Will Oremus
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Staff writer at @Slate covering technology, science, philosophy, and the future.
Lead blogger for @FutureTenseNow.
Robot skeptic, penguin enthusiast.
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Inaccuweather. http://t.co/MpVuW7xweo
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RT @neiltyson: Not that anybody asked, but the symbol "lb" for pound comes from an abbreviation of the constellation Libra, the scales.
This article is what happens when absolutely no one gets back to you for your article. businessinsider.com/chatty-only-we…
Chatty Only Weeks Ago, Tumblr Sources Suddenly Gone Silent Amid Talk Of Yahoo's $1 Billion Offer
businessinsider.com — Last night, Peter Kafka and Kara Swisher of All Things D reported that Yahoo might buy Tumblr for a price close to $1 billion. Then, GigaOm suggested Facebook might swoop in and buy Tumblr at a higher price for itself. Then, Forbes's Jeff Bercovici said that Microsoft is circling Tumblr too.
RT @henryfarrell: @WillOremus @normative - v. unlikely EU will fight - current Parliament mostly OK with surveillance (made deals on financ…
EU may fight back against U.S. gov't's cybersnooping. slate.com/blogs/future_t… by @rj_gallagher
European legislators want to protect their citizens from U.S. spying.
slate.com — From real-time snooping on Gmail to grabbing reporters' phone records, the U.S. government's surveillance powers are a hot topic at home. But the issue is also making waves in Europe. There, fears over U.S. spy agencies' ability to "browse the cloud" have helped spur proposals for sweeping new data protections...
RT @declanm: A 2014 Mercedes "can steer itself through city traffic or drive on the highway at speeds upward of 120 miles an hour" http://t…
A Benz With a Virtual Chauffeur
nytimes.com — HAMBURG, Germany - Hangar doors slid open to reveal a fleet of white Mercedes-Benz vehicles arrayed on a rain-slicked runway. As fireworks shot skyward, an imposing gray sedan zoomed forward onto a temporary stage, delivering Alicia Keys, in a dark floor-length evening gown, to the piano where she performed with a local backup band, the Hamburg Philharmonic.
.@thekibosch @chrishughes Will be interesting to see how Facebook's holding up in 300 years or so.
The hottest big Internet stocks of the past year were, um ... Yahoo and AOL. slate.com/blogs/future_t…
Hottest tech stocks of past year were Yahoo and AOL.
slate.com — This was supposed to be the year of Facebook. One year ago tomorrow, the social network went public, offering its shares for $38 apiece in one of the biggest tech IPOs ever. But the price began to slip almost immediately, and today it stands at just $26 a share, meaning...
I scored 338 points in the @slate news quiz. Can you beat me? slate.com/articles/news_… (Shut up @joshvoorhees, I already know you can.)
The Slate Quiz with quizmaster Ken Jennings: Play the news quiz for the week of May 17.
slate.com — Welcome back to Slate's weekly news quiz. I'm your host, 74-time Jeopardy! winner Ken Jennings. Every Friday I'll be testing your knowledge with 12 challenging questions on the week's news events, big and small, including happenings in science, sports, politics, and culture both high and low. The questions are multiple-choice,...Have a Story?
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