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VIDEO: What's Inside Your iPhone 5?

iFixit's Kyle Wiens breaks down the world's hottest new gadget and the dicey chemicals in its components.

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| Wed Oct. 3, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Meet Obama's Digital Gurus

You won't see these Obama operatives on "Hardball." But they're building the 21st-century campaign.

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| Tue Oct. 2, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Stalk the Vote

How Obama for America gets to know Jane Q. Voter.

— By Tim Murphy; Illustration by Mark Matcho

 | Tue Oct. 2, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Inside the Obama Campaign's Hard Drive

Obama's tech guru and his microtargeting whiz kids are building a new kind of Chicago machine. Can they help the president hold on to the Oval Office?

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| Tue Oct. 2, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

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Drones Could Help Conserve Endangered Wildlife

Drones might hold the key to collecting timely, high-res data for conservation projects around the world.

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| Tue Oct. 2, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Yes We LAN

What do our wifi networks tell us about President Obama's chances in November?

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| Fri Aug. 10, 2012 5:21 PM PDT

Pygmy Seahorse Discovered on Google Street View

Google Street View goes underwater today off Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Prepare for an awesome new way to get no work done.

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| Wed Sep. 26, 2012 10:43 AM PDT

Was iPhone Factory Riot Set Off by Rivalry—Or Working Conditions?

One thing is for sure: With Chinese worker discontent growing, the melee that shut down a Foxconn plant won't be the last.

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| Tue Sep. 25, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Scientists: We Can Build the Starship Enterprise

Is the era of "Star Trek"-style space warps upon us?

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| Wed Sep. 19, 2012 3:05 PM PDT

White Roofs in Cities Could Reduce Rainfall

White roofs help bring down the heat, but researchers worry they could also stop the rain.

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| Thu Sep. 13, 2012 12:38 PM PDT

Watch: How Oil Spills Could Be Cleaned Up With Magnets

Researchers at MIT have developed a new technique for magnetically separating oil and water.

Wed Sep. 12, 2012 12:25 PM PDT
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US Sanctions Anger Iranian 'World of Warcraft' Gamers, US Treasury Department Weighs In

"Clearly the focus of our sanctions is not on video games." —US Department of the Treasury.

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| Tue Sep. 4, 2012 3:33 PM PDT
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How Google Mixed Up Sherrod and Scott Brown

A search for a Democrat senator takes a donor to a Republican senator's page. Was it a dirty trick or an innocent click?

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| Thu Aug. 30, 2012 3:01 AM PDT
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Americans Find Online Political Ads Really Creepy

...and politicians like them because they work.

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| Fri Aug. 17, 2012 8:59 AM PDT
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Wall Street Thinks Mark Zuckerberg "Is in Over His Hoodie"

The rising dislike for Facebook's CEO betrays everything that's wrong with Wall Street culture.

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| Fri Aug. 17, 2012 8:40 AM PDT
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The US Government Can Track Your Location at Any Time Without a Warrant

A federal court ruled that warrantless monitoring of cell phone location data does not violate the Constitution.

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| Thu Aug. 16, 2012 3:01 AM PDT
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Why the Romney VP App Wasn't a #Fail

The point of the campaign's iPhone app wasn't to scoop the media; it was to get your email address.

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| Mon Aug. 13, 2012 9:25 AM PDT
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Pandora Campaigns for Mitt Romney on Your iPhone

Using targeted ads, the online music company asks to share your email with the GOP candidate.

By Lois Beckett, ProPublica

| Sat Aug. 11, 2012 3:01 AM PDT
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Does Cybercrime Really Cost $1 Trillion?

Security software companies Symantec and McAfee are touting inflated cybercrime numbers—no doubt good for business.

By Peter Maass and Megha Rajagopalan, ProPublica

 | Thu Aug. 2, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Your Weekend Longreads List on the Genetics of Life

Five stories about family, politics, and self-identity—viewed through the lens of our genetic building blocks.

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| Fri Jul. 27, 2012 3:00 AM PDT