Andreas Richardsonflipped into Nerd++Zoology Researchers perform magic tricks for birds, who are not amusedverified_publisher Ars Technica - John Timmer Can an animal without hands recognize when humans are using sleight-of-hand tricks? Most magic tricks require a fairly sophisticated understanding of …
Andreas Richardsonflipped into Nerd++UK Politics Boris Johnson Knows Exactly What He’s Doing - The Atlanticverified_publisher The Atlantic - Tom McTague Boris Johnson knows exactly what he’s doing.
Andreas Richardsonflipped into Nerd++Security China's New Power Play: More Control of Tech Companies' Troves of Data The Wall Street Journal. - Lingling WeiShortly after rising to power in late 2012, Xi Jinping made his first company visit in his new job as China’s Communist Party chief, to Tencent Holdings Ltd. There, he raised a topic that has become both...
Andreas Richardsonflipped into Nerd++Alibaba Group ‘Obedience and fear’: the brutal working conditions behind China’s tech boom Financial Times - Yuan YangBy the time he arrived at Alibaba, Tim had been working to get there for years. Raised in a small town in Zhejiang province, he’d competed to be at the top of every school class. As a student at one of...
Andreas Richardsonflipped into Nerd++Computers Trojan Shield: How the FBI Secretly Ran a Phone Network for Criminalsverified_publisher VICE - Joseph CoxNew court records detail how the FBI turned encrypted phone company 'Anom' into a honeypot for organized crime. For years the FBI has secretly run an encrypted communications app used by organized crime...
Andreas Richardsonflipped into Nerd++The Brain Baby Boomers' Biggest Financial Risk: Cognitive Decline The Wall Street Journal. - Randall SmithFor baby boomers who manage their own nest eggs, a risk is looming that has nothing to do with stock prices or interest rates. The risk is cognitive decline, which can rob them of their judgment, often...
