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Tech

AIM Will Enter Instant Messenger Heaven on December 15

10.06.17

By Jason Koebler
Tech

A Messaging App for Ethereum Just Raised $44 Million With Barely An Alpha

06.20.17

By Corin Faife
Tech

Building a Database of WhatsApp Users Can Be Pretty Easy

05.15.17

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Google’s Ripping Text Messages Out of Hangouts, But You Have Options

03.24.17

By David Bixenspan
Tech

Crypto Experts Say Discussed WhatsApp Feature Is Not a Backdoor

01.20.17

By Joseph Cox
Tech

This Facebook Messenger Chatbot Tells You a Short Story

12.22.16

By Grennan Milliken
Tech

Signal Claims Egypt Is Blocking Access to Encrypted Messaging App

12.19.16

By Joseph Cox
Tech

From WhatsApp to Hawala, How the Taliban Moves Money Around

11.15.16

By Austin Bodetti
Tech

Don’t Worry, Here’s How You Can Disable Twitter DM Read Receipts

09.08.16

By Ben Sullivan
Tech

Facebook Slapped With FTC Complaint Over WhatsApp Data Grab

08.29.16

By Sam Gustin
Tech

After DNC Hack, Staffers Told to Use ‘Snowden-Approved’ App, Signal

08.27.16

By Janus Rose
Tech

Facebook’s WhatsApp Data Gambit Faces Federal Privacy Complaint

08.26.16

By Sam Gustin

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Music

3 of Your Favorite 2000s Emo Bands’ Most Underrated Albums

Emo music in the early 2000s had a grip on us, but some underrated albums, like ‘Folie à Deux’ by Fall Out Boy, deserve more love.

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Music

Devo Just Announced a Bunch of North American Tour Dates

Could this be your last chance to see the new-wave icons? I don’t think they even know, tbh.

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By Nick Stockton
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Music

Isaiah Rashad Teases Highly Anticipated New Album: ‘Best Body of Work I Ever Did’

Isaiah Rashad shares a rough timetable for the release of his next album, declaring it the ‘best body of work I ever did.’

1 hour ago

By Caleb Catlin
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Tech

Discord Will Soon Assume You’re a Teenager Unless You Verify Your Age

You’re more than welcome to remain unverified, but you will face some noticeable limits.

2 hours ago

By Luis Prada
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News

Japan’s Cherry Blossom Festival Canceled Because Tourists Suck

Who takes a dump in a random stranger’s house?

2 hours ago

By Ashley Fike