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  Dmitry Itskov wants to help you live forever by swapping your body for an android avatar

  By Katie Drummond on June 12, 2013 11:45 am + 177 comments

  If Dmitry Itskov has his way, the human lifespan will soon no longer depend on the limitations of Continue reading…

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  Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin on digital comics and the medium's 'second Golden Age'

  By Andrew Webster on June 6, 2013 12:45 pm + 11 comments

  Brian K. Vaughan is a writer best known for his work on comic series like Y: The Last Man, Ex Continue reading…

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  Sketching Instagram: co-founder Mike Krieger reveals the photo app's humble beginnings

  By Ellis Hamburger on May 13, 2013 12:30 pm + 30 comments

  Mike Krieger is a co-founder of Instagram. Having built the first version of the app years ago, he Continue reading…

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  The illusion of simplicity: photographer Peter Belanger on shooting for Apple

  By Michael Shane on May 8, 2013 11:00 am + 116 comments

  You’ve almost certainly never heard of Peter Belanger, but you’ve definitely seen his Continue reading…

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  How @breakingnews keeps news junkies current in a crisis

  By Nilay Patel on May 2, 2013 02:30 pm + 10 comments

  Lots of people follow @breakingnews on Twitter — the account and the breakingnews.com website and Continue reading…

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  Science writer Mary Roach: ‘everything I learn is pretty shocking and weird’

  By Katie Drummond on April 17, 2013 11:21 am + 9 comments

  For someone who never set out to write about science, Mary Roach has certainly proven herself up to Continue reading…

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  Timehop CEO: 'Reminiscing doesn’t have a home online yet'

  By Ellis Hamburger on April 9, 2013 11:30 am + 14 comments

  Jonathan Wegener is CEO and Founder of Timehop, an app that plugs into services like Facebook, Continue reading…

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  The man behind Flickr on making the service 'awesome again'

  By Adrianne Jeffries on March 20, 2013 02:43 pm + 39 comments

  For a long time, the photo sharing service Flickr felt like an abandoned product. It was well-loved Continue reading…

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  'Fringe' composer Chris Tilton on rethinking the sound of 'SimCity'

  By Andrew Webster on March 6, 2013 11:15 am + 28 comments

  For the last five years, Chris Tilton served as the composer and orchestrator on Fringe, and prior Continue reading…

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  Simple CEO: we're stuck with plastic cards thanks to America's fragmented banking market

  By Ellis Hamburger on February 25, 2013 12:30 pm + 88 comments

  Josh Reich is CEO and founder of Simple, a banking startup that combines the design sensibilities of Continue reading…