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SEE YOU IN COURT | 8-MINUTE READ

Google Has Unleashed Its Legal Fury on Hackers and Scammers

BY PARESH DAVE

The tech giant says its "affirmative litigation" deters and raises awareness of bad behavior. But skeptics wonder whether these suits are too small a gesture.

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❖ INTERACTIVE STORY | 2-MINUTE READ

A Visual Guide to the Influencers Shaping the 2024 Election

BY MAKENA KELLY

From Hasan Piker to Logan Paul, this interactive display maps how online personalities on the right and the left are using their massive followings to influence the US election.

✚ Read more: The who's who of political influencers

Also in the news:
● Instagram isn't protecting women politicians from hate speech
● Trump's shooting rattled QAnon believers. Then they doubled down

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BIPARTISAN PHISH | 3-MINUTE READ

A Single Iranian Hacker Group Targeted Both Presidential Campaigns, Google Says

BY ANDY GREENBERG

APT42, which is believed to work for Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, targeted about a dozen people associated with both Trump's and Biden's campaigns this spring, according to Google's Threat Analysis Group.

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► LISTEN | 39-MINUTE EPISODE

Your Photos Aren't Real

BY MICHAEL CALORE AND LAUREN GOODE

This week: Google's new photo manipulation tools produce some convincing results, but how much of this unreality are we supposed to stomach?

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THINKING IN DETAIL | 3-MINUTE READ

This Is the Most Detailed Map of Human Brain Connections Ever Made

BY ISABEL FRASER

In a world first, Harvard biologists worked with Google to diagram a cubic millimeter of human cerebral cortex at the subcellular level, paving the way for the next generation of brain science.

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HEARTBOT | 3-MINUTE READ

This Code Breaker Is Using AI to Decode the Heart's Secret Rhythms

BY AMIT KATWALA

Inspired by his expertise in breaking ancient codes, Roeland Decorte built a smartphone app that continuously listens for signs of disease hidden in our pulse.

OPEN SESAME | 3-MINUTE READ

Your Gym Locker May Be Hackable

BY MATT BURGESS

Security researchers say they've extracted digital management keys from select electronic lockers and revealed how they could be cloned.

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GAMERGATE AT 10 | 4-MINUTE READ

Gamergate's Aggrieved Men Still Haunt the Internet

BY VITTORIA ELLIOTT

Ten years ago, much of the frustrations gamers were expressing came from anger over no longer being the target audience. Now those feelings are everywhere, from fandom to politics.

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FUEL SELL | 3-MINUTE READ

Nascar Pit Crews Are Using AI for the Perfect Pit Stop

BY JASON BARLOW

In a sport where speed is everything, Richard Childress Racing has embraced artificial intelligence to time its refueling down to the millisecond.

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New Splatoon 3 icons available for Switch Online members

August 15, 2024 | by Julian L. Mertz | No comments

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New Splatoon 3 icons available for Switch Online members

By Sickr on August 15, 2024

Nintendo has released a new batch of Splatoon 3-themed profile icons for Nintendo Switch Online members. The first wave is available right now and will be updated weekly. As with all Nintendo Switch Online icons you can customise them to your heart's content. The Nintendo Switch Online icons can be found on the Nintendo Switch […]

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