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I Persuaded a Dealer to Cook and Deliver a Beef Wellington Instead of Weed

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By Nick Chester
Tech

Are Group Chat Apps Repeating the Same Mistakes of Email?

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Tech

‘Confessional’ Gaming Captures the Voyeurism of Exploring Someone’s Desktop

01.05.16

By Roisin Kiberd
Tech

Now That It’s Easy to Encrypt Our Chats, Encrypting Metadata Comes Next

12.07.15

By Matthew Braga
Tech

Facebook’s Personal Assistant Is Real, and You Can Talk to It Like a Friend

08.26.15

By Matthew Braga

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Life

3 Ways to Stay Soft in a Cold, Hard World

There is a time and place for both softness and toughness, but I don’t define them as antonyms. In fact, I believe they work best in tandem.

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Life

Why So Many New Relationships Don’t Make It Past January

As the days progress, cracks start to show, and reality sets in…oftentimes leading to what is called the “January dating hangover.”

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Tech

Sky ECC: The Encrypted Phone Bust That Was Meant to End Drug Crime Has Fallen Apart in Court

So called “chat-only” cases have been used to convict thousands—but the results of a case in Spain may see them overturned and other prosecutions halte, VICE has learned.

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By Rebecca Tidy
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Life

Human Penis Size Evolved for Two Reasons, Study Finds

And you probably can guess one of them.

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