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2021-03-10 15:00:00 |
Could \'The Simpsons\' Replace Its Voice Actors With AI? (lien direct) |
Deepfake technology can make convincing replicas from a limited amount of data, and the show has thirty years worth of audio to work from. |
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2021-03-10 14:00:00 |
Help! I\'m Drowning in Admin and Can\'t Get My Actual Job Done (lien direct) |
In this week's Out of Office column, Megan explains how to stand up for yourself when you're mired in extra work. |
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2021-03-10 14:00:00 |
SpaceX Is Going All In on Its South Texas Starport (lien direct) |
New documents show the company has grand plans for its Boca Chica launch site, providing more evidence that Elon Musk is bullish on SpaceX's future there. |
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2021-03-10 14:00:00 |
Sometimes It\'s OK to Give Up (lien direct) |
Just because you devoted 100 hours of your life to it, doesn't mean you have to finish a video game that now bores you. |
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2021-03-10 13:00:00 |
This Fingertip for Robots Uses Magnets to \'Feel\' Things (lien direct) |
By sensing the subtle changes in the finger's own magnetic field, this new technology could one day make for ultra-sensitive prosthetic hands. |
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2021-03-10 13:00:00 |
Could Time Loops Be the New Big Thing for Next-Gen Consoles? (lien direct) |
New SSD technology helps developers bend space and time-and creativity. |
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2021-03-10 13:00:00 |
The Dire Possibility of Cyberattacks on Weapons Systems (lien direct) |
Just because you don't hear about them doesn't mean no one's trying. |
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2021-03-10 12:00:00 |
Good-bye Zoom. Hello Low-Key Ambient Snooping (lien direct) |
If you are missing out on serendipity in your remote work, try ramping up your 2-D audio copresence. |
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2021-03-10 12:00:00 |
It\'s Open Season for Microsoft Exchange Hacks (lien direct) |
A patch for the vulnerabilities China exploited has been released. Now, criminal groups are going to reverse engineer it-if they haven't already. |
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2021-03-10 12:00:00 |
The Next Frontier of the NFT Gold Rush: Your Tweets (lien direct) |
Crypto art is huge right now-and it's moving far beyond digital images. |
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2021-03-10 12:00:00 |
This Chip for AI Works Using Light, Not Electrons (lien direct) |
Lightmatter says the computing and power demands of complex neural networks need new technologies like these to keep up. |
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2021-03-09 21:49:47 |
Biden Is Assembling a Big Tech Antitrust All-Star Team (lien direct) |
Appointing Lina Khan to the FTC would add an anti-monopoly crusader to a crucial position-as does Tim Wu's installment at the National Economic Council. |
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2021-03-09 21:30:00 |
All the Best Rokus Are On Sale Right Now (lien direct) |
If you've been looking for a better TV setup, our favorite streaming devices are discounted. |
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2021-03-09 21:00:00 |
Sonos Wants Roam to Be Your Post-Pandemic Party Speaker (lien direct) |
Sonos has stood out in the crowded speaker market by selling high-end WiFi speakers. Now it's fully aboard the portable Bluetooth train. |
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2021-03-09 17:34:34 |
Bitcoin\'s Greatest Feature Is Also Its Existential Threat (lien direct) |
The cryptocurrency depends on the integrity of the blockchain. But China's censors, the FBI, or powerful corporations could fragment it into oblivion. |
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2021-03-09 13:00:00 |
\'The Code Breaker\' Is the Crispr Chronicle You Need to Read (lien direct) |
Walter Isaacson's account, out Tuesday, is a thrilling tale of scientific discovery. He talks about gene-editing tech-and the future of the human race. |
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2021-03-09 13:00:00 |
My Kids Struggle With Remote Learning. Here\'s What Could Help (lien direct) |
Like many parents, I've had to constantly advocate for my children's education this year. These are the structural changes that parents actually want to see. |
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2021-03-09 13:00:00 |
The Shaky Ground Truths of Wikipedia (lien direct) |
Now that it's warping my portals to the outside world, Wikipedia has me more worried than ever. |
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2021-03-09 13:00:00 |
Assassin\'s Creed Valhalla: A Trip to the Land of Ice and Fire (lien direct) |
I was surprised at how readily a game could transport me back to my youth-and to a place I always wanted to return. |
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2021-03-09 12:00:00 |
5 Strategies for Coping With Grief During a Pandemic (lien direct) |
There's no “right” way to deal with loss, whether it's the loss of a job or a loved one. Here are some resources and practices for managing the pain from home. |
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2021-03-09 12:00:00 |
Sci-Fi Writer or Prophet? The Hyperreal Life of Chen Qiufan (lien direct) |
As China's science fiction authors are elevated to the status of oracles, Qiufan's career-and his genre's place in society-have gone through the looking glass. |
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2021-03-09 12:00:00 |
The Pandemic Can\'t End While Wealthy Nations Hoard Shots (lien direct) |
Eliminating Covid globally means navigating a minefield of competition, limited supply, and suspicion that some vaccines aren't as good. |
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2021-03-08 22:01:22 |
\'Retaliation\' for Russia\'s SolarWinds Spying Isn\'t the Answer (lien direct) |
It will be hard pointing to a specific line the Kremlin crossed that the US hasn't crossed as well. |
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2021-03-08 17:52:37 |
Klara and the Sun Imagines a Social Schism Driven By AI (lien direct) |
The Nobel Prize-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro talks to WIRED about AI, CRISPR, and his hopes for humanity. |
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2021-03-08 16:23:44 |
Microsoft-Led Team Retracts Disputed Quantum-Computing Paper (lien direct) |
The 2018 report in Nature claimed to have found evidence of an elusive subatomic particle. A review found that the group had omitted key data. |
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2021-03-08 16:00:00 |
These Sea Slugs Decapitate Themselves and Grow New Bodies (lien direct) |
Showing off their best impressions of Deadpool, the animals survived for weeks without organs, only to regrow everything and go about their business. |
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2021-03-08 15:00:00 |
How to Figure Out the Mass of the Earth-With Balls and String (lien direct) |
It involves calculating some very, very tiny numbers in order to find some super huge big ones. |
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2021-03-08 15:00:00 |
Watch Us Sing Sea Chanteys on Twitch With The Longest Johns (lien direct) |
The WIRED crew will be playing a little Sea of Thieves too, matey. |
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2021-03-08 14:13:13 |
Climate Change Will Reshape Silicon Valley As We Know It (lien direct) |
The next entrepreneurial revolution will arise to combat the crisis of our lifetime. |
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2021-03-08 14:00:00 |
Ubisoft\'s Valhalla Is Too Long, Too Big, and Too Repetitive (lien direct) |
In the latest Assassin's Creed installment, I'm playing a Viking during the Dark Ages. Why am I bored? |
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2021-03-08 14:00:00 |
The Game of Chess Had Patch Notes, Too (lien direct) |
The fundamentals haven't changed much. But the rules have evolved over the centuries-from timer usage to the ways that pieces are moved. |
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2021-03-08 14:00:00 |
The Political Advertising Black Box Must Be Destroyed (lien direct) |
Federal law allowed Both the Trump and Biden campaigns to hide where their ad spending went. Either Congress or the FEC needs to close the loophole. |
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2021-03-08 13:00:00 |
Big Tech Targets DC With a Digital Charm Offensive (lien direct) |
Facebook, Amazon, and Google ads are blanketing inside-the-Beltway newsletters in a bid to rehab their tarnished reputations. |
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2021-03-08 12:00:00 |
Welcome to Amazon\'s Future of Automatic Shopping. It\'s Weird (lien direct) |
Amazon's internet-connected scale automatically re-purchases whatever you stack on it when supplies get low. This is both neat and problematic. |
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2021-03-08 12:00:00 |
The Accellion Breach Keeps Getting Worse-and More Expensive (lien direct) |
What started as a few vulnerabilities in firewall equipment has snowballed into a global extortion spree. |
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2021-03-08 12:00:00 |
The Tide Is High–and Getting Higher (lien direct) |
A trove of historic records show that dredging and sea level rise are making nuisance high tides worse along the US coasts. |
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2021-03-08 12:00:00 |
Black Tech Employees Rebel Against \'Diversity Theater\' (lien direct) |
Companies pledged money and support for people of color. But some say they still face a hostile work environment for speaking out or simply doing their jobs. |
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2021-03-07 14:00:00 |
Microdosing\'s Feel-Good Benefits Might Just Be Placebo Effect (lien direct) |
A study found no significant difference in the well-being of participants who thought they were taking mini hits of psychedelics and those who actually were. |
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2021-03-07 13:00:00 |
Privacy-First Browser Brave Is Launching a Search Engine (lien direct) |
Unlike Google, Brave Search won't track or profile people who use it. |
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2021-03-07 13:00:00 |
The 55-Inch Q80T Is The Cheapest Samsung TV Worth Buying (lien direct) |
This is a good mid-tier model, but it's still more expensive than the competition. |
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2021-03-07 13:00:00 |
Imaginary Numbers May Be Essential for Describing Reality (lien direct) |
A new thought experiment indicates that quantum mechanics doesn't work without strange numbers that turn negative when squared. |
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2021-03-07 12:00:00 |
An Old Book Filled With New Ways to Heat Meaty Treats (lien direct) |
Our food writer found a cure for this never-ending winter in a 17-year-old cookbook that elevates the art of the slow braise. |
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2021-03-07 12:00:00 |
How to Tell Which Emails Quietly Track You (lien direct) |
Your emails know more about you than you might think, like when you open them or when you forward them to others. But you can reclaim your privacy. |
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2021-03-07 12:00:00 |
There\'s a Surge of New EVs. We Take Them for a Spin (lien direct) |
Volkswagen, Chevrolet, Volvo, Porsche, and Polestar have each introduced new battery-powered models. So we hit the road with each of them. |
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2021-03-06 14:05:16 |
Utah\'s \'Porn Filter\' Law Passes the State Legislature (lien direct) |
Plus: An iOS 14 jailbreak is out, Solarwinds details emerge, and more of the week's top security news. |
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2021-03-06 14:00:00 |
The \'Lamborghini\' of Chariots Was Just Unearthed Near Pompeii (lien direct) |
Most of the vehicles uncovered so far have been akin to modern-day station wagons. This one's a straight-up sports car. |
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2021-03-06 13:00:00 |
The Biden Administration Weighs the Social Cost of Carbon (lien direct) |
A new White House policy tries to put a dollar value on the future harm of greenhouse gas emissions. |
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2021-03-06 12:00:00 |
The Best Gmail Settings You Might Not Have Used Yet (lien direct) |
Almost all of us have an account. Most of us use it every day. But if you peel back the curtain a little, you'll find some powerful tools buried underneath. |
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2021-03-06 12:00:00 |
NFTs Are Hot. So Is Their Effect on the Earth\'s Climate (lien direct) |
The sale of a piece of crypto art consumed as much energy as the studio uses in two years. Now the artist is campaigning to reduce the medium's carbon emissions. |
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2021-03-06 12:00:00 |
The 15 Best Weekend Deals on Phones, Smartwatches, and More (lien direct) |
Time to upgrade your gadgets? This is a good time to spend on last year's gear, as newer models are about to hit the market. |
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