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In this Friday, Oct. 21, 2016 photo, a Chinese boy shouts into the Canbot, a companion robot, displayed during the World Robot Conference in Beijing, China. China is showcasing its burgeoning robot industry as it seeks to promote use of more advanced technologies in Chinese factories and create high-end products that redefine the meaning of “Made in China.” The Canbot can dance and respond to voice commands, while others can play badminton, sand cell phone cases and sort computer chips. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) (AP)

Riccardo Bevilacqua - The Conversation
Elon Musk (Reuters/Rashid Umar Abbasi)

Matthew Rozsa
In this Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016 photo, Samsung Electronics Galaxy Note 7 smartphones are displayed at its shop in Seoul, South Korea. Samsung Electronics said Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, it has expanded its recall of Galaxy Note 7 smartphones in the U.S. to include all replacement devices the company offered as a presumed safe alternative after the original Note 7s were found prone to catch fire. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) (AP)

Harry Hoster - The Conversation
A still from the concept trailer for Mulaka: Origin Tribes. (YouTube/Lienzo)

Can tech save Native tongues?

Alli Joseph
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Screengrab from Jawbone website

Is Jawbone disappearing?

Grace Guarnieri
"Gripper" (MIT/SUTD)

Scott Eric Kaufman
(NASA)

Scott Eric Kaufman
Freightliner unveils its Inspiration self-driving truck during an event at the Hoover Dam Tuesday, May 5, 2015, near Boulder City, Nev. (AP Photo/John Locher) (AP)

Scott Eric Kaufman
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Pokémon Go (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

Scott Eric Kaufman
Women holding their smartphones show the ride-hailing apps Uber Technology Ltd., left, and Didi Chuxing at a residential compound in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 1, 2016. Uber Technology's main Chinese rival, Didi Chuxing, says it is acquiring the U.S. ride-hailing service's China operations, linking the companies in a business alliance after a costly battle for market share. Monday's announcement marked a surrender by another foreign technology brand to intense competition in China. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Scott Eric Kaufman
(AP/Alan Diaz)

Say goodbye to "swipe right"

Erin Coulehan
Donald Trump (AP/Kevin Hagen)

Tech vs. Trump

Scott Eric Kaufman
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Virginia Heffernan (YouTube/Talks at Google)

Virginia Heffernan on the Web

Michael Schulson
(<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-2312138p1.html'>MikeDotta</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>/Reuters/Carlo Allegri/Photo montage by Salon)

NYT drinks Uber's Kool-aid

Steven Hill
Alicia Vikander in "Ex Machina," Scarlett Johansson Robot (Universal Pictures)

From Siri to sexbots

Jennifer Seaman Cook
(<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-464488p1.html'>hurricanehank</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

Vinyl won't save musicians

Scott Timberg
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Rachael Ray listens to Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros perform at her Feedback Party during the SXSW Music Festival, March 21, 2015. (AP/Jack Plunkett)

How cool evolves

Scott Timberg
(<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-580987p1.html'>Dean Drobot</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>)

Trolls will love Peeple

Rachel Kramer Bussel
Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, poses for photos with Mark Zuckerberg after speaking at Facebook in Menlo Park, Calif., Sept. 27, 2015. (AP/Jeff Chiu)

Facebook is not a charity

Scott Timberg
Tim Cook (Reuters/Robert Galbraith/AP/Michael Dwyer)

Apple v. FBI: People won't win

Scott Timberg
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Third party presidential candidate Zoltan Istvan in front of his bus at the U.S. capital. (Roen Horn)

Transhumanist runs for prez

Antoaneta Roussi
Jaysean Erby , Tim Cook (Credit: AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) (AP)

Apple to FBI: No

Scott Eric Kaufman
(AP/Wikimedia)

Uber's disruptive Ayn Rand lie

John Summers - The Baffler

Charles Ornstein - ProPublica
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