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Babies in the womb have lizard-like hand muscles https://www.bbc.com/news/health-49876827
Email Nonsense Inspired An Explanation Of Why Meteorologists Take A Lot of Math https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2019/10/01/email-nonsense-inspired-an-explanation-of-why-meteorologists-take-a-lot-of-math/#4d87fb382e4d
Amazon Pitches Shady Facial Recognition Laws https://www.forbes.com/sites/korihale/2019/10/01/amazon-pitches-shady-facial-recognition-laws/#28e82d906f7d
Scientists estimate Earth’s total carbon store https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-49899039
Algae might be a secret weapon to combatting climate change https://qz.com/1718988/algae-might-be-a-secret-weapon-to-combatting-climate-change/
Humans Produce 100x More CO2 Than All Earth’s Volcanoes Combined https://www.sciencealert.com/humans-produce-100x-more-co2-than-all-volcanoes-combined
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In two hours of leaked audio, Mark Zuckerberg rallies Facebook employees against critics, competitors, and the US government. https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/1/20756701/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-leak-audio-ftc-antitrust-elizabeth-warren-tiktok-comments
Zuckerberg: Don’t worry, we expected policymakers to resist Libra https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614455/zuckerberg-dont-worry-we-expected-policymakers-to-resist-libra/
Three threats posed by deepfakes that technology won’t solve https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614446/deepfake-technology-detection-disinformation-harassment-revenge-porn-law/
Shoot Migrants’ Legs, Build Alligator Moat: Behind Trump’s Ideas for Border https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/01/us/politics/trump-border-wars.html
Jet fuel from thin air: Aviation’s hope or hype? https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49725741
Using Nanoparticles to Convert CO2 Into Valuable Resources https://scitechdaily.com/using-nanoparticles-to-convert-co2-into-valuable-resources/
New aluminum batteries for renewables storage https://www.pv-magazine.com/2019/09/30/new-aluminum-batteries-for-renewables-storage/
Eco-friendly aluminum batteries might power solar and wind farms https://www.engadget.com/2019/09/30/aluminum-batteries-now-more-practical/
Want to Insult Putin? It Will Cost You $462 https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-10-01/want-to-insult-putin-it-will-cost-you-462
Tsunamis linked to spread of deadly fungal disease https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-49885913