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By Livia Gershon in JSTOR Daily
2. Here’s why the U.S. will probably never close the prison at Guantanamo Bay.
By Jack Goldsmith in Time
3. This step-by-step guide could loosen cable’s stranglehold on Internet access.
By Susan Crawford in Backchannel
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.
By Matt Simon in Wired
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