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AI can now muddle its way through the math SAT about as well as you can

By Rachel Feltman Washington Post
Sep 26, 2015 7:40 am - Artificial Intelligence is kind of a scary concept, probably because we know that a robot smarter than us would run the numbers and be like "Humanity? Nah." But the race...
The three stages of going viral in 2015, according to the Pizza Rat meme

By Caitlin Dewey Washington Post
Sep 26, 2015 7:40 am - Pizza Rat is, per Internet consensus, many lofty things: a spirit animal, "all of us," a parable of life in New York City. But as the Internet's latest viral Phenomenon,...
E-sports come 'out of the basement'

By Cecilia Kang Washington Post
Sep 26, 2015 7:38 am - On a sun-drenched Saturday afternoon in Silver Spring, Maryland, the dark, cavernous Fillmore theater is roaring with life. A sold-out crowd from around the nation is sc...
What is the right online persona for a pope who's a social media sensation?

By Michelle Boorstein Washington Post
Sep 26, 2015 7:37 am - Pope Francis' selection was conveyed in the centuries-old way, with puffs of white smoke billowing above St. Peter's Square in Vatican City. Eighteen months later, this ...
App reviews: Peel Smart Remote, Nuzzel

By Hayley Tsukayama Washington Post
Sep 26, 2015 7:36 am - Do you always lose your remote in your seat cushions? With the right phone, the Peel Smart Remote for Android can take care of both of those problems. The app works with...
Patrons split on how fast libraries should move into the digital age

By Hayley Tsukayama Washington Post
Sep 26, 2015 7:35 am - The word "library" conjures up a very specific image for most people: rows upon rows of books. But as libraries evolve into a place for more digital research, and teach ...
The no-brainer Internet policy the White House just endorsed

By Brian Fung Washington Post
Sep 26, 2015 7:34 am - WASHINGTON - The White House is out with a thick stack of proposals for spreading Internet access far and wide, and for speeding up the Web in places where competition i...
Cable firms offer alternatives to the bloated bundle

By Cecilia Kang Washington Post
Sep 26, 2015 7:33 am - The best alternatives to the cable bundle may be coming out of the cable companies themselves. Since Verizon Communications in April introduced cheaper, slimmed-down bun...
No, selfies have not killed more people than sharks

By Caitlin Dewey Washington Post
Sep 26, 2015 7:32 am - A preposterously popular story out Tuesday on Mashable makes a claim uniquely suited to the anxieties of our always-connected age: In the past year, reporter Cailey Rizz...
The successful Internet shaming of 'pharma bro' Martin Shkreli

By Caitlin Dewey Washington Post
Sep 26, 2015 7:31 am - Online shaming is frequently in the news these days, typically for the very worst reasons: ruined lives, lost jobs, frothing mobs in a frenzy to steamroll the subject of...

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