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    The Techno-Libertarians Praying for DystopiaThe terrifying future of Dark Transhumanism.
    By Mark O’Connell
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    2017 in Tech: The Year of Not MuchAs tech companies get more powerful, they also get more cautious.
    By Brian Feldman
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    What Can We Expect Out of Trump’s Cyber Summit?Trump and tech CEOs are meeting tomorrow.
    By Brian Feldman
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    Verge Editor Was Secretly Employed by Apple for Two MonthsGet you a man who can do both.
    By Brian Feldman
  5. Allow This Portable Drone-Watch Thing to Fulfill All Your Selfie-Taking NeedsHey, it’s better than a selfie stick.
    By Christine Nguyen and Cait Munro
  6. looking for love
    Twitter Still Trying to Figure Out How Not to Scare Away Potential UsersThe social media company hasn’t found many new friends in the past few months.
    By Jaime Fuller
  7. tech
    Can Steve Huffman Save Reddit From Itself?He co-founded Reddit. Sold Reddit. Watched Reddit grow. Watched Reddit flounder. Watched Reddit mutiny. Now he’s back, to try to pull Reddit back from the brink.
    By Benjamin Wallace
  8. tech
    Can Steve Huffman Save Reddit From Itself?He co-founded Reddit. Sold Reddit. Watched Reddit grow. Watched Reddit flounder. Watched Reddit mutiny. Now he’s back.
    By Benjamin Wallace
  9. Silicon Alley v. the Prospect of President TrumpFive of New York’s top financiers and founders talk bubbles and Trumps with New York.
    By Annie Lowrey
  10. tech
    They Were Quirky “I failed to see how any of us could know what a product scout from a company like GE or Mattel could know.”
    By Jessica Silvester
  11. machine age
    In a Pivot-Happy World, We Need to Let Twitter Be TwitterIn praise of the uproarious confusion the company is now trying to tame.
    By James Gleick
  12. rich people trends
    New Watch Comes With Extra Apple Watch SlotThe Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of watches — except both sides are awful.
    By Jaime Fuller
  13. feature
    What Happens When Watson the Jeopardy! Robot Grows Up?It was just 4 years old when it beat the show’s best human contestants. As it goes out into the world, how afraid of it should we be?
    By Benjamin Wallace-Wells
  14. 1099 economy
    Meet the Lawyer Fighting Uber’s Business ModelThe ride-sharing service has a contract-worker problem, and lawyer Shannon Liss-Riordan is determined to change that. If she succeeds, the app economy is going to look very different.
    By Annie Lowrey
  15. the money
    Will the New Concierge Economy Mean the End of the Errand?Maybe outsourcing errands to an app will prove as liberating as a washing machine.
    By Annie Lowrey
  16. Steve Jobs Yelled at Tim Cook When Cook Offered to Donate His Liver“Steve only yelled at me four or five times during the 13 years I knew him, and this was one of them.”
    By Jaime Fuller
  17. How Net Neutrality, Unloved by Very Powerful People, Made ItWhy did the Obama administration go net-neutrality crazy last fall? 
    By Jaime Fuller
  18. Cars Are the New iPhonesYour minivan doesn’t run on the cloud? Where have you been?
    By Jaime Fuller
  19. Did the Selfie-Stick Inventor Get Shafted?Wayne Fromm can lay claim to having invented the ubiquitous device, but not to getting rich off it.
    By Chris Stokel-Walker
  20. profile
    The Bitcoin Boy: 16-Year-Old Erik Finman Is in His Silicon Valley PrimeDemand for tech prodigies is at an all-time high. So is the supply.
    By Benjamin Wallace
  21. tech
    Teen Shoved Into Locker Last Year Now Making More Money Than GodThat’s just the way it goes.
    By Jessica Roy
  22. tech
    CNN Election Team Hides iPads Behind Sponsored Microsoft TabletsApple wins again.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  23. everything old is new again
    What’s Behind the Great Podcast Renaissance?The mid-aughts audio scene is making a big comeback.
    By Kevin Roose
  24. a rooms of one’s own
    With Rooms, Facebook Rides a Wave of Web 1.0 NostalgiaOn the internet, past is prologue.
    By Kevin Roose
  25. augmented reality
    Google Just Invested Millions of Dollars in a Very Eccentric ManMeet Rony Abovitz.
    By Kevin Roose
  26. bro-king news
    There’s No Such Thing As the Nerd–Bro WarDeconstructing the defining binary of our time.
    By Kevin Roose
  27. in conversation
    Marc Andreessen on Why Optimism Is Always the Safest BetIn conversation with the Netscape creator turned Silicon Valley sage. 
    By Kevin Roose
  28. in conversation
    Marc Andreessen on Why Optimism Is Always the Safest BetIn conversation with the Netscape creator turned Silicon Valley sage.
    By Kevin Roose
  29. the share economy
    NYC Sues First of Many Illegal Airbnb-ersHere we go.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  30. futurology
    Deadbolts, Digitized: How Smart Locks Will Change Our HomesThe August smart lock is one of many devices that will force us to share space with connected tech.
    By Kevin Roose
  31. the future
    Nicholas Carr Doesn’t Want Your Self-Driving CarA Q&A with the author of The Glass Cage.
    By Kevin Roose
  32. the share economy
    Airbnb Poster-Child Was Evicted for Airbnb-ing a Converted Barn She Didn’t OwnA face of the start-up also represents its ugly side.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  33. prime real estate
    Why Amazon Will Open a Retail Store, in 3 ChartsIt’s not so baffling, really.
    By Kevin Roose
  34. the name game
    Is It Possible to Be Both Nice and Anonymous Online?Facebook wants to find out.
    By Kevin Roose
  35. domain events
    New York City Domain Names Just Went on SaleDisappointing, we know.
    By Kevin Roose
  36. the tech economy
    Silicon Valley, Meet Organized LaborTech’s working class is beginning to clamor for unions.
    By Kevin Roose
  37. the bitcoin bubble
    A Trader Nicknamed ‘BearWhale’ Is Freaking Out the Bitcoin MarketsBy selling $9 million worth of Bitcoin all at once.
    By Kevin Roose
  38. tech breakups
    Hewlett-Packard Tries Out Conscious UncouplingThe computer-maker is splitting in two.
    By Kevin Roose
  39. silicon valley visions
    Peter Thiel Wants to Make Hackers Into HeroesThe venture capitalist is trying to rekindle America’s love affair with tech.
    By Kevin Roose
  40. our robot overlords
    Can Workplace Robots Get Along With the Humans They’re Replacing?The robot industry thinks so.
    By Kevin Roose
  41. buy it now
    After a 12-Year Marriage, PayPal and eBay Finally Call It QuitsIt’s an overdue divorce.
    By Kevin Roose
  42. filtered democracy
    After Hong Kong, Instagram Isn’t Just for Brunch PhotosThe photo-sharing network is becoming an important political protest tool.
    By Kevin Roose
  43. the internet
    Ello and the High-Speed Hype Cycle of a New Social NetworkFor a day or so, everyone was obsessed with the site that promises to be the “anti-Facebook.”
    By David Marchese
  44. ad romance
    Facebook Wants to Help Pepsi Follow You Across the InternetIt’s taking on Google with a beefed-up ad platform.
    By Kevin Roose
  45. machine age
    The Rise of the Hacker Bounty HunterSymbiotically capitalizing on tech companies’ soft spots.
    By Kevin Roose
  46. alibaba
    Alibaba Just Went Public in One of the Biggest IPOs EverAnd Wall Street is going nuts.
    By Kevin Roose
  47. white men with money and boats
    Oracle CEO Larry Ellison Is Stepping Down to Spend More Time With His YachtsAnd his private island.
    By Kevin Roose
  48. silicon valley
    Does Silicon Valley Have a Contract-Worker Problem?An examination of tech’s favorite labor model.
    By Kevin Roose
  49. ihype
    The Reviews Are In, and Everyone Loves the iPhone 6They’re big, boring, and pretty good.
    By Kevin Roose
  50. eat the rich
    A Brief History of Social Networks for MillionairesSomehow, this never works.
    By Kevin Roose
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