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The most popular content on Facebook belongs in the garbage

The most viewed post on Facebook last quarter was a 69 joke, featuring reposted footage from an episode of the TV show Family Feud. The post, originally an Instagram Reel, had more than 52 million views on Facebook, according to… Continue Reading →

James Webb Space Telescope Captures the Rings of Jupiter

Webb NIRCam composite image from two filters – F212N (orange) and F335M (cyan) – of Jupiter system. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Jupiter ERS Team; image processing by Ricardo Hueso (UPV/EHU) and Judy Schmidt. | Source: https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2022/08/22/webbs-jupiter-images-showcase-auroras-hazes/ If you’ve been waiting… Continue Reading →

Dealogic: the IPO market in 2022 is the lowest since 2009; companies have raised $5.1B in IPOs this year so far, compared to $100B+ at the same time last year (Corrie Driebusch/Wall Street Journal)

Corrie Driebusch / Wall Street Journal: Dealogic: the IPO market in 2022 is the lowest since 2009; companies have raised $5.1B in IPOs this year so far, compared to $100B+ at the same time last year  —  Inflation, rising interest… Continue Reading →

We may never fully know how video games affect our well-being

For decades, lawmakers, researchers, journalists, and parents have worried that video games are bad for us: that they encourage violent behavior or harm mental health. These fears have spilled into policy decisions affecting millions of people. The World Health Organization… Continue Reading →

The House Oversight Committee demands data from eight social media firms about their response to online threats against law enforcement after Mar-a-Lago search (Cat Zakrzewski/Washington Post)

Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post: The House Oversight Committee demands data from eight social media firms about their response to online threats against law enforcement after Mar-a-Lago search  —  House Oversight Committee leaders called on eight social networks, including Meta,… Continue Reading →

This Week in Space: Artemis Draws Back Her Bow

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Monday, April 4, 2022, as the Artemis I launch team conducts the wet dress rehearsal test at NASA’s Kennedy… Continue Reading →

The Download: transphobic panic, and the US-China chip war

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How the idea of a “transgender contagion” went viral—and caused untold harm When Jay told his mom he… Continue Reading →

Monarch Butterfly Added to Endangered List, Worsening the Pollinator Crisis

(Photo: Kathy Servian/Unsplash)Monarch butterflies are teetering on the edge of extinction, scientists say—and they’ll be gone soon if we don’t act fast. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), a group of government and non-profit organizations working to “safeguard… Continue Reading →

Sources: Apple has laid off about 100 recruiter contractors in a rare move in the past week as part of a push to rein in hiring and spending (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple has laid off about 100 recruiter contractors in a rare move in the past week as part of a push to rein in hiring and spending  —  Apple Inc. laid off many of its… Continue Reading →

The Download: AI to predict ice, and healthcare censorship in China

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Deep learning can almost perfectly predict how ice forms The news: Researchers have used deep learning to model… Continue Reading →

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