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Lime is pulling its scooters in Switzerland after a possible software glitch made people fall off https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/612751/lime-is-pulling-its-scooters-in-switzerland-after-a-possible-software-glitch/

Lyft and Uber drivers may need extra insurance coverage https://www.fox9.com/news/lyft-and-uber-drivers-may-need-extra-insurance-coverage

A beleza nos foi roubada pelos gurus da publicidade, diz arquiteto Renzo Piano https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/2019/01/a-beleza-nos-foi-roubada-pelos-gurus-da-publicidade-diz-arquiteto-renzo-piano.shtml

The Weaponization Of Artificial Intelligence https://www.forbes.com/sites/cognitiveworld/2019/01/14/the-weaponization-of-artificial-intelligence/#7855deba3686

Start-up Bird backs down in electric scooter legal row https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46864744

Screens Might Be As Bad For Mental Health As … Potatoes https://www.wired.com/story/screens-might-be-as-bad-for-mental-health-as-potatoes/

Antarctica is losing ice 6 times faster today than in 1980s https://apnews.com/587a3e77fa7a4da8906ab417b7a71338

The former homeless man bringing web access to the Bronx https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46862214

Parents, avert your eyes: screens aren’t as bad for kids as you think https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/612755/parents-avert-your-eyes-screens-arent-as-bad-for-kids-as-you-think/

China’s Moon mission sees first seeds sprout https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-46873526

Africa by Toto to play on eternal loop ‘down in Africa’ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-46861137

Concerns over increase in toxic brine from desalination plants https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46863146

Filled with malware, phishing and scams, does the web need a safety manual? https://www.zdnet.com/article/filled-with-malware-phishing-and-scams-does-the-web-need-a-safety-manual/

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YouTube influencers: Inside the weird world of social media burnout https://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-46816928/youtube-influencers-inside-the-weird-world-of-social-media-burnout

Nível de felicidade mundial chegou ao seu ponto mais baixo em 2018 https://cultura.estadao.com.br/blogs/direto-da-fonte/nivel-de-felicidade-mundial-chegou-ao-seu-ponto-mais-baixo-em-2018/

In the world’s ‘happiest countries,’ an increasing number of young people don’t feel well at all https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/01/10/worlds-happiest-countries-an-increasing-number-young-people-dont-feel-well-all/?utm_term=.a3b63d94006d

One day your voice will control all your gadgets, and they will control you https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/612750/one-day-your-voice-will-control-all-your-gadgets-and-they-will-control-you/

Her Code Got Humans On The Moon—and Invented Software Itself https://www.wired.com/2015/10/margaret-hamilton-nasa-apollo/

Life, Death and Insulin https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2019/01/07/feature/insulin-is-a-lifesaving-drug-but-it-has-become-intolerably-expensive-and-the-consequences-can-be-tragic/

How Beauty Is Making Scientists Rethink Evolution https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/09/magazine/beauty-evolution-animal.html

Earth’s magnetic field is shifting, vital map can’t be updated due to shutdown https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/magnetic-field-update-shutdown/

Energy From Fusion In Two Years, CEO Says, Commercialization In Five https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2019/01/14/private-firm-will-bring-fusion-reactor-to-market-within-five-years-ceo-says/#372f6a481d4a

Hacker who took down entire nation’s internet is jailed https://edition.cnn.com/2019/01/12/uk/hacker-liberia-cyber-attack-jailed-gbr-intl/index.html

How a sculptor’s artwork slowly poisoned her https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-46842671/how-a-sculptor-s-artwork-slowly-poisoned-her

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Qual é o maior problema da Apple? https://link.estadao.com.br/noticias/empresas,qual-e-o-maior-problema-da-apple,70002673731

Ocean Cleanup’s Plastic Catcher Is Busted. So What Now? https://www.wired.com/story/ocean-cleanups-plastic-catcher/

Smart cities could be lousy to live in if you have a disability https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612712/smart-cities-coule-be-lousy-if-you-have-a-disability/

Who’s sharing fake news on Facebook? Older Republicans https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/612741/whos-sharing-fake-news-on-facebook-older-republicans/

The good news about elderly people sharing so much fake news https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/10/18176162/fake-news-old-people-nyu-study-silver-lining

A neural network can learn to organize the world it sees into concepts—just like we do https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612746/a-neural-network-can-learn-to-organize-the-world-it-sees-into-conceptsjust-like-we-do/

CES 2019: Skin printer wipes years from your face https://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-46831270/ces-2019-skin-printer-wipes-years-from-your-face

CES’s Kitchen of the Future Is Sort of a Nightmare https://www.eater.com/2019/1/8/18173843/ces-2019-kitchen-tech-ge-samsung-whirlpool

Earth’s Magnetic Field Has Moved Unexpectedly, And Scientists Aren’t Sure Why https://www.newsweek.com/earth-magnetic-field-baffle-scientists-north-pole-siberia-canada-world-1286507

Ocean Warming Is Accelerating Faster Than Thought, New Research Finds https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/10/climate/ocean-warming-climate-change.html

DARPA Wants to Turn Insect Brains Into Robot Brains https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/robots/a25849798/darpa-insect-brain-ai-machine-learning/

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Why Experts Are Skeptical of IBM’s New Commercial Quantum Computer https://gizmodo.com/why-experts-are-skeptical-of-ibms-new-commercial-quantu-1831617788

Indian Science Congress Speakers Say Newton Was Wrong, Ancient Demon-King Had Planes https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/01/09/683298815/speakers-at-indian-science-congress-say-newton-was-wrong-ancient-demon-had-airpl

The Origin Of The Word ‘Robot’ https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/the-origin-of-the-word-robot/

Hackers may have just stolen $1 million from the Ethereum Classic blockchain in a “51%” attack https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/612728/hackers-just-stole-1-million-from-the-ethereum-classic-blockchain-in-a-rare-51/

Acoustic mirror https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_mirror

Blue tooth reveals unknown female artist from medieval times https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46783610

Scientists discover a process that stabilizes fusion plasmas https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-01/dppl-sda010819.php

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Why doctors are worried about the Apple Watch EKG https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/8/18172132/apple-watch-ekg-electrocardiogram-health-science

New York Is Dealing With an Old Enemy—Measles https://gizmodo.com/new-york-is-dealing-with-an-old-enemy-measles-1831587909

Google’s Nod to a Universal Translator Was a Smart First Move in a Bid for AI Dominance This Year https://gizmodo.com/google-is-clearing-the-air-of-foul-ai-with-its-stab-at-1831594809

A hormone released during exercise might protect against Alzheimer’s https://www.newscientist.com/article/2189845-a-hormone-released-during-exercise-might-protect-against-alzheimers/#Echobox=1546885040

Could a Chinese-made Metro car spy on us? Many experts say yes. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/could-a-chinese-made-metro-car-spy-on-us-many-experts-say-yes/2019/01/07/00304b2c-03c9-11e9-b5df-5d3874f1ac36_story.html

How Corning Makes Super-Pure Glass For Fiber-Optic Cable https://www.wired.com/story/corning-pure-glass-fiber-optic-cable/

NASA Will Be Conducting its First Real -World Test of its Planetary Defense Spacecraft https://interestingengineering.com/nasa-will-be-conducting-its-first-real-world-test-of-its-planetary-defense-spacecraft

Intellectual humility: the importance of knowing you might be wrong https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/1/4/17989224/intellectual-humility-explained-psychology-replication

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