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2020-08-21 13:00:00 | Apple\'s $2 Trillion Valuation Weakens Its Fight Over Fortnite (lien direct) | Plus: Steve Jobs on apps, Bill Gates on the TikTok sale, and bad weather getting worse. | |||
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2020-08-21 13:00:00 | The DNC Is the Best Zoom Meeting of 2020-So Far (lien direct) | Coast-to-coast roll calls, Billie Eilish, and Meg Whitman's quick bite-this year's all-digital Democratic National Convention was a lesson in the new voyeurism. | |||
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2020-08-21 12:00:00 | \'DiceKeys\' Creates a Master Password for Life With One Roll (lien direct) | A new kit leaves your cryptographic destiny up to 25 cubes in a plastic box. | |||
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2020-08-21 12:00:00 | How Secure Are Your Texts, Really? (lien direct) | This week, we discuss the ins and outs of encrypted messaging apps and videochat services-and why you should probably be using them. | |||
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2020-08-21 12:00:00 | Watch This Obscure Animated Classic. Never Recover (lien direct) | In the freaky-fantastic Hungarian film 'Son of the White Mare,' the hero breastfeeds for 14 years. Years. And that's only the beginning. | |||
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2020-08-21 11:00:00 | 5 Password Manager Perks You Might Not Be Using (lien direct) | These tools don't just keep your accounts safe and secure. Here's how you can use them to streamline your whole online experience. | |||
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2020-08-21 11:00:00 | 97,000 People Got Convalescent Plasma. Who Knows If It Works? (lien direct) | A treatment made from the blood of recovered Covid-19 patients seemed promising in March. Today … well, it's still just promising. | |||
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2020-08-21 11:00:00 | How One Man Broke Through Google\'s Election Ad Defenses (lien direct) | A Long Island search marketer found a way to exploit Google search ads and spread misinformation about candidates. The company pledges to fix the issue. | |||
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2020-08-21 11:00:00 | A Rocket Scientist\'s Love Algorithm Adds Up During Covid-19 (lien direct) | On the brink of a breakup, a JPL engineer computed a relationship prediction formula. It eventually became a dating app-and its value is rising in the midst of a pandemic. | |||
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2020-08-21 09:00:00 | This Team Made a $500 Ventilator-but It May Never Be Used (lien direct) | Fears of a ventilator shortage inspired doctors and engineers to improvise new designs. Inside the race to build a cheap, reliable machine. | |||
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2020-08-20 21:25:00 | Uber and Lyft Win a Reprieve, and Won\'t Quit California-for Now (lien direct) | An appeals court delayed a requirement that the companies treat drivers as employees. Voters will ultimately decide through a November ballot measure. | Uber | ||
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2020-08-20 20:29:33 | How Four Brothers Allegedly Fleeced $19 Million From Amazon (lien direct) | The scheme involved 7,000 $94 toothbrushes, according to law enforcement. | |||
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2020-08-20 19:28:42 | Steve Bannon, a $25M Border Wall Campaign, and a GoFundMe Gone Bad (lien direct) | We Build the Wall raised millions. Now the DOJ says its operators-including the former Trump aide-skimmed hundreds of thousands off the top. | |||
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2020-08-20 16:00:00 | This Plane Flies Itself. We Went for a Ride (lien direct) | Xwing is testing a Cessna that's controlled from the ground, not the cockpit. Its goal is to automate as much as possible, while keeping a human in the loop. | ★★★ | ||
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2020-08-20 15:00:00 | Ever Seen Inside a Mummified Cat? Well Now You Have (lien direct) | Here's how scientists used a fancy microCT scanner to peer inside the remains of a cat, bird, and snake from ancient Egypt. | |||
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2020-08-20 14:46:15 | California\'s Wildfire and Covid-19 Disasters Just Collided (lien direct) | Rare thunderstorms have peppered the California landscape with conflagrations, pouring smoke into the Bay Area-all as the state struggles with the pandemic. | |||
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2020-08-20 14:00:00 | GrillGrates Review: A Good Upgrade for Gas Grills (lien direct) | These replacement grates can upgrade a gas grill by improving its heat distribution. But not everyone will see the same results. | |||
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2020-08-20 13:56:44 | Hydroxychloroquine Is Toast. Now Say Hi to Its \'Dirty\' Cousin (lien direct) | Amodiaquine, a related treatment for malaria, can beat back Covid-19 in hamsters. But if this drug, too, gets overhyped, there will be awful consequences. | |||
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2020-08-20 13:00:00 | Google Expands Its Fire-Tracking Tools in Maps and Search (lien direct) | A feature that maps wildfires in near-real time is getting a much bigger rollout as the western US continues to blaze. | |||
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2020-08-20 13:00:00 | Office Life at the Pentagon Is Disconcertingly Retrograde (lien direct) | With no connectivity and little diversity, the military's hub may soon be a threat to national security. | Threat | ||
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2020-08-20 12:00:00 | What Happens If Uber and Lyft Flee California? Look at Austin (lien direct) | The ride-hail services are threatening to stop service in the Golden State to protest a judge's ruling. They did something similar in Texas in 2016. | Uber | ||
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2020-08-20 11:00:00 | The Race to Collect the Pandemic\'s History-as It Unfolds (lien direct) | From protest signs to bottles of Purell, archivists and curators are hurrying to preserve the artifacts of 2020 before they're lost. | |||
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2020-08-20 11:00:00 | While Big Tech Prospers, an Eviction Crisis Looms Next Door (lien direct) | Over 40,000 families in Silicon Valley are at risk of losing their homes. Could tech offices, vacated during the pandemic, offer some emergency relief? | |||
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2020-08-20 11:00:00 | How to Stop Butt Dialing Everyone with Your Smartphone (lien direct) | The age of touchscreens hasn't stopped pocket dialing. Here's how you can put an end to it once and for all. | |||
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2020-08-19 21:25:25 | Retro Gaming\'s Misogyny Is Brought to Light After a Violent Tragedy (lien direct) | A retro game champion is suspected of killing an ex-girlfriend and then himself. Gamers now say they warned others about his threatening behavior for years. | |||
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2020-08-19 21:23:38 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wields Brevity as a Superpower (lien direct) | Skilled in the conciseness of Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter, the congressperson said all she needed to say in the short time she was given at the DNC. | |||
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2020-08-19 15:56:31 | That Racist Kamala Harris Birther Conspiracy Is Nothing New (lien direct) | The falsehood that the senator isn't really a US citizen comes from an old playbook. | |||
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2020-08-19 14:00:00 | Facebook\'s Portal Device Can Now Do Zoom Calls (lien direct) | BlueJeans, GoToMeeting, and Webex are also among the services now supported by the videochat gadget. | ★★★ | ||
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2020-08-19 13:00:00 | The Pandemic Is Forcing Everyone to Face the Digital Divide (lien direct) | Editor in chief Nicholas Thompson sits down with WIRED reporters to talk about how another round of remote learning could deepen education inequality in the US. | |||
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2020-08-19 12:00:00 | New Data on How Many Kids Got That Covid Mystery Illness (lien direct) | A few young patients also develop strange inflammatory symptoms. A CDC report sheds light on how widespread this syndrome is, and what it could mean for vaccines. | |||
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2020-08-19 12:00:00 | Skewed Grading Algorithms Fuel Backlash Beyond the Classroom (lien direct) | Thousands protest in the UK after a formula replaced a test that influences college placement. It's led to broader scrutiny of automation and inequality. | |||
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2020-08-19 11:00:00 | Parenting in the Age of the Pandemic Pod (lien direct) | We talked to parents about how they're juggling caring for their kids, schools “reopening,” and trying desperately to do their jobs. | |||
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2020-08-19 11:00:00 | A New Study Suggests a Possible Disease Vector: Germy Dust (lien direct) | Since the pandemic's beginning, scientists have argued over how respiratory viruses can spread. Now an experiment with guinea pigs and influenza is adding a new wrinkle. | |||
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2020-08-19 11:00:00 | How Financial Apps Get You to Spend More and Question Less (lien direct) | You should never invest without fully understanding the risks, but tax prep and stock trading services often obfuscate the things you really need to know. | |||
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2020-08-19 11:00:00 | Amazon Fire Tablet Deals: Kids Edition $50 Off, and More (lien direct) | If you're looking to intro your children to tablets, Amazon's Fire tablets are a great deal right now. | |||
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2020-08-18 17:46:29 | Wait, How Much Microplastic Is Swirling in the Atlantic? (lien direct) | Scientists calculate that the top 200 meters of ocean alone contains up to 21 million metric tons of plastic. And that wasn't even counting microfibers. | APT 32 | ||
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2020-08-18 17:40:17 | The Attack That Broke Twitter Is Hitting Dozens of Companies (lien direct) | “Phone spear phishing” attacks have been on the rise since a bitcoin scam took over the social media platform in July. | |||
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2020-08-18 14:00:00 | Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Review: Ultimate Android (lien direct) | This phone crams in all the extras you'd want. But the price is steep. | |||
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2020-08-18 13:00:00 | In a Touch-Free World, the QR Code Is Having Its Moment (lien direct) | Once dismissed as a marketing gimmick, the black and white patterns are proving their worth during the coronavirus pandemic. | |||
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2020-08-18 13:00:00 | The YOLOers vs. Distancers Feud Is Tearing Us Apart (lien direct) | Covid-19 has given rise to a new blood feud-and the two camps are increasingly blaming each other for everything the pandemic has wrought. | |||
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2020-08-18 12:00:00 | Ratio Eight Coffee Maker Review: A Near-Perfect Chemex-Style Pot (lien direct) | A beautiful but expensive machine for aficionados of Chemex-style coffee. | |||
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2020-08-18 11:00:00 | A Move for Driverless Mass Transit Hits Speed Bumps (lien direct) | Pilot projects for autonomous shuttles abound. But technical limitations and hostility from labor unions may thwart large deployments | |||
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2020-08-18 10:00:00 | Kid-Friendly Tablets for Homework and Playtime (lien direct) | Depending on how schools-and your workplace-reopen, your sanity may depend on more screen time for your children. Choose the right screen. | |||
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2020-08-18 10:00:00 | The Dangers of Seeing the World Through Ubiquitous Video (lien direct) | Moving images bombard our brains and fog our thoughts-but every now and then they expand our minds. | |||
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2020-08-18 10:00:00 | \'Real\' Programming Is an Elitist Myth (lien direct) | When people build a database to manage reading lists or feed their neighbors, that's coding-and culture. | |||
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2020-08-18 10:00:00 | What French Feminism Can Teach Us About Karens (lien direct) | The latest viral female archetype is complicated. Dramatizing her entitlement, she's at once familiar to the philosophers and a new phenomenon entirely. | |||
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2020-08-18 10:00:00 | (Déjà vu) Six-Word Sci-Fi: A Story About the Upside of Failure (lien direct) | Each month we publish a six-word story-and it could be written by you. | |||
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2020-08-17 17:47:44 | Honestly, Just Vote In Person-It\'s Safer Than You Think (lien direct) | The panic over the US Postal Service is legitimate, but here's the good news: It's not that risky to cast a ballot by hand. | |||
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2020-08-17 16:25:52 | \'Lovecraft Country\' Is a Necessary Reimagining of Genre Fiction (lien direct) | HBO's new series reclaims sci-fi and horror from their exclusionary, often racist roots. | |||
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2020-08-17 12:00:00 | This Cobalt-Free Battery Is Good for the Planet-and It Actually Works (lien direct) | Reducing the cobalt content in lithium-ion batteries is good for the environment, human rights, and maybe even the performance of the battery itself. |
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