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Tech

  1. instagram
    Could You Survive a Day at the Museum of Ice Cream With No Phone?What is Instagram’s favorite pop-up museum like … without Instagramming? One woman’s harrowing attempt to find out.
    By Anna Silman
  2. zuck
    Mark Zuckerberg’s Devotion to Gray T-Shirts Is AlarmingThe Facebook CEO reportedly has staff blow-dry his armpits before speeches.
    By Hannah Gold
  3. tinder
    Tinder Is Adding a ‘Panic Button’The dating app will soon be able to track your location for safety purposes — but at what cost to users’ privacy?
    By Hannah Gold
  4. celebrity
    Celebrities, They’re Just Like Us: Obsessed With That Aging AppAll your favorite celebrities look crusty.
    By Melinda Fakuade
  5. oops
    Turns Out Tech’s Gender Gap Cannot Be Fixed With PhotoshopOop!
    By Emilia Petrarca
  6. divorce
    Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos Are Officially DivorcedHe’s keeping 75 percent of the couple’s Amazon stock.
    By Lisa Ryan
  7. get that money
    Why Is Stalking People on Venmo So Addictive?I can’t look away from my friends’ (and ex’s) Venmo feeds.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  8. apps
    I Can’t Believe How Much Money I‘ve Spent on This iPhone Home-Design GameBut it makes me happy.
    By Anna Silman
  9. politics
    Your Taste in Jeans May Have Influenced the ElectionHow Cambridge Analytica used fashion data from Facebook to help Trump.
    By Emilia Petrarca
  10. the pink tax
    The Illusion of Safer Transportation Is Costing WomenWomen spend up to $100 more than men each month, a new study from NYU found.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  13. roundups
    The Funniest Reactions to the Presidential Alert TextAt least it didn’t have any spelling errors?
    By the Cut
  14. tech
    Bumble Founder Was Threatened and Harassed After App Banned Gun Photos“It was ‘We’re coming for you, we know where your office is.’”
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  15. no thanks
    Keep This Cursed Mind-Reading Device Away From MeResearchers have developed something that can transcribe the words you think.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  16. daddy issues
    Elon Musk’s Estranged Father Had a Baby With His StepdaughterThe billionaire’s dad says it was “God’s plan.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  17. who among us?
    9 Women on Their Most Horrifying Social-Media MishapsWhen you accidentally post some guy’s profile picture to your Facebook page, and other haunting stories.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  18. hmmm
    What Elon Musk Wore to the Sex Party He Says He Didn’t Know Was a Sex PartyInteresting choice for a non-sex party.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  19. let us creep
    Instagram Screenshot Alerts Mean Your Friends Will Know You’re a CreepInstagram is reportedly testing the Snapchat-style feature.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  20. who among us?
    Elon Musk Says He Didn’t Realize He Was at a Sex Party“His impression was that it was a corporate party with a costume theme.”
    By Gabriella Paiella
  21. dystopia
    Party During Tech Expo Features Robot StrippersCES seems to be going great so far.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  22. social studies
    Is It Rude to Play HQ at Parties?The trivia app is infiltrating real-world social life.
    By Allison P. Davis
  25. drama
    Trump’s National Security Advisor Reportedly Called Him an ‘Idiot’ and a ‘Dope’According to a new BuzzFeed report, H.R. McMaster also compared the President to a kindergartner.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  26. tech
    There’s a New App that Lets You Apologize to PeopleFrom tech guru Greta Van Susteren.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  27. profiles
    The Best Reason to Start Using Uber AgainPositive, boundary-breaking, irresistible — she may be the only way to get where they need to go.
    By Allison P. Davis
  28. crime
    This CNN Host Filed a Police Report After Getting Twitter Death ThreatA white nationalist threatened to stab him in the neck.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  29. internet culture
    Mourning the Death of AIM With Memories of Our Most Embarrassing Screen NamesPour one out for AOL Instant Messenger.
    By Anna Silman
  30. tech
    Rape Threat Sent to Journalist Used As Instagram AdNot a good look.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  31. sexual harassment
    CEO of Silicon Valley Start-Up SoFi to Step Down Amid Sexual Harassment ClaimsMike Cagney announced he will be resigning by the end of the year.
    By Lisa Ryan
  32. tech
    Oh Good, AirDropping Dick Pics to Strangers on the Subway Is a Thing NowThe wonders of technology.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  33. tech
    Uh, This Photo-Editing App Now Has Racial FiltersHmmmmmm.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  34. women at work
    Female Engineer Who Sued Tesla for ‘Pervasive Harassment’ Has Been FiredHer attorney claims the firing was an act of retaliation.
    By Lisa Ryan
  37. ayo technology
    Street-Style Star Miroslava Duma Unveils a High-Tech New Fashion VentureFashion Tech Lab is the Buro 24/7 founder’s latest project.
    By Véronique Hyland
  38. the robots are coming
    Can You Tell If a Robot Wrote This Post?[INSERT WITTY TEXT HERE.]
    By Dayna Evans
  39. how i get it done
    How the Founder of a Pro-Diversity Tech Start-up Gets Everything DoneOn refusing to drink Soylent, what a typical pitch meeting looks like, and working through the night.
    By Dayna Evans
  40. diversity blues
    Tech Companies Are Basically Begging Women to Join Their Boards to Up DiversityA new, surprising push for inclusion in tech.
    By Dayna Evans
  41. The Potential Danger in Therapy Apps Like TalkspaceIf someone is contemplating suicide, is a text message enough?
    By Drake Baer
  42. taking care of business
    How to Build a Successful Start-up That Isn’t All Hoodies and Long HoursThe two female founders of a new parenting app share why it’s important to build your company out of your own personal values.
    By Dayna Evans
  43. love and war
    LinkedIn Will Stop Asking If You Meant to Search for a Man InsteadThe company is changing the algorithm that suggests “Stephen” when you search “Stephanie.”
    By Erica Schwiegershausen
  44. Tech Bros Think You Want to Drink Soylent Out of This Guy’s Mason JarNice try, dudes.
    By Leah Rodriguez
  45. gotta catch em all
    Confessions of a Reluctant Pokémon Go AddictSixty-three percent of users in the U.S. are women.
    By Anna Silman
  46. big computers
    Kim Kardashian Declares ‘Big Computers’ DeadEnd of an era.
    By Anna Silman
  49. wwdc2016
    A Black Woman Spoke at Apple’s Tech Conference and Twitter Went WildRepresentation matters.
    By Ashley Weatherford
  50. education
    Here’s More Evidence Laptops and Classrooms Are a Bad MixEven West Point cadets can’t resist the lure of the internet.
    By Drake Baer
  51. social media
    Twitter Is Seriously Warping Perceptions of the Presidential RaceYet another example of how filtered media makes us see the world in fundamentally inaccurate ways.
    By Jesse Singal
  52. billion-dollar ideas
    How to Appeal to Dude Investors? Tell Them Your Start-up Is for Men.A few free ideas.
    By Ann Friedman
  53. SXSW Panel on Online Harassment Criticizes SXSW“An uphill battle” to get a diverse panel.
    By Kat Ward
  54. social media
    Sometimes Social Media Can Change MindsIt might feel like Facebook fights only reinforce people’s preexisting views, but there can be an upside, too.
    By Jesse Singal
  55. studies
    You’re a Female Coder? Great, Don’t Tell AnyoneTo get the recognition you deserve, hide your gender!
    By Laura June
  56. social psychology
    Twitter Fights Are Like Eating All the Brownies“These people have me all wrong! I have to defend myself, prove to the community that I’m better and smarter than they say I am!”
    By Jesse Singal
  57. The Health and Psychology Mysteries of Virtual RealityThere’s gonna be some moral panic over those kids and their darn VR headsets.
    By Jesse Singal
  58. political psychology
    It’s Okay to Block Your Trump-Supporting FriendPublic political conversations on Facebook and Twitter really don’t get us anywhere anyway.
    By Jesse Singal
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