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These Influencers Aren’t Flesh and Blood, Yet Millions Follow Them https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/17/business/media/miquela-virtual-influencer.html

Dogs may have evolved ‘puppy-dog eyes’ to tug at our hearts https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/06/17/dogs-may-have-evolved-puppy-dog-eyes-tug-our-hearts/?utm_term=.209d42db0755

A new chip lets robots “imagine” their actions before they make a move https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613631/a-new-chip-lets-robots-imagine-their-actions-before-they-make-a-move/

Iceland’s data centers are booming—here’s why that’s a problem https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613779/icelands-data-centers-are-booming-heres-why-thats-a-problem/

Adobe’s new AI tool can spot when a face has been Photoshopped https://www.technologyreview.com/f/613781/adobes-new-ai-tool-can-spot-when-a-face-has-been-photoshopped/

The poisons released by melting Arctic ice http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190612-the-poisons-released-by-melting-arctic-ice

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Palmeiras exóticas serão retiradas do Parque Trianon, em São Paulo https://sao-paulo.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,palmeiras-exoticas-serao-retiradas-do-parque-trianon-em-sao-paulo,70002876643

The productivity paradox https://medium.com/@ryanavent_93844/the-productivity-paradox-aaf05e5e4aad

AI can tell when actors are kissing—and maybe when you are, too https://www.technologyreview.com/f/613773/ai-hollywood-kissing-surveillance-aclu/

Artificial intelligence sees construction site accidents before they happen https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613738/artificial-intelligence-sees-construction-site-accidents-before-they-happen/

Brain signals can reveal how “awake” a fly’s brain is https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613637/brain-signals-can-reveal-how-awake-a-flys-brain-is/

5 Things That Make You a Mosquito Magnet https://youtu.be/j6MrN9o0BfA

Oh, Lovely: The Tick That Gives People Meat Allergies Is Spreading https://www.wired.com/story/lone-star-tick-that-gives-people-meat-allergies-may-be-spreading/

How Dengue, a Deadly Mosquito-Borne Disease, Could Spread in a Warming World https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/06/10/climate/dengue-mosquito-spread-map.html

In Stores, Secret Bluetooth Surveillance Tracks Your Every Move https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/06/14/opinion/bluetooth-wireless-tracking-privacy.html

Hey Sorry Everyone But You Should Probably Keep Flossing https://www.wired.com/2016/08/hey-sorry-everyone-probably-keep-flossing/

Does the news reflect what we die from? https://ourworldindata.org/does-the-news-reflect-what-we-die-from

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Amazon sued over Alexa child recordings in US https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-48623914

As Polar Ice Cap Recedes, The U.S. Navy Looks North https://www.npr.org/2019/06/12/730258832/as-polar-ice-cap-recedes-the-u-s-navy-looks-north

How we tune out distractions http://news.mit.edu/2019/how-brain-ignores-distractions-0612

Revealing ‘hidden’ phases of matter through the power of light https://phys.org/news/2019-06-revealing-hidden-phases-power.html

Ancient Roman Sandals and Other Footwear https://www.thoughtco.com/ancient-roman-sandals-and-other-footwear-117819

The man who helped feed the world https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47643456

Duas horas por semana ao ar livre garantem boa saúde, diz estudo https://saude.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,duas-horas-por-semana-ao-ar-livre-garante-boa-saude,70002871251

minha palestra no CIAB 2019: https://youtu.be/HvO-gw6EyUk

minhas palestras gravadas: http://usina.com/u/palestras

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Russia Targets Tinder As A Warning To Facebook And Twitter https://www.wired.com/story/russia-targets-tinder-warning-facebook-twitter/

A vitória (temporária) dos ladrões https://opiniao.estadao.com.br/noticias/espaco-aberto,a-vitoria-temporaria-dos-ladroes,70002864509

Is Climate Change Inconvenient or Existential? Only Supercomputers Can Do the Math https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/12/opinion/climate-change-supercomputers.html

The new plan to remove a trillion tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere: Bury it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/06/12/new-plan-remove-trillion-tons-carbon-dioxide-atmosphere-bury-it/?utm_term=.4fdad8da6e61

Fusion-Powered Spacecraft Could Be Just a Decade Away https://www.space.com/fusion-powered-spacecraft-could-launch-2028.html

Google News failed us, says New York Times https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/12/google-news-failed-us-says-new-york-times/?utm_term=.5482d9d85354

Battle of the elements: gold has gleamed through the ages https://physicsworld.com/a/battle-of-the-elements-gold-has-gleamed-through-the-ages/

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YouTube CEO apologizes to LGBTQ community after outcry https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/10/18660473/youtube-lgbtq-susan-wojcicki-carlos-maza-steven-crowder

YouTube is deleting videos on Nazi history as part of its hate speech crackdown https://www.technologyreview.com/f/613644/youtube-is-deleting-videos-on-nazi-history-as-part-of-its-hate-speech-crackdown/

Facial recognition smart glasses could make public surveillance discreet and ubiquitous https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/10/18659660/facial-recognition-smart-glasses-sunglasses-surveillance-vuzix-nntc-uae

Robots reviewed my resume and they were not impressed https://thenextweb.com/work2030/2019/06/11/ai-robots-reviewed-my-resume-unimpressed-work/

Facebook’s AI system can speak with Bill Gates’s voice https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613647/facebooks-ai-system-can-speak-with-bill-gatess-voice/

Robots reviewed my resume and they were not impressed https://thenextweb.com/work2030/2019/06/11/ai-robots-reviewed-my-resume-unimpressed-work/

Why is the moon flashing? A new telescope might find out. https://www.technologyreview.com/f/613639/why-is-the-moon-flashing-a-new-telescope-might-find-out/

How 20th century nuclear testing can help scientists detect art forgeries https://newatlas.com/art-forgery-detection-nuclear-testing-carbon-samples/60065/

Atomic Tests Were a Tourist Draw in 1950s Las Vegas https://www.citylab.com/equity/2014/08/atomic-tests-were-a-tourist-draw-in-1950s-las-vegas/375802/

Hackers have stolen photos of travelers taken by the US border agency https://www.technologyreview.com/f/613660/hackers-have-stolen-photos-of-travelers-taken-by-the-us-border-agency/

U.S. Customs and Border Protection says photos of travelers were taken in a data breach https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/06/10/us-customs-border-protection-says-photos-travelers-into-out-country-were-recently-taken-data-breach/?utm_term=.89cb42d2f89c

Don’t smile for surveillance: Why airport face scans are a privacy trap https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/06/10/your-face-is-now-your-boarding-pass-thats-problem/?utm_term=.14d1e6857329

How to avoid facial recognition at the airport https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/06/10/how-avoid-facial-recognition-airport/?utm_term=.9ac32ab45553

Deepfakes Are Coming. We Can No Longer Believe What We See. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/10/opinion/deepfake-pelosi-video.html

Canada to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021 https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-48588603/canada-to-ban-single-use-plastics-as-early-as-2021