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Social media stars agree to declare when they post ads https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46960179

“5 minutes of sheer terror”: Hackers infiltrate East Bay family’s Nest surveillance camera, send warning of incoming North Korea missile attack https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/01/21/it-was-five-minutes-of-sheer-terror-hackers-infiltrate-east-bay-familys-nest-surveillance-camera-send-warning-of-incoming-north-korea-missile-attack/

Here’s Why Elon Musk’s Extremely Shiny Starship Is Made Out of Stainless Steel https://www.sciencealert.com/new-spacex-starship-will-bleed-water-says-musk

Will people ditch cash for cryptocurrency? Japan is about to find out https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611656/will-people-ditch-cash-for-cryptocurrency-japan-is-about-to-find-out/

Bitcoin has “severe” limitations because of the way it keeps itself safe from attackers https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/612810/bitcoin-has-severe-limitations-because-of-the-way-it-keeps-itself-safe-from/

The Ancient Romans First Committed the Sartorial Crime of Wearing Socks with Sandals, Archaeological Evidence Suggests http://www.openculture.com/2019/01/the-ancient-romans-first-committed-the-sartorial-crime-of-wearing-socks-with-sandals.html

An algorithm that mimics our tribal instincts could help AI learn to socialize https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/612811/an-algorithm-that-mimics-our-tribal-instincts-could-help-ai-learn-to-socialize/

Smart Cities: para quem elas são inteligentes, afinal? https://estrategiasquetransformam.com.br/criatividade/smart-cities-para-quem-elas-sao-inteligentes-afinal/

Mysterious Planet Nine hiding beyond Neptune might not be a planet at all https://www.cnet.com/news/mysterious-planet-hiding-beyond-neptune-might-not-be-a-planet-at-all/

That Hackers Hacking Scene May Not Be So Dumb After All https://www.wired.com/story/movie-hacking-scenes-dissected/

Mortes de motociclistas em SP sobem 18%; nº de vítimas é o maior em 3 anos https://sao-paulo.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,mortes-de-motociclistas-em-sp-sobem-18-n-de-vitimas-e-o-maior-em-3-anos,70002689056

The FBI says its photo analysis is scientific evidence. Scientists disagree. https://thenextweb.com/security/2019/01/22/the-fbi-says-its-photo-analysis-is-scientific-evidence-scientists-disagree/

AI is sending people to jail—and getting it wrong https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612775/algorithms-criminal-justice-ai/

A meteor hit the moon during the lunar eclipse. Here’s what we know. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/01/meteor-hit-the-moon-during-blood-moon-eclipse-heres-what-we-know/

The battle on the frontline of climate change in Mali https://www.bbc.com/news/the-reporters-46921487

Greenland’s Melting Ice Nears a ‘Tipping Point,’ Scientists Say https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/climate/greenland-ice.html

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10 Year Challenge: How the world has changed in a decade https://www.bbc.com/news/world-46918799

Giving algorithms a sense of uncertainty could make them more ethical https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612764/giving-algorithms-a-sense-of-uncertainty-could-make-them-more-ethical/

Amazon made a vest to keep robots from pummeling humans https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/18/amazon-robotic-tech-vest-warehouse/

How Tesla is taking over neighborhoods with solar energy https://electrek.co/2019/01/19/tesla-taking-over-neighbourhoods-solar-power/

How Space and Time Could Be a Quantum Error-Correcting Code https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-space-and-time-could-be-a-quantum-error-correcting-code-20190103/

How your voice hides clues about your love life http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190111-artificial-intelligence-can-predict-a-relationships-future

Why Silicon Valley’s “growth at any cost” is the new “unsafe at any speed” https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/01/researcher-as-tech-firms-grow-rapidly-privacy-violations-must-be-intentional/

Para salvar o som de um Stradivarius, uma cidade inteira tem de manter silêncio https://cultura.estadao.com.br/noticias/musica,para-salvar-o-som-de-um-stradivarius-uma-cidade-inteira-tem-de-manter-silencio,70002687372

AI, the law, and our future http://news.mit.edu/2019/first-ai-policy-congress-0118

Why Is AI And Machine Learning So Biased? The Answer Is Simple Economics https://www.forbes.com/sites/kalevleetaru/2019/01/20/why-is-ai-and-machine-learning-so-biased-the-answer-is-simple-economics/#74c93736588c

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China Tried To Grow Cotton On The Moon, But It Didn’t Work https://www.npr.org/2019/01/17/686169520/plant-china-mooned-over-dies-couldnt-cotton-to-lunar-environment

Google Play malware used phones’ motion sensors to conceal itself https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/01/google-play-malware-used-phones-motion-sensors-to-conceal-itself/

This Airbnb Spying Nightmare Is a Reminder That Staying in Strangers’ Homes Is Still Creepy https://gizmodo.com/this-airbnb-spying-nightmare-is-a-reminder-that-staying-1831818233

Microsoft is spending $500 million to offset big tech’s impact on housing https://qz.com/1526882/microsoft-is-spending-500-million-to-offset-big-techs-impact-on-housing/

Why doing more exercise won’t help you burn more calories https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24132130-400-why-doing-more-exercise-wont-help-you-burn-more-calories/

Netflix Criticized for Using Actual Footage of Deadly Event in Travelers and Possibly Bird Box

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Our pets: the key to the obesity crisis? http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190109-what-we-can-learn-from-overweight-pets-about-human-obesity

Hack Brief: An Astonishing 773 Million Records Exposed In Monster Breach https://www.wired.com/story/collection-one-breach-email-accounts-passwords/

The 773 Million Record “Collection #1” Data Breach https://www.troyhunt.com/the-773-million-record-collection-1-data-reach/

‘;–have i been pwned? https://haveibeenpwned.com/

Is the “10 Year Challenge” on Facebook a privacy scheme disguised as a meme? https://www.cbsnews.com/news/facebook-10-year-challenge-meme-could-it-mine-your-data-facial-recognition/

The diet to save lives, the planet and feed us all? https://www.bbc.com/news/health-46865204

The ultrasound scan you can do yourself https://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-46881627/the-ultrasound-scan-you-can-do-yourself

Mysterious Galaxy Measured Exquisitely, And Contains No Dark Matter At All https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2019/01/16/mysterious-galaxy-measured-exquisitely-and-contains-no-dark-matter-at-all/#4ed52fbb2473

Could Dark Matter Ever Form A Star? https://www.forbes.com/sites/jillianscudder/2016/12/22/astroquizzical-dark-matter-star/#7235281221ea

Srinivasa Ramanujan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srinivasa_Ramanujan

Fortifying the future of cryptography http://news.mit.edu/2019/faculty-vinod-vaikuntanathan-0116

Why screen time studies can’t measure the effect of smartphones on our well-being https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/16/18184587/screen-time-well-being-nature-human-behavior-study-flaws

Ocean warming is making waves stronger—and that’s a problem https://www.popsci.com/climate-change-wave-energy

The pace at which the world’s permafrost soils are warming https://phys.org/news/2019-01-pace-world-permafrost-soils.html