Room review: the staggering power of horror and hope
No video games. No internet. Just four walls, a bed, a tub, and a flickering old TV snatching whatever signals it can from the air. That’s the entirety of five-year-old Jack’s universe in Room, the new...
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How to be human: how do I know when there's no second chance?
Leah Reich was one of the first internet advice columnists. Her column "Ask Leah" ran on IGN, where she gave advice to gamers for two and a half years. During the day, Leah is Slack’s user researcher,...
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Cortana for Xbox One will work with headsets after all
Microsoft first revealed Cortana for Xbox One earlier this year at E3. In a promotional video demonstrating a new dashboard, Microsoft said at the time "Kinect required for Cortana speech recognition,"...
View ArticleYouTube will make you pay to see some of its new videos
Coming to YouTube: Videos you’ll need to pay to see.The world’s biggest video site is readying a slate of programming that will only be available to people who join its upcoming subscription services....
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Malicious adware's latest trick is replacing your whole browser
On Friday, infosec celebrity Swift on Security pointed out a new piece of adware called the "eFast Browser." It does the kind of malicious crap that we've all seen quite often over the years: throwing...
View ArticleNASA's Cassini spacecraft snaps close-up images of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus
This week, NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured some of the most detailed images yet of Saturn's icy moon Enceladus. They show the bumpy terrain and streaked surface of the moon's northern polar regions,...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison wins $234 million from Apple in patent suit
A jury has decided that Apple must pay the University of Wisconsin-Madison $234 million for infringing one of its patents, Reuters reports. The final figure is much lower than the maximum damages set...
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Larry Lessig abandons wild plan to become president and resign because it...
Harvard professor and Democratic presidential candidate Larry Lessig had what sounded like a crazy plan: run for president, pass a single bill, then leave the White House. He got enough attention for...
View ArticleFrance’s Funkiest ‘Car’ Finally Hits America
I don’t think I’d ever be jealous of French teenagers if it weren’t for the Renault Twizy.Now, I know what you’re thinking. That? You’re jealous because they get to drive THAT? And to be fair, the...
View ArticleInstagram is already getting lazy about ad quality
What is an Instagram ad? Back when the company first announced it would be interrupting everyone's photo feed with ads, Instagram said that brands would have to be "creative and engaging" in their...
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