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What does it take to be Wikipedia's MVP? 2.5M edits

Stephen Harrison
Oct 6, 2018 1:05 AM - Steven Pruitt has more than 2.5 million edits to Wikipedia articles to his credit, making him the most prolific contributor to the English version of the digital encyclopedia. Of its nearly 5.7 million pages, he has edited a staggering one-third.
Jack Dorsey's Square rolls out lending for customer purchases

Selina Wang
Oct 6, 2018 1:00 AM - The initiative, which has been tested for the past year, allows buyers to apply online. If approved, they pay Square back in fixed monthly amounts over three, six or 12 months for purchases from $250 to $10,000.
How legalized sports gambling could create a new kind of fan experience

Rick Maese
Oct 6, 2018 1:09 AM - Sports betting, which some believe topped $100 billion as an underground market, could grow into a $6 billion to $16 billion industry depending on how many states get onboard. It's potentially a booming business that could bolster teams and leagues while changing the way even nongamblers engage with the action.
What's in new proposed Internet Bill of Rights?

Hamza Shaban
Oct 6, 2018 1:08 AM - The Internet Bill of Rights calls for network neutrality, consumer choice for Internet service providers, greater transparency into data collection practices by Web companies, opt-in consent for data collection, and timely notification if a company holding personal data suffers a hack.
Mainstream advertising still showing up on polarizing, misleading sites despite efforts to stop it

Craig Timberg, Elizabeth Dwoskin and Andrew Ba Tran
Oct 6, 2018 1:00 AM - Jihadi rapists. Muslim invaders. Faked mass shootings. Pizzagate. Somebody browsing highly partisan websites in recent weeks could have seen articles about all of these subjects -- and on the same pages seen cheerful green ads for the Girl Scouts, bearing the slogan "Helping Girls Change the World!"
Apple CEO Tim Cook: Giving up your data for better services is 'a bunch of bunk'

Hamza Shaban
Oct 6, 2018 1:00 AM - Apple chief executive Tim Cook urged consumers not to believe the dominant tech industry narrative that the data collected about them will lead to better services.
Review: The Apple Watch faces its toughest challenge yet: Grandma

Geoffrey A. Fowler
Oct 6, 2018 1:17 AM - You won't see Apple say "senior citizen" in Apple Watch ads -- yet suddenly, grandmothers and abuelas, not to mention opas, are thinking about getting one. Adult children looking to keep parents safe are curious, too.
Dragalia Lost -- first Nintendo built-from-scratch mobile game -- off to weak start

By Yuji Nakamura
Oct 6, 2018 1:00 AM - Dragalia Lost is the company's first smartphone title featuring original characters rather than established stars like Super Mario and Donkey Kong.
Introducing Sans Forgetica, the font designed to boost your memory

Taylor Telford
Oct 6, 2018 1:09 AM - It's based on a theory called "desirable difficulty," which suggests that people remember things better when their brains have to overcome minor obstacles while processing information.
That Facebook group you joined years ago? It might now be supporting Brett Kavanaugh -- or his accuser.

Tony Romm
Oct 5, 2018 11:07 AM - Public outcry on social media isn't exactly what it appears to be.

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