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    • Crypto in 2010s: Bitcoin survived and became the best performing asset of the decade, exchanges captured most of the value, crypto became a regulated industry (Brian Armstrong/The Coinbase Blog)

    Brian Armstrong / The Coinbase Blog: Crypto in 2010s: Bitcoin survived and became the best performing asset of the decade, exchanges captured most of the value, crypto became a regulated industry  —  It was December of 2010 when I first read the Bitcoin whitepaper, while at home visiting my parents for the holidays. Crypto in

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    • This thermometer is smart enough to automatically adjust a Whirlpool oven’s temperature

    Yummly Smart Thermometer | Image: Whirlpool This new smart thermometer is completely wire-free — so you won’t have to deal with any cords coming out of your oven door. And, it’ll eventually be able to adjust an oven’s temperature automatically. Digital recipe platform Yummly has announced its wireless smart meat thermometer, which will be available

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    • A look at how cities around the world have been experimenting with app-based on-demand bus services, often with little success (Flavie Halais/Wired)

    Flavie Halais / Wired: A look at how cities around the world have been experimenting with app-based on-demand bus services, often with little success  —  Helsinki, Los Angeles, Shanghai, Singapore, and other metros have been experimenting with on-demand buses—and not seeing a lot of success. A look at how cities around the world have been

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    • How some people in Japan are finding comfort through companion robots like Sony's robot dog Aibo, which is designed to show and respond to emotions (Rosalind Adams/BuzzFeed News)

    Rosalind Adams / BuzzFeed News: How some people in Japan are finding comfort through companion robots like Sony’s robot dog Aibo, which is designed to show and respond to emotions  —  TOKYO — It was before 10 a.m. on a gray summer Sunday, but already a small crowd had gathered outside Penguin Café at the

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    • Samsung’s ‘artificial human’ project definitely looks like a digital avatar

    On Friday we wrote about Samsung’s mysterious ‘artificial human’ project Neon, speculating that the company was building realistic human avatars that could be used for entertainment and business purposes, acting as guides, receptionists, and more. Now, a tweet from the project’s lead and some leaked videos pretty much confirm this — although they don’t give

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