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Christina Bonnington


Christina Bonnington is a tech reporter who specializes in consumer gadgets, apps, and the trends shaping the technology industry. Her work has also appeared in Gizmodo, Wired, Refinery29, Slate, Bicycling, and Outside Magazine. She is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and has a background in electrical engineering.

Mark Zuckerberg onstage at F8 2016

Facebook is going to use AI to battle revenge porn

Facebook will use AI to prevent revenge porn from being re-shared.

On Apr 6, 2017 by Christina Bonnington

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a better internet: Tim Berners-Lee arriving at the Guildhall

The inventor of the web has a radical idea for improving the internet

What if data actually belonged to you, and not giant internet corporations?

On Apr 4, 2017 by Christina Bonnington

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Red Equal Pay Day bag on shoulder

This free tool can see if there’s a wage gap at your company

You can follow Glassdoor's steps to check that your company pays fairly.

On Apr 4, 2017 by Christina Bonnington

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Svakom Siime Eye Vibrator

Surprise: Connected, camera-wielding vibrator can be hacked

No one could have possibly predicted this would happen.

On Apr 3, 2017 by Christina Bonnington

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Uber driver and passenger

Here’s how Uber and Lyft psychologically manipulate their drivers

This is how Uber entices drivers to work longer hours.

On Apr 3, 2017 by Christina Bonnington

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Lyft begins testing shuttle service in San Francisco and Chicago

It's like public transit, but who gets to use it?

On Mar 30, 2017 by Christina Bonnington

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Ikea Tradfri lighting system lightbulbs

Ikea steps up its game with new smart-home lighting system

Get your smart home features on the cheap.

On Mar 28, 2017 by Christina Bonnington

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Amazon Go store logo screengrab

Amazon delays launch of its futuristic, cashier-less grocery store

It has trouble handling large throngs of shoppers, as well as people who don't move slowly.

On Mar 28, 2017 by Christina Bonnington

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How to watch the Samsung Galaxy S8 event

How to watch Wednesday’s Samsung’s Galaxy S8 event live

Here's how to watch Samsung's Unpacked event on desktop, iOS, or Android.

On Mar 28, 2017 by Christina Bonnington

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Chess board with computer code in background

The Trump administration is ‘not worried’ about AI taking human jobs, and that’s a problem

A blatant display of ignorance by one of our nation's top leaders.

On Mar 25, 2017 by Christina Bonnington

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Woman on computer wearing Howard sweatshirt

Google, Howard University team up to fix Silicon Valley’s diversity problem

Google and Howard University will begin a computer science residency program this summer.

On Mar 24, 2017 by Christina Bonnington

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Amazon drone flying in blue sky

Watch an Amazon Prime Air drone deliver its first package in the U.S.

The drone reportedly carried and delivered a package containing sunscreen.

On Mar 24, 2017 by Christina Bonnington

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Overhead view of Sobro coffee table

The coffee table gets a long-overdue refresh with the Sobro

The Sobro coffee table includes a refrigerated drawer, Bluetooth speakers, and charging outlets. Swoon.

On Mar 24, 2017 by Christina Bonnington

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how to share your location with Google Maps

Soon, you’ll be able to share your location with friends through Google Maps

You can share your location for 15 minutes to three days with your contacts.

On Mar 23, 2017 by Christina Bonnington

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GPS navigation turns off parts of your brain, study finds

Researchers discovered that when you use GPS, your hippocampus 'switches off.'

On Mar 22, 2017 by Christina Bonnington

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