theatlantic.com – Adrienne LaFrance Sometimes there’s a little crack in the web that is just big enough to catch a glimpse of who the robots running the show think you are. […]
Not Even the People Who Write Algorithms Really Know How They Work
The Allure of an Ad-Free Internet
theatlantic.com – Adrienne LaFrance and Robinson Meyer Well, that happened fast. After 36 hours as the No. 1 paid app in the App store, the programmer Marco Arment is pulling his […]
Google’s search business might not be as water-tight as people think it is
businessinsider.com – Lara O’Reilly For every moonshot Google (now known as Alphabet) launches — self-driving cars, Glass, Loon — search is still the bedrock of its business. Just under 90% of Google’s […]
103 Must-Follow Feeds in Science, Culture, Design, and More
wired.com – Wired Staff The greatest and worst thing about the Internet is how much amazing stuff it has to offer. Websites, tweets, Instagrams, podcasts, newsletters—it’s a tsunami of awesome, threatening to […]
10 tech gadgets that’ll take your living room to the next level
businessinsider.com – Jeff Dunn The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships so we may get a share of the revenue from your purchase. […]
AdBlock Plus is allegedly paying other apps to use its ad-blocking policy — which lets some ads through — in iOS 9
businessinsider.com – Max Slater-Robins Eyeo, the company behind Adblock Plus, the largest desktop ad blocking service, is allegedly paying other companies to adopt its “Acceptable Ads” policy if they are making apps […]
Apple is taking its e-book price-fixing fight to the Supreme Court
engadget.com – Devindra Hardawar Apple’s long-running court battle over manipulating the pricing of e-books is getting even more dramatic. Next stop, the Supreme Court, Fortune reports. Back in June, Apple failed to […]
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