Science
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Engines of Wow
Generative AI can now make better art than most humans.Soon it will transform how we design just about everything.
10+ min |
February 2023
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The Time is Right for Porn
Let Twitter be the site it’s always been.
5 min |
February 2023
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Winging It
Amazon got into the air cargo business to guarantee fast delivery» But when a risk-taking tech giant tries to commandeer a risk-averse industry, not everything goes smoothly
10+ min |
February 2023
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Pedro Pascal – "I'm Not a Tough Guy."
Pedro pascal cares about you. He's also self-conscious about caring about you. This is exactly what makes him great.
10+ min |
February 2023
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CRYPTO KEEPER
iPod mastermind Tony Fadell made Ledger's new hardware wallet - a tiny vault for digital cash-flashy and fun. Plus, with this gadget you'll never get FTX'd.
10+ min |
February 2023
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Decoding THE Carbon Bomb
Since 2015, Exxon has discovered 11 billion barrels of oil off the coast of Guyana. Now one lawyer is going up against the petroleum behemoth-and her own country-in a bid to stop the drilling before disaster strikes.
10+ min |
February 2023
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MAX LEVCHIN'S WAR ON CREDIT CARDS
The PayPal cofounder on why his \"buy now, pay later\" company Affirm is a healthier way to borrow, what caused the techlash, and Elon Musk's Twitter.
9 min |
February 2023
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SHAPE SHIFTERS
Whether exercise is already part of your daily routine or you've just embarked on a sweat-based self-improvement plan, this collection of workout gear will help you level up.
7 min |
February 2023
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Cloud Support: Are Mental Health Apps Helpful?
\"Everyone's so gung ho about therapy these days. I've been curious myself, but I'm not ready to commit to paying for it. A mental health app seems like it could be a decent stepping stone. But are they actually helpful?\" -Mindful Skeptic
4 min |
February 2023
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SCALING UP
How one Scottish startup is using data as bait to lure the very analog seafood industry into the 21st century.
2 min |
February 2023
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DRIP, BABY, DRIP
To produce pure hydrogen, just inject the right microbes into depleted oil wells. The technique could help fuel a zero-carbon future.
4 min |
February 2023
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Juggling Act
Working from home makes it easier to secretly take on multiple full-time tech jobs. The extra cash is nice-but overlapping Zooms can be tricky.
4 min |
December 2022 - January 2023
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The Rise and Fall of Alphabay, Part 2: Into the Trap
The stunning culmination of a worldwide quest to capture the dark web's biggest kingpin-and destroy the underworld economy he ruled.
9 min |
December 2022 - January 2023
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Feed Me
Pitcher plants are beautiful, rare, and life-consuming-in every way. How one collector's obsession became a nightmare.
10+ min |
December 2022 - January 2023
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Inside Facebook's conscience
Mark Zuckerberg established the oversight board to investigate how Meta handles controversial posts. Two years in, the panel's members want to expand their mission and transform the way social platforms work.
10+ min |
December 2022 - January 2023
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A tweet before dying
The revolutionary internet is over, and we don't have much to show for it. A new start is out there, somewhere.
4 min |
December 2022 - January 2023
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The Hibernator's Guide to the Galaxy
Scientists are on the verge of figuring out how to put humans in a state of suspended animation. It could be the key to colonizing Mars.
10+ min |
December 2022 - January 2023
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The Big Fight Over 403 Very Small Wasps
Earth is teeming with unknown species, and they're dying off faster than ever. Now biologists are in an urgent battle over an old question: how should humanity catalog life?
10+ min |
December 2022 - January 2023
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Meeting of Music Minds
MUSIC IN THE MIDDLE EAST
2 min |
December 2022 - January 2023
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Dear Cloud Support: "I'm a white person, and despite there being a range of skin tones available for emoji these days, I still just choose the original Simpsons-esque yellow. Is this insensitive to people of color?" -True Colors
I realize, True Colors, that this discussion has probably only complicated the dilemma you posed, rather than simplified it.
5 min |
December 2022 - January 2023
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SEE NO EVIL
Companies pay millions to get their digital ads in front of humans. Shady networks show them to bots instead. And everyone is fine with this.
4 min |
December 2022 - January 2023
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HIGH IMPACT
Photographer Neil Buckland captures the mosaic of minerals in meteorites.
1 min |
December 2022 - January 2023
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The Digital Payments Mastermind
DIARY OF AN ENTREPRENEUR
4 min |
December 2022 - January 2023
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ONCE MOORE
Rereading the most influential article of the 20th century.
5 min |
December 2022 - January 2023
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Tara McGowan – Ms. Info
A former Democratic millions into Meta's ad operative is sinking networks to build a digital media machine for the left. Her strategy: Target potential voters with grabby local news stories, then get them to the polls.
10+ min |
November 2022
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Stay
The search for a pill that can help dogs, and eventually humans, live longer.
10+ min |
November 2022
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Fully Charged
EV companies are figuring out ways to turn a car's frame into a giant battery, making their vehicles cheaper, roomier, and able to go twice as far.
3 min |
November 2022
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Nils Frahm – Stranger Thing
On his new album, German audio artist Nils Frahm adds a spooky instrument invented by Benjamin Franklin to his eclectic aural menagerie.
2 min |
November 2022
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A Column on the Principle of Population
Elon Musk wants you to have more babies. Should you?
5 min |