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  • The dark, dystopic lake filled by the world’s tech…

    The dark, dystopic lake filled by the world’s tech lust From where I’m standing, the city-sized Baogang Steel and Rare Earth complex dominates the horizon, its endless cooling towers and chimneys reaching up into grey, washed-out sky. from http://ift.tt/1bRNn4h more ›

  • Messaging and mobile platforms — Benedict Evans

    Messaging and mobile platforms — Benedict Evans So joining a new service from a different company is much easier than it was on the desktop and, crucially, using more than one at a time is also much easier. from http://ift.tt/1BXUFZ8 more ›

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  • James Bridle’s Seamless Transitions – Icon…

    James Bridle’s Seamless Transitions – Icon Magazine more ›

  • Newsonomics : BuzzFeed and The New York Times play…

    Newsonomics : BuzzFeed and The New York Times play Facebook’s ubiquity game Intellectually, we all knew that the Internet was so big as to be virtually infinite. But it’s hard to know what to do with that squishy concept. Then… more ›

  • A new US-EU free trade agreement could make…

    A new US-EU free trade agreement could make countries subservient to corporations After eight rounds of secret negotiations, Washington and Brussels are still struggling to breathe life into the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). from http://ift.tt/1D5RyE3 more ›

  • How the Rio slums helped inspire a start-up…

    How the Rio slums helped inspire a start-up revolution The Agency, an initiative imported from Brazil’s favelas allows young people from deprived inner-city areas develop business ideas that benefit their communities Osmond Gordon-Vernon, a 15-year-old pupil at a comprehensive school… more ›

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    “ Favorite tweets: Embed code not available ” – via http://ift.tt/p8Y95o more ›

  • The Shut-In Economy

    The Shut-In Economy Angel the concierge stands behind a lobby desk at a luxe apartment building in downtown San Francisco, and describes the residents of this imperial, 37-story tower. “Ubers, Squares, a few Twitters,” she says. “A lot of work-from-homers.”… more ›

  • Favorite tweets: #NocheDeMuseos…

    “ Favorite tweets: #NocheDeMuseos http://ift.tt/1HMb8Ve — Sta María la Librera (@hacklib) March 25, 2015 ” – via http://ift.tt/1FSD2yf more ›