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Twenty years ago Tony Hsieh was part of the three-man Harvard team that won the hyper-prestigious ACM Programmming Contest. Five years later he sold LinkExchange to Microsoft for more than $250 million. Then he sold Zapp...

On the day President Barack Obama proposed reforms to the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, the National Security Agency shared a paper claiming legal authority...

There's not a single soul in the world who doesn't love it when they get to see the endless world that appears when you're in a room of mirrors. I remember trying to count as a kid how many versions of myself I could see...

The U.S. International Trade Commission has ruled that certain models of Samsung phone violate Apple patents, and are likely to be blocked from import to the U.S. From the article: "The patents in question are U.S. Paten...

Welcome to The Verge: Weekender edition. Every Saturday, we'll bring you some of the best and most important reads of the past seven days, from original reports, to in-depth features, to reviews and interviews. Think of ...

On July 25, data fans rejoiced when New York City government opened up a gigantic amount geospatial data to the public. The dataset, PLUTO, is "a real-world version of SIm City" based on tax lot data (it sounds less inte...

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First time accepted submitter jlnance writes "I don't particularly like the NSA looking over my shoulder. As the scope of its various data gathering programs comes to light, it is apparent to me that the only way to avoi...

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange weighed in on President Barack Obama's proposed surveillance reforms Saturday, calling the new measures "a victory of sorts for Edward Snowden."...

Critics offered cautious praise Friday following President Obama's hourlong press conference to unveil proposed changes and responses to a much-criticized government surveillance program.

First time accepted submitter jovius writes "The Matriculation Examination Board of Finland has just opened an international hacking contest to find flaws and exploits in Digabi Live -- the Live Debian based operating sy...

While companies like Warby Parker make the glasses-shopping experience easier, a new startup is looking to join the crowded market with made-to-order 3D-printed frames. , which specializes in 3D-printed frames, to make t...

Many have bemoaned the lost art of map reading, but the proliferation of GPS-enabled smartphones has also changed how we give directions to strangers on the street -- it's just easier to show someone how to get somewhere...

Don't call it a smart watch. The Casio GB line appeared in 2011 with little fanfare - it was up against devices like the Pebble in the public imagination and so an underpowered smartwatch was of little interest. However,...

The MacBook Pro competitor goes up for pre-order on August 18 for $1,400, while the new tablet will be released on September 1 for $699.99.

punk2176 writes "Hacker and security researcher Alejandro Caceres (developer of the PunkSPIDER project) and 3D UI developer Teal Rogers unveiled a new free and open source tool at DEF CON 21 that could change the way tha...

Most apps won't even buy you a new car.

When Christian Johnson began his summer 2012 internship at the information management branch of NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, he little suspected that he'd soon be virtually tooling around the cent...

We've all come across the same basic directions on medication labels: Take with a meal; Do not exceed six capsules within 24 hours But how many of us make sure to always follow the fine print on those little pill bottles...

The US International Trade Commission has banned the sale in the US of certain Samsung devices, owing to patent disputes with Apple. Since the Obama administration blocked a similar ban against Apple devices, they must b...

Tech news? What tech news? It was Shark Week We know you were too busy learning about the Megalodon to worry about artificial intelligence and Windows 8 tricks. Luckily, Mashable has got you covered. We've rounded up 25 ...

Kale juice is insanely healthy, but the taste isn't to everyone's liking. Luckily, there's an easy way to cut the bitterness without adding a ton of sugar.