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Apple
Audit backs Apple's denial of Chinese spy chips in servers
Engadget - Jon Fingas
The independent study says Super Micro's hardware is clean. If there have been any Chinese spy chips on Super Micro servers, they haven't been easy to find. The company has told customers that an independent
Science
Space mining: the new goldrush
sciencefocus.com
The asteroid belt is brimming with metals – everything from iron and nickel, to gold and platinum. It’s estimated there is at least $700 billion …
Meng Wanzhou
Defence in Huawei CFO case updates plan for bail
ctvnews.ca - Kendra Mangione
A senior executive of a multinational Chinese telecommunications company is waiting to learn whether she'll be granted bail by a judge in …
Technology
Australia's horrific new encryption law likely to obliterate its tech scene
TNW - Tristan Greene
Australia‘s government signed a bill into law last week giving law enforcement agencies the right to force technology companies to reveal users’ encrypted messages. Another way of putting it: Australia‘s
Tesla
Tesla is seeking a ridiculous $167 million in damages from whistleblower/saboteur
Electrek - Fred Lambert
Tesla is now reportedly seeking a ridiculous amount of damages from Martin Tripp in the form of $167 million, the self-proclaimed Tesla whistleblower who Tesla CEO Elon Musk has described as a “saboteur”.
Urban Exploration
Photo of Couple Boning on Top of Pyramids Prompts International Investigation
VICE - Mack Lamoureux
Egyptian authorities are investigating the photo posted by a Danish photographer, Andreas Hvid, that shows him and a model bumping uglies on the Great Pyramid of Giza. This article originally appeared
Science
Researchers say coffee may combat two devastating brain diseases
bgr.com - Mike Wehner
The past few years have brought lots of good news for anyone who considers coffee a vice. Scientists have discovered that various compounds in coffee …
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer film sparks political correctness debate over ‘problematic’ story
independent.co.uk - Michael Brice-Saddler
1/50 2 December 2018 2/50 1 December 2018 3/50 30 November 2018 4/50 29 November 2018 5/50 28 November 2018 6/50 27 November 2018 7/50 26 November 2018 8/50 …
Autonomous Vehicle
How an Uber Whistleblower Tried to Stop Self-Driving Car Disaster
theinformation.com - By
Five days before an Uber self-driving car prototype killed a pedestrian in Arizona last March, a manager in Uber’s autonomous vehicle unit warned the …
Opinion
Beyond Huawei, Scientist's Death Hurts China's Technology Quest
Bloomberg - Shuli Ren
The death of a prominent Chinese scientist in the U.S. has passed comparatively unnoticed beside the blizzard of global headlines devoted to the …
Long-form Journalism
Your Apps Know Where You Were Last Night, and They’re Not Keeping It Secret
The New York Times
Dozens of companies use smartphone locations to help advertisers and even hedge funds. They say it’s anonymous, but the data shows how personal it is.
World War II
The boy left behind in Nazi Vienna
bbc.co.uk
Kurt was 14 years old when his Jewish mother fled to the UK By Nik Pollinger In fear for her life, Kurt’s Jewish single mother fled Nazi Vienna for the UK in 1939, leaving him behind. This 14-year-old’s
Technology
Australia’s encryption-busting law is "deeply flawed," says tech industry
The Verge - Jon Porter
The Assistance and Access Bill 2018 has huge implications for cybersecurity worldwide Australia just passed tough new legislation that requires tech companies to hand over user data when requested by enforcement,
Apple
Apple releases new Beddit sleep tracker
The Verge - Dami Lee
Apple has released the first Beddit sleep tracker since acquiring the Finnish company in 2017, via CNET. The Beddit 3.5 Sleep Monitor is a thin sensor strip that can be placed under the bedsheet to track
Windows 10
Google welcomes Microsoft’s move to Chromium, but Mozilla doesn’t
The Verge - Tom Warren
Microsoft is moving its Edge Windows browser to Google’s open source Chromium rendering engine. The move will mean Edge will be far more compatible with websites, but Microsoft will also be able to contribute
Technology
Microsoft sounds an alarm over facial recognition technology
The Verge - Casey Newton
How Chinese-style monitoring could come to the United States Sophisticated facial-recognition technology is at the heart of many of China’s more dystopian security initiatives. With 200 million surveillance
Technology
The 13 biggest announcements from The Game Awards 2018
The Verge - Nick Statt and Andrew Webster
There was a ton of news at the video game industry’s biggest awards gathering The Game Awards is ostensibly the equivalent of the Oscars for the video game industry, but the biggest names in interactive
Innovation
This chart shows every major technological innovation in the last 150 years — and how they have changed the way we work
Business Insider - Will Martin
• Since 1760, productivity has increased almost 30 fold.• That is largely down to technological innovations like electricity, telephones, and the internet.• Barclays chronicled the world's rising productivity
Apple
Apple Watch electrocardiogram and irregular heart rate features are available today
The Verge - Dieter Bohn
They’re not diagnostic tools Today, with an update to watchOS, Apple is making its electrocardiogram (EKG) reading feature available to Apple Watch Series 4 owners. It’s also releasing an irregular rate
Solar Panels
Going off the Grid? You’ll Need These Essentials
The Manual - Steven John
Whether you’re saying goodbye to society for a month-long campout or an indefinite plunge into the wild, going off the grid for extended periods of …
Stainless Steel
Coffee Mugs So Warm You'll Forget How Cold Winter Is
Outside Magazine - Graham Averill
The only thing more important than your morning coffee might be the cup it’s served in. We form emotional bonds with our favorite coffee mug, so we did hours of research and countless mornings of testing
Social Media
Facebook Gave Netflix, Lyft, Airbnb Special Access to User Data: NYT
iphoneincanada.ca
British lawmakers have released a trove of the company’s internal communications, shedding light on the mind of the company’s CEO, Mark …
Science
How to survive a tsunami
Popular Science - By Kate Baggaley
We asked experts how to live through one of nature’s most powerful disasters. On May 22, 1960, the largest earthquake ever measured struck off the coast of southern Chile. Once the shaking stopped, Denis
Magic Mushrooms
Study: Magic mushrooms are the safest drug
Popular Science - By Sara Chodosh
But they're still illegal. Disclaimer: Popular Science does not endorse the use of illegal drugs. If you’re looking to play it safe when it comes to illicit substances, look no further than the humble
Gear & Gadgets
9 things you need for a better night’s sleep
Popular Science - By Eleanor Cummins
A pillow for every body part! Hibernation isn’t an option for human beings, unfortunately. That means we’ve got to make sure every eight-hour allotment is elevated to cloud nine. These practical gifts—whether
Falcon 9
For the first time ever, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket fails to stick a ground landing
The Verge - Loren Grush
But the rocket still got its payload to orbit For the first time since SpaceX began recovering its Falcon 9 fleet, the company failed to land one of its rockets that was meant to touch down on solid ground.
Technology (Australia)
Scientists develop 10-minute universal cancer test
The Guardian - Ian Sample Science editor
Scientists have developed a universal cancer test that can detect traces of the disease in a patient’s bloodstream. The cheap and simple test uses a colour-changing fluid to reveal the presence of malignant
Social Media
Facebook accused of striking 'secret deals over user data'
BBC News - BBC World
Emails written by Facebook's chief and his deputies show the firm struck secret deals to give some developers special access to user data while refusing others, according to MPs. A cache of internal documents
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Science
Project Troy: How Scientists Helped Refine Cold War Psychological Warfare
The Atlantic - Audra Wolfe
By working for the CIA, a crack team of researchers honed the United States’ first formal peacetime campaign of propaganda and manipulation. The phrase Cold War didn’t always refer to a time period. In

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Audit backs Apple's denial of Chinese spy chips in servers

Space mining: the new goldrush

Defence in Huawei CFO case updates plan for bail

Australia's horrific new encryption law likely to obliterate its tech scene

Tesla is seeking a ridiculous $167 million in damages from whistleblower/saboteur

Photo of Couple Boning on Top of Pyramids Prompts International Investigation

Researchers say coffee may combat two devastating brain diseases

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer film sparks political correctness debate over ‘problematic’ story

How an Uber Whistleblower Tried to Stop Self-Driving Car Disaster

Beyond Huawei, Scientist's Death Hurts China's Technology Quest

Your Apps Know Where You Were Last Night, and They’re Not Keeping It Secret

The boy left behind in Nazi Vienna

Australia’s encryption-busting law is "deeply flawed," says tech industry

Apple releases new Beddit sleep tracker

Google welcomes Microsoft’s move to Chromium, but Mozilla doesn’t

Microsoft sounds an alarm over facial recognition technology

The 13 biggest announcements from The Game Awards 2018

This chart shows every major technological innovation in the last 150 years — and how they have changed the way we work

Apple Watch electrocardiogram and irregular heart rate features are available today

Going off the Grid? You’ll Need These Essentials

Coffee Mugs So Warm You'll Forget How Cold Winter Is

Facebook Gave Netflix, Lyft, Airbnb Special Access to User Data: NYT

How to survive a tsunami

Study: Magic mushrooms are the safest drug

9 things you need for a better night’s sleep

For the first time ever, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket fails to stick a ground landing

Scientists develop 10-minute universal cancer test

Facebook accused of striking 'secret deals over user data'

How kids can help design cities | Mara Mintzer

Project Troy: How Scientists Helped Refine Cold War Psychological Warfare