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These Headphones Feature Similar Functionality To Apple's AirPods

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These Headphones Feature Similar Functionality To Apple's AirPods These Culture Audio V1 ANC Bluetooth Headphones let you listen to music the way it was meant to be heard: they feature AptX and AAC low latency technology to eliminate audio lag, 98% active noise cancellation, and an integrated smart sensor to pause the music when you take the headphones off. March 1, 2019 at 09:20PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2Vtzct5

The Fall Of 'America's Money Answers Man'

The Fall Of 'America's Money Answers Man' How Jordan Goodman, a longtime writer for Money magazine, became part of a Ponzi scheme that netted him $2 million. March 1, 2019 at 08:25PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2VwprdH

Anarchy, Bitcoin And Murder In Acapulco

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Anarchy, Bitcoin And Murder In Acapulco The once-thriving resort city of Acapulco has become a sometimes lawless place. It is, in many ways, a perfect yet imperfect place for crypto-loving anarchists to gather each year. March 1, 2019 at 07:55PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2EGjg14

The New ‘Dream Home’ Should Be a Condo

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The New ‘Dream Home’ Should Be a Condo Every year, the National Association of Home Builders presents its vision for the New American Home, showcasing trends in home design and construction. The idea of a residential construction laboratory is, in theory, great. But in practice, it’s a failed experiment badly in need of a new hypothesis. March 1, 2019 at 07:45PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2XzOtuv

What It’s Like to Report on Rights Abuses Against Your Own Family

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What It’s Like to Report on Rights Abuses Against Your Own Family Radio Free Asia’s Uighur journalists report on China's internment of hundreds of thousands of members of the country’s Muslim minority — including, in many cases, their families and friends. March 1, 2019 at 07:30PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2NDsbmL

One Twin Committed The Crime — But Which One? A New DNA Test Can Finger The Culprit

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One Twin Committed The Crime — But Which One? A New DNA Test Can Finger The Culprit A handful of criminal prosecutions have stalled because DNA tests cannot distinguish between suspects who are twins. Then scientists decided to create one. March 1, 2019 at 07:01PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2NDNYLk

The Problems That Home Cooking Can’t Solve

The Problems That Home Cooking Can’t Solve Two often overlooked ingredients of family meals: money and time. March 1, 2019 at 05:51PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2EEkERJ

World's Top Bridge Player Suspended For Doping With Synthetic Testosterone

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World's Top Bridge Player Suspended For Doping With Synthetic Testosterone While it’s unclear why Helgemo was using testosterone and what sort of advantage it would confer to a bridge player, a study found “winners of chess tournaments show higher T levels than do losers.” March 1, 2019 at 03:05PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2NESyZO

IBM's Great, Big Microkernel Failure

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IBM's Great, Big Microkernel Failure How IBM bet big on the microkernel being the next big thing in operating systems back in the '90s — and spent billions with little to show for it. March 1, 2019 at 02:20PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2U9xWeq

This MIT Robot Can Do Backflips, Which Means It's All Over For The Rest Of Us

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This MIT Robot Can Do Backflips, Which Means It's All Over For The Rest Of Us When indestructible, agile quadriped robots are hunting us through a post-apocalyptic landscape a la "Black Mirror," we'll look back on this moment with regret. March 1, 2019 at 01:40PM Continue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?utm_source=ifttt&v=xNeZWP5Mx9s

HBO Chief Richard Plepler Leaves Network After 27 Years

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HBO Chief Richard Plepler Leaves Network After 27 Years Plepler did not give a specific reason for his departure, but said in a company-wide email to staff that "it is the right time for me to do so." The news comes just days after an appeals court ruled in favor of AT&T's purchase of HBO's parent company, WarnerMedia. March 1, 2019 at 01:35PM Continue: https://ift.tt/2UcZwHO