The Smoking Gun in the Facebook Antitrust Case

The government wants to break up the world’s biggest social network. Internal company emails show why.

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SpaceX Launches—and Crashes—Its Starship Mars Rocket

The test flight didn’t come close to the edge of space, but the prototype was a big step toward the rocket’s first orbital mission.

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Bees Paint Animal Poo on Their Homes to Repel Giant Hornets

What at first seems like terrible housekeeping turns out to be a clever ploy to fend off huge predators, which can otherwise easily destroy a hive.

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In 'The Mandalorian,' Stormtroopers Have Finally Discovered Tactics

Imperial troops have finally figured out how to do more than charge straight ahead.

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Out of the Box: 10 Fun Gift Subscriptions for Kids

Stressed about shopping for a young’un? This present keeps on giving.

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Want a More Equitable Future? Empower Citizen Developers

To drive innovation, we need to put technology in the hands of every worker, organization, and public-sector agency around the world.

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Anova's $600 Countertop Oven Is a Steam-Powered Dream

Move over, air fryers. The use of steam is an exciting and approachable new direction for the home kitchen, and this oven is pointing the way.

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Toxicity in Gaming Is Dangerous. Here's How to Stand Up to It

Players often rationalize behaviors like harassment as a part of video game culture. But new research shows it has long-term negative effects.

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25 Face Masks We Actually Like to Wear

Here are the WIRED staff’s favorite face coverings for running, walking the dog, going to work, or looking stylish.

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Marvel Puzzle Quest Might Just Be My Forever Game

Despite the raft of new games now available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, a free-to-play mobile puzzler still has the bulk of my attention.

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Brawn on a Budget: The New Mac Mini With Apple Silicon

The tiny desktop PC has been relaunched with an Apple-made chip, and boy does it rip.

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Russia's FireEye Hack Is a Statement—but Not a Catastrophe

The fallout from the attack may not be as dire as it first sounds.

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The Christchurch Shooter and YouTube's Radicalization Trap

The platform has gotten better about stamping out extremist content. But researchers say its policies and algorithms are still too opaque.

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Orientalism, Cyberpunk 2077, and Yellow Peril in Science Fiction

Cyberpunk as a genre, and Cyberpunk 2077 the game are both rooted in a type of otherization that can't be ignored—but it can be examined.

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Chuck Yeager's 1947 Flight Inspired Our Supersonic Ambitions

Yeager was the prototype of the American hero, a decorated fighter pilot immortalized in Tom Wolfe's The Right Stuff. He died Monday at age 97.

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Behind the Paper That Led to a Google Researcher's Firing

Timnit Gebru was one of seven authors on a study that examined prior research on training artificial intelligence models to understand language.

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Apple’s ‘One More Thing’ for 2020: A $549 Pair of Headphones

The future of audio is spatial.

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The 8 Best Science Books to Read or Gift This Holiday Season

Here are the WIRED science team's top new picks for this winter.

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This Guy Is Taking Viewers Along for His Driverless Rides

Joel Johnson, who has taken more than 60 rides in Waymo's Arizona taxis, has posted over a dozen videos and says it's been "rock solid."

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The 22 Best Bike Accessories to Kit Out Your Ride

You got a bicycle! Here’s our favorite gear, from bells to helmets, to make your ride safer and more pleasant.

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VR Meetings Are Weird, but They Beat Our Current Reality

A new VR app called Arthur allows you and your distant colleagues to collaborate within a 3D meeting space—as long as you all have headsets handy.

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New Vaccine Data Is Coming: Watch Out for These 3 Claims

Tips on how to read the full results from BNT-Pfizer and Moderna, from an expert in evaluating medical evidence.

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The Galaxy S20 Fan Edition Is Samsung’s Best Phone of 2020

By trimming the fat from its highest-end Galaxy handset, Samsung inadvertently made one of the year’s top Android phones.

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The Perfect Strategy to Fight Covid-19 Is … Everything?

It’d be great to know which public health interventions against the coronavirus have the biggest bang for the buck. But nobody does.

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Did QuantumScape Just Solve a 40-Year-Old Battery Problem?

Earlier this year, the startup claimed to have a revolutionary solid-state lithium-ion cell that could change EVs forever. Now it has data to prove it.

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Get a Better Picture With Our Favorite Webcams

Videoconferencing cameras have been in high demand since the pandemic began. We’ve narrowed down our favorites.

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Friends, Fleetwood Mac, and the Viral Comfort of Nostalgia

If there’s one thing that brings people together now, it’s old shows, old songs, and drinking Ocean Spray Cran-Raspberry juice to a 1977 hit.

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Critical Flaws in Millions of IoT Devices May Never Get Fixed

Amnesia:33 is the latest in a long line of vulnerabilities that affect countless embedded devices.

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Uber Gives Up on the Self-Driving Dream

The ride-hail giant invested more than $1 billion in autonomous vehicles. Now, it's selling the unit to Aurora, which makes self-driving tech.

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The NSA Warns That Russia Is Attacking Remote Work Platforms

A vulnerability in VMWare has prompted a warning that companies—and government agencies—need to patch as soon as possible.

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Let’s Unpack the Pendulum Rocket Fallacy

And explore how it relates to Iron Man’s flight strategy.

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Which Google Pixel Phone (and Gear) Should You Buy?

If you’re going to get an Android phone, these are the best. Here’s a guide to all the models, along with case recommendations and software tips.

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Paywalls, Newsletters, and the New Echo Chamber

When everything is subscription-based, how many news sources will any one person actually read?

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When Sex Toys Get the Tech-Startup Treatment

On this week's Get WIRED podcast, writer Lux Alptraum tackles the messy tale of Lora DiCarlo's allegedly game-changing vibrator.

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The Vaccines Are Coming. It’s Time to Call Your Mom

The next, crucial step in beating the pandemic? Having conversations with our vaccine-shy loved ones.

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Who Will We Be When This Is All Over?

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought incalculable suffering and trauma. But it also offers ways for people—and even societies—to change for the better.

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These 7 Pots and Pans Are All You Need in the Kitchen

Picking the right cookware can be a soul-sucking research project, but don’t give in to temptation and buy a set. Here’s a short list of unique essentials.

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14 Boozy Gift Ideas for the Amateur Bartender

From growlers to glassware, these are our favorite picks for beer, wine, or cocktail connoisseurs.

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High-Energy X-Rays Reveal the Secrets of Ancient Egyptian Ink

Analysis of 12 papyrus fragments from the Tebtunis Temple suggests that certain paint techniques were developed and used well before the 15th Century.

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The Ultimate Quarantine Self-Care Guide

Here's how to take care of your nails, hair, and skin at home—because if there was ever a time to be kind to yourself, it's now.

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The Search for Dark Matter Is Dramatically Expanding

Physicists are checking whether dark matter tickles different types of detectors, nudges starlight, warms planetary cores, or even lodges in rocks.

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A Race Car Crash From Hell—and the Science That Saved Its Driver

Romain Grosjean’s F1 car slammed into a wall at 137 mph and burst into flames. He walked away because of decades of work by unsung scientists and engineers.

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9 Browser Extensions to Help You Search the Web Better

Search results can be cluttered with ads and other less-useful information. These add-ons strip out the junk to help you find what you're looking for.

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The US Used the Patriot Act to Justify Logging Website Users

Plus: Better Twitter two-factor, a Spotify hack, and more of the week’s top security news.

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The Best Sex Toys and Tech for Every Body

Spending more time indoors? Here are our favorite gender-inclusive adult devices to give you and your partner(s) a helping hand.

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Physicists Are Closer to Knowing the Size of a Proton … Sort of

A new and potentially improved measurement of a proton’s charge radius brings scientists closer to an answer. But the issue is still unresolved.

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Another Victim of Global Warming: The Great British Bake Off

Increasing summer temperatures are proving a menace to butter, chocolates, and baked Alaska.

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This Is the Perfect Bedroom Guitar Amp

The Positive Grid Spark will inspire you to step out of your musical wheelhouse.

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20 Smart Gifts to Upgrade Your Beauty Routine

Give your loved ones the gift of feeling fabulous with these tools and sets.

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Trust in Covid Vaccines Grows, Planning Begins, and More News

Catch up on the most important updates from this week.

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Teddy Roosevelt Is Basically a Fantasy Character

Erin Lindsey's Rose Gallagher books give America's 26th president the paranormal cowboy stories he deserves.

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The Ascent of Elliot Page

The Oscar-nominated Umbrella Academy star came out as trans this week—a huge moment for the actor and everyone watching his rise.

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Apple's Covid Response Was Extremely Apple

Plus: A patented pizza box, polarization on Parler, and a sad update.

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5 Sanitizers to Blast the Feces Off Your Toothbrush

A device that cleans toothbrushes with UV light is something you probably want. Trust us.

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The Best iPad to Buy (and the Ones to Avoid)

With several new iPads on the market, choosing the right one is more complicated than ever. We’re here to help.

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How The Tumult of 2020 Will Shape the Future of Ride Sharing

This week, we talk about the new legal and social realities that Lyft, Uber, the scooter companies, and bike-share companies will face once the pandemic ends.

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13 Piping-Hot Gift Ideas for Coffee Lovers

We all know someone who puts a little too much time into their morning brew. Here's how to shop for them.

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The Future of Work: ‘Collaborative Configurations of Minds’ by Lettie Prell

“No longer were we merely the created machine called Artificial Intelligence. We became Alternative Intelligence.”

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For the Second Time Ever, an Asteroid Sample Returns to Earth

The Japanese Hayabusa2 mission to asteroid Ryugu marks a major milestone this weekend with the return of pristine space rock.

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A Member of the ‘Squad’ Takes on Cryptocurrency

US Representative Rashida Tlaib, a progressive first-term lawmaker, has cosponsored a bill requiring stablecoins like Facebook's Libra to be issued by banks.

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Among Us and a Resurgence of Narrative-Free Games

In the midst of a pandemic, we're all suffering from narrative exhaustion right now.

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A Prominent AI Ethics Researcher Says Google Fired Her

Timnit Gebru is a leader among those examining the societal impacts of the technology. She had also criticized the company's diversity efforts.

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A ‘Magical Bug’ Exposed Any iPhone in a Hacker's Wi-Fi Range

A Google researcher found flaws in Apple's AWDL protocol that would have allowed for a complete device takeover.

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China Stakes Its Claim to Quantum Supremacy

Google trumpeted its quantum computer that outperformed a conventional supercomputer. A Chinese group says it's done the same, with different technology.

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On Section 230, It's Trump vs. Trump

The president is urging Congress to repeal a law that his own trade agreements commit the country to.

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Spoil Your Cat Over the Holidays With Our Favorite Gear

Between litter boxes, beds, scratchers, and trees, cats require a lot of supplies. These are our favorites.

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Slay Every Sauce and Soup With This $100 Stick Blender

Braun's new powerful and easy-to-use immersion blender is an essential kitchen upgrade.

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Underground Brine Could Be a Source of Oxygen on Mars

A new study tests a device that can efficiently split the resource’s water into pure oxygen and hydrogen in Martian conditions.

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The Arecibo Observatory Is More Than Just a Telescope

The world’s second largest radio telescope collapsed on Tuesday. But its legacy is indestructible.

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The Best Travel Mugs to Ward Off the Winter Chill

From classics like Yeti and Stanley to new tumblers from OtterBox and Snow Peak, these picks will keep your libations piping hot.

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Giving Gadgets As Gifts? Get Ready to Answer These Questions

Bestowing tech gifts means anticipating confusion about privacy and recurring fees. Here's how to ease the minds of loved ones this year.

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Do Diverse Corporate Boards Lead to a Fairer Workplace?

Nasdaq wants at least one woman and one underrepresented minority among directors at listed companies. The proposal goes further than most, but will it matter?

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Apple’s New iPad Air Is a Great Tablet With a Few Quirks

The 2020 edition of the iPad Air is light, powerful, convenient. It's a good buy as long as you don't mind a few small annoyances.

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Warp Speed, Atomic Structure, and the Future of Vaccines

John Mascola, who worked on the research that led to the Moderna shot, thinks Covid-19 proves we have to prep for the next virus, too.

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Hackers Are Targeting the Covid-19 Vaccine ‘Cold Chain’

As vaccines await US approval, a sophisticated global phishing campaign has tried to harvest credentials from companies involved in their distribution.

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This Notorious Botnet Has an Alarming New Trick

The hackers behind TrickBot have begun probing victim PCs for vulnerable firmware, which would let them persist on devices undetected.

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The Journey of Electronic Bottles and the Ocean Plastic Crisis

Researchers loaded containers with trackers and released them in the Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, giving new insight into how plastic pollution travels.

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A Broken Piece of Internet Backbone Might Finally Get Fixed

Efforts to secure the Border Gateway Protocol have picked up critical momentum, including a big assist from Google.

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New AI-Based Navigation Helps Loon’s Balloons Hover in Place

Reinforcement learning might be the next step in keeping broadband-carrying balloons afloat above remote areas. Could Venus be next?

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19 Delightful Gifts for Music Lovers and Audiophiles

From headphones and speakers to accessories for their vinyl LPs, these gift ideas will appeal to any audio lover.

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Double Your Laptop’s Screen Size With a Portable Monitor

The Vissles-M is an excellent and easy-to-use touchscreen monitor that sits next to your computer, embiggening your WFH workspace.

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Two Global Efforts Try to Trace the Origin of the Covid Virus

Both teams want to know when—or how often—the virus passed from animals to people. But the trail may have gone cold, and the search has gotten political.

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This Company Uses AI to Outwit Malicious AI

Robust Intelligence is among a crop of companies that offer to protect clients from efforts at deception.

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The Pandemic Gives Us a Chance to Change How We Get Around

City transportation ecosystems are suddenly getting more diverse, giving us an opportunity to (finally) rethink the car.

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The Best Barefoot Shoes for Walking or Running

Our favorite zero-drop, minimalist footwear will let you feel the ground beneath your feet.

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Not Even William Barr Buys Trump’s Election Nonsense

The attorney general has long been one of the president’s chief apologists. Not this time.

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Our 100+ Favorite Cyber Monday Deals Still Available Today

We combed through every Black Friday and Cyber Monday deal we featured this week. These deals remain—for the moment.

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A Story About a Gargantuan Space Creature

Here's this month's prompt, how to submit, and an illustrated archive of past favorites.

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7 Simple Ways to Make Your Android Phone More Secure

Here's how to lock down your data and stop others from snooping on your personal information.

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Too Many Game Subscription Services? Here's How to Choose

PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Now, Xbox Live Gold, Game Pass, Game Pass Ultimate—we break it down so you can pick the right one for you.

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One Free Press Coalition Spotlights Journalists Under Attack - December 2020

This month's list focuses on cases relating to Covid-19, as thousands of individuals have called on the UN to free jailed journalists amid the ongoing pandemic.

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How to Back Up and Move Your Photos Between Services

Leaving Google Photos now that it's no longer free and unlimited? Considering Apple Photos or OneDrive? Here's how to take your library with you.

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The 14 Best Tech Gifts for Kids

Your child has spent years watching you tap away on your phone or laptop. Give them a turn on an age-appropriate device of their own.

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The Free Market Approach to This Pandemic Isn't Working

The US health care system has always been unequal, but Covid-19 has revealed it to be absurd.

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How a Vibrating Smartwatch Could Be Used to Stop Nightmares

The FDA has given NightWare clearance to market a “digital therapeutic” device that uses an Apple Watch to interrupt PTSD-related nightmares.

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They Found Community, and Then Love, in Online Games

It's no surprise people build great friendships when they game together. But these folks found much more—sometimes across long distances and cultural divides.

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Sonos Is Having a Big Cyber Monday Sale

These smart speakers hardly ever go on sale. You can save on Sonos One, Beam, Move, and more—but most deals end today.

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A Mission to Make Virtual Parties Actually Fun

Let's be honest, Zoom birthdays and happy hours are bad. But an emerging type of platform known as “proximity chat” could offer a better option.

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Beautiful Yet Unnerving Photos of the Arctic Getting Greener

Using tricked-out drones, scientists are watching vegetation boom in the far north. Their findings could have big implications for the whole planet.

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