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09.29.23

A Revelation About Trees Is Messing With Climate Calculations

BY MAX G. LEVY

Trees make clouds by releasing small quantities of vapors called "sesquiterpenes." Scientists are learning more—and it's making climate models hazy.

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PLAINTEXT | 8-MINUTE READ

Hey Zuck, Get Those Robots out of My Social Feed

BY STEVEN LEVY

By injecting chatbots into Meta's social platforms, Mark Zuckerberg threatens to undermine his company's original mission: to connect humans with other humans.

DEALS | 3-MINUTE READ

The Best National Coffee Day Deals on Espresso Machines and Coffee Beans

BY JAINA GREY

Over a billion people drink coffee every day, and what better way to celebrate that than with yet more coffee!

CLIMATE CHANGE | 2-MINUTE READ

New York Needs to Get Spongier—or Get Used to More Floods

BY MATT SIMON

Devastating deluges around the world point to the metropolis of tomorrow: the "sponge city." Think more parks and fewer parking lots.

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HOT TOPIC | 6-MINUTE READ

An Epic Fight Over What Really Killed the Dinosaurs

BY MATT SIMON

A deep learning model has joined a vigorous debate over whether volcanoes began dinosaur doomsday well before the asteroid hit.

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RIPPLE EFFECTS | 5-MINUTE READ

The Global Victims of FTX's Collapse Won't Get their Day in Court

BY PARTH M.N., JOEL KHALILI, AND RANDY MULYANTO

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is about to stand trial in the US. But many customers who lost big when the exchange collapsed are unlikely to get their money back.

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ASYMMETRICAL WARFARE | 7-MINUTE READ

The Rebel Drone Maker of Myanmar

BY DAPHNE WESDORP

In a cave in eastern Myanmar, a young engineer who goes by the nom de guerre "3D" is building weapons to fight against a brutal military dictatorship.

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THE MONITOR | 3-MINUTE READ

Netflix Just Shipped Its Last DVD. The Algorithms Won

BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER

On Friday, the streaming giant will send out its final disc, ending an era that catered to people who loved films and signaling the age of good enough entertainment.

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[New post] Golden Joystick Awards 2023 nominees announced

September 29, 2023 | by Julian L. Mertz | No comments

Golden Joystick Awards 2023 nominees announced

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