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privacy

You Can’t Hide Whether You Are Online on WhatsApp—And That’s a Problem
WhatsApp doesn't allow you to control who can see whether you are online or not. Privacy experts are worried this opens the door to stalkers.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
4.15.21
Tech news

The US Military Wants to Fly a Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft By 2025
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded contracts to build and test a nuclear-powered craft with the goal of "rapid maneuver" in space.
Madeleine Gregory
4.15.21
mexico

Ride-Share Driver Jailed for Murdering a Teenage Girl
The landmark case highlights the dangers of using taxi apps for women who initially considered them a safer option than street taxis.
Ricardo Martinez
4.15.21
Games News

This 'Witcher 3' Mod Got Geralt to Read New Lines Without the Voice Actor
There's an AI for everything now, including the ability for video game fans to tell new stories with the "original" voice actors.
Patrick Klepek
4.15.21
tech-science

'Dark Sirens' In Space Can Solve a Huge Mystery In Spacetime, Scientists Propose
Ripples in spacetime caused by black holes colliding in darkness could help scientists clock the expansion of the universe.
Becky Ferreira
4.15.21
qanon

We’re About to Find Out How Dangerous the FBI Thinks QAnon Really Is
At least 34 QAnon followers have been arrested in connection with the Capitol insurrection.
David Gilbert
4.15.21
Environment

Learning a New Language Can Help Us Escape Climate Catastrophe
Many Indigenous languages have been forcefully wiped out by white people. Turns out, they’re some of our main hopes for beating the climate crisis.
Nylah Burton
4.15.21
women

A Radical Political Party Unleashed Violence in Pakistan. These Women Stood Up To Them.
As Pakistan’s government moves to ban the group that killed two cops and assaulted hundreds more, two women are winning hearts on the internet.
Pallavi Pundir
4.15.21
Science

Ancient Cave Painters May Have Created Art While Hallucinating
A new study suggests that prehistoric humans deliberately deprived themselves of oxygen in deep caves to induce “altered states of consciousness”.
Jaishree Kumar
4.15.21
japan

Japan Says Fukushima Water Is Safe. China Dares a Japanese Official to Drink It.
Will Japan’s deputy prime minister put the water where his mouth is?
Hanako Montgomery
4.15.21
WTF

This YouTuber Built a Machine That Slaps a Chicken Until It’s Cooked
People have tried and failed to cook chicken by slapping it for years. But the “MeatBeater” triumphed after 135,000 slaps.
Jaishree Kumar
4.15.21
Drugs

'They Stabbed Me For a Laugh' – Surge in Drug Dealers Taking Over People's Homes
Wider group of people are falling victim to “cuckooing”, driven by rising social isolation and poverty.
Max Daly
4.15.21
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