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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

minha contribuição pro São Paulo Tech Week https://youtu.be/XOepUavFzDI

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Israel’s “startup nation” is under threat from the tech giants that nurtured it https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612717/israels-startup-nation-is-under-threat-from-the-tech-giants-that-nurtured-it/

IBM’s latest quantum computer is a 20-qubit work of art https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/08/ibm-q-system-one-quantum-computer/

CES 2019: Could Lovot the pet robot make you fall in love? https://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-46791486/ces-2019-could-lovot-the-pet-robot-make-you-fall-in-love

Bitcoin Exposed Silicon Valley’s Ultimate Aim: Making Money https://www.wired.com/story/bitcoin-exposed-silicon-valley-aim-making-money/

Segway Shows Off New Scooter, Self-Driving Robot, E-Skates https://www.pcmag.com/news/365731/segway-shows-off-new-scooter-self-driving-robot-e-skates

Five emerging cyber-threats to worry about in 2019https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612713/five-emerging-cyber-threats-2019/