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Evan Rachel Wood And Thandie Newton Defend Sexual Violence In "Westworld"
“I don’t think there’s anything titillating about what we’re doing — it’s all horrific, as it should be,” Wood said of the controversial rape scenes in HBO's new sci-fi drama about the dark side of virtual reality.
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We Tried Fitbit’s New Charge 2 And It Really Wanted Us To Work Out
Living in a post-10k-steps-per-day world.
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Do You Know What Happened In Tech The Week Of September 26?
In our weekly tech news quiz, Silicon Valley turns its attention to wearables, the election, and some infighting.
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This Guy Was Arrested After He Smashed Up All The iPhones In An Apple Store
Apparently he was protesting "consumer rights."
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Volvo Is Opening A Self-Driving Car Research Center In Silicon Valley
Automakers are rushing to California’s tech hub.
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Twitter Says This ISIS Beheading Photo Doesn't Qualify As Abuse
According to Twitter’s rules, “you may not promote violence against or directly attack or threaten other people on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious affiliation, age, disability, or disease.”
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Trump Claims Google Suppressed Bad News About Hillary Clinton
Donald Trump's claim that Google was biased is just his latest accusation that the election is being "rigged" against him.
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Amid Fears Of Russian Hacks, Officials Say The US Election Is Secure
After top lawmakers accused Russia of meddling with the election, US officials insisted votes on Election Day will be secure.
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New Hampshire "Ballot Selfie" Ban Is Unconstitutional, Appeals Court Rules
The ACLU — supported by a journalists' group and Snapchat — sued the state over the law.
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These Are The Top 10 Reasons For The Decline And Fall Of BlackBerry
Today, BlackBerry announced that it will no longer make hardware. Here's the definitive history of the once-dominant smartphone's downfall.
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Oculus Diversity Program Members "Shocked And Dismayed" By Founder's Alt-Right Ties
Following the revelation that the Oculus founder Palmer Luckey donated to an alt-right nonprofit, the company's "diverse creators" aren't sure whether to accept funding.
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Ready To Die? Elon Musk Has A Plan To Send You To Mars
Here’s how SpaceX would choose people for its missions: “Are you prepared to die? If that’s OK, then you’re a candidate for going.”
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Those Online Polls Showing Trump Winning The Debate Were Probably Not Rigged By Russia
Media companies know that the online polls are easily rigged but go ahead and use them anyways.
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Facebook's Suspensions Of Political Speech Are Now A Pattern
The social platform's temporary suspension of several Palestinian journalists' accounts is its latest "error," with no policy change in sight.
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War Is Declared Between Two Silicon Valley Unicorns
As his rival Zenefits prepares to launch a revamped version of its HR software, the Gusto CEO says "ideally the first movie is good enough on its own."
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These Ex-Googlers Want To Test You (And Your Family) For Cancer
Color Genomics is unveiling $50 tests for the relatives of people who test positive for a cancer mutation.
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Palantir Discriminated Against Asian Engineers, Government Claims
The odds of some hiring results occurring due to chance were approximately "one in a billion," the department's compliance office found.
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Inside Apple Music's Second Act
A year into its battle for users — and the trust of record labels — the most talked-about company in music sheds a light on what's working, what's not, and its controversial plan to shape the industry's future.
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Chip Card Readers Are Painfully Slow. Square’s May Be Faster
Chip cards started rolling out in the US about a year ago, and, as we know by now, they’re glacially slow.
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I Went To My Own Digital Funeral
After years of posting indiscriminately to social media, I was suddenly faced with uncomfortable questions about what will happen to all of it when I die.
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Here's Who Facebook Thinks You Really Are
I stumbled into Facebook's secret brain and learned how it really sees me.
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Snapchat To Sell Sunglasses That Come With A Mounted Camera
Snapchat's first hardware, dubbed Spectacles, will retail this fall for $129.99
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Trump Hotels Kept Their Customers' Credit Card Hack Secret For Months
Trump Hotel Collection has settled with the New York Attorney General for taking too long to tell customers that their personal data had been stolen from its system.
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Cracking The Tinder Code: Love In The Age Of Algorithms
I swapped Tinder accounts with a female co-worker. Then Tinder's data team reviewed our performance. Here's what we learned.
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How Twitter Would Fit Inside Salesforce
Salesforce's interest in acquiring Twitter has some scratching their heads. But the two companies could fit together nicely.
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Facebook Says Safety Check Was Activated By People Near Charlotte Protests
The social media company also confirmed that Safety Check has never before been deployed for a protest.
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90% Of The People Who Took BuzzFeed News’ Survey Say Twitter Didn't Do Anything When They Reported Abuse
Here's what more than 2,700 people say about harassment on Twitter.
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Nearly 14,000 Uber And Lyft Drivers Sign Union Cards In New York
The drivers want the city's Taxi and Limousine Commission to hold a union vote.
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17 Things You Didn’t Know Your iPhone Could Do With iOS 10
Apple's latest update for iPhone and iPad can be a little confusing. These tips and tricks will help.
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