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Amazon Is Aggressively Pursuing Big Oil as It Stalls Out on Clean Energy https://gizmodo.com/amazon-is-aggressively-pursuing-big-oil-as-it-stalls-ou-1833875828

Now Amazon plans to launch a massive constellation of more than 3,000 internet satellites https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/613272/now-amazon-plans-to-launch-a-massive-constellation-of-more-than-3000-internet/

Blockbuster blizzard could impact states hit by “bomb cyclone” weeks ago https://www.cbsnews.com/news/extreme-weather-blizzard-bomb-cyclone-plains-midwest-latest-forecast-path-track-today-2019-04-08/

In Bubbles, She Sees a Mathematical Universe https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/science/uhlenbeck-bubbles-math-physics.html

Last time CO2 levels were this high, sea levels were 60 feet higher and Antarctica had trees https://thinkprogress.org/carbon-dioxide-levels-sea-antarctica-b435497e1266/

As White House questions climate change, U.S. military is planning for it https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/as-white-house-questions-climate-change-us-military-is-planning-for-it/2019/04/08/78142546-57c0-11e9-814f-e2f46684196e_story.html?utm_term=.202d5b41f936

Getting to the bottom of the “boiling crisis” http://news.mit.edu/2019/boiling-crisis-nuclear-design-0405

The UK’s online laws could be the future of the internet—and that’s got people worried https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613285/the-uks-online-laws-could-be-the-future-of-the-internetand-thats-got-people-worried/

Australia’s new law threatens jail if social-media firms don’t remove violent content https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/613268/australias-new-law-threatens-jail-if-social-media-firms-dont-remove-violent/

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram are ‘garbage,’ says Linux founder Torvalds https://www.cnet.com/news/facebook-twitter-and-instagram-are-garbage-says-linux-founder/

Sorry, graphene—borophene is the new wonder material that’s got everyone excited https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613267/borophene-the-new-2d-material-taking-chemistry-by-storm/

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In San Francisco, Making a Living From Your Billionaire Neighbor’s Trash https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/07/us/trash-pickers-san-francisco-zuckerberg.html

Registro de tuberculose que resiste a remédio triplica e chega a 3 por dia https://saude.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,registro-de-tuberculose-que-resiste-a-remedio-triplica-e-chega-a-3-por-dia,70002783227

A Mysterious Infection, Spanning the Globe in a Climate of Secrecy https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/health/drug-resistant-candida-auris.html

Cyber-attacks ‘damage’ national infrastructure https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47812479

Hackers beat university cyber-defences in two hours https://www.bbc.com/news/education-47805451

Facebook ‘hosts’ cyber-crime marketplaces https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47831216

Facebook’s ad-serving algorithm discriminates by gender and race https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613274/facebook-algorithm-discriminates-ai-bias/

The Matrix Code Came From Sushi Recipes—but Which? https://www.wired.com/story/the-matrix-code-sushi-recipe/

Isaac Asimov Laments the “Cult of Ignorance” in the United States: A Short, Scathing Essay from 1980 http://www.openculture.com/2016/10/isaac-asimov-laments-the-cult-of-ignorance-in-the-united-states.html

What’s behind North Korean TV’s makeover? https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-47831570/north-korea-state-tv-goes-hi-tech-for-a-day

What Happens When Techno-Utopians Actually Run a Country https://www.wired.com/story/italy-five-star-movement-techno-utopians/

Dog owners are much happier than cat owners, survey finds https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/04/05/dog-owners-are-much-happier-than-cat-owners-survey-finds/?utm_term=.4237263c7a1f

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Why Bitcoin May Be The Greenest Technology Ever https://bitcoinist.com/bitcoin-green-technology-environment/

Unknown Species of Ancient Four-Legged Whale Uncovered in Peru https://gizmodo.com/unknown-species-of-ancient-four-legged-whale-uncovered-1833805642

Boeing CEO acknowledges — for the first time — that bad data played role in 737 Max crashes https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/04/boeing-ceo-acknowledges-that-bad-data-played-role-in-737-max-crashes.html

We’re About to See The First-Ever Photo of a Black Hole. Here’s What It Might Be Like https://www.sciencealert.com/we-re-about-to-see-the-first-ever-photo-of-a-black-hole-here-s-what-it-might-be-like

Scientists Rule Out Hawking Theory for Source of Dark Matter https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/deep-space/a27048233/scientists-dismiss-hawking-theory-source-dark-matter/

Google has now cancelled its AI ethics board after a backlash from staff https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/613271/google-has-now-cancelled-its-ai-ethics-board-after-a-backlash-from-staff/

Música eletrônica reduz picadas e reprodução do mosquito Aedes aegypti, aponta estudo https://g1.globo.com/ciencia-e-saude/noticia/2019/04/04/musica-eletronica-reduz-picadas-e-reproducao-do-mosquito-aedes-aegypti-aponta-estudo.ghtml

Fortnite: Is Prince Harry right to want game banned? https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47813894

The diets cutting one in five lives short every year https://www.bbc.com/news/health-47734296

Climate Change Is Coming for Your Tuna https://earther.gizmodo.com/climate-change-is-coming-for-your-tuna-1833746191

Hospital viruses: Fake cancerous nodes in CT scans, created by malware, trick radiologists https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/04/03/hospital-viruses-fake-cancerous-nodes-ct-scans-created-by-malware-trick-radiologists/?utm_term=.b72a3025496e

The FDA wants to regulate machine learning in health care https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/613264/the-fda-wants-to-regulate-machine-learning-in-healthcare/

Climate change: ‘Magic bullet’ carbon solution takes big step https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47638586

Monte Testaccio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Testaccio

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Burger King is going to start selling a meat-free “Impossible Whopper” https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/613251/burger-king-is-going-to-start-selling-the-meat-free-impossible-whopper/

No joke, Google is killing off the Pixel 2, Inbox, goo.gl URL shortener, and Google+ this week https://www.pcworld.com/article/3385091/no-joke-google-is-seriously-killing-off-the-pixel-2-inbox-googl-url-shortener-and-google-this-week.html

Congestion Pricing: N.Y. Embraced It. Will Other Clogged Cities Follow? https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/01/nyregion/new-york-congestion-pricing.html

Google’s constant product shutdowns are damaging its brand https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/04/googles-constant-product-shutdowns-are-damaging-its-brand/

Scientists weighed all the mass in the Milky Way galaxy. It’s mind-boggling. https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2019/4/2/18282606/milky-way-mass-stars-dark-matter

“Effectively irreversible”: Canada is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world, report says https://www.cbsnews.com/news/canada-is-warming-twice-as-fast-as-the-rest-of-the-world-climate-change-report-says/

Rarely Seen Giant Viruses Have Been Caught Using CRISPR as a Weapon https://www.sciencealert.com/giant-viruses-have-been-caught-using-crispr-as-a-weapon-of-attack

If I were still working at the EPA, I would resign
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