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Does the air umbrella actually work?

Does the air umbrella actually work?

A new ‘invisible’ umbrella creates more problems than it solves.

When animal selfies go wrong

When animal selfies go wrong

Augmented reality is cool. But making your face look like a zebra’s? Not so much.

Amazon again delivers soaring sales but posts a huge loss

Amazon again delivers soaring sales but posts a huge loss

Investors seem to be growing weary of the company’s strategy to sacrifice profitability in the name of long-term success.

Snowden filmmaker Laura Poitras: ‘Facebook is a gift to intelligence agencies’

Snowden filmmaker Laura Poitras: ‘Facebook is a gift to intelligence agencies’

A Q&A with filmmaker Laura Poitras on the release of her latest film, Citizenfour, which chronicles her involvement in the Snowden revelations.

The cable bundle may be weakening, but Comcast isn’t

The cable bundle may be weakening, but Comcast isn’t

Cable companies control the Internet pipes, so they will sit at the center of the new online video economy.

Fighting with aliens, saving humanity and more in “Civilization: Beyond Earth“

Fighting with aliens, saving humanity and more in “Civilization: Beyond Earth“

“Civilization: Beyond Earth” is an ambitious -- if occasionally over-compilcated -- evolution of the Civilization series.

Meet ‘forbearance,’ the obscure governing tool that just might resolve the net neutrality debate

Meet ‘forbearance,’ the obscure governing tool that just might resolve the net neutrality debate

Congress put regulatory wiggle room in its Telecommunications Act of 1996. That’s where an end to the ‘open Internet’ fight might be hiding.

A brief history of white dudes wowing people with Mandarin

A brief history of white dudes wowing people with Mandarin

Mark Zuckerberg may be an internationally renowned tech CEO. But his dip into Chinese has been preceded by everyone from diplomats to ordinary travelers.

Switchboard: Uber drivers protest rate cuts around the world

Switchboard: Uber drivers protest rate cuts around the world

Your morning helping of hand-picked stories from the Switch team.

This highway glows at night

This highway glows at night

A Dutch designer installs special paint so visibility improves without street lights.

A vital role for virtual reality in outer space

A vital role for virtual reality in outer space

Astronauts could one day have access to a virtual therapist offering soothing memories.

Google tries to rethink e-mail with ‘Inbox’

Google tries to rethink e-mail with ‘Inbox’

Gmail’s not going away. But with “Inbox,” Google promises to fix a lot of problems with the way e-mail works now.

T-Mobile quietly hardens part of its U.S. cellular network against snooping

T-Mobile quietly hardens part of its U.S. cellular network against snooping

An upgrade of its system is slowing rolling out.

Putting Apple Pay to the test

Putting Apple Pay to the test

THE SWITCH | You may be surprised how easy it is to buy (and return) things, but not on an app.

Why is Mark Udall -- one of the Senate’s most powerful surveillance reformers -- hurting for tech sector cash?

Why is Mark Udall -- one of the Senate’s most powerful surveillance reformers -- hurting for tech sector cash?

Colorado’s junior senator has championed the tech sector’s policy priority but he’s still trailing his opponent, Rep. Cory Gardner, in the fundraising race.

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How Google's driverless cars see the world

How Google's driverless cars see the world

Chris Urmson, director of Self-Driving Cars at Google [x], describes the technology that enables cars to perceive traffic lights, pedestrians and other cars on the road.

Men experience slightly more online harassment -- but young women are hit with the most severe forms

Men experience slightly more online harassment -- but young women are hit with the most severe forms

The latest Pew survey reveals just how pervasive online harassment has become.

Five insights on Waze

Five insights on Waze

An executive from the app that helps you beat traffic opens up about its success and future.

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How Apple’s Yosemite tracks you

How Apple’s Yosemite tracks you

Apple's increased location tracking in its newest operating system has alarmed many Mac users.

The Switchboard: Apple’s iCloud under attack in China

The Switchboard: Apple’s iCloud under attack in China

Your morning helping of handpicked stories from the Switch team.

What big data can do for buses

What big data can do for buses

A Boston start-up thinks it can improve commute times through targeted service.

Apple’s iCloud service suffers cyber-attack in China, putting passwords in peril

Apple’s iCloud service suffers cyber-attack in China, putting passwords in peril

Hackers try to collect user names, passwords and other private information as the company releases its newest round of iPhones in the world’s most populous country.

Personal information of almost 100,000 exposed through flaw on site for transcripts

NeedMyTranscript.com’s data includes names, addresses, dates of birth and last four digits of Social Security numbers.