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Biohacker Josiah Zayner wants to teach everyone DIY genetic engineering https://qz.com/1533778/biohacker-josiah-zayner-wants-to-teach-everyone-diy-genetic-engineering/
Should a self-driving car kill the baby or the grandma? Depends on where you’re from. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612341/a-global-ethics-study-aims-to-help-ai-solve-the-self-driving-trolley-problem/
By Defying Apple’s Rules, Facebook Shows It Never Learns https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-research-app-lessons/
Facebook users continue to grow despite privacy scandals https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47065972
Apple revokes Facebook’s developer certificate over data-snooping app—Google could be next https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/01/facebook-and-google-offered-gift-cards-for-root-level-access-to-ios-users-data/
Google will stop peddling a data collector through Apple’s back door https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/30/googles-also-peddling-a-data-collector-through-apples-back-door/
Google also monitored iPhone usage with a private app https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/30/18204064/apple-google-monitoring-phone-usage-screenwise-meter
Most people overlook artificial intelligence despite flawless advice https://phys.org/news/2019-01-people-overlook-artificial-intelligence-flawless.html
‘American Dying’ cooled Earth’s climate https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47063973
Let’s say I wanted to escape climate change. Where should I go? https://grist.org/article/lets-say-i-wanted-to-escape-climate-change-where-should-i-go/
Scientists Have Detected an Enormous Cavity Growing Beneath Antarctica https://www.sciencealert.com/giant-void-identified-under-antarctica-reveals-a-monumental-hidden-ice-retreat
150 years of the periodic table: Test your knowledge https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47008289
Why Electric Cars Struggle In The Cold—and How To Help Them https://www.wired.com/story/electric-cars-cold-weather-tips/
The Origin Of The Name ‘Spanish Flu’ https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/the-origin-of-the-spanish-flu/