All stories by Tristan
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Just wear the $%#@ing mask
Coronavirus in Context is a weekly newsletter where we bring you facts that matter about the COVID-19 pandemic and the technology trying to stop its spread. You can subscribe here. Hola pandemic pals, The whole time this pandemic's been going on, the world's been looking ...
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How aliens could use black holes to power an intergalactic civilization
Remember when I warned everyone that humans would probably destroy all life in the universe like construction workers killing ant colonies to make way for a never-ending series of cosmic strip malls? A team of researchers from the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University ...
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Here are all the big Pride events happening online this weekend
Welcome to TNW Pride 2020! All throughout June we’ll highlight articles that focus on representation for LGBTQPIA+ people in the STEM communities. Click here to check out all of our Pride 2020 coverage. Pride month isn't over yet. Sunday, 28 June, will mark the reason for ...
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From Stonewall 1969 to Black Lives Matter 2020: How technology ignites change
US Customs and Border Patrol agents flew unmanned aerial vehicles over crowds of Black Lives Matter protesters in at least 15 cities in June. According to government officials, the feds were just keeping an eye on the situation. Despite the fact these were Predator drones – the ...
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IBM's new open-source 'COVID notebooks' arrive chocked full of data for deep analysis
IBM today launched 'COVID notebooks,' an open-source data solution designed to help overwhelmed developers, researchers, ...
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Stop calling it bias. AI is racist
Robert Williams was wrongfully arrested earlier this year in Detroit, Michigan on suspicion of stealing five watches from ...
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Pride 2020: Let's talk about history, science, and queer people
Welcome to TNW Pride 2020! All throughout June we’ll highlight articles that focus on representation for LGBTQPIA+ people in the STEM communities. According to a survey last year, 54 percent of US Republicans believe in demons and 46 percent believe in ghosts. I mention this ...
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Pandemic? What pandemic?
Coronavirus in Context is a weekly newsletter where we bring you facts that matter about the COVID-19 pandemic and the ...
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Scribble's iPad update could be an accessibility game-changer
Apple today announced several new features for Scribble on iPad including a drawing assistance and handwriting-to-text tool. These features aren't necessarily aimed at the disabled community, but I think they could be revolutionary. Scribble's being touted as a time-saver. In the ...
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How quantum computers could make future humans immortal
As best we can guess, life started on planet Earth about 3.5 billion years ago. Unfortunately, so did death. And the reaper ...
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Why gender-swap photo filters are still problematic
Welcome to TNW Pride 2020! All throughout June we’ll highlight articles that focus on representation for LGBTQPIA+ people in the STEM communities. Can we have a grown-up conversation about those “gender swap” filters you can find in photo apps? I bring it up because this ...
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Animal Crossing to host the most adorable Pride festival ever
Welcome to TNW Pride 2020. We’ll be covering tech-related Pride stories and putting a much needed spotlight on the LGBTQPIA+ ...
