Articles filed under Washington Post
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Swiping for BFFs: Dating-style apps are breaking into the friendship marketFeb 12, 2016 10:00 pm - If you're in your 20s or 30s, the idea of swiping right to find your next date sounds pretty unsurprising by now. But what about swiping to find your next best friend? L...
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This is how Twitter's new timeline worksFeb 12, 2016 10:00 pm - Well, Twitter fans. The apocalypse has come. Twitter's reordered timeline is here. And it's, um, not so bad, actually. In a company blog post, Twitter engineering manage...
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Why it's so hard to upgrade your old car with latest safety technologyFeb 12, 2016 10:00 pm - Cars increasingly roll off the assembly line with safety technology shown to prevent crashes. But with the average U.S. car nearly 12 years old, most drivers aren't rece...
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Analysis: Twitter isn't Facebook, but Wall Street expects it to be. That's a problem.Feb 12, 2016 10:00 pm - There was a whole lot of uproar over over reports that Twitter is planning to change its real-time messaging feed into something more like the Facebook News Feed. Under ...
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App reviews: Save the Line, Pac ManFeb 12, 2016 10:00 pm - This quick little puzzler requires fast reflexes and lots of patience. Players are the stewards of a line, which you have to save from hitting all the obstacles the game...
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Google's driverless cars are now legally the same as a human driverFeb 12, 2016 10:00 pm - If you hop into one of Google's pod-like self-driving cars, you won't be considered the driver, according to a letter sent to Google by federal transportation officials....
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How you can win a Facebook argumentFeb 12, 2016 10:00 pm - Disagreements are a fact of life, whether you're online or off it. But it's a fact universally acknowledged that arguments are frequently more entrenched on the Internet...
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Tired of treadmills? Don't underestimate the ellipticalFeb 12, 2016 10:00 pm - At this point in the year, your gym is probably packed with newbies taking a little too long on the treadmill, creating lines for the coveted machine. Because sprinting ...
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Cancer survivor competing for Olympic marathon spotFeb 11, 2016 12:00 am - Serena Burla pointed to her right leg and repeated the words "thank you" over and over as she ran past the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center between miles 16 and 17...
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Book explores whether the moon affects human behaviorFeb 09, 2016 4:58 am - No celestial object has inspired more myth and legend than the moon - pale, mysterious, waxing and waning, inspiration for lovers, creator of tides and trigger for werew...