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Interesting things I find online from technology, fitness, food, DIY, current affairs, digital, gadgets and many other topics too.

Captain Marvel
Marvel's Phase 4 is Disney's secret weapon in its fight with Netflix
Wired UK - Matt Kamen
San Diego Comic Con is nerd Christmas. The annual showcase event is eagerly anticipated as the launchpad for the movies and TV shows (and still, …
Technology
A new thrust technology for nanosatellites could make them more efficient
MIT Technology Review - Emerging Technology from the arXiv
Chemical rockets aren’t suitable for the new breed of tiny satellites filling our skies. So rocket scientists are developing a new generation of …
Mobile Technology
How re-engineering an old technology could give us EVs with 700 miles of range
Digital Trends - Adam Kaslikowski
One of the challenges facing the electric vehicle industry is battery supply. In May of this year, Tesla’s global supply manager stated that the …
Computers
Google Chrome 76 will stop websites from seeing users in Incognito Mode
Digital Trends - Aaron Mamiit
Google Chrome 76, scheduled to roll out on July 30, will fix a loophole that allows websites to detect visitors who are Incognito Mode, a move that …
Celebrity News
Marvel reveals massive Phase Four film and television slate
The Verge - Julia Alexander, Andrew Liptak
Marvel Studios’ Phase Four of its Marvel Cinematic Universe will include 10 movies and Disney + series when it launches next year, with 2021 looking especially crowded. President Kevin Feige appeared San
Coastlines
England's seaside towns where young people might disappear
bbc.co.uk - By David Rhodes
More than half of England's coastal communities could see a decline in the number of residents aged under 30 by the year 2039.
HBO
A war is brewing in the new trailer for HBO’s fantasy series His Dark Materials
The Verge - Andrew Liptak
The BBC and HBO unveiled a new trailer for their upcoming TV series, His Dark Materials, showing off a fantastical world where a war is brewing between an authoritarian Church and those who resist it.
Long-form Journalism
The New Prospectors
Topic - Katherine LaGrave, Irina Rozovsky
Every year, members of the Gold Prospectors Association of America pack up their RVs in search of adventure, friendship, and a bucketful of pay dirt.
BBC Radio 4 - Radio 4 in Four, Most Popular - What to eat when you're exercising
bbc.co.uk
1. High-carb snacks will give you a boost during that mid-exercise slump 2. Protein is best suited for strength training and muscle gain 3. Fatty foods provide great fuel for low intensity workouts Low
MacBook Pro
Apple's new MacBook Pro and Air are both battery life winners
CNET - by Dan Ackerman
For the MacBook Air, that's expected. But the great battery life in the new quad-core Pro is a nice surprise.
Soil
How to Grow a Bonsai Tree & Make It Live Forever
Food52 - by: Camryn Rabideau
Lately, I’ve been obsessed with the idea of growing a bonsai. Me and a growing tribe of enthusiasts that keep “bonsai for beginners” trending on Pinterest all year. If you’re one of us, the idea of growing
Qubits
Quantum Supremacy Is Coming: Here’s What You Should Know
Quanta Magazine - Kevin Hartnett
Researchers are getting close to building a quantum computer that can perform tasks a classical computer can’t. Here’s what the milestone will …
Amazon Web Services
It Will Cost Amazon $122 Billion to Build Its Own Delivery Network. Here's Why You Can Be Sure It Will (FedEx Is Already
Inc Magazine - Jason Aten
While it will take time and a lot of cash, there's little question that Amazon is moving toward a world where it owns its entire delivery system. It's no secret Amazon is willing to invest huge amounts
Puzzles
AI teaches itself to complete the Rubik's cube in just 20 MOVES - and gets it spot on every single time
dailymail.co.uk - Victoria Bell
A deep-learning algorithm has been developed which can solve the Rubik's cube faster than any human can. It never fails to complete the puzzle, with a …
FaceApp
FaceApp responds to privacy concerns
TechCrunch - Natasha Lomas
FaceApp, the AI-powered selfie-editing app that’s been having another viral moment of late, has now responded to a privacy controversy that we covered earlier here. We’ve pasted the company’s full statement
Apple Card
Is the Apple Card any better than a regular credit card? We asked an expert
Digital Trends - Simon Hill
While surprise unveilings are not uncommon for Apple, the announcement of a new credit card at its March event was unexpected. The Apple Card …
Housing
Poor tenants pay for landlords to live like kings. It doesn’t have to be this way
The Guardian - George Monbiot
People say, ‘I work for Tesco' or, ‘I work for Deliveroo', but the reality for many is that they work for their landlord I have a friend who works almost every waking hour, mainly to pay the rent. Her
Thor
Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi will return for Thor 4
The Verge - Julia Alexander
If you can hear the sound of Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song” playing in the distance, it’s likely because Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi is returning for Marvel’s Thor 4. Waititi is pausing his
Internet
At $100 Billion This Could Be Jeff Bezos' Largest Bet Yet For Amazon's Future
Inc Magazine - Thomas Koulopoulos
One of the things that's always struck me as the largest untapped opportunity for Internet enabled business, commerce, and humanity is the simple, but often overlooked fact, that roughly half of the world's
Neuralink
Elon Musk unveils Neuralink’s plans for brain-reading ‘threads’ and a robot to insert them
The Verge - Elizabeth Lopatto
Elon Musk’s Neuralink, the secretive company developing brain-machine interfaces, showed off some of the technology it has been developing to the public for the first time. The goal is to eventually begin
Tesla Roadster
Lotus’ all-electric hypercar fully charges in nine minutes
Engadget - Mat Smith
Lotus decided to make its latest hypercar not only all-electric but also incredibly powerful. The Evija is the company's first car with an electrified powertrain, which translates into a disgusting amount
CubeSats
The CubeSat revolution changing the way we see the world
bbc.co.uk - By Tim Harford
There is a beloved story about the dimensions of the space shuttle.
Bose
Bose QC35 II owners complain of degraded noise cancellation after recent updates
The Verge - Chris Welch
I'm in the middle of reviewing the new Bose Noise Canceling Headphones 700, but before wrapping that up, I felt it was necessary to address an ongoing situation with the company's previous set of headphones.
Long-form Journalism
Road-tripping with the Amazon nomads
The Verge - Josh Dzieza
Chris Anderson moves through the Target clearance racks with cool efficiency, surveying the towers of Star Wars Lego sets and Incredibles action figures, sensing, as if by intuition, what would be profitable
Web Development
10 new web design tools for July 2019 | Creative Bloq
creativebloq.com - Tanya Combrinck
Brand new web design tools and resources can help us to work smarter and faster, so its vital that we stay on top of the hottest new releases and …
TV Series
Game of groans: how boring historical accuracy ruined Vikings
The Guardian - Luke Holland
When Ian McShane pithily remarked that Game of Thrones was “just tits and dragons”, you had to concede he had a point. Yes, it’s one of the greatest TV shows of all time – you, at the back! Pipe down!
Germany to close all 84 of its coal-fired power plants, will rely primarily on renewable energy
Los Angeles Times - Erik Kirschbaum
Germany, one of the world’s biggest consumers of coal, will shut down all 84 of its coal-fired power plants over the next 19 years to meet its international commitments in the fight against climate change,
Business
Want to Buy a Spanish Village? This Real Estate Agent Has 400 to Sell
Fortune - Phil Boucher
Selling a house is a frustrating, time-consuming venture at the best of times—so imagine trying to sell an entire village. Or, as in the case of …
Amazon
12 of the best fantasy books everyone should read
Wired UK - WIRED
Are you looking for your next fantasy must-read? From wizards and werewolves to weird happenings underground, we've pulled together some of the WIRED …