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WIRED

ADS-B Exchange, the Flight Tracker That Powered @ElonJet, Sold to Jetnet

ADS-B Exchange, beloved for resisting censorship, was sold to a company owned by private equity?and now even its biggest fans are bailing.

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ADS-B Exchange, the Flight Tracker That Powered @ElonJet, Sold to Jetnet

WIRED

Big Tech Is Really Bad at Firing People

Workers from Google, Meta, and Twitter reveal the brutal ways they got dumped.

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WIRED

Big Tech Is Really Bad at Firing People

WIRED

Crispr Wants to Feed the World

The power to fight human diseases put genome editing on the map. But similar technology could help crops withstand the stress of climate change.

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Crispr Wants to Feed the World

WIRED

How Sensor-Dangling Helicopters Can Help Beat the Water Crisis

A simultaneous solution to California's extreme drought and flooding is to bank more water underground. Send in the choppers (and a few ATVs).

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How Sensor-Dangling Helicopters Can Help Beat the Water Crisis

WIRED

I Started a Bike Bus, and You Can Too

It's official: the best way to improve both your life and your community is to get everyone to cycle to school together.

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I Started a Bike Bus, and You Can Too

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Why Teslas keep catching on fire

Glenn Harvey for Vox EVs catch fire far less often than gas-powered cars, but firefighters still need to adapt. When Thayer Smith, a firefighter in Austin, Texas, received the call that a Tesla was on fire, he knew that he"d need to bring backup. It was in the early morning ...

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Why Teslas keep catching on fire

The Verge

Medium welcomes posts written with AI as long they're "clearly labeled"

Image: Medium Online publisher Medium says it's happy for users to post articles written with the help of AI writing tools like ChatGPT " as long as their use of the technology is disclosed. The blogging platform turned publisher, which lets anyone create their own blog while ...

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The Verge

Medium welcomes posts written with AI as long they're "clearly labeled"

Engadget

Apple reportedly delays development of its own WiFi chips

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Engadget

Apple reportedly delays development of its own WiFi chips

The Verge

Friday's top tech news: a remake and a remaster

Image: Rare Goldeneye 007 and Dead Space both make a return, and Google makes some upgrades. Continue reading…

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Friday's top tech news: a remake and a remaster

The Verge

Amsterdam's underwater parking garage fits 7,000 bicycles and zero cars

That's not water you see above in those circular windows, but this bicycle garage is definitely under the water. Click here for a larger image. The four-year, $65 million project has everything " and nothing " to do with the automobile. Continue reading… ...

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Amsterdam's underwater parking garage fits 7,000 bicycles and zero cars

Engadget

Chrome can now lock Incognito tabs on Android behind biometric authentication

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Chrome can now lock Incognito tabs on Android behind biometric authentication

The Verge

Thursday's top tech news: another Cybertruck delay

Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images Announced in 2019, the truck now won't enter mass production until 2024. Continue reading…

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Thursday's top tech news: another Cybertruck delay

The Verge

Samsung's Galaxy S23 may cost more than its predecessor

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge It seems like Samsung's planning on charging more for the upcoming Galaxy S23 than it did for the S22, at least in some parts of Europe. Reliable leaker Roland Quandt has been posting prospective prices for the phones at European retailers, ...

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The Verge

Samsung's Galaxy S23 may cost more than its predecessor

The Verge

Now Google Search results for cars include what's on the lot at nearby dealerships

Illustration: The Verge Google isn't just useful for helping research your next car; it can also help you shop for one while you search. SearchLab initially reported that the search giant has opened up access to a vehicle listings feature that lets dealerships advertise inventory ...

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The Verge

Now Google Search results for cars include what's on the lot at nearby dealerships

Engadget

NYC wants all Uber and Lyft cars to be electric by 2030

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Engadget

NYC wants all Uber and Lyft cars to be electric by 2030

WIRED

Robot Cars Are Causing 911 False Alarms in San Francisco

City agencies say the incidents and other disruptions show the need for more transparency about the vehicles and a pause on expanding service.

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Robot Cars Are Causing 911 False Alarms in San Francisco

Engadget

Dutch hacker arrested for trying to sell the personal information of nearly every Austrian citizen

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Engadget

Dutch hacker arrested for trying to sell the personal information of nearly every Austrian citizen

Ars Technica

Deepfakes for scrawl: With handwriting synthesis, no pen is necessary

Free neural network demo generates dynamic, downloadable handwriting on the fly.

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Ars Technica

Deepfakes for scrawl: With handwriting synthesis, no pen is necessary

Engadget

ChatGPT (barely) passed graduate business and law exams

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ChatGPT (barely) passed graduate business and law exams

Ars Technica

Antibiotic resistance induced by the widespread use of" antidepressants"

Bacteria evolve drug resistance more readily when antidepressants are around.

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Ars Technica

Antibiotic resistance induced by the widespread use of" antidepressants"

Ars Technica

Do mechanical keyboards really need arrow keys?

Angry Miao replaces bulky arrow buttons with a 2×0.5-inch capacitive touchpad.

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Ars Technica

Do mechanical keyboards really need arrow keys?

Ars Technica

MSG probed over use of facial recognition to eject lawyers from show venues

MSG says policy is legal, while NY AG alleges it may violate civil rights law.

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Ars Technica

MSG probed over use of facial recognition to eject lawyers from show venues

Engadget

DOJ says it disrupted a major global ransomware group

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DOJ says it disrupted a major global ransomware group

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TikTok's master plan to win over Washington

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew. | Christopher Goodney/Bloomberg via Getty Images Millions spent on lobbyists, a billion spent on safeguards. Will it be enough to stay in the United States" The act of scrolling through your For You feed on TikTok might come with an additional sense ...

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TikTok's master plan to win over Washington

Ars Technica

Rumored overhaul for Windows File Explorer would tie into OneDrive, Microsoft 365

Microsoft added tabs to Explorer recently, but this redesign goes further.

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Ars Technica

Rumored overhaul for Windows File Explorer would tie into OneDrive, Microsoft 365

Ars Technica

Get your first look at the OnePlus Pad, OnePlus? first tablet

We have both official and unofficial renders of the supposed 11.6-inch tablet.

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Ars Technica

Get your first look at the OnePlus Pad, OnePlus? first tablet

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Microsoft is beating Google at its own game

Two decades ago, Google edged out Microsoft with the world's most popular search engine. Microsoft now wants to win the AI race. | Chesnot/Getty Images The software stalwart's big investment in AI could make it cutting-edge again. Microsoft appears to be on the cusp of being ...

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Microsoft is beating Google at its own game

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Trump hasn't changed. But Facebook is giving him a second chance.

Former US President Donald Trump. | Joe Raedle/Getty Images The former president and promoter of the "big lie" is Facebook's problem again. Meta is letting its most controversial user " former President Donald Trump " back on Facebook and Instagram. Facebook and Instagram, ...

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Trump hasn't changed. But Facebook is giving him a second chance.

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Google's bad year is getting worse

Jonathan Kanter, head of the Department of Justice's antitrust division, holds up the lawsuit he just filed against Google on January 24. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Layoffs, an AI threat, and now a massive antitrust lawsuit. The Justice Department and eight states are suing ...

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Google's bad year is getting worse