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  1. politics
    Your Taste in Jeans May Have Influenced the ElectionHow Cambridge Analytica used fashion data from Facebook to help Trump.
  2. 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.
  3. roundups
    The Funniest Reactions to the Presidential Alert TextAt least it didn’t have any spelling errors?
  4. 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.’”
  5. no thanks
    Keep This Cursed Mind-Reading Device Away From MeResearchers have developed something that can transcribe the words you think.
  6. daddy issues
    Elon Musk’s Estranged Father Had a Baby With His StepdaughterThe billionaire’s dad says it was “God’s plan.”
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. let us creep
    Instagram Screenshot Alerts Mean Your Friends Will Know You’re a CreepInstagram is reportedly testing the Snapchat-style feature.
  10. 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.”
  13. dystopia
    Party During Tech Expo Features Robot StrippersCES seems to be going great so far.
  14. social studies
    Is It Rude to Play HQ at Parties?The trivia app is infiltrating real-world social life.
  15. 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.
  16. tech
    There’s a New App that Lets You Apologize to PeopleFrom tech guru Greta Van Susteren.
  17. 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.
  18. crime
    This CNN Host Filed a Police Report After Getting Twitter Death ThreatA white nationalist threatened to stab him in the neck.
  19. internet culture
    Mourning the Death of AIM With Memories of Our Most Embarrassing Screen NamesPour one out for AOL Instant Messenger.
  20. tech
    Rape Threat Sent to Journalist Used As Instagram AdNot a good look.
  21. 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.
  22. tech
    Oh Good, AirDropping Dick Pics to Strangers on the Subway Is a Thing NowThe wonders of technology.
  25. tech
    Uh, This Photo-Editing App Now Has Racial FiltersHmmmmmm.
  26. women at work
    Female Engineer Who Sued Tesla for ‘Pervasive Harassment’ Has Been FiredHer attorney claims the firing was an act of retaliation.
  27. 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.
  28. the robots are coming
    Can You Tell If a Robot Wrote This Post?[INSERT WITTY TEXT HERE.]
  29. 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.
  30. diversity blues
    Tech Companies Are Basically Begging Women to Join Their Boards to Up DiversityA new, surprising push for inclusion in tech.
  31. The Potential Danger in Therapy Apps Like TalkspaceIf someone is contemplating suicide, is a text message enough?
  32. 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.
  33. 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.”
  34. Tech Bros Think You Want to Drink Soylent Out of This Guy’s Mason JarNice try, dudes.
  37. gotta catch em all
    Confessions of a Reluctant Pokémon Go AddictSixty-three percent of users in the U.S. are women.
  38. big computers
    Kim Kardashian Declares ‘Big Computers’ DeadEnd of an era.
  39. wwdc2016
    A Black Woman Spoke at Apple’s Tech Conference and Twitter Went WildRepresentation matters.
  40. education
    Here’s More Evidence Laptops and Classrooms Are a Bad MixEven West Point cadets can’t resist the lure of the internet.
  41. 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.
  42. billion-dollar ideas
    How to Appeal to Dude Investors? Tell Them Your Start-up Is for Men.A few free ideas.
  43. SXSW Panel on Online Harassment Criticizes SXSW“An uphill battle” to get a diverse panel.
  44. 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.
  45. studies
    You’re a Female Coder? Great, Don’t Tell AnyoneTo get the recognition you deserve, hide your gender!
  46. 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!”
  49. The Health and Psychology Mysteries of Virtual RealityThere’s gonna be some moral panic over those kids and their darn VR headsets.
  50. political psychology
    It’s Okay to Block Your Trump-Supporting FriendPublic political conversations on Facebook and Twitter really don’t get us anywhere anyway.
  51. holidaze
    The 10 Best Tech Gadgets to Buy NowFrom a smartphone projector to the Hermès Apple Watch. 
  52. gift guide 2015
    15 Techie Gifts for Your Favorite Gadget HeadMini-drones, emoji keyboards, virtual-reality starter packs, smart suitcases, and more.
  53. tech
    Googling Might Make People Feel Smarter Than They Actually AreIn a new study, some of the participants got a bit cocky.
  54. freedom
    Will This New App Finally Free Us From the Misery of Group Texts?A small reprieve is in the near future.
  55. tech
    Why Does Siri Have a Female Voice?And the rest of our digital personal assistants, too, for that matter. 
  56. ayo technology
    See Clothes That Transform With a Camera’s FlashInside the studio of designer Kunihiko Morinaga, who brought high tech to Paris Fashion Week.
  57. tech
    How to Protect Yourself From Peeple, the ‘Yelp for People’ AppA deep naïveté about the realities of the online world seems to be at work here.
  58. twitter
    People Tweet More Egocentrically From Their PhonesA new study tracks some interesting differences between web and mobile tweeting.
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