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They’re always coming out with new technology that seems to know more about us than we do, and it can feel pretty creepy sometimes. But besides knowing what to advertise to us on Facebook, there are massive potential benefits to the environment, social change, and energy conservation on the horizon.

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Mar 20, 2013

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