The Weekender: Bitcoin lives on, a new Xbox is revealed, and how tech can predict tornadoes
The best of the week gone by
The best of the week gone by
is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade.
Welcome to The Verge: Weekender edition. Each week, we’ll bring you important articles from the previous weeks’ original reports, features, and reviews on The Verge. Think of it as a collection of a few of our favorite pieces from the week gone by, which you may have missed, or which you might want to read again.
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Review
'Arrested Development' Season 4 review: 'am I crazy, or is this good?'
After nearly seven years off the air, Netflix brought Arrested Development back from the dead. Is the new season everything fans hoped for, or have they prematurely blue themselves?
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Report
Where the richest music nerds go to play: the High End show
There’s a world of ultra-high end audio equipment, and there’s a world of obsessive fans with deep pockets who have to hear it. We sent Trent Wolbe into the thick of things at the High End trade show in Munich to take a look and see if he wouldn’t become obsessed as well. Day two of Trent's journey continues
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Review
'Who Owns The Future?' Jaron Lanier thinks Google and the government should pay for your data
More and more companies are built off of data that we consumers willingly hand over to them, but consumers aren’t seeing any monetary benefit for their "work." Virtual reality pioneer Jaron Lanier proposes a solution to a potentially troubling status quo, but it's worth questioning whether a change is possible in the first place.
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Report
The Special K cure: new tests show club drug's promise for treating severe depression
Ketamine may be best known for its hallucinogenic properties, but it’s reported to work wonders for many patients with depression. The drug appears to treat the illness in a matter of hours — not weeks like traditional medications — but pharmaceutical companies may not be interested in making it happen.
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Report
Twitter granted patent on pull-to-refresh, promises to only use it defensively
Twitter now has a patent on one of the most common touchscreen interface designs, pull-to-refresh. But the company has created an agreement that may put inventors’ minds at ease, and will open up the patented gesture for anyone to use.
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Review
Toshiba Kirabook review: finally, a flagship Windows 8 laptop
Toshiba is aiming directly at Apple with the Kirabook, a high-end ultrabook with an amazing display. The machine is thin, light, and well-designed — but is Windows ready for a laptop with such a high-resolution screen?
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Review
'We Steal Secrets' review: Julian Assange plays the perfect villain in WikiLeaks documentary
Without interviewing two of the film’s main characters — Julian Assange and Bradley Manning — can We Steal Secrets find anything new to say about WikiLeaks’ story? Three big scoops brought the website to prominence in 2011, but its days in the spotlight may now be over.
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The science of tornado prediction: can technology keep us safe from future storms?
On average, a tornado warning only comes 13 minutes before a twister touches down, but new technology could soon improve that. However, modeling storm systems can be tricky, and residents in warning areas are hesitant to respond when warnings continually prove inaccurate.
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