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09.29.23
CLOUDSOURCE | 5-MINUTE READ
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.
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
A deep learning model has joined a vigorous debate over whether volcanoes began dinosaur doomsday well before the asteroid hit.
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.
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.
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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