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Reports of Barnes & Noble’s imminent demise have long been foretold—and not necessarily exaggerated. The bookstore has been on a downward slide for years. In 2013, its CEO resigned amid the company’s Nook expansion failure. At the time, Idea Logical’s…
Spotify angered some folks in Israel Sunday for showing a map of Israel that omitted the West Bank, Golan Heights and Gaza from the country’s silhouette, the Times of Israel reported Monday. In a Hebrew-language video posted to Facebook about the Israeli…
The tech giant Microsoft has reached an agreement to provide 17 US intelligence agencies with its cloud-computing platform, The Washington Post reported. According to the media outlet, citing the company’s executives, the new deal will allow it to move intelligence agencies’ computer…
Artboard 1 Outside contributors’ opinions and analysis of the most important issues in politics, science, and culture. More and more people who commit violence against their intimate partners are using technology to make their victims’ lives worse. Consider one case…
The first time I tried ayahuasca, a plant concoction containing the natural hallucinogen DMT, I remember thinking: “Just let go. Whatever happens, just let go.” Eventually, I did let go, and what followed was the most rewarding, and harrowing, experience…
Republicans and Democrats in Congress have finally found something they can agree on, and it’s not immigration, gun control, or health care. It’s easing some rules for banks. The House of Representatives is expected to vote on Tuesday on legislation…
