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tech-science

Mysterious Space Signals Line Up With the Cosmic Web Connecting the Universe, Scientists Find

The CHIME collaboration announced the detection of 535 fast radio bursts (FRBs), the biggest haul from a single survey ever.
Becky Ferreira
6.9.21
uber

A Plan to Tame Labor Unions for Uber and Lyft Has Been Scrapped In New York

A bill that would have given gig workers limited collective bargaining rights without a minimum wage was pulled on Tuesday
Edward Ongweso Jr
6.9.21
Future Proof

Meet Media Trailblazers Hasan Piker and Sherrell Dorsey

Twitch creators, newsletters, and other independent media are creating a new sphere of political influencers.
Sean Reynolds
Lea Zora Scruggs
6.9.21
COVID-19

No, the COVID Vaccine Doesn't Make Forks and Spoons Stick to You

An anti-vaxxer testified at the Ohio Statehouse that people are becoming magnetic after getting the COVID-19 vaccine. (They're not.)
Tess Owen
6.9.21
Politics

A Shocking Number of Republicans Think Trump Is Magically Going to Become President Again

And younger people are more likely to believe it than older people.
Paul Blest
6.9.21
Hacking

Hackers Force Iowa College to Cancel Classes for Four Days

A “cyberattack” is disrupting classes at the Des Moines Area Community College, where the school has cancelled in-person classes for four days and counting.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
6.9.21
Pride March

Pride March’s New Plan to ‘Ban’ Cops Is Really Just Hiding Them

Keeping cops out of an event as big as NYC’s is harder than it sounds.
Ian Kumamoto
6.9.21
South Africa

A Group of Homeless People Are Suing a City Over Its Treatment of Rough Sleepers

Cape Town spends more than £17 million on law enforcement and punitive measures against the homeless, more than double what it spends on social development programmes.
Sam Bradpiece
6.9.21
body

Here's How to Change Your Workout Routine for Vacation

You can get away with far less than you think, including “nothing at all.”
Casey Johnston
6.9.21
News

Justin Trudeau Promises 'Action' On Anti-Muslim Hate, But Won’t Fight Quebec’s Anti-Muslim Law

The Canadian prime minister said the law, which a court said violates the religious rights of Muslims, should be decided by voters there.
Manisha Krishnan
6.9.21
Citizen

Apple and Google Refuse to Say Whether Citizen Bounty Hunt Violated Policies

Apple updated it's App Store policy about reporting alleged criminal activity after the incident, but has not given any specifics on why it made these changes.
Joseph Cox
6.9.21
Games Reviews

'Ynglet' Is a Musical Platformer That Plays Like a Beautiful Instrument

Think ‘Rez’ meets ‘Mario’ with gorgeous painterly graphics.
Lewis Gordon
6.9.21
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