Articles filed under Washington Post
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Password managers have their own security problemsJul 30, 2016 7:15 am - Millions of people count on password managers to safeguard their accounts and help them keep track of their passwords. By serving as a sort of master-key for their accou...
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App reviews: Watch your blood sugar with two new appsJul 30, 2016 7:15 am - Over the past decade, continuous glucose monitors have given diabetics a way to track blood sugar without pricking a finger multiple times per day, a quiet revolution in...
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Analysis: Why Elon Musk's crazy plans for Tesla are perfectly saneJul 30, 2016 7:12 am - Elon Musk recently laid out a "master plan" for where his company, Tesla Motors, is heading. The vision is undoubtedly ambitious: four new kinds of Tesla vehicles, solar...
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Higher demand for broadband means more satellites in orbitJul 30, 2016 7:12 am - Companies around the globe are launching an increasing number of satellites, crowding Earth's orbit in an effort to satisfy the ravenous on-demand desire for more broadb...
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Study shows why many Tinder users never connectJul 30, 2016 7:11 am - Dating is a bruising sport; that's always been the trouble. Apps like Tinder were supposed to save people from the ache of rejection by matching those who have already e...
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Flashes of light can be a sign of a dangerous eye conditionJul 30, 2016 7:08 am - Have you ever had black specks floating around in your vision? Patrick Muffler noticed some one day. "I saw funny V-shaped floaters in my eye," he says. When he woke up...
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Why we don't count to 10 before hitting 'send'Jul 30, 2016 7:07 am - By now it should be abundantly clear that anything written in email could very well end up read by anyone with an Internet connection. This we know. It's the lesson taug...
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Americans love technology, but do we want it inside our bodies?Jul 30, 2016 7:00 am - It's clear from our screen-obsessed society that people love technology. But how do we feel about implanting new technology into our own bodies? Do people who never let ...
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The VCR is officially deadJul 30, 2016 7:00 am - The videocassette recorder that revolutionized home entertainment by allowing television audiences to capture their favorite shows on tape and watch them at their leisur...
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Your health: Repairing teeth with stem cellsJul 30, 2016 7:00 am - Repairing teeth with stem cells Walking into a dentist's office could be less of a frightening thing in the future if scientists Kyle Vining of Harvard and Adam Cel...