During the week, we consume words in snackable, tweetable bites. But on the weekends, we have the time to take a dive into the murkier, lengthier depths of the Internet and expand our attention spans beyond 140 characters. We can brew a cup of coffee and lie back with our iPads, laptops, smartphones and Kindles.
Since you're bound to miss a few things during the daily grind, we present to you, in our weekly installation of Mashable Must Reads, a curated list of can't-miss stories to read and reflect on. (You can find last week's must reads here.)
The story of Finland’s fascinating emergence as a hotbed for startups — quite possibly the next Silicon Valley of Europe — can’t be told without looking at Nokia, the once hometown hero of the country. Nokia has imploded, but a thriving startup scene comprised of hundreds of new companies has emerged from its ashes.
There's a growing fascination on the web with the ability to control your dreams. So when Remee — sleep mask that aims to gauge your state of slumber and alerts the wearer that he is dreaming — hit Kickstarter, it took off instantly and raised nearly $600,000 in 45 days. But how, exactly, does the pie-in-the-sky idea work?
It's been eight years since Microsoft last revealed a gaming console. The Xbox One is its vision for the future of gaming: It marries your entire entertainment experience by making games, live TV and on-demand video exist in one ecosystem that can be powered by your voice. While there are still kinks to be worked out, the One shows potential for what the next year of gaming may include.
While the medium of delivery for finding out about disasters has changed over time — from radio to newspapers, TV to the Internet — the memories surrounding such events are carved forever. So we asked people how they remember some of the most paralyzing U.S. events of the past 50 years, from JFK's assassination to Sept. 11 to the Boston marathon bombings.
People place an enormous amount of faith in technology; perhaps too much, in fact, according to Ari Ratner, a former appointee in Obama Administration’s State Department. And while technology has made great advances that save and improve lives, it doesn't have the power to save us.
Don't have time to read them all now? In our Readlist below, export this week's must reads to your tablet to save for a time you have no distractions. Simply click the "read later" button alongside each story or or click "export" to send the entire list of articles to your preferred device.

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