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The real reason Burger King is becoming Canadian

Here's why Internet financial pundits are freaking out.

On Sep 4, 2014 by Zaron Burnett III

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The lessons ‘Outbreak’ teaches us about America’s Ebola scare

When it comes to the Internet age, fear is its own virus.

On Aug 13, 2014 by [email protected]

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Meet the startup making panties for your period

You can finally toss aside those ratty Victoria's Secret granny panties you bought in seventh grade. 

On Jul 15, 2014 by EJ Dickson

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Tech is racing against time as Africa’s Ebola outbreak spreads

It's like something out of a movie.

On Jun 25, 2014 by S.E. Smith

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This riot control drone can shoot you with pepper-spray paintballs

As if drones weren't scary enough already.

On Jun 19, 2014 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Don’t share that safari photo! Poachers use social media to find rhinos

Hide the camera, save a life.

On May 9, 2014 by Brendan O'Connor

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You might pass out watching this insane 600ft rope swing bungee jump

Face it, humans: you can't fly.

On Apr 1, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Shocking footage of South African police brutality surfaces on Facebook

A horrified bystander bears witness to state violence.

On Mar 7, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Oscar Pistorius Twitter account tweets ‘hard truth’ during murder trial

Dragging a case out of the courtroom, one update at a time.

On Feb 24, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Read Justine Sacco’s statement about the tweet that got her fired

Sacco blames a lack of personal experience with the AIDS crisis as the reason for her insensitivity. 

On Dec 22, 2013 by Sarah Weber

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This is the coolest thing anyone’s ever done with Facebook graph search

How an Internet sleuth discovered original owner of 1993 T-shirt found in Africa

On Dec 15, 2013 by Sarah Weber

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Nelson Mandela’s digital legacy

Eight digital archives ensure the civil rights leader is never reduced to two dimensions.

On Dec 5, 2013 by [email protected]

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Watch a body-retrieval mission miraculously turn into a rescue

Early in the morning of May 26, a tugboat called the Jascon 4 capsized during a storm. There was one survivor—and no one knew it.

On Dec 2, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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A comedian walks into a TEDx Talk and gives us one worth watching

A speech that will leave you speechless.

On Oct 11, 2013 by Miles Klee

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Is this mobile app the clean water solution Africa needs?

mWater helps users find clean drinking water in their areas, but not everyone has that option.

On Sep 10, 2013 by Curt Hopkins