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The .XXX Porn Domains Have Landed

Hello Wednesday and welcome to a new Internet, where domain names with a proper top-level dot-XXX suffix will take you by the hand and lead you, well, somewhere they used to lead you with dot-nets and coms. No, I don’t mean a bunch of websites dedicated to the “kiss” half of “hugs and kisses,” or that lionize a winning game of …

Robot Apocalypse News of the Week: Machines That ‘Dream’

Most of the robots we’re vaguely familiar with are good at menial tasks, like welding car parts or assembling microchips. But that isn’t to say that what they do isn’t difficult: Those tasks require ultra-precise data to be programmed beforehand. And though there are practical applications for spatially aware technology–like the …

Apple Yanks iTunes from ‘Christian Values Network’

Apple’s known for taking principled stands on all sorts of issues, and now it’s taken another by pulling iTunes from the “Christian Values Network.” CVN, which operates shopping portal CVG.org, raises money for various religious groups through product purchases at over 600 participating companies (including Apple). Think Target, Avon, …

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