Data Firms Team up to Prevent the Next Cambridge Analytica Scandal
A new working group of Republican and Democratic firms is writing rules for their industry amid mounting scrutiny and consumer privacy concerns.Source: https://www.wired.com/story/political-data-firms-prevent-next-cambridge-analytica
Linux's Creator Is Sorry. But Will He Change?
Linus Torvalds says he will take a break to learn more about "how to understand people’s emotions and respond appropriately."Source: https://www.wired.com/story/linuxs-creator-is-sorry-but-will-he-change
Blood Moon vs. Supermoon: Which is Rarer?
What do all of these special-sounding moon terms really mean?Source: https://www.wired.com/amp-stories/blood-moon-supermoon-explainer
Tonight: Watch SpaceX Announce Its First Passenger to the Moon
Here's how to watch live as CEO Elon Musk reveals the first customer it will take to the moon aboard its BFR rocket, among other details.Source: https://www.wired.com/story/tonight-watch-spacex-announce-its-first-passenger-to-the-moon
Jennifer Lawrence's Russian Accent in 'Red Sparrow' Wasn't Great
Margot Robbie's in *I, Tonya* was spot-on, though.Source: https://www.wired.com/story/technique-critique-jennifer-lawrence-red-sparrow
To Combat Climate Change, We Gotta Get a Better Battery. But How?
Energy storage is hard at scale. What would we do if batteries can’t support the clean energy of the future?Source: https://www.wired.com/story/better-battery-renewable-energy-jason-pontin
How to Ride a Bike at 184 MPH
Guts, legs of unobtanium, a friend with a drag racer, and a keen sense of aerodynamics are all key to Denise Mueller-Korenek's mission: setting the bike land speed record.Source: https://www.wired.com/story/denise-mueller-korenek-bike-speed-record-168-mph
Facebook Broadens Its Bug Bounty to Include Third-Party Apps
Starting Monday, Facebook will pay at least $600 to researchers who spot third-party apps behaving badly on its platform.Source: https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-bug-bounty-third-party-apps
Google AI Tool Identifies a Tumor's Mutations From an Image
The algorithm can distinguish between different kinds of lung cancer, and could speed up a patient's diagnosis by weeks.Source: https://www.wired.com/story/google-ai-tool-identifies-a-tumors-mutations-from-an-image
Sinemia's Unlimited Movie Ticket Plan Costs $30 a Month
MoviePass competitor Sinemia is introducing an unlimited plan of its own, but it'll cost you.Source: https://www.wired.com/story/sinemia-unlimited-movie-plan
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