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2020-12-24 13:00:00 |
The Latest Nokia Phone Is a Big, Clumsy Mess (lien direct) |
It's also a contender for the worst product name of 2020. |
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2020-12-24 13:00:00 |
The Biggest Video Game Surprise Hits of 2020 (lien direct) |
Despite some big-name disappointments, this was a great year for gaming. And more than a few came out of nowhere to steal our hearts. |
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2020-12-24 12:00:00 |
All the Gear We Fell In Love With During 2020 (lien direct) |
From turntables to smart water bottles, here are the things that brought the WIRED gear team irrational delight in this most atypical year. |
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2020-12-24 12:00:00 |
A Bold Plan to Save the Last Whitebark Pines (lien direct) |
The high-altitude tree is vital to its ecosystem, but it's being decimated by a fungus. Its admirers are fusing old and new methods to bring it back. |
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2020-12-24 12:00:00 |
Here\'s a Plan to Stop the Coronavirus From Mutating (lien direct) |
Prioritize people who are immunocompromised for early vaccination. |
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2020-12-24 12:00:00 |
The Year of Driving Less-but More Dangerously (lien direct) |
Total traffic deaths fell during pandemic lockdowns. But fatalities per mile traveled rose, due to faster driving, fewer cops, and more drug use. |
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2020-12-23 16:00:00 |
What AlphaGo Can Teach Us About How People Learn (lien direct) |
David Silver of DeepMind, who helped create the program that defeated a Go champion, thinks rewards are central to how machines-and humans-acquire knowledge. |
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2020-12-23 15:00:00 |
The F-14 and the Secret History of the First Microprocessor (lien direct) |
In a weird way, I've known Ray Holt all my life, but I never knew what he had accomplished-or how his inventions wove their way into my own family. |
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2020-12-23 14:29:47 |
The Race for a Covid Vaccine Was More About Luck Than Tech (lien direct) |
Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna's mRNA platforms are amazing-but they could easily have been overtaken by more conventional rivals. |
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2020-12-23 14:00:00 |
The Biden Administration Needs a VP of Engineering, Not a CTO (lien direct) |
If our government wants to implement a tech-forward agenda, it needs someone who looks at broken infrastructure with a debugger's eye. |
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2020-12-23 14:00:00 |
How Would Deadpool Jump Into a Moving Vehicle? (lien direct) |
Our sardonic superhero needs to get the timing just right to crash through the sunroof and beat up the bad guys. |
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2020-12-23 14:00:00 |
The Death of FOMO As We Knew It (lien direct) |
During a global pandemic, the fear of missing out was replaced by something else: dread over not experiencing what could have been. |
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2020-12-23 13:00:00 |
Amazon\'s Fourth-Gen Echo Looks-and Sounds-Even Better (lien direct) |
Thanks to a rounded design and improved drivers, the company's newest smart speaker outshines the competition. |
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2020-12-23 13:00:00 |
The Best Indie Games You May Have Missed This Year (lien direct) |
2020 wasn't just a year for big-budget blockbusters. Here are the best debuts from smaller shops-that are all worth playing into 2021. |
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2020-12-23 13:00:00 |
A Unique Alliance Could Help Warn Us of Toxic Algae (lien direct) |
In Washington state, scientists, coastal communities, and state agencies are banding together to manage the growing threat of harmful algal blooms. |
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2020-12-23 12:00:00 |
Yes, Cyberpunk 2077 Is Buggy. But Mostly, It Has No Heart (lien direct) |
People misunderstand why I dislike the game. It's not the bugs-it's that everyone in it sucks. |
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2020-12-23 12:00:00 |
2020 Shows the Danger of a Decapitated Cyber Regime (lien direct) |
Trump's White House has long been AWOL on cybersecurity. That lack of oversight almost seemed to be working-until the SolarWinds hack. |
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2020-12-22 16:00:00 |
Could Carbon Dioxide Be Turned Into Jet Fuel? (lien direct) |
A team at Oxford University has reverse engineered fuel from the greenhouse gas-but so far just in the lab. |
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2020-12-22 15:00:00 |
5 Ways to Monitor Your Blood Pressure Wherever You Are (lien direct) |
These portable devices can send results to your phone-and help you keep track of your health. |
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2020-12-22 14:00:00 |
My Year Watching Submarine Movies (lien direct) |
To cope with Covid-19 lockdowns, many folks watched older films at home. Some tackled the AFI 100, or picked a favorite director. I picked a theme. |
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2020-12-22 14:00:00 |
How Much Will Data Caps Hurt Game Streaming? (lien direct) |
Spoiler: Not too much, but watch your wallet before signing up for anyone's “unlimited” plan. |
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2020-12-22 13:00:00 |
Video Game Hell Isn\'t Nearly Agonizing Enough (lien direct) |
Games like Hades take place, largely, in hell. What does that say about the players who happily retreat into the underworld? |
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2020-12-22 13:00:00 |
Test Positivity Is a Bad Way to Measure Covid\'s Spread (lien direct) |
So why do policymakers keep using it? |
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2020-12-22 13:00:00 |
Uber and Lyft\'s Gig Work Law Could Expand Beyond California (lien direct) |
The companies are backing proposals in other states that would give workers the ability to form unions-but still consider them contractors, not employees. |
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2020-12-22 12:02:00 |
Super Last-Minute Gift Ideas-and Excuses-for Procrastinators (lien direct) |
If your Christmas tree is missing a present, or you can't celebrate IRL, these gifts will keep you on the nice list. |
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2020-12-22 12:00:00 |
Apple Fitness+ Is Either Right on Time or Much Too Late (lien direct) |
Apple invites users to sweat along with prerecorded classes on its new streaming workout platform-but the experience lags behind the competition. |
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2020-12-22 12:00:00 |
The Newest Weapon Against Covid-19: AI That Speed-Reads Faxes (lien direct) |
Local health departments rely on the old-fangled tech to track cases. A hastily developed machine-learning program gives it an assist. |
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2020-12-22 12:00:00 |
25 of the Best Longreads of 2020 (lien direct) |
It was a brutal year. Take a breath and enjoy some of our favorite in-depth stories. |
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2020-12-21 17:52:04 |
Cyberpunk 2077 and the Meaning of Its Deadly Dildos (lien direct) |
In lots of video games, sex toys are repurposed for violence. What's the deal? |
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2020-12-21 17:04:00 |
The Oldest Crewed Deep Sea Submarine Just Got a Big Makeover (lien direct) |
The 60-year-old sub is preparing to take its deepest plunge yet. But in the age of autonomous machines, why are humans exploring the ocean floor at all? |
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2020-12-21 14:00:00 |
Move Over Peloton. Myx Plus Is the Better Bargain (lien direct) |
The $1,499 package includes a stationary bike with a tablet, a set of weights, and hours of streaming video workouts to shake off those 2020 blues. |
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2020-12-21 12:00:00 |
2020: The Year of Cancel(l)ed Culture (lien direct) |
This year, monoculture floundered, but microculture flourished. Everyone found a niche-and learned what they could live without. |
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2020-12-21 12:00:00 |
Pet Prosthetics Get a Boost From 3D Printing (lien direct) |
New modeling software is helping animal health experts develop more customizable prosthetics for pets with missing limbs. Still, not all legs are created equal. |
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2020-12-21 11:55:00 |
This Was Supposed to Be the Year of the Female Movie Hero (lien direct) |
From Wonder Woman 1984 to Black Widow, heroines were going to bust the box office in 2020. Then, they didn't. |
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2020-12-20 14:14:41 |
Some UK Stores Are Using Facial Recognition to Track Shoppers (lien direct) |
Branches of the British grocer Southern Co-op are using surveillance technology to look for potential shoplifters. |
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2020-12-20 14:00:00 |
A Massive Fraud Operation Stole Millions From Online Accounts (lien direct) |
The crooks used emulators to mimic the phones of more than 16,000 customers whose mobile bank accounts had been compromised. |
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2020-12-20 13:00:00 |
The Universe Is Expanding Faster Than Expected (lien direct) |
Astronomers get their wish-new ultra-precise distance measurements between Earth and the stars-but that only intensifies a cosmic crisis. |
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2020-12-20 12:00:00 |
Facial Hair Is Biologically Useless. Why Do Humans Have It? (lien direct) |
Pubes protect you; head hair keeps you warm. But beards and mustaches seem to exist for mainly ornamental reasons. |
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2020-12-20 12:00:00 |
I Took a Zoom Cooking Class With a Roman Chef. It Was Awesome (lien direct) |
In a Covid-inspired pivot, chefs around the world are offering interactive cooking classes online that help groups of disparate strangers learn some new tricks. |
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2020-12-20 12:00:00 |
How to Tame Those Distracting Notifications on Your Computer (lien direct) |
Stop the chatter and find your quiet place. |
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2020-12-19 15:00:00 |
15 Gifts for PlayStation Lovers (lien direct) |
Or for yourself, because we all deserve a little treat. |
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2020-12-19 14:00:00 |
Unlock Your Cycling Fitness Goals by Upgrading Your Bike (lien direct) |
Don't blow your savings on a new bicycle. Instead, learn how to better maintain the one you've already got and swap out some key components along the way. |
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2020-12-19 14:00:00 |
Russia\'s SolarWinds Hack Is the Big One (lien direct) |
All the most important stories about the biggest hack in years. |
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2020-12-19 13:00:00 |
Gear to Safely Make It Through a Pandemic Winter (lien direct) |
We've collected all the latest advice, equipment, and up-to-date information to help you navigate the cold months ahead. |
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2020-12-19 13:00:00 |
The Right Way Hook Your Laptop Up to a TV (lien direct) |
You have to do more than just plug and go. Let us help you pick the best cable for your device, and adjust your laptop and your TV settings for the best picture. |
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2020-12-19 13:00:00 |
Will Rising Temperatures Make Superweeds Even Stronger? (lien direct) |
Widely used herbicides are struggling to kill some weeds. Some experts think heat could be part of the problem. |
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2020-12-19 12:00:00 |
How to Understand the Russia Hack Fallout (lien direct) |
Not all SolarWinds victims are created equal. |
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2020-12-19 12:00:00 |
19 Last-Minute Gift Ideas for the Truly Desperate (lien direct) |
Breathe. This year is almost over, and you still have time to find gifts for your loved ones. |
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2020-12-19 12:00:00 |
18 Eleventh-Hour Holiday Deals on Games, Headphones, and More (lien direct) |
Have you always wanted an advent calendar with Baby Yoda socks? Today's your lucky day. |
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2020-12-18 17:00:00 |
The Into the Impossible Podcast Honors Arthur C. Clarke (lien direct) |
Physicist Brian Keating, codirector of the Arthur C. Clarke Center for the Human Imagination, started the show to continue the center's mission of bringing together the world's top thinkers. |
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