about tech? A Modis survey gives us some insight

A new survey from Modis gives us some insight into how Americans really feel about the booming tech industry.

This picture about women in tech really is worth a thousand words

Rather than telling you again why there aren't enough women in tech and why there need to be more, here's an infographic from The Next Generation
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Seattle Is America’s Best Read City According To Amazon

If your ideal day includes curling up with a good book, you might want to consider a move to Seattle, America's most well-read city.
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Tech cities top list of 25 best places to find a job

They may not be Silicon Valley or Silicon Alley, but there's certainly a tech lean within Glassdoor's list of the "25 Best Cities for Jobs."
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These 5 tech companies will help you find clothes that actually fit

Startups and established companies alike are finding new ways for tech to improve fashion, using things like cameras and algorithms.
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Teens top the tech-savvy chart while adults lag behind

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3 computing predictions that didn’t quite pan out in 2013

The predictions business can be a cruel and nasty one.
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MIT develops inFORM, blows your mind by rendering digital stuff in 3D physically

Wish you had the tech that the Jetsons got to use on a daily basis? Get a load of the inFORM from MIT.