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Wayne Parry / AP How Monopoly’s New Tokens Betray Its History
The metal thimble has a very particular Depression-era provenance.
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Windhorse Aerospace Tech Start-Ups Have Become Conceptual Art
An edible drone doesn’t need to feed the starving to do its job.
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Reuters/China Stringer Network ‘Artificial Intelligence’ Has Become Meaningless
It’s often just a fancy name for a computer program.
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HMD Global The Wisdom of Nokia's Dumbphone
The smartphone’s ubiquity has made it boring and oppressive. A new, retro handset opens the door to a different future.
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A Matter Of How You See It Photography ... Why Nothing Works Anymore
Technology has its own purposes.
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Vacheron Constantin How a Million-Dollar Superwatch Is Fighting Back Against Computing
Cheap or expensive, mechanical timepieces remind human wearers of their own humility.
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Noah Berger / Reuters The Myth of Apple's Great Design
The company’s new “spaceship” headquarters shows how its beauty has always been skin deep.
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Lucy Nicholson / Reuters Is #DeleteUber Good for Workers' Rights?
The social-media campaign highlights labor issues, but only through the lens of identity.
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The White House Obama Was Too Good at Social Media
His “cool dad” presidency blinded him to technology’s dangers.
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Ian Bogost Nintendo’s Sad Struggle for Survival
Facing an uncertain future, the company keeps trying to mine its storied past.
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Reuters / Lucy Nicholson Will Trump Make Silicon Valley Kiss the Ring at His Tech Summit?
The president-elect’s history in Hollywood might offer a clue.
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John Locher / AP Why Silicon Valley May Warm to Trump
The technology industry has resisted him, but a Trump presidency is compatible with its business goals.
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Morris MacMatzen / Reuters Home Monitoring Will Soon Monitor You
When the Internet of Things begins to track electrical usage, houses could become more measured—and scrutinized—than ever.
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Alberto E. Rodriguez; DenisKlimov; Getty; ilterriorm; NBCUniversal; Nicescene; ... A Pocket Guide to the Robot Revolution
Sorting the good from the bad, the creepy from the adorable
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Denis Balibouse / Reuters More Evidence Cars Will Never Be Sexy Again
Apple’s rumored takeover of McLaren is a symbolic final breath in the life of automotive desire.
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Reuters / Robert Galbraith Why a Silicon Valley Founder Is Funding a Factory for Trump Memes
For wealthy geeks like Palmer Luckey who seek vengeance against the institutions they perceive to exclude them, “The Donald” is an obvious ally.
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Apple Plugs / Nicer Studio How Apple Sells its Controlling Ways as Futurism
The company’s controversial design choices make it hard to imagine the alternatives they preclude.
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Pete Souza / The White House This Wild Picture of Obama Wearing a VR Headset Explains Everything
40,000 years of visual media in one surprising White House photograph
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Theo Wargo / Getty How Crystal Pepsi Anticipated Silicon Valley
The clear cola’s nostalgic relaunch harkens back to a time when the world’s problems seemed simple.
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Stephen Lam / Reuters Facebook Is Not a Technology Company
Neither are Google nor Amazon. Here’s why that matters.
