The Slow Death of the SAT

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1. Is the SAT irrelevant?

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2. Here’s why the U.S. will probably never close the prison at Guantanamo Bay.

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3. This step-by-step guide could loosen cable’s stranglehold on Internet access.

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4. Closing the technology gap for the blind with a cheap “microfluid” braille touchscreen.

By Signe Brewster in MIT Technology Review

5. This robot lifeguard is going to work on Europe’s refugee crisis.

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