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• The Blurred Lines and Closed Loops of Google Search
• A Beautiful Yet Grim Map Shows How Wildfire Smoke Spreads
• Are Radioactive Diamond Batteries a Cure for Nuclear Waste?
• I Was a Floating Head at an NBA Game. It Gets Weirder
• Apple Accidentally Approved Malware to Run on MacOS
• T-Mobile and Sprint Merger FAQ: What You Need to Know (2020)
• The Pheromonophone Lets You Reach Out and Smell Someone
• Should Google’s Ad Market Be Regulated Like the Stock Market?
• How Cryptography Lets Down Marginalized Communities
• Alexa, Play My Alibi: The Smart Home Gets Taken to Court

The Blurred Lines and Closed Loops of Google Search Posted: 31 Aug 2020 01:00 PM PDT Seemingly small design tweaks to the search results interface may change how and where people find information online.

A Beautiful Yet Grim Map Shows How Wildfire Smoke Spreads Posted: 31 Aug 2020 08:35 AM PDT California's blazes have sent a haze across the United States. An experimental model shows where that cloud ends up.

Are Radioactive Diamond Batteries a Cure for Nuclear Waste? Posted: 31 Aug 2020 07:29 AM PDT Researchers are developing a new battery powered by lab-grown gems made from reformed nuclear waste. If it works, it will last thousands of years.

I Was a Floating Head at an NBA Game. It Gets Weirder Posted: 31 Aug 2020 07:04 AM PDT Crowds of spectral, legless virtual fans are part of the league's stab at preserving the ambiance of pre-pandemic basketball. I took a seat.

Apple Accidentally Approved Malware to Run on MacOS Posted: 31 Aug 2020 07:00 AM PDT The ubiquitous Shlayer adware has picked up a new trick, slipping past Cupertino's "notarization" defenses for the first time.

T-Mobile and Sprint Merger FAQ: What You Need to Know (2020) Posted: 31 Aug 2020 05:00 AM PDT If you're a Sprint or T-Mobile subscriber, you may have a lot of questions now that the two wireless carriers have merged. And what's happening with Dish and Boost? We have answers.

The Pheromonophone Lets You Reach Out and Smell Someone Posted: 31 Aug 2020 05:00 AM PDT The prankish device is the subject of a new audiobook that pokes serious fun at Silicon Valley's culture of disruption. We spoke with its inventor.

Should Google’s Ad Market Be Regulated Like the Stock Market? Posted: 31 Aug 2020 04:00 AM PDT A leading antitrust scholar says yes. Congress may be listening.

How Cryptography Lets Down Marginalized Communities Posted: 31 Aug 2020 04:00 AM PDT Speaking at a prestigious crypto conference this month, Seny Kamara called on the field to recognize its blind spots—and fix them.

Alexa, Play My Alibi: The Smart Home Gets Taken to Court Posted: 31 Aug 2020 04:00 AM PDT This week, we discuss the growing trend of data from smart speakers and other connected devices being used to solve crimes.

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