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Crianças com menos de 2 anos não devem ter contato com telas, recomenda OMS https://saude.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,criancas-com-menos-de-1-ano-nao-devem-ter-contato-com-telas-recomenda-oms,70002802445

Uber Drivers Plan Strike to Kick Off 2019’s Most-Hyped IPO https://gizmodo.com/uber-drivers-plan-strike-to-kick-off-2019-s-most-hyped-1834262219

Jack Dorsey reveals his big Twitter regret https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/25/jack-dorsey-reveals-his-big-twitter-regret.html

Welcome to climate change https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613350/welcome-to-climate-change/

Why seaweed is strangling Mexican tourism, and how science could help https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613332/why-seaweed-is-strangling-mexican-tourism-and-how-science-could-help/

Scientists have found a way to decode brain signals into speech https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613421/scientists-have-found-a-way-to-decode-brain-signals-into-speech/

She Was Fired After Raising Questions About a DNA Test. Now She’s Getting $1 Million. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/23/nyregion/dna-testing-nyc-medical-examiner.html

San Francisco could be the first US city to ban facial recognition tech https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/24/san-francisco-first-us-city-ban-facial-recognition/

Seeing the quantum https://aeon.co/essays/an-eye-on-experiments-that-make-quantum-mechanics-visible

Dark Matter Detector Makes Incredible Neutrino Observation https://gizmodo.com/dark-matter-detector-makes-incredible-neutrino-observat-1834270148

Lessons from the fall of China’s bike-sharing pioneer https://www.economist.com/business/2019/01/24/lessons-from-the-fall-of-chinas-bike-sharing-pioneer

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I Used to Work for Google. I Am a Conscientious Objector. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/23/opinion/google-privacy-china.html

A Googler who brought down Google’s AI ethics board says she’s now facing retaliation https://www.technologyreview.com/f/613404/a-googler-who-brought-down-googles-ai-ethics-board-says-shes-now-facing/

Disturbing Animation Shows What Earth Would Look Like if All The Ice Melted https://www.sciencealert.com/disturbing-animation-shows-what-earth-would-look-like-if-all-the-ice-melted

A medical app uses your smartphone’s camera to carry out lab tests at home https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613413/a-medical-app-uses-your-smartphones-camera-to-carry-out-lab-tests-at-home/

Millennials won’t retire comfortably https://www.linkedin.com/feed/news/millennials-wont-retire-comfortably-4652804/

Genetically modified virus may shrink incurable brain cancers https://www.newscientist.com/article/2200543-genetically-modified-virus-may-shrink-incurable-brain-cancers/

Parkinson’s results beyond researchers’ wildest dreams https://www.bbc.com/news/health-47803496

Climate change has already made poor countries poorer and rich countries richer https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613386/climate-change-has-already-made-poor-countries-poorer-and-rich-countries-richer/

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Robot news presenter causes a stir on Russian TV https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47981274

Calculating The Carbon Footprint Of A Google Search https://searchengineland.com/calculating-the-carbon-footprint-of-a-google-search-16105

West Virginia will allow “blockchain voting” in the 2020 election. That’s a risky idea. https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/613358/west-virginia-will-allow-blockchain-voting-in-the-2020-election-thats-a-risky/

Silicon Valley Came to Kansas Schools. That Started a Rebellion. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/21/technology/silicon-valley-kansas-schools.html

Leica Draws China Backlash With Video Invoking Tiananmen Crackdown https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-19/leica-draws-china-s-ire-with-video-invoking-tiananmen-massacre

Leica China video sparks backlash over Tiananmen Square image https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-47987817

Why the Swiss still love cash http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20190416-why-the-swiss-still-love-cash

The Diagnosis Is Alzheimer’s. But That’s Probably Not the Only Problem. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/health/alzheimers-dementia-stroke.html

Tech Tent: Do we want our cities to be smart? https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47977655

5G is live in 3 countries, but we still need answers on health risks https://venturebeat.com/2019/04/19/5g-is-live-in-3-countries-but-we-still-need-answers-on-health-risks/

Researchers suggest 100 percent renewable energy isn’t very green https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/19/earthworks-renewable-energy-metal-demand/

Jack Dorsey Says Twitter Makes It ‘Super Easy’ to Harass and Abuse Others https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/332408

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez quits Facebook, says social media is a health risk https://www.cnet.com/news/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-dumps-facebook/

How 5g Is Likely To Put Weather Forecasting At Risk https://hackaday.com/2019/04/16/5g-buildout-likely-to-put-weather-forecasting-at-risk/

The most effective way to tackle climate change? Plant 1 trillion trees https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/17/world/trillion-trees-climate-change-intl-scn/index.html

Lost sea creatures wash up on California shores as ocean climate shifts https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/lost-sea-creatures-wash-up-on-california-shores-as-ocean-climate-shifts/2019/04/17/3606cade-5d36-11e9-a00e-050dc7b82693_story.html?utm_term=.d086cf80a5c5

Elusive molecule, first in Universe, detected in space https://phys.org/news/2019-04-elusive-molecule-universe-space.html

Artificial intelligence speeds efforts to develop clean, virtually limitless fusion energy https://phys.org/news/2019-04-artificial-intelligence-efforts-virtually-limitless.html

15 Months of Fresh Hell Inside Facebook https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-15-months-of-fresh-hell/

Facebook challenged to give TED talk on political ads https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47942278

Graphene-based foam stays soft and squishy even at super cold temperatures https://phys.org/news/2019-04-graphene-based-foam-soft-squishy-super.html