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MemNet is a neural network run by MIT that can accurately predict how memorable an image is to humans.

Not sure why some photographs just brand themselves deep into your memory, while others make no impact whatsoever? With the help of a new neural network that learns to think like humans, researchers at MIT hope to figure out what makes the best photographs so memorable. The results could not only help up your Instagram likes, they could help graphic designers apply science to their work to make it more memorable.

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For architect Gunny Harboe, preserving Taliesin West is about restoring Wright’s intent.

Frank Lloyd Wright’s living laboratory in the Arizona desert, Taliesin West is one of the most revered architectural projects of the 20th century. Nearly 80 years old and in continuous use since its construction in 1937, the complex is certainly showing its age. To restore the building to its former luster, the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation hired Harboe Architects to forge a preservation strategy.

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PowerMoves, a New Orleans-based group that seeks to foster diversity in tech, is expanding to Miami with help from the Knight Foundation.

Last week, the Knight Foundation gifted $1.2 million to Code2040, an organization committed to placing black and Latino students at top tech companies. The nonprofit group is now investing the same amount in PowerMoves, an initiative started in New Orleans with a similar mission to support entrepreneurs of color. The new funding will help PowerMoves raise its profile with another location in Miami, which already has a base of emerging entrepreneurs.

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In the months leading up to his arrest, Shkreli became one of the most hated figures in America.

Martin Shkreli has stepped down from his post as CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, just one day after federal authorities charged the “bad boy” of biotech with securities fraud. Turing announced in a statement today the appointment of Ron Tilles to the position of interim chief executive officer.

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Allegations of a dust-up over Instagram leads to a rare public look at the tech industry’s use of “bug bounties” to identify security flaws.

A security researcher’s discovery and publicizing of Instagram security flaws has lead to a war of words with Facebook. As reported by industry publication Threatpost, the researcher accused Facebook of hinting at legal and criminal action after he posted on a blog about security vulnerabilities on the system—and that he cracked employee accounts and passwords in the process.

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A mobile wallet exclusively for Target could come as early as next year—and prove a formidable rival to both Walmart Pay and Apple Pay.

Target knows what it wants for Christmas: its very own mobile wallet. Reuters reports that the big-box retailer is developing its own mobile wallet, which could feasibly compete with offerings from Apple, Android, and Samsung—as well as the recently announced Walmart Pay. No time frame has been attached to the project, which is believed to still be in early stages.

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Five research teams that developed new materials to repel impacts received $250,000 each from the NFL. But is this the best use of the money?

Keith Mitchell, a former NFL player, suffered from paralysis and near-constant pain for years after retiring from the sport.

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The razor industry’s dominant player claims Dollar Shave Club’s razors are in violation of a 2004 Gillette patent.

Gillette, a behemoth in the razor market, is putting the screws to popular e-commerce upstart Dollar Shave Club, in an attempt to curb its razor sales altogether. A suit filed by Gillette in federal court on Thursday alleges that Dollar Shave Club’s razors infringe on a patent it has held since 2004; Gillette has requested an injunction to bar Dollar Shave Club from selling the razors.

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OMGYes aims to remove a taboo on discussing female pleasure by creating “The Khan Academy Of The Clit”.

“It’s about women’s pleasure and how it’s not really spoken about,” explains one woman, in a video, about why she decided to demonstrate her masturbation technique for a new website called OMGYes.

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