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If You Don't Have a Smart Phone, You Don't Exist – At Least, Not According to...

In TV and film, the idea that only bad guys have flip phones is making the tech divide even wider. It seems like every time an onscreen character needs to cancel a date, order pizza or check out the...

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The Anti-Surveillance State: Clothes and Gadgets Block Face Recognition...

An entire industry is dedicated to getting your privacy back. Last spring, designer Adam Harvey hosted a session on hair and makeup techniques for attendees of the 2015 FutureEverything Festival in...

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Where Are All the Poor Kids in Disney Movies?

Disney either ignores poor characters wholesale or treats poverty as punishment.For almost 80 years. Walt Disney Studios’ output has been a pop cultural touchstone that, in the words of cultural critic...

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After ‘Year of Pot,’ Cannabis Industry Is Worth Serious Cash

A look at the latest in potrepreneurship.Last month, hundreds of visitors mingled outside three conferences being held side by side in New York City’s massive Javits Center. Sharing lines for lattes...

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My Migraine Meds Cost $40,000 a Year, And We've Known About This Drug for...

I wondered how a raw substance with an import price of around $0.97 per mg could manage an 11,600% markup.I suffer from episodic migraines: throbbing headaches that might develop a few times a week,...

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