Self-driving cars could encourage policies that end public access to America’s roads.
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The Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood Trolley introduced a generation to public transit. Now it’s gone off the rails.
What a Twitter fight between Clinton and Trump says about politics and politicking on the internet.
It’s silly to capitalize it, but doing so gave the global network a needed sense of awe and terror
What the billionaire’s financing of lawsuits against the gossip rag says about Internet culture
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The Freewrite, a “smart typewriter,” wants to liberate writers from their computers.
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Talking about social-network service changes as mysterious changes to algorithms turns software companies into false idols.
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How driverless vehicles could change meetings, manufacturing, safety, and more
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And that’s all it may ever be.
What an Amazon prank can teach us about delight in the Internet age
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Campus-carry laws add unnecessary worry to communities already overwhelmed by unease.
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