So Hey Here’s a Tortoise Hunting and Eating a Baby Bird

How does one of the slowest animals on Earth manage to chase down a bird? Have a look for yourself.

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38M Records Exposed Online—Including Contact-Tracing Info

Misconfigured Power Apps from Microsoft led to more than a thousand web apps accessible to anyone who found them.

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This Tracker Uses Helium Hot Spots to Locate Your Valuables

Invoxia's LongFi Tracker can report the location of your car, backpack, or teenager by pinging community-operated Helium wireless devices.

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These Are the Best Dyson Vacuums You Can Buy

It's easy to get sucked into the brand's vast catalog. Here are the ones that floored us.

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Data Brokers Know Where You Are—and Want to Sell That Intel

These firms could track whether you've visited your therapist's office or your ex's house. And without regulation, they're a threat to democracy.

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How to Prepare for a Disaster, Emotionally and Mentally

To start: Forgive your selves and help each other

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AI Can Write in English. Now It's Learning Other Languages

Startups in Germany, China, Israel, and elsewhere are following the path blazed by GPT-3—with local twists.

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Are These the Hidden Deepfakes in the Anthony Bourdain Movie?

Pindrop, which makes software to identify synthetic audio, found three clips totaling 50 seconds in the nearly 2-hour movie.

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Can This Sun-Reflecting Fabric Help Fight Climate Change?

An experimental textile called metafabric is designed to cool down the wearer and reduce the need for air-conditioning.

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20 Amazingly Addictive Couch Co-Op Games

Settle in for some bonding time: These are some of the best cooperative titles for two to four players, all playable on a single TV.

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How the Cuttlefish’s Robust Memory System Defies Old Age

This cephalopod is the only known animal that doesn’t exhibit age-related deterioration when recalling specific events.

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Is Your Name Ruining Your Life?

Name discrimination is still alive and well in 2021—and I can’t help but wonder how it’s shaped others’ perceptions of me.

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How Big Data Carried Graph Theory Into New Dimensions

Researchers are turning to the mathematics of higher-order interactions to better model the complex connections within their data.

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Monoprice's $250 Planar Magnetic Headphones Sound Awesome

The Monolith M570 from the low-cost accessory maker are the best sub-$500 headphones I've heard in years.

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You Should Be Using TweetDeck

Even if you wouldn't call yourself a power user, the Twitter client's advanced search tools and customizable interface can massively upgrade your feed.

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The 12 Best Electric Bikes for Every Kind of Ride

A battery-powered motor lets you enjoy most of the benefits of biking, without all the sweat.

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Hackers Stole Over $90M From Japan's Liquid Crypto Exchange

Plus: An Apple informant, a Census Bureau hack, and more of the week's top security news.

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Sleepio Conquered My Insomnia Where Quick-Fix Gadgets Failed

This six-week course employs cognitive behavioral therapy to improve the quality of your sleep.

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A Plan to Slow the Creep of the Sahara—by Planting Gardens

People along the desert’s border are building a kind of circular plot called a tolou keur to keep the soil fertile and to slow desertification.

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15 Best Weekend Deals on iPads, Fitness Trackers, and More

Need a new laptop? Now is the time to buy. There’s also plenty of great sales on everything from photo frames to Apple’s latest iPad.

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