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Uber Launches Insane "Pay-to-Work" Car Rental Program 

Uber is partnering with Enterprise Rent-A-Car, and—as the slogan goes—they’ll pick you up! By “they” I mean the poor schmucks who sign up to pay around $1000 a month to work for Uber. Read more…

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Uber Launches Insane "Pay-to-Work" Car Rental Program 

T-Mobile Is Adding 11 More Services to Its Unmetered Music Freedom

T-Mobile’s Music Freedom , a program that allows you to stream music from select services without it counting against your data cap, has been around since June last year. As of today, there’s 11 more services you can use without worrying. Read more…

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T-Mobile Is Adding 11 More Services to Its Unmetered Music Freedom

Christmas Lights Might Slow Down Your Wi-Fi

Did your Netflix stream grind to a halt as your loved one set up the Christmas decorations? According to British telecoms watchdog Ofcom, it could be the fairy lights that slow down your Wi-Fi network at this time of year. Read more…

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Christmas Lights Might Slow Down Your Wi-Fi

This Light Show in Tokyo Is Bewilderingly Pretty

Every year, the Caretta Plaza in Tokyo is adorned with an impressive light show to mark the end of another 365 days. This time, over 270, 000 LEDs are being used to create an elaborate six-minute audiovisual light show that you can see in these images. Read more…

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This Light Show in Tokyo Is Bewilderingly Pretty

A Graphene Microphone Could Pick Up Sounds Far Beyond the Limits of Human Hearing

Graphene, everybody’s favorite wonder material, has yet another trick up its sleeve. The ultra-strong, highly conductive carbon lattice is extraordinarily good at detecting faint and high frequency sound waves. Read more…

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A Graphene Microphone Could Pick Up Sounds Far Beyond the Limits of Human Hearing

The Raspberry Pi Zero Is a $5 Computer the Size of a Stick of Gum

The Raspberry Pi has long been one of the best credit card sized computers, but today a new version is available that comes in at about the size of a stick of gum. Plus, it’s only $5. Read more…

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The Raspberry Pi Zero Is a $5 Computer the Size of a Stick of Gum

Tiny Bubbles Can Help Ultrasound See Blood Vessels in Amazing Detail

A new ultrasound technique that uses tiny micro-bubbles to help improve the contrast of its images is capable of producing highly detailed pictures of blood vessels inside living animals. Read more…

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FBI Links a Single Hacker to the Theft of 1.2 Billion Stolen Log-Ins 

The FBI has managed to link the theft of a frankly staggering 1.2 billion log-in credentials to a single hacker, after finding a Russian email address within reams of data obtained by security researchers. Read more…

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FBI Links a Single Hacker to the Theft of 1.2 Billion Stolen Log-Ins 

Why "Secure Empty Trash" Is Gone in El Capitan (and What To Do Instead)

If you’ve been using OS X El Capitan for a while, you might have noticed that the old option to “Secure Empty Trash” is gone from the trash can’s right-click menu. There’s a pretty good reason why, but it’s still possible to do it you don’t mind digging into the command line. Read more…

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Why "Secure Empty Trash" Is Gone in El Capitan (and What To Do Instead)