Facebook’s Dystopian Definition of ‘Fake’ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/05/why-pelosi-video-isnt-fake-facebook/590335/ Here’s How Scarily Accurate NASA’s Long-Term Climate Predictions Have Been So Far https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-s-long-term-climate-predictions-are-accurate-to-within-1-20th-of-a-degree One lucky destroyer crew will officially be the first to rock the Navy’s newest laser weapon https://taskandpurpose.com/uss-preble-laser-weapon-system ‘I was a North Macedonian fake news writer’ http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190528-i-was-a-macedonian-fake-news-writer SpaceX’s Starlink satellites are clearly visible in the sky—and astronomers […]

What genetic tests from 23andMe, Veritas and Genos really told me about my health https://www.sciencenews.org/article/review-genetic-tests-23andme-veritas-genos-health-comparison Water-based batteries enable a green energy future https://physicsworld.com/a/water-based-batteries-enable-a-green-energy-future/ Google revives controversial cold-fusion experiments https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01683-9 The World Economic Forum wants to develop global rules for AI https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613589/the-world-economic-forum-wants-to-develop-global-rules-for-ai/ Something’s Hiding in Our Outer Solar System, But It Might Not Be Planet Nine […]

Brasileira ganha 1º lugar em feira de ciências e terá asteroide com seu nome https://ciencia.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,brasileira-ganha-1-lugar-em-feira-de-ciencias-e-tera-asteroide-com-seu-nome,70002841590 Os ‘baixos’ que estão em alta em São Paulo: Pinheiros, Augusta e Mooca https://brasil.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,bairros-de-sp-adotam-conceito-de-baixo-para-atrair-publico,70002843665 Watch Bauhaus World, a Free Documentary That Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of Germany’s Legendary Art, Architecture & Design School http://www.openculture.com/2019/02/bauhaus-world.html ‘Quero ser uma voz para os […]

America and its economic allies have announced five “democratic” principles for AI https://www.technologyreview.com/f/613573/america-and-its-economic-allies-announce-a-democratic-vision-for-ai/ Gene therapy may have its first blockbuster https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613576/gene-therapy-may-have-its-first-blockbuster/ Moondust Could Cloud Our Lunar Ambitions https://www.wired.com/story/moondust-nasa-lunar-ambitions/ Facebook plans to launch ‘GlobalCoin’ currency in 2020 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-48383460 Scientists Find A Volume Knob For Emotional Memories https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-find-a-volume-knob-for-emotional-memories/ China’s Supply of Minerals for iPhones and Missiles Could […]

MIT just cracked open an historic time capsule–here’s what was inside https://www.fastcompany.com/90351312/a-time-capsule-full-of-tech-and-design-history-was-just-cracked-open-at-mit How scientists unraveled the mystery behind the return of a banned greenhouse gas https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613566/how-scientists-unraveled-the-mystery-behind-the-return-of-a-banned-greenhouse-gas/ Desmatamento avança na Amazônia, que perde 19 hectares de florestas/hora https://sustentabilidade.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,desmatamento-avanca-na-amazonia-que-perde-19-hectares-de-florestashora,70002838401 Brasil lamenta perda do nome Amazon https://br.noticias.yahoo.com/brasil-lamenta-perda-nome-amazon-205000491.html Policy Initiatives To Trigger Massive Growth Of Renewable Energy In China […]

Amazon set for facial recognition revolt https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-48339142 Like the emperor’s new clothes, DNA kits are a tailored illusion https://aeon.co/ideas/like-the-emperors-new-clothes-dna-kits-are-a-tailored-illusion Formation of the moon brought water to Earth https://phys.org/news/2019-05-formation-moon-brought-earth.html The true cost of Islamic State’s archaeological looting in Syria is becoming clear https://qz.com/1624546/the-true-cost-of-islamic-states-archaeological-looting/ Google Photos Fixed the Bad Photo Organization That I Spent Years Creating https://gizmodo.com/google-photos-fixed-the-bad-photo-organization-that-i-s-1834836513 […]

DHS warns of ‘strong concerns’ that Chinese-made drones are stealing data https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/20/politics/dhs-chinese-drone-warning/index.html The U.S. put nuclear waste under a dome on a Pacific island. Now it’s cracking open. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/05/20/us-put-nuclear-waste-under-dome-pacific-island-now-its-cracking-open/?utm_term=.eb1b11ccd6c7 For The First Time, Scientists Have Linked Rare Genetic Mutations to Lupus https://www.sciencealert.com/major-lupus-discovery-isolates-the-gene-mutations-responsible This Is Why We Will Never Know Everything About Our Universe https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2019/05/21/this-is-why-we-will-never-know-everything-about-our-universe/#261c3c786296 Rise […]

Google Spent Years on a Secret Plan to Dominate This $830 Billion Industry, and Nobody Even Noticed https://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/google-spent-years-on-a-secret-plan-to-dominate-this-830-billion-industry-nobody-even-noticed.html Tesla’s Model 3 autopilot mode was activated seconds before a fatal crash https://www.technologyreview.com/f/613549/teslas-model-3-autopilot-mode-was-activated-seconds-before-a-fatal-crash/ Grocery bills can predict diabetes rates by neighborhood https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613518/grocery-bills-can-predict-diabetes-rates-by-neighborhood/ Turning one greenhouse gas into another could combat climate change https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613556/turning-one-greenhouse-gas-into-another-could-combat-climate-change/ Move Over, San Andreas: […]

A nova oposição digital https://link.estadao.com.br/noticias/empresas,a-nova-oposicao-digital,70002832011 Cientista brasileira cria ‘caneta’ que detecta câncer durante cirurgia https://ciencia.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,cientista-brasileira-cria-caneta-que-detecta-cancer-durante-cirurgia,70002832324 The doctor who invented 18 medical devices https://www.bbc.com/news/business-48132022 Snakebites: Like having my hand smashed by a hammer’ https://www.bbc.com/news/health-48281557 The NYPD uses altered images in its facial recognition system, new documents show https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/16/18627548/nypd-facial-recognition-altered-faces-privacy Koalas declared “functionally extinct” https://inhabitat.com/koalas-declared-functionally-extinct/ livro Speed of […]

Could facial recognition cut crime? https://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-48228677/could-facial-recognition-cut-crime Instagram blocks vaccine hoax hashtags https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-48227377 Hackers interrupt Israeli Eurovision webcast with faked explosions https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-48280902 Christchurch attacks: Facebook curbs Live feature https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-48276802 Tesla’s trumpeted solar shingles are a flop https://www.technologyreview.com/f/613541/teslas-trumpeted-solar-shingles-are-a-flop/ Planetary scientists unravel mystery of Egyptian desert glass https://phys.org/news/2019-05-planetary-scientists-unravel-mystery-egyptian.html MPs ask Instagram chiefs about suicide poll https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-48279410 US says […]