Alejandro Tauber

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• We forced 9 privacy experts to say "I told you so" about Facebook - hopefully we'll listen next time

  We should have known that Facebook was abusing our data. Why? Because lots of privacy activists told us so. Since most of ...

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• Sorry Sony, I'm stealing those sweet noise-cancelling headphones you lent me

  Dear Sony, I'm writing to you from a beautiful bubble of silence that exists only for me. A few weeks ago, you sent ...

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• This site guesses exactly who you are based on just 15 questions

  Inti de Ceukelaire, the ethical hacker from 'Oilsjt' in Belgium, is back again. De Ceukelaire has built a tool that can pretty ...

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• TNW is launching Hard Fork: A blog all about blockchain and cryptocurrency

  Today, we're launching Hard Fork: a brand new TNW-powered blog all about cryptocurrencies, blockchain, and the people behind ...

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• Hey #deletefacebook, here's how to stop being tracked as an ex-user

  After a stormy couple of months, lots of people seem to be fed up with Facebook. The self-explanatory hashtag #deletefacebook ...

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• The first Vatican hackathon made a lot of sense, actually

  I'm generally not a fan of institutionalized religion. But that doesn’t mean it can’t put its vast resources – however ...

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• Electric clocks in Europe have been running slow for over a month

  Have you noticed your clocks are lagging? It's not an anomaly in the spacetime continuum, fortunately. The European Network ...

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  So, here’s a robotic cat you can 3D print

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• 10 ways my robot vacuum cleaner is a way better version of my cat

  In at least ten ways, having a robot vacuum cleaner is like having a more useful cat. Ever since I got sent the DEEBOT N79S, ...

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• This AI checks NDAs for free - and offers a grim glimpse of the future

  NDA Lynn, an AI that can evaluate confidentiality agreements for free, is a perfect example of the role artificial intelligence ...

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• The Vatican (yes, the Holy City) is organizing its first ever hackathon

  “No, I did not have to pitch the idea to the Pope,” laughs Jakub Florkiewicz, the co-initiator of the first Vatican ...

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• This Dutch farmer is the Elon Musk of potatoes

  From an early age on, Dutch potato farmer Jacob van den Borne was fascinated by technology. Now he runs one of the world's ...

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