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china Chinese city has a "zombie walkway" for slow-walking smartphone users Cory Doctorow

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Business 100 US Mayors sign a pledge to boycott ISPs that commit Net Neutrality violations Cory Doctorow

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videos Cities' emergency sirens will play anything you send them over an unencrypted radio protocol Cory Doctorow

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china Chinese jaywalkers are identified and shamed by facial recognition, and now they'll get warnings over text message Cory Doctorow

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