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Inside Facebook’s Secret Rulebook for Global Political Speech https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/27/world/facebook-moderators.html

The Internet Apologizes http://nymag.com/tags/the-internet-apologizes/

“i Was Devastated”: Tim Berners-Lee, The Man Who Created The World Wide Web, Has Some Regrets https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/07/the-man-who-created-the-world-wide-web-has-some-regrets

19 bold predictions for science and technology in 2019 https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/19-bold-predictions-science-technology-2019-ncna950076

Leg nerves activated by light offer new path to restoring mobility http://news.mit.edu/2018/leg-nerves-activated-by-light-offer-new-path-restoring-mobility-1226

The biggest technology failures of 2018 https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612646/the-biggest-technology-failures-of-2018/

2018, o ano da mentira https://link.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,2018-o-ano-da-mentira,70002659491

Universal basic income had a rough 2018 https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612640/universal-basic-income-had-a-rough-2018/

Artificial intelligence is mastering a wider variety of jobs than ever before https://www.sciencenews.org/article/artificial-intelligence-machine-learning-2018-yir

7 bad science and health ideas that should die with 2018 https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/12/26/18136428/worst-science-2018-science-myths-climate-change-immigration-stanford-prison-experiment-juul

This is the architecture trend that needs to die in 2019 https://www.fastcompany.com/90280200/this-is-the-architecture-trend-that-needs-to-die-in-2019

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What happens when AI-generated people look for love on Tinder https://qz.com/1508164/ai-generated-people-look-for-love-on-tinder/

Kratom: The Bitter Plant That Could Help Opioid Addicts—if The Dea Doesn’t Ban It https://www.wired.com/2016/11/kratom-bitter-plant-help-opioid-addicts-dea-doesnt-ban/

Na China, pioneira de bike compartilhada está em crise https://link.estadao.com.br/noticias/empresas,na-china-pioneira-de-bike-compartilhada-esta-em-crise,70002657363

Apple’s Future Looks Rotten https://gizmodo.com/apples-future-looks-rotten-1831041372

Huawei is the world’s fastest-growing smartphone seller despite increasing global scrutiny https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/612681/huawei-is-the-worlds-fastest-growing-smartphone-seller-despite-increasing-global/

Figuring – A book. https://www.brainpickings.org/2018/11/01/figuring/

President Trump’s Retreat on the Environment Is Affecting Communities Across America https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/12/26/us/politics/donald-trump-environmental-regulation.html

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Incoming! A June meteor swarm could be loaded with surprises. https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/12/25/incoming-june-meteor-swarm-could-be-loaded-with-surprises/?utm_term=.c01a8d1a19ab

Mineração de asteroide começa a deixar a ficção https://link.estadao.com.br/noticias/inovacao,mineracao-de-asteroide-comeca-a-deixar-a-ficcao,70002655782

The truth about supplements: do they work and should you take them? https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032060-100-the-truth-about-supplements-do-they-work-and-should-you-take-them/

Death rays: How the dream of an ultimate weapon became a dark farce https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24032093-800-death-rays-how-the-dream-of-an-ultimate-weapon-became-a-dark-farce/

The Hidden Link Between Farm Antibiotics And Human Illness https://www.wired.com/story/farm-antibiotics-human-illness-hidden-link/

New threat to ozone recovery http://news.mit.edu/2018/chloroform-threat-ozone-recovery-1220

The Hunt For The Brain-Eating Amoebas Of Yellowstone https://www.wired.com/story/the-hunt-for-the-brain-eating-amoebas-of-yellowstone/

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We tried teaching an AI to write Christmas movie plots. Hilarity ensued. Eventually. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612644/we-tried-teaching-an-ai-to-write-christmas-movie-plots-hilarity-ensued-eventually/

The real reason Father Christmas wears red and white https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46619012

Sending astronauts to Mars would be stupid, astronaut says https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46364179

The fat-burning heart-rate zone is a myth: How exercise and weight loss really work https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/the-fat-burning-heart-rate-zone-is-a-myth-how-exercise-and-weight-loss-really-work/2018/12/17/548ea93a-fc8e-11e8-83c0-b06139e540e5_story.html

2018 Was The Year That Tech Put Limits On Ai https://www.wired.com/story/2018-was-year-tech-put-limits-on-ai/

Slack ‘bans users’ who have visited US sanctioned countries https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46642760

2018 was a crappy year for tech and science https://thenextweb.com/science/2018/12/24/2018-was-a-crappy-year-for-tech-and-science/

25+ Astounding Science Facts We Didn’t Know at The Start of 2018 https://www.sciencealert.com/20-science-facts-we-didn-t-know-at-the-start-of-2018

Why Has It Become Risky To Be An AI-Based Software Startup? https://www.forbes.com/sites/janakirammsv/2018/12/23/why-has-it-become-risky-to-be-an-ai-based-software-startup/#21b50a2a469d

A Very Special Christmas movie – courtesy of a neural net http://aiweirdness.com/

Scientists Have Determined The Worst Year to Be Alive in Human History https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-determined-the-worst-year-in-human-history

Genetic Study Of Latin Americans Reveals History Of Converso Migration https://www.forbes.com/sites/jenniferraff/2018/12/23/genetic-study-of-latin-americans-reveals-history-of-converso-migration/#3094ee531280

Facebook might be developing a cryptocurrency that you could send via WhatsApp https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/612662/facebook-might-be-developing-a-cryptocurrency-that-you-could-send-via-whatsapp/

A man asked for his data from Amazon—and they sent him 1,700 recordings of someone else https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/612660/a-man-asked-for-his-data-from-amazon-and-they-sent-him-1700-recordings-of/

Gatwick airport: How countries counter the drone threat https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46639099