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Americans Are Surprisingly Optimistic About the Future of Technology

Even in an age of security leaks and government surveillance, amazingly, Americans still feel pretty good about the role that technology will play in their lives, according to a new study. However, when you ask them about the ... Read more specific advances—like bioengineering, wearable tech, drones, and robots—

Legendary British News Agency's 85,000-Video Archive Is Now on YouTube

Pathé News was perhaps the most well-regarded news agency of the 1900s—and now, its entire 85,000-video newsreel archive is available to watch for free on YouTube. Read more...

It's Time to Ditch Facebook and Start Over

Blender Foundation needs more help to crowdfund the world's first fully open source animated feature

Julius writes, 'With people like Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales backing them up, the Blender Foundation's first full feature length film looks like one of those things that's just bound to happen by itself. Except right now it isn't. ... Read more Having successfully collected over $630 000 in funding from over 3

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