secrets
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Uber’s Algorithms Are Being Taken To Court
The algorithms that underlie most Silicon Valley bigwigs are usually locked up in the name of “protecting trade secrets,” but that’s an excuse that’s starting to wear a little thin in recent months. Maybe it’s because these companies are that much harder to regulate or compete against when we don’t ask them to reveal their…
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Australians X-Ray Degas Painting To Reveal A Mysterious Secret Portrait
For almost a hundred years, viewers have speculated over a shadowy figure that appears to be slowly emerging from behind a famous Degas portrait. Now, Australian researchers have used a new imaging technique to look behind the painting — and they have discovered a secret portrait.
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How Microsoft Kept The Surface Book’s Coolest Feature A Secret
The jaw-dropping new Surface Book arrived with a splash of glitter and surprise. It’s so beautiful, so powerful, so — Oh wait holy shit the screen comes off?! Nobody expected this, and that’s exactly how Microsoft wanted it.
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The Ways Modern Secret Societies Use The Internet To Hide In Plain Sight
Secret societies are as old as humanity, and they sure as hell aren’t going away any time soon. But in an internet age where privacy is harder than ever to come by, secret societies face all kinds of new challenges. And Matt King has seen some of their newest tricks first hand.