Who’s Afraid of Robot Culture?
Fear not the machines of the future. We can—and should—use the tools we’ve been developing to be both more critical and more creative.
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Our Machine Overlords
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A Case for—and Against—Surveillance
A new French surveillance law might help authorities locate the terrorists behind the Charlie Hebdo attack. But it might also rob innocent civilians of their privacy rights.
Has Technology Killed the Jewelry Industry?
Jewelry sales continue to plummet. Are iPhones and Kindles to blame?
5 Technology Trends to Watch Out for in 2015
Next year may finally be the year we stop using cash completely and leave the large social networks we’ve grown accustomed to behind (think Facebook and Twitter) as we seek out safer alternatives.
Old Auto Safety Regulations Are Keeping Us From Seeing Well at Night
Automakers have made several advances in lighting systems—systems that would alert people when they’re about to walk in front of a car, and keep other vehicles from flooding your cabin with blinding light, for starters—but are unable to implement them because of 45-year-old “safety” standards.
The FBI’s Dangerous Misrepresentation of Encryption Law
The FBI no more deserves a direct line to your data than it deserves to intercept your mail at the post office. But it doesn’t want you to know that.
The Sci-Fi Future of Personalized Advertising
A company called Blippar is using augmented reality to stretch the rules of brand engagement.
‘Looking’ at Art in the Smartphone Age
Technology is a great way to activate gallery space, but it shouldn’t take it over.
The Beginning of Time-Lapse
With Apple soon to introduce time-lapse photography to its phones, could we see the end of the selfie?