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This picture about women in tech really is worth a thousand words

Rather than telling you again why there aren't enough women in tech and why there need to be more, here's an infographic from The Next Generation
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Apple Switch Control helps Todd Stabelfeldt control his life from his wheelchair

Apple Switch Control helps Todd Stabelfeldt control his life from his wheelchair.
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Google's Crisis Info Hub provides refugees with much needed data and information

Google's Crisis Info Hub leverages their technical prowess to provide migrants with crucial data.
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Would you pay $14 a minute for phone calls? Now prison inmates won’t have to either

The FCC on Thursday decided to implement its first-ever cap on local and interstate long-distance inmate calling.
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Finally! The FCC is releasing telemarketers’ numbers to help you block them

The FCC is releasing "robocall and telemarketing consumer complaint data weekly to help ... consumers to block or filter unwanted calls and texts."
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The ultimate silver lining — Jack Dorsey gives a third of his shares back to Twitter employees

Those who survived Twitter's cuts have now been rewarded with a third of CEO Jack Dorsey's stock, valued at around $200 million.
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Stop talking to your car: Voice-activated systems shown to distract drivers

A new study suggests the voice-activated systems that many vehicles tout as your smart interaction system are actually distracting drivers from the road
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Instagram releases Boomerang because GIFs are taking over the world

If you're inexplicably hypnotized by one-second videos played on loop ad nauseam, Instagram has a present for you, and it's called Boomerang.
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perv_magnet Instagram account documents a decade’s worth of one woman’s online harassment

For the past decade, Mia Matsumiya has been the recipient of an endless barrage of online harassment, clogging up her email, MySpace, and Facebook inboxes.
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Harness the power of the sun with Jus, the next-level battery pack for your iPhone

With Jus, the solar-powered rechargeable battery pack that doubles as a case for your iPhone, you can harness the sun's power for your phone.
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Take a spinning class anywhere there’s a bike with CycleCast

CycleCast is a mobile environment and experience, bringing the energy, intensity, and community of indoor cycling out of the studio and onto your phone.
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Picture perfect — create your dream gallery wall with Framebridge

Framebridge’s Gallery Wall service is “a one-stop consultation and concierge service to bring your gallery wall vision to life.”
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eBook subscription service Epic! is bringing books to kids

Today, less than two years after its launch, eBook subscription service Epic! announced that more than 10 million books have been read on the platform.
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Indiegogo unveils Generosity.com for personal, charitable causes

Today, the crowdsourcing platform Indiegogo unveiled Generosity.com, "a platform for human goodness."
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Apple and Dropbox are the latest tech companies to take a stand against CISA

When Apple and Dropbox join forces, you know something big is happening. And that something big is the controversial CISA legislation.
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Read these tea leaves to see if the signs point toward a career in computer science

A new study conducted by Code School proposes that "most coders and software developers form hobbies and interests in computers before the age of 16."
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Misfit polishes up the Shine 2 with more accurate tracking, even slimmer design

Today, Misfit introduced the Shine 2 that "leverages the best of Shine’s elegant aesthetic and introduces powerful new functionality."
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Want a great work-life balance? Consider one of these 25 careers

You may want to consider a career on Glassdoor's list of 25 Best Jobs For Work-Life Balance.
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Need makeup to complete your Halloween look? Let beGlammed help

Meet beGlammed, the first ever app to provide on-demand makeup and hairstyles for across the country.
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Yikes — did a teenager really hack the CIA director’s email?

If the claims of one under-20-year-old prove to be true, CIA director John Brennan will have been the subject of a rather alarming security meltdown.
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New York Times’ Marcus Mabry is joining the Twitter team to head Moments

Twitter is bringing aboard new talent, including New York Times editor-at-large Marcus Mabry, who will now be heading Twitter Moments.
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Athena wearable empowers women to protect themselves

Todya marks the start of the Indiegogo campaign for Athena, the "smart, fashionable jewelry" designed to protect women against attacks.
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Startin’ them young — VersaMe releases Starling, the first wearable for newborns

VersaMe today announced the Indiegogo launch of Starling, "the world's first education wearable for newborns to children up to the age of 5."
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The Cypress Umbrella, now on Kickstarter, won’t flip inside-out

The Cypress Umbrella will soon become your best friend in chaotic weather because -- get this -- it won't flip inside out.
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What do millennials really think about the Apple Watch?

To figure out what millennials think of the Apple wearable, Buzzfeed surveyed its editorial department to get the lowdown on the good and the bad.
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Start your day off right with Beddi, the intelligent alarm clock

Meet Beddi, the intelligent alarm clock that may not let you sleep in, but will certainly help you start your day off more easily and more efficiently.
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Robots are now taking some cat-spiration on how best to fall

Scientists are now using your favorite feline to make robots smarter: by teaching them how to fall down with the grace of cats.
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Artificial skin could one day provide a sense of touch

This Stanford developed artificial skin not only covers and protects prosthetic limbs, but may also return a sense of touch to patients.
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Meet Elvie, the video game for your lady bits

Elvie is a smart kegel tracker that is being described as "your most personal trainer."
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More people are coming out on Facebook than ever before

In a blog post today, Facebook pointed out that a record number of Americans have "come out" on the platform.
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Need to talk to your cat? You may need Weenect’s mobile phone for felines

These cat-friendly mobile devices were developed by Weenect. Rather than mobile phones, they're GPS trackers that cats can don as collars.
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What’s a meme? Something that didn’t exist 20 years ago

Here are just a few of the tech-related words that have either joined the ranks of Dictionary.com or taken on new meaning in the last twenty years.
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Wonder why you’re spacing out? Your brain can sleep while you’re awake

MIT neuroscientists have discovered that even if you're awake, your brain may not be.
Porn has long had a reputation as technology’s king maker, pushing whichever tech it backs to success. But is that really the case?

Finally, removing revenge porn from Pornhub is being made simpler

Victims of revenge porn can submit an online submission form to alert Pornhub of any content that was published sans consent.