*If you can recall, or imagine, personal computers from the late 1980s, early 1990s… amazing machines, truly disruptive and startling technological advents… and the most extreme visionary of that time, aware of Moore's Law at work, might have quipped, "some day a machine like this will cost five bucks!"
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Plex Keeps Getting Worse. Is Jellyfin a Decent Replacement?
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Livestream Replay: Inside The World of Online Romance Scams
The Yahoo Boys author Carlos Barragán joined Kate Knibbs to answer your questions about Nigeria's romance scammers.
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I Tried DeleteMe, the Original Data-Broker-Removal Service
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The Busy Bar Is a Gadget to Get People to Leave You Alone
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New York Governor Signs First Statewide Data Center Moratorium
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ICE’s Internal Watchdog Is Now Investigating Online Critics
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They’re Making Clip-On Frames for Smart Glasses Now
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The 1X Neo Robot Has Freaky Fast Fingers
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Spotify Confirms Streaming Fraud After Kalshi Trader Cries Foul
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