Hot Links is Motherboard’s weekly roundup of key weekend stories you need to read.A new report states that the U.S. wastes about 30 percent of all healthcare spending. Sarah Kliff helps explain why.Wired has a report of some super secret Google server device that appeared in Iowa. Yes, it’s called the ‘pluto switch.’This is pretty wild: 4Chan is giving its image board/cesspool a massive software update.The hantavirus outbreak in Yosemite is bigger than expected, which, after visiting in July, has me a bit worried.According to one assessor, online math classes offered by universities really, really suck.A former German first lady is suing Google over rumors that she was once involved in prostitution.Remote-controlled cockroaches will be the biggest hit toy this holiday season.The biggest malware threats in mobile are “toll fraud” schemes, in which false, premium SMS charges (like those ‘joke-a-day’ services that charge $1.99 a text) are sent to providers and on to consumers.Despite the presence of clay compounds, early Mars may not have had liquid water.Apps that hail taxis have been nixed in NYC so far thanks to a stipulation in taxi contracts that drivers can’t use electronic devices. Because no drivers have ever been on a cell phone while driving.Here’s an interesting argument for HTC getting the iPhone banned in the U.S., although I don’t think it’s particularly realistic.Emma Watson is now the most dangerous celebrity to search for online.Turning edition Monopoly? Turing edition Monopoly.Follow Derek Mead on Twitter: @derektmead.
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