Articles filed under Washington Post
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These NASA innovations could cut carbon emissions and save airlines billionsFeb 27, 2016 6:40 am - NASA research aimed at cutting fuel consumption, pollution and noise from airplanes could pay off for the nation's airlines to the tune of more than $250 billion dollars...
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How Stolen - that app for 'buying' people - is trying to find redemptionFeb 27, 2016 6:38 am - Few stories at the intersection of startups, harassment and media attention seem to have happy endings. Siqi Chen is optimistic that his new app, Famous!, might be one o...
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App reviews: Serial Reader, TwistFeb 27, 2016 6:37 am - Trying to knock some classic books off your bucket list? Try Serial Reader, an app that delivers literature to your phone in daily snippets that you can read in 20 minut...
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These undercover robot animals are helping in the hunt for poachersFeb 27, 2016 6:36 am - Two men in Maryland recently achieved Internet infamy when they were temporarily banned from hunting after they'd used crossbows to shoot a deer on state land. Or so the...
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Apple is fighting a war most Americans don't believe inFeb 27, 2016 6:35 am - Roughly half of Americans say Apple should give the government access to the contents of an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters, according to a new survey....
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A quick, no-nonsense guide to using Facebook's new ReactionsFeb 27, 2016 6:33 am - Facebook has just rolled out its much-anticipated "reactions." But what Facebook has not rolled out - and really, can't roll out - are usage norms to go along with them....
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Why Uber won't bring a panic button to the U.S.Feb 27, 2016 6:32 am - Perhaps one of the most bizarre details emerging from the investigation into a bloody shooting spree allegedly carried out by Uber driver Jason Brian Dalton in Kalamazoo...
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Carmakers targeting tech buyers want to be like AppleFeb 27, 2016 6:31 am - Carmakers are becoming a familiar sight at tech shows, where they're rolling out new models to woo a generation of consumers who question the need for a car that only ge...
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How Bernie Sanders became the lord of Internet memesFeb 27, 2016 12:00 am - Bernie Sanders may not be winning with baby boomers, and he may not be winning with minorities. But the 74-year-old senator has locked up one vote: the producers and ped...
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Work Advice: Snowed in? Your boss can fire youFeb 21, 2016 6:41 am - The blizzard that walloped the East Coast in late January brought a flurry of questions: Q: Do you have any advice for workers whose jobs are being threatened if they're...