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  A look at Microsoft's top-secret Surface prototypes

  By Tom Warren on March 12, 2013 10:30 am + 294 comments

  Microsoft made a bold bet to build its own hardware, competing directly with Apple's iPad, but it Continue reading…

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  Cory Arcangel, Spock, and the internet sewing machine: photos from the 2013 Armory art show

  By Russell Brandom on March 9, 2013 10:14 am + 16 comments

  Every year, hundreds of art galleries move their wares to Piers 92 and 94 on the Hudson River to Continue reading…

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  Cypherpunk rising: WikiLeaks, encryption, and the coming surveillance dystopia

  By R. U. Sirius on March 7, 2013 10:32 am + 74 comments

  In 1989, when the internet was predominantly ASCII-based and HyperCard had yet to give birth (or at Continue reading…

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  Money matters: why women founders struggle in Silicon Valley

  By Noah Davis on March 6, 2013 12:45 pm + 214 comments

  Last spring and summer, Kathryn Minshew, co-founder of The Muse and one of Inc's “15 Women to Continue reading…

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  Inside TED: the smartest bubble in the world

  By Joshua Topolsky on March 5, 2013 11:10 am + 201 comments

  Imagine, if you will, a snow globe. Wait, the snow globe is in California — Long Beach to be Continue reading…

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  How emoji conquered the world

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 4, 2013 11:46 am + 172 comments

  In 1995, sales of pagers were booming among Japan’s teenagers, and NTT Docomo’s decision to add Continue reading…

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  Beyond televangelism: inside TED's new gospel

  By Trent Wolbe on February 27, 2013 04:34 pm + 69 comments

  A year ago today the avalanche of Prometheus viral marketing began with a YouTube video from Continue reading…

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  Seduced by ‘perfect’ pitch: how Auto-Tune conquered pop music

  By Lessley Anderson on February 27, 2013 12:12 pm + 296 comments

  In January of 2010, Kesha Sebert, known as ‘Ke$ha’ debuted at number one on Billboard with her Continue reading…

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  Over 1,000 days without a trial: Bradley Manning, WikiLeaks, and the culture of secrecy

  By Jesse Hicks on February 26, 2013 03:47 pm + 231 comments

  You could be forgiven if you’ve forgotten Bradley Manning. Even before his arrest in May 2010, Continue reading…

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  I used Google Glass: the future, but with monthly updates

  By Joshua Topolsky on February 22, 2013 11:39 am + 1379 comments

  The frosted-glass doors on the 11th floor of Google’s NYC headquarters part and a woman steps Continue reading…