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Machine learning algorithm tries to describe abstract art

Machine Learning algorithms take a stab at art class.

On Jan 13, 2015 by Selena Larson

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Facebook’s ‘Year In Review’ is as painful as it is touching

Not everyone wants to look back.

On Dec 26, 2014 by Selena Larson

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Artist uses algorithms to create gold grills from hip-hop lyrics

A look at how rap lyrics can actually take shape. 

On Oct 14, 2014 by Audra Schroeder

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Facebook’s ‘People You May Know’: An interview with Drew Kaufman

“Twitter is sort of a diary of my brain farts.”

On Oct 14, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Oculus Rift can put Facebook all over your home

Finally, an Internet you can walk around in.

On Sep 17, 2014 by Miles Klee

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‘American Psycho’ perfectly retold through Google Ads

Patrick Bateman would love the Internet.

On Sep 4, 2014 by Miles Klee

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I rejected a guy I met online—and then things took a terrifying turn

He called me a cheap-looking, anorexic c**t.

On Aug 28, 2014 by Brianne Hogan

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How Facebook ruined your Twitter feed

Their feed wasn't broke, but Twitter fixed it anyway.

On Aug 25, 2014 by S.E. Smith

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Would you let an algorithm shop for you?

Online shopping, evolved. 

On Aug 16, 2014 by [email protected]

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These women on OkCupid don’t know they’re flirting with Cleverbot

There’s more to life than the Turing test.

On Aug 15, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Why social media wants to manipulate you into getting lucky

“If you use the Internet, you’re the subject of hundreds of experiments at any given time, on every site... That’s how websites work.”

On Jul 31, 2014 by Gillian Branstetter

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OkCupid is playing with our love lives. Should we care?

OkCupid founder Christian Rudder revealed in a blog post that the company intentionally mismatched users as part of an experiment.

On Jul 29, 2014 by EJ Dickson

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True&Co is using your boob data to build the perfect bra

Are you a Citrine, a Mulberry, a Sapphire, or a Violet? True&Co will tell you.

On Jun 25, 2014 by EJ Dickson

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Facebook’s ‘People You May Know’: An interview with Gabriel Roth

Facebook thinks Roth and I should be friends. I interviewed him to find out why.

On Jun 25, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Is this the most highbrow d**k joke in television history?

Mike Judge really does his homework.

On Jun 2, 2014 by Miles Klee