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August 8, 2016
How To Stick To Your Routines (For The Most Part) While You're Traveling
These tips can help you stay happy, healthy, and productive while you're on the road.
These tips can help you stay happy, healthy, and productive while you're on the road.
As a kid, I associated travel with time for eating at McDonald's and staying up past my bedtime. Not being home meant throwing off restraints. It was a special, infrequent experience.
August 7, 2016
How Hackers Are Going For Gold At Rio's Olympics
The Olympic organization, multinationals, and fans will likely be targets for cybercriminals, experts say.
The Olympic organization, multinationals, and fans will likely be targets for cybercriminals, experts say.
This month's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro aren't just a showcase of the greatest athletes from around the globe: They're already a target for the world's online criminals, experts warn.
August 6, 2016
Do Olympians Have Better Genes Than You And Me?
For decades, scientists have been studying the role of nature and nurture in producing Olympic athletes.
For decades, scientists have been studying the role of nature and nurture in producing Olympic athletes.
Gymnast Simone Biles's signature move: Two backflips in the air, with straight legs, and a blind landing after an extra little half-twist.
Vintner's Daughter Joins The Movement To Create Toxin-Free Skincare
Is there a way to tackle discoloration and wrinkles without harsh chemicals? This beauty brand thinks so.
Is there a way to tackle discoloration and wrinkles without harsh chemicals? This beauty brand thinks so.
Two years ago, April Gargiulo founded the beauty brand Vintner's Daughter because she couldn't find an all-natural skincare product that kept her troubled skin under control.
Three Dads Share What It Was Like Taking Parental Leave For The First Time
At first, these Buffer dads planned to take only a week off when their kids were born. Here's what they learned by spending more time away.
At first, these Buffer dads planned to take only a week off when their kids were born. Here's what they learned by spending more time away.
Around the world, fathers are increasingly being offered the same or similar leave as mothers (though in the U.S., it is typically unpaid time). In many cases, tech is leading the way. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently took two of the four months of paid leave Facebook allows.
August 5, 2016
When Bots Attack: Behind The Scenes Of The World's First All-Machine Hacking Contest
Amid the glitz and glitter of Las Vegas, the Pentagon's secretive research arm held a competition setting bots against each other.
Amid the glitz and glitter of Las Vegas, the Pentagon's secretive research arm held a competition setting bots against each other.
In a massive conference room at a hacker conference inside a hotel with a giant Eiffel Tower on top, celebrity astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi is taking on an unusual gig: hosting a real-time cybersecurity contest where automated bots compete instead of humans. The room is packed with thousands of onlookers because DARPA—the Pentagon's highly secretive Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency—wants private industry to develop autonomous cybersecurity tools to do things humans can't or won't. At the DARPA Cyber Grand Challenge, millions of dollars in prize money is being given away to contestants who range from wonky university researchers to employees of some of the world's biggest defense contractors.
A Flat Screen No More: Envelop For Windows Brings VR To Your Desktop
New software allows PC users to transform their machines into a 360-degree virtual world with lots of promising possibilities.
New software allows PC users to transform their machines into a 360-degree virtual world with lots of promising possibilities.
When you think of virtual reality, chances are something entertainment-oriented pops into your mind, like watching a movie or playing a video game. But there's a company that wants to bring VR to a place you might not expect it: your office.
For Samsung And Microsoft, The Pen Is Mightiest As A Business Tool
Digital pen use has evolved from cheap interface navigator to professional application enabler, but still has a few convenience gaps.
Digital pen use has evolved from cheap interface navigator to professional application enabler, but still has a few convenience gaps.
Many of the latest trends in computing interaction have been ripped straight from the pages of science fiction. Our devices are offering voice-driven conversations with agents that ask follow-ups and gestures that allow us to manipulate mixed-reality objects without having to touch a surface. However, Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 and the release of Windows 10 Anniversary Edition have again brought to the fore an input method that has little association with Captain Kirk or Minority Report hero John Anderton—the pen.
Clone Wars: Why Instagram Will Legally Get Away With Copying Snapchat Stories
Copyright law doesn't protect ideas, which might explain why Instagram is happily giving Snapchat credit for coming up with Stories.
Copyright law doesn't protect ideas, which might explain why Instagram is happily giving Snapchat credit for coming up with Stories.
In the social media space, drawing inspiration from other apps is par for the course. Twitter, which boasted a real-time feed for years, recently took a page from the Facebook playbook and introduced an algorithmic feed. Instagram and Facebook both use hashtags, which were first used by Twitter. Two years ago, Facebook tried to capitalize on the popularity of Snapchat by launching the Slingshot app—which was actually Facebook's second attempt to shamelessly copy Snapchat.
Spotify's Release Radar Is Like Discover Weekly For New Music--And Just As Good
Spotify's newest personalized playlist uses the logic of Discover Weekly to handpick tracks from new releases.
Spotify's newest personalized playlist uses the logic of Discover Weekly to handpick tracks from new releases.
Like it or not, the Internet is the new record store. As brick-and-mortar landmarks like New York's Other Music and Rebel Rebel shutter their doors, we're left to roam cavernous, digital aisles with seemingly unlimited selections. Sure, we're guided by algorithms, hip curators, and our own friends, but it still feels overwhelming, especially with new releases pouring out every week. Who can keep up?
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