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Controversial Investment Guru Cathie Wood Wants to Help You Trust the Stock Market Again
Time - 16 Jan 2022 14:00
(To receive weekly emails of conversations with the world’s top CEOs and business decisionmakers, click here.) Cathie Wood is CEO, CIO and founder of ARK Invest, a closely watched investment fund known for its prescien...
Why You Should Look at the Moon When It's Not Full
Life Hacker - 16 Jan 2022 16:00
Regular Lifehacker readers will know that we're big fans of space, and frequently post about upcoming astronomical events, including full moons, meteor showers, and interest planet alignments.
'The Stolen Scream': Photographer Creates, Internet Copies, NFT Reclaims
PetaPixel - 16 Jan 2022 17:47Bill Callahan and Bonnie "Prince" Billy Merge Their Musical Minds
The New Yorker - 16 Jan 2022 13:00
The two artists talk about overlooked recordings, their new album of cover songs, and paying tribute to their late friend David Berman.
NFL Super Wild Card Weekend: How to watch 49ers vs. Cowboys on CBS, Steelers vs. Chiefs on NBC and the rest of Sunday's action - CNET
CNET - 16 Jan 2022 23:58
The NFL playoffs continue on Sunday and you can stream live on Paramount Plus, Prime Video, Peacock and more -- no cable TV required.
Photographing a Cave of Human Skulls in Papua New Guinea
PetaPixel - 16 Jan 2022 17:22The Best Lenses for the Fujifilm GFX 50s II
The Phoblographer - 16 Jan 2022 07:00
A while back, we reviewed the Fujifilm GFX 50s II. For the price point, it gives a performance that's very difficult to beat. Photographers that want something bigger than full frame might really appreciate what it can d...
Citizen Scientists Spot Jupiter-like Planet in NASA TESS Data
SpaceRef - 16 Jan 2022 06:35
Tom Jacobs of Bellevue, Washington, loves treasure hunts....
Climate scientist and Netflix 'Don't Look Up' director talk comet metaphors and global warming (exclusive)
SPACE.com - 16 Jan 2022 15:11
Adam McKay, creator of Netflix's popular satire-comedy movie "Don't Look Up," and climate scientist Kate Marvel talk why the world needs more films like the comet metaphor movie.
5G Wireless Service and Flight Safety: What to Know
Wall Street Journal - 16 Jan 2022 12:33
Some commercial flights could be canceled, delayed or diverted this week when Verizon and AT&T expand 5G wireless service, as telecom and aviation regulators iron out concerns over potential flight-safety risks.
Get a refurbished MacBook Air for less than $400
Mashable - 16 Jan 2022 12:00
TL;DR: As of Jan. 16, you can get a refurbished Apple MacBook Air 13.3" Core i5 for just $368. A new one costs $1,499, so you're saving 75%. A few hundred bucks isn’t typically going to get you much in the Apple univer...
Save on domestic and international flights with a premium subscription to Matt's Flights
Mashable - 16 Jan 2022 07:05
TL;DR: A one-year subscription to a Matt's Flights Premium Plan is on sale for £21.82, saving you 69% on list price. Looking at beautiful destinations on Instagram is getting pretty old, yeah? After spending over a year...
Infamous Mars meteorite contains organic molecules. But they aren't proof of life.
Live Science - 16 Jan 2022 03:36
Organic molecules in a Mars meteorite that crash-landed on Earth are not signs of life, but instead formed in chemical reactions between water and rock.
Google might've accidentally approved an ad for a Target gift card scam
The Verge - 16 Jan 2022 02:00
Photo by Michael Loccisano / Getty Images Most of us check our gift card balances online (because who actually keeps those receipts that tell us how much money we have left on them?), making an apparent oversight by Goog...
macOS, Windows, Linux all targeted by new cross-platform exploit
AppleInsider - 16 Jan 2022 00:33
The new "SysJoker" backdoor can reportedly attack multiple operating systems, including macOS, Windows, and Linux. On January 11, researchers from Intezer revealed they had found SysJoker, a backdoor that was originally ...
Astronomy Jargon 101: Bolide
Universe Today - 16 Jan 2022 17:38
In this series we are exploring the weird and wonderful world of astronomy jargon! You'll be struck by today’s topic: bolide! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a…bolide? The word “bolide” has two main defini...
China landed on the moon and found water in dirt and rocks
Mashable - 16 Jan 2022 15:00
Scientists detected water on the moon, and for the first time they can say they literally found it while on the lunar surface. A Chinese lunar lander returned more than 60 ounces of soil and rock samples from its trip to...
Strange and hidden Jupiter-size exoplanet spotted by astronomers and citizen scientists
SPACE.com - 16 Jan 2022 14:39
A group of astronomers and citizen scientists has uncovered a hidden planet the size of Jupiter in a distant solar system.
New Unpatched Apple Safari Browser Bug Allows Cross-Site User Tracking
The Hacker News - 16 Jan 2022 13:09
A software bug introduced in Apple Safari 15's implementation of the IndexedDB API could be abused by a malicious website to track users' online activity in the web browser and worse, even reveal their identity. The vuln...
Microsoft discloses malware attack on Ukraine govt networks
TechCrunch - 16 Jan 2022 12:57
In this undated handout photo released by Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Press Service, the building of Ukrainian Foreign Ministry is seen during snowfall in Kyiv, Ukraine. Ukrainian officials and media reports say a number ...
Tesla inks deal to get key battery component outside China
Phys.org - 16 Jan 2022 12:47
Tesla is turning to Mozambique for a key component in its electric car batteries in what analysts believe is a first-of-its-kind deal designed to reduce its dependence on China for graphite.
A New Destructive Malware Targeting Ukrainian Government and Business Entities
The Hacker News - 16 Jan 2022 11:28
Cybersecurity teams from Microsoft on Saturday disclosed they identified evidence of a new destructive malware operation targeting government, non-profit, and information technology entities in Ukraine amid brewing geopo...