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2020-08-11 10:00:00 |
San Francisco Was Uniquely Prepared for Covid-19 (lien direct) |
Why did an American city beset by inequality and dysfunction face the onset of the pandemic so well? Because history left it ready for this moment. |
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2020-08-10 23:32:13 |
The White House Announces a Plan to Speed the Rollout of 5G (lien direct) |
The Pentagon will share part of the wireless spectrum, allowing telecom carriers to reach more areas with fewer cell towers. |
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2020-08-10 23:00:00 |
Google\'s Pixel 4 Is One of the Best Phones, and It\'s $250 Off (lien direct) |
Google's discontinued handset likely won't be available much longer, but it will still get years of software support. |
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2020-08-10 22:13:32 |
Belarus Has Shut Down the Internet Amid a Controversial Election (lien direct) |
Human rights organizations have blamed the Belarusian government for widespread outages. |
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2020-08-10 19:09:28 |
Over a Billion Android Devices Are at Risk of Data Theft (lien direct) |
Qualcomm has released a fix for the flaws in its Snapdragon chip, which attackers might exploit to monitor location or render the phone unresponsive. |
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2020-08-10 13:54:14 |
BLM Supporters More Likely to Combat Hate in Videogames, Too (lien direct) |
But our new survey found that just 20 percent of gamers say they stand up to harassment when they see it. |
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2020-08-10 13:00:00 |
Moog Music Subharmonicon Review: A Strange but Wild Musical Escape (lien direct) |
Moog Music's Subharmonicon is a mashup of two legendary synths that can help unblock your stifled creativity. |
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2020-08-10 12:00:00 |
Why Wikipedia Decided to Stop Calling Fox a \'Reliable\' Source (lien direct) |
The move offered a new model for moderation. Maybe other platforms will take note. |
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2020-08-10 12:00:00 |
Why Do Solar Farms Kill Birds? Call in the AI Bird Watcher (lien direct) |
Solar facilities kill tens of thousands of birds every year, and no one is quite sure why. An artificial-intelligence-powered birder is on the case. |
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2020-08-10 11:00:00 |
Field Trip\'s App Wants to Guide Your Next Psychedelic Journey (lien direct) |
Field Trip offers supervised, in-clinic drug experiences to treat some mental illnesses. But if you want to keep your social distance, an app to stand watch could be the next-best thing. |
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2020-08-10 11:00:00 |
Covid-19 Drug Research Is a Big Huge Mess (lien direct) |
Scientists have been studying treatments for the disease for half a year. Lack of coordination and a broken system mean they still don't know very much. |
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2020-08-10 11:00:00 |
Bill Gates Is Still Optimistic (lien direct) |
On the Get WIRED podcast, the philanthropist and Microsoft cofounder tackles everything from Covid-19 vaccine development to TikTok. |
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2020-08-09 13:00:00 |
A British AI Tool to Predict Violent Crime Is Too Flawed to Use (lien direct) |
A government-funded system known as Most Serious Violence was built to predict first offenses but turned out to be wildly inaccurate. |
Tool
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2020-08-09 12:00:00 |
What If the Big Bang Was Actually a Big Bounce? (lien direct) |
New computer simulations model an alternate way of thinking about the cosmos: as a cyclic universe that has no beginning or end. |
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2020-08-09 12:00:00 |
How to Stay Cool Without Air Conditioning & Prevent Heat Exhaustion (lien direct) |
If you don't have AC at home, or are stuck in the heat outdoors, we have tips and gear for you. |
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2020-08-09 11:00:00 |
Flaws Could Have Exposed Cryptocurrency Exchanges to Hackers (lien direct) |
Researchers found troubling bugs in open-source libraries used by financial institutions. |
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2020-08-09 11:00:00 |
How to Install Apps From Outside Your Phone\'s App Store (lien direct) |
You don't have to stay inside Google and Apple's walled gardens. But if you choose to venture out, proceed with caution. |
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2020-08-08 17:16:48 |
Trump\'s WeChat Ban May Alienate His Chinese Supporters (lien direct) |
Not only is the app many Americans' primary means of communicating with China, it's also been the mobilizing arm of Chinese Trumpism. |
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2020-08-08 13:00:00 |
The NSA\'s Tips to Keep Your Phone From Tracking You (lien direct) |
Plus: A Canon ransomware hack, a nasty Twitter bug, and more of the week's top security news. |
Ransomware
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2020-08-08 12:00:00 |
How to Use Nearby Share on Android (lien direct) |
Just like AirDrop on Apple devices, you're now able to send almost anything to your contacts close by. |
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2020-08-08 12:00:00 |
A Satellite Spots 11 New Emperor Penguin Colonies (lien direct) |
Good news! An orbiter saw signs of almost a dozen previously uncounted colonies in Antarctica, boosting known numbers for a threatened species. |
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2020-08-08 12:00:00 |
Intel Is Investigating How Confidential Data Ended Up Online (lien direct) |
The leak contains information that the company makes available to partners and customers under NDA. A researcher says it came from a breach. |
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2020-08-08 11:00:00 |
How to Plan a Road Trip During the Pandemic: Gear and Tips (lien direct) |
You might have had to cancel your trip to Hawaii, but you can still go on an end-of-summer expedition. |
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2020-08-08 11:00:00 |
As Restaurants Move to the Cloud, Something Is Missing (lien direct) |
Thousands of eateries are closing amid the pandemic. Delivery specialists are popping up, but some worry about a loss of culture and community. |
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2020-08-08 11:00:00 |
15 Best Weekend Deals: Headphones, Phones, TVs, and More (lien direct) |
From $5 iPhone cases to a discounted LG OLED, we've rounded up sales on some of our favorite gear. |
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2020-08-07 20:22:54 |
Hackers Flood Reddit With Pro-Trump Takeovers (lien direct) |
By apparently compromising moderator accounts, the attackers were able to plaster MAGA materials all over at least 70 popular subreddits. |
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2020-08-07 20:00:19 |
Trump\'s Executive Orders Hurt More Than TikTok and WeChat (lien direct) |
The president's latest actions against China may affect US tech firms, and Americans who communicate overseas through the social apps. |
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2020-08-07 16:00:00 |
\'Ultima\' Fandom Is Still Going Strong (lien direct) |
Need proof? 'Spam Spam Spam Humbug,' a podcast dedicated to the computer role-playing games, is now in its fifth year. |
Spam
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2020-08-07 13:00:00 |
Burgers Won\'t Save the Planet-but Fast Food Might (lien direct) |
Fast food joints are cheap, convenient, and widely available. And if they swapped out beef for alternative proteins, they could transform the food system. |
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2020-08-07 13:00:00 |
Hulu Cancels \'High Fidelity\' Right When We Need It Most (lien direct) |
At the beginning of quarantine, it was a lifeline for folks missing the thing people used to call “going out.” |
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2020-08-07 13:00:00 |
Will TikTok Lead Trump to Build America\'s Own Great Firewall? (lien direct) |
Plus: Absurd takes from the archives, a tribute to small devices, and another setback for Covid testing. |
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2020-08-07 12:00:00 |
The End Is Nearer for \'Forever Chemicals\' in Food Wrappers (lien direct) |
Your takeout may come with a dose of chemicals known as PFAS-but the FDA's push to get rid of some of them will take five years. |
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2020-08-07 12:00:00 |
No, Really-These Republicans Are Serious About Big Tech Antitrust (lien direct) |
Last week's hearing with Silicon Valley CEOs provided a rare glimmer of hope that Congress can, occasionally, work across the aisle. |
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2020-08-07 12:00:00 |
Do You Really Need to Spend More Than $400 on a Phone? (lien direct) |
This week, we discuss the growing trend of mid-range smartphones, why they're good, and why they're bad. |
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2020-08-07 11:00:00 |
Bill Gates on Covid: Most US Tests Are \'Completely Garbage\' (lien direct) |
The techie-turned-philanthropist on vaccines, Trump, and why social media is “a poisoned chalice.” |
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2020-08-07 11:00:00 |
A \'Covid Slide\' Could Widen the Digital Divide for Students (lien direct) |
As coronavirus cases rise, many school districts will begin the year with at least some online learning. Students without tech access could fall further behind. |
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2020-08-07 11:00:00 |
How Bloomberg\'s Digital Army Is Still Fighting for Democrats (lien direct) |
With expensive data and tech heavy hitters, Hawkfish is backing the former mayor's promise to take on Donald Trump. |
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2020-08-07 09:00:00 |
Yes, Emissions Have Fallen. That Won\'t Fix Climate Change (lien direct) |
The drop in carbon pollution will only cool the planet a tiny bit. So how about this: Revive the economy and the Earth by pouring money into green tech. |
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2020-08-07 02:40:59 |
The Tragic Physics of the Deadly Explosion in Beirut (lien direct) |
A blast injury specialist explores the chemistry-and history-of explosions like the one captured in videos that swept across the world. |
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2020-08-07 00:53:29 |
Uber\'s Now a Food Delivery Company-and It\'s Still Losing Money (lien direct) |
The pandemic has slashed demand for rides and boosted orders for UberEats. Neither segment is profitable. |
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2020-08-06 21:30:00 |
Chinese Hackers Have Pillaged Taiwan\'s Semiconductor Industry (lien direct) |
A campaign called Operation Skeleton Key has stolen source code, software development kits, chip designs, and more. |
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2020-08-06 19:46:39 |
Hybrid Schooling Is the Most Dangerous Option of All (lien direct) |
It's supposed to be the perfect compromise between in-person and online education. But it may well be a public health nightmare. |
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2020-08-06 18:00:00 |
Why Do Razor Blades Dull So Quickly? (lien direct) |
An MIT team tackled the mystery of why something as soft as hair can erode a steel blade, hoping to figure out how to make shaving tools last longer. |
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2020-08-06 16:32:25 |
The US Is Disastrously Behind in Covid-19 Testing. Again (lien direct) |
With infections rampant in parts of the nation, backlogs are preventing people from getting timely test results, hampering efforts to contain the virus. |
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2020-08-06 16:16:32 |
The Quest to Liberate $300,000 of Bitcoin From an Old ZIP File (lien direct) |
The story of a guy who wouldn't let a few quintillion possible decryption keys stand between him and his cryptocurrency. |
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2020-08-06 15:30:59 |
Microsoft\'s Roots in China Have Positioned It to Buy TikTok (lien direct) |
Alumni of the software giant's Beijing research lab are now executives at Alibaba, Tencent, SenseTime-and TikTok parent ByteDance. |
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2020-08-06 15:00:00 |
Sony WH-1000XM4 Review: The Best Noise-Canceling Headphones (lien direct) |
These noise-canceling headphones silence the world better than most, and the mics are now actually usable on phone calls. |
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2020-08-06 13:00:00 |
How the US Can Prevent the Next \'Cyber 9/11\' (lien direct) |
In an interview with WIRED, former national intelligence official Sue Gordon discusses Russian election interference and other digital threats to democracy. |
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2020-08-06 13:00:00 |
Facebook Has More to Learn From the Ad Boycott (lien direct) |
Rashad Robinson, an organizer behind the Stop Hate for Profit boycott, says civil rights groups can't be left to police the company by themselves. |
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2020-08-06 12:00:00 |
The Feds Want These Teams to Hack a Satellite-From Home (lien direct) |
Meet the hackers who, this weekend, will try to commandeer an actual orbiter as part of a Defcon contest hosted by the Air Force and the Defense Digital Service. |
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