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'Mango, Mango!' A Family, a Fruit Stand, and Survival on $4.50 a Dayblog.longreads.com
Douglas Haynes | Orion | Summer 2014 | 22 minutes (5,391 words) OrionThis Longreads Exclusive comes from the latest issue of Orion magazine—subscribe to the magazine or donate for more great storie... -
Snapchat Raising A New Round From KPCB At A $10B Valuation | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com
The rumors are flying around vanishing messaging app Snapchat, both on and off Secret. We too are hearing that Microsoft and Snapchat are in acquisition.. -
Suspected child abuse fugitive caught by facial recognition after 14 yearstheguardian.com
Neil Stammer spent 14 years on the run under a false name, but an FBI trial of facial recognition technology connected his fake passport to a 1999 photo. By Samuel Gibbs - blog.juliaferraioli.com
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Google Acquires Video and Special-Effects Startup Zynconline.wsj.com
Google Inc. said it acquired video and special-effects startup Zync Inc. as the Internet giant steps up competition against Amazon.com Inc.'s cloud-computing business. -
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The 'Nomadic Brood' Train Has Left the Stationnomadicbrood.com
I've been hesitant to post here about the trip. In fact I've written more than a half-dozen posts so far and all but one sits in queue... mainly because "Nomadic Brood" is a pretty lofty name for a... - pol.is
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This is Uber's playbook for sabotaging Lyfttheverge.com
Uber is arming teams of independent contractors with burner phones and credit cards as part of its sophisticated effort to undermine Lyft and other competitors. Interviews with current and former... -
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Making the World a Better Place While Helping an Acquisition Succeedrambus.com
Several years ago, Cryptography Research was in talks with Rambus about a potential acquisition. The opportunity was exciting, and would bring a chanc... -
The FAA vs. Model Airplanesjonathanturley.org
By Charlton Stanley, weekend writerAlmost everyone likes model airplanes. Kids and adults have been building model flying machines for centuries. In fact, the Wright brothers experimented with mode... -
Square Cash 2.0 Adds Free Money Transfer By Text Message, Payment Notes And More | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com
Square has a new update out for its Cash app that lets users send cash by text, greatly improving the versatility of the mobile payment app. The update also.. - theartisthunt.com
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Electromagnetic Warfare Is Here - IEEE Spectrumspectrum.ieee.org
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Monitorbook | Easily track anything on the webmonitorbook.com
Track things that matter to you on the web. Get notified when things change. - highcaffeinecontent.com
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Uber Trials Fast Food Delivery Service 'UberFRESH'forbes.com
Taxi service Uber has moved into the fast-food delivery industry with its new service "UberFRESH", which it claims will deliver meals from local restaurants in under 10 minutes. The news comes from Uber’s official blog, which states that the new servic...