‘People You May Know:’ A Controversial Facebook Feature’s 10-Year History https://gizmodo.com/people-you-may-know-a-controversial-facebook-features-1827981959

Facebook Wanted Us to Kill This Investigative Tool https://gizmodo.com/facebook-wanted-us-to-kill-this-investigative-tool-1826620111

The fastest human-made object launches for the Sun this Saturday https://www.engadget.com/2018/08/09/nasa-parker-solar-probe-launch/

Why security experts hate that “blockchain voting” will be used in the midterm elections https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611850/why-security-experts-hate-that-blockchain-voting-will-be-used-in-the-midterm-elections/

How bacteria can save children’s lives http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180808-gut-bacteria-that-could-cure-malnutrition

I Don’t Believe in Aliens Anymore https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/08/struggling-to-love-a-galaxy-without-aliens/566966/

minhas dicas de leitura: Leia, Vale a Pena http://leiavaleapena.tumblr.com

Soon, the most beautiful people in the world may no longer be human https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/08/08/soon-most-beautiful-people-world-may-no-longer-be-human/

The Internet Trolls Have Won. Sorry, There’s Not Much You Can Do. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/08/technology/personaltech/internet-trolls-comments.html

Tech companies use “persuasive design” to get us hooked. Psychologists say it’s unethical. https://www.vox.com/2018/8/8/17664580/persuasive-technology-psychology

China is using robotic doves to spy on citizens https://bigthink.com/stephen-johnson/china-is-spying-on-citizens-with-robotic-doves

Silicon Valley should stop ostracizing the military https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/silicon-valley-should-stop-ostracizing-the-military/2018/08/08/7a7e0658-974f-11e8-80e1-00e80e1fdf43_story.html

This climate-change hack would reflect more sunlight. Not such a bright idea, study says. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/08/08/this-climate-change-hack-would-reflect-more-sunlight-not-such-a-bright-idea-study-says/

China aims to dominate 5G mobile technology—and it’s off to a strong start https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/611825/china-aims-to-dominate-5g-mobile-technology-and-its-off-to-a-strong-start/

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1. Silicon Valley Writes A Playbook To Help Avert Ethical Disasters https://www.wired.com/story/ethical-os/
2. Como o uso de dados de funcionários pelas empresas está mudando o mercado de trabalho https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/vert-fut-44143874
3. “The Lean Startup” is an unproductive legend https://qz.com/work/1349238/the-lean-startup-is-an-unproductive-legend/
4. Without Sergey Brin, Google has lost its healthy fear of authoritarianism https://qz.com/1347623/without-sergey-brin-google-has-lost-its-fear-of-authoritarian-china/
5. Cybersecurity’s insidious new threat: workforce stress https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611727/cybersecuritys-insidious-new-threat-workforce-stress/
6. Does messaging with fear really work? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeqAoozVyfQ&ab_channel=GlobalWeirdingwithKatharineHayhoe
7. INFORMATIONSHOW 2018 http://informationshow.com.br/2018/
8. Want to Change Society’s Views? Here’s How Many People You’ll Need on Your Side https://futurism.com/social-change-tipping-point/

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1. Facebook pede a bancos dos EUA dados de usuários para aumentar engajamento https://link.estadao.com.br/noticias/empresas,facebook-pede-a-bancos-dos-eua-dados-de-usuarios-para-aumentar-engajamento,70002434330
2. Facebook wants banks to hand over customers’ financial information https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/611811/facebook-wants-banks-to-hand-over-customers-financial-information/
3. Facebook denies seeking users’ bank data https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-45097040
4. Ontario is axing its test of universal basic income https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/611797/ontario-is-axing-its-test-of-universal-basic-income/
5. In Physics, Beauty May Be Overrated https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/in-physics-beauty-may-be-overrated/
6. Climate change: ‘Hothouse Earth’ risks even if CO2 emissions slashed https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45084144
7. Scientists Have Uncovered a Disturbing Climate Change Precedent https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/08/earths-scorching-hot-history/566762/
8. The Mendocino Complex Fire is now the largest wildfire ever recorded in California https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/08/06/wildfires-continue-to-char-california-but-one-fire-is-in-a-destructive-league-of-its-own/?utm_term=.06e04185de70
9. No, You Don’t Have a “Reptilian Brain” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InOr29Uxbvk&ab_channel=SciShow
10. The Surprising Pattern Behind the Names of Colors Around the World http://www.openculture.com/2018/08/surprising-pattern-behind-names-colors-around-world.html

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1. Hospital superbugs are evolving to survive hand sanitizers https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/08/hospital-superbugs-are-evolving-to-survive-hand-sanitizers/
2. Wells Fargo says hundreds lost homes to computing ‘error’ https://www.engadget.com/2018/08/05/wells-fargo-says-hundreds-lost-homes-to-computing-error/
3. Our climate plans are in pieces as killer summer shreds records https://edition.cnn.com/2018/08/04/world/climate-change-deadly-summer-wxc-intl/index.html
4. Eczema is an annoying, itchy disease. Bacteria from someone else’s skin may tame it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/eczema-is-an-annoying-itchy-disease-bacteria-from-someone-elses-skin-may-tame-it/2018/08/03/73b11eb6-6a5c-11e8-bea7-c8eb28bc52b1_story.html?utm_term=.cd75b417781e
5. This new blockchain-based betting platform could cause Napster-size legal headaches https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611757/this-new-ethereum-based-assassination-market-platform-could-cause-napster-size-legal/
6. O prazer de ler https://cultura.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,o-prazer-de-ler,70002430956
7. A solução está no livro
   Pesquisa mostra aumento do Ideb em cidades que receberam bibliotecas https://educacao.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,a-solucao-esta-no-livro,70002431252
8. How chyrons took on a life of their own https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/lifestyle/style/how-cable-news-chyrons-have-adapted-to-the-trump-era/

   Cidades questionam aposta em veículos autônomos https://internacional.estadao.com.br/noticias/nytiw,cidades-questionam-aposta-em-veiculos-autonomos,70002429083

9. In Tokyo, These Trains Jingle All the Way https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSG5IkRA9BE&ab_channel=GreatBigStory
10. What you’re getting wrong about mindfulness http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20180802-why-everything-you-thought-about-mindfulness-may-not-be-true

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