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This Site Scans Your Face And Tells You What Celebrity You Look Like
…Sort of. Face++ is high-end face recognition software built by the Chinese company Megvii. According to its website, it provides "the cutting-edge technology of computer vision and data mining to...
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This App Will Help You Avoid Uber Surge Pricing
SurgeProtector was released yesterday as a remedy to all Uber passengers’ surge pricing woes. iTunes store / Via itunes.apple.com More and more consumers seem to be opting to use Uber, or similar...
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A History Of Parody Twitter Accounts From 2010 To 2013
Before there was @PharrellHat , there was @AngiesRightLeg. Thinkstock What was the parody Twitter account? Now that as a planet we've had eight years to crack jokes on Twitter, tweetable humor has...
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Meet The Network Of Guys Making Thousands Of Dollars Tweeting As "Common...
The Twitter illuminati that made “Alex From Target” an overnight sensation can drive millions of clicks with a simple retweet. Design by Chris Ritter / BuzzFeed, original photo by Justin Hanson...
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Women On Twitter Can Now Fill Out A Form To Report Online Harassment
Women, Action and the Media have teamed up with Twitter to address online harassment of women. buzzfeed.com View Entire List ›
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Facebook Has A New Tool For Tweaking Your News Feed
Facebook product manager Greg Marra explains the user research behind its new approach to the company’s most heavily trafficked feature. Facebook Facebook Facebook View Entire List ›
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Here Are The GamerGate Song Parodies That Will Change Your Mind About Music...
Actually, the Ducktails theme is about ethics in games journalism. Disney When they're not writing form emails to companies advertising on popular gaming sites, GamerGaters, it seems, like to dabble...
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EXCLUSIVE: NY Attorney General Comes Out Against Rules That Would Limit Uber...
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says the rules as written would “needlessly restrict competition.” Carlo Allegri / Reuters In a letter last Friday to the New York City Taxi & Limousine...
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Big Tech Applauds White House Net Neutrality Move
The Internet Association says Obama’s plan “would establish the strong net neutrality protections Internet users require.” Pool / Reuters WASHINGTON — The nation's biggest tech companies praised...
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Is This Google-Owned Robot Adorably Showing Off Or Planning The End Of The...
It all depends on your perspective. Good old Boston Dynamics. Makers of the world's uncanniest robots, the Google-owned company keeps reminding us all just how advanced its machines are getting. In...
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Data Shows Congress Is In Love With Uber
Uber, but for endearing yourself to authority. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters Here's something to make a mental note of as Uber continues its quest to take over the taxi and transportation industry in the...
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Kickended, The Online Graveyard For $0 Funded Kickstarters
Artist Silvio Lorusso has created a collection of crowdfunded projects that failed to get even a single donor. CAMBION: 'Sacred maze' exhibition on the occult and the mind: £550 goal; £0 raised. "We...
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The Terrifyingly Transparent Texting Of The Future Is Here
It’s called Beam Messenger, and it lets you see everything the other person is typing. Texting feels instant, but of course it isn't: Everyone composes, recomposes, thinks better of it, deletes. Beam...
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The Internet Cares Much More About Nicki Minaj's Butt Than Kim Kardashian's Butt
This Google data proves it. Jishai Evers/Dadaviz / Via dadaviz.com In the last 24 hours, you've likely seen Kim Kardashian's shiny planetoid of a butt. But while the massive interest generated by this...
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Lyft Will Begin Courting Corporate Clients With 'Lyft For Work'
Lyft is launching a new service called Lyft for Work that companies can use to give employees a monthly Lyft credit to commute to and from work. Jose A. Iglesias/Miami Herald / MCT The ride sharing...
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Grandpa Joe From "Charlie And The Chocolate Factory" Is The Internet's Most...
A deep dive into one of the internet’s most peculiar grudges. she-who-is-named-katie.tumblr.com It is a truth universally acknowledged that we need villains to make sense of our world, and Grandpa Joe...
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When The Best Online Dating Starts Offline
Once a way to widen our romantic circles, online dating is turning to more familiar faces. Jenny Chang/BuzzFeed Two months ago, I matched on Tinder with a lovely woman, R, who did not seem...
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Uber's Travis Kalanick Takes "Charm Offensive" To New York City
A change in tactics for a confrontational CEO. Handout / Reuters Travis Kalanick, CEO of the hotly covered tech juggernaut Uber — whose relations with the media have been rocky — was in New York City...
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Uber CEO: Obamacare Has Been "Huge" For Business
Health care frees drivers from “The Man.” Handout / Reuters The CEO of Uber said Friday that Obamacare has played a crucial role for his army of drivers, an unusual, partial endorsement of the...
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Can "Dragon Age: Inquisition" Be The Game To Finally Kill GamerGate?
A crazy theory that just might explain the incendiary movement. BioWare "Don't they have anything better to do?" Last week, I spent Sunday afternoon watching football with four of my closest friends...
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