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The Movie Event of the Year Gets Its First Trailer

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is still unsure what she did wrong.

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His Machines Work Perfectly. They Just Don’t Do Anything

For nearly 50 years, kinetic sculptor Arthur Ganson has built machines that walk, wobble, dismantle themselves, and accomplish...

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New Adtech From Microsoft Would Interrupt Your Game at ‘Promoted Content Trigger Events’

Fantastic news for everyone who loves ads in their video games.

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Andreessen Horowitz Wants Teens to Skip College for Its New Academy Instead

The academy is Silicon Valley’s latest attempt to reinvent college.

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Rockstar Games Does Not Want You to Mod ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’

For better and/or worse, Rockstar is not Bethesda.

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This DIY Creator Is Building a Compass That Only Points to Taco Bell

Custom hardware maker Tru Narla is transforming a hobby invented by cyberpunks cosplaying dystopia into an artistic vision...

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Kids of 2026 Make Futuristic Predictions That Are Very Similar to the Kids of 50 Years Ago

"Higher-class citizens will start owning robot butlers."

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Big Tech Destroyed the Bookshop. But Never Fear, Big Tech Is Reinventing the Bookshop!

Shout out my boy Jean Baudrillard!

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PlayStation Cancels Deal With Hideo Kojima, Burns the Last of Its Gamer Good Will

The beloved video game auteur is setting up shop at XBOX.