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Arts, Culture & Media
How AI is helping to recreate childhood memories
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Illustration by Megan J. Goff.
Conflict & Justice
Tracking atrocities in Sudan: ‘The world has become significantly less anonymous for war criminals’
People carrying lanterns watch the sky at night during the annual Perseid meteor shower in El Escorial, outside Madrid, Aug. 13, 2015.
Science & Technology
This Senegalese astronomer is helping NASA measure asteroids in space
A giant robotic arm loads pallets full of chainsaws prepared for shipping at the Stihl Inc. production plant in Virginia Beach, Va.
The Italian job: Part II
In this image made from a NASA livestream, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft crashes into an asteroid
Science & Technology
NASA spacecraft successfully crashes into asteroid during space defense test
Barcelona’s MareNostrum 4 supercomputer is one of the fastest in the world
Technology
Barcelona’s supercomputer MareNostrum is one of the world’s fastest. It’s about to get a massive upgrade.
This combo of images released by NASA shows a side-by-side comparison of observations of the Southern Ring Nebula in near-infrared light, at left, and mid-infrared light, at right, from the Webb Telescope
Science & Technology
New images from NASA telescope give a never-before-seen look into the cosmos
A woman walks past a new anti-US mural on the wall of former US Embassy portraying the interception of Global Hawk US drone by Iran in Persian Gulf, after an unveiling ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. 
Critical State
Ladder theory: Part I
A nurse prepares a Pfizer coronavirus vaccination at the Kiswa Health Center III in the Bugolobi neighborhood of Kampala, Uganda Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. 
COVID-19
Why auto-disable syringes are key to vaccinating the world
An advertisement of Bitcoin, one of the cryptocurrencies, is displayed on a building in Hong Kong, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021.
Economics
‘It’s a casino operation’: As Turkish lira falls, some Turks turn to cryptocurrency
A woman sits on a bed using her phone with another woman in the hallway doing the same
Science & Technology
The lost art of listening
A woman holds a malnourished boy at the Aslam Health Center, in Hajjah, Yemen
Top of The World
World Food Program chief warns against famine in Yemen
Police officers collect evidence near the car of Serhiy Shefir, first assistant to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, that was shot at, near Kyiv, Ukraine
Top of The World
Top aide to Ukraine’s president targeted in shooting
Green WhatApp icon surrounded by other apps on a smart phone
Social media
WhatsApp sues Indian government over unconstitutional internet laws, privacy encroachment
Fingers type on a laptop keyboard
Science & Technology
Email’s death grip is strangling us, says computer scientist
An elder wearing sunglasses and a white coat points off into the Arctic distance while standing by another man wearing sunglasses.
The Big Fix
New app helps Inuit adapt to changing climate: ‘It’s time for the harpoon and computer to work together’
Audrey Tang, the Taiwan government's digital minister, in the Executive Yuan building, Taiwan, on November 8, 2017.
COVID-19
How Taiwan is battling coronavirus with tech, crowdsourced data and trust
Workers in hard hats and construction vests walking by a fence.
Conflict & Justice
How China uses malware to track Muslim Uighurs, even if they’ve fled the country
Podcast: Diplomats, Experts Convene in Bonn to Address Climate Change, the “Fight for Our Lives” 2019-06-19
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Podcast: 2019-05-08 As Uber Prepares to Go Public, Drivers Across the Country Strike
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Hearing on White Nationalism Gives Platform to Extreme Views
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Facebook Promises To Combat Divisiveness and Improve Privacy. Again.
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Margrethe Vestager
Environment
Europe is not afraid to regulate Big Tech. EU Competition Commissioner Vestager explains why.
Discarded electronic waste
Technology
The ‘right to repair’ movement wants you to be able to fix your own stuff
Is Facebook Too Big? Amid Repeat Offenses, Global Regulators Suggest Breaking Up the Social Media Giant
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Satellites on the roof of a red brick school in Oaxaca state surrounded by green trees.
Technology
Mexico wants internet access for all. Getting everyone online could reduce poverty, too.
A computer screen of code is next to a copy of a painting
The artist as an algorithm: robot-made Rembrandt for sale
Man wearing glasses and dark suit stands in front of White House sign, US flag to the left
Immigration
In limbo, some families in the US with H-1B visas begin to make other plans
For American Muslims, 9/11 Shaped Careers, Politics, and Identity
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Election Security: How Vulnerable are Voting Machines to Hacking?
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Paul Manafort’s Trial Begins as First in Mueller Investigation
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Authorities are Tracking Your Cellphone: It’s Not Just ‘Bad Guys’
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Cue-card guy, Wally Feresten during a "Late Night" sketch on May 11, 2016.
Unsung Heroes
Live, from New York, it’s Cue Card Wally
china
US may restrict partnerships with China as battle over artificial intelligence heats up
Climate Risks, Power Grid Security, Necrobiome. March 23, 2018, Part 1
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Arts, Culture & Media
Make a New Friend
Arts, Culture & Media
You’re invited
Arts, Culture & Media
Painting with Light
Arts, Culture & Media
The Decade Revisited
Arts, Culture & Media
OK Go Out-Goldbergs Rube Goldberg
Arts, Culture & Media
The Large Hadron Collider Is a Smash Hit
Arts, Culture & Media
I Am Sitting in a Video Room
Arts, Culture & Media
How To Play A Cactus
Arts, Culture & Media
MoMA’s Chicken Coup
Arts, Culture & Media
15 Minutes of Shame
Arts, Culture & Media
From Apple II to the Big Screen: The Oregon Trail
Arts, Culture & Media
Arcade Fire, Google Make Internet Even More Ridiculous
Arts, Culture & Media
Photographing the Impossibly Small
Arts, Culture & Media
Take a Trip to Space on a Tiny Balloon
Arts, Culture & Media
Science Goes to the Movies: Her
Arts, Culture & Media
Five Things You Had To See Online This Week
Arts, Culture & Media
David Mitchell’s Creepy Short Story on Twitter
Arts, Culture & Media
Five Things You Had to See Online This Week
Arts, Culture & Media
Composing Poetry with Predictive Text
Arts, Culture & Media
The Creative Class Isn’t Dead Yet
Arts, Culture & Media
Trawl the Depths of YouTube with YouHole.tv
Arts, Culture & Media
“Black Mirror”: Feverish, Paranoid, and Angry
Arts, Culture & Media
Jacob Collier Live In-Studio
A group of panelists address an audience at the State of the Net Conference in January. The panel consists of (from left to right) Jason Kaplan, Hilary Swab Gawrilow, James Cross, Mercina Tillmann-Dick and Justin Herman.
Culture
Women look to make their voices heard in new space created by male-dominated blockchain boom
Six Months After Maria, Puerto Rico Struggles to Rebuild
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