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Matter is a new standard that promises to fix smart home interoperability — but can it deliver?





My taboo teenage pastime introduced me to the wide world of internet subcultures.



I wanted the convenience of ebooks, the curation of a local bookstore, and the affordability of a library. This is how I got it.





Automakers tout advanced driver-assistance systems like adaptive cruise control and emergency braking as a solution to the epidemic of traffic fatalities. But what if they’re just convenience features?





The desperate, confused, righteous campaign to stop Asian hate

Worshippers of Elon Musk have flocked to the middle of nowhere in Texas to watch SpaceX’s attempts to build a space-worthy rocket — and to find friends

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Internal documents and Twitter employees reveal the need for massive investment to remove illegal content — but executives haven’t listened

Overengineered arthouse tech from a tiny microbrand





A young software engineer looks back at his formative experiences in Karachi, Pakistan

How Discord helped me learn some parts of ourselves are a feature — not a bug








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