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Monday, January 23, 2023

The ‘Enshittification’ of TikTok

Or how, exactly, platforms die.

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Best Kids’ Headphones (2023): Volume-Limiting, Noise-Canceling, and More

If you use screens for work and play, your child probably does too. These are the best pairs we’ve bought and tested for our own kids.

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The World’s Farms Are Hooked on Phosphorus. It’s a Problem

Half of the globe’s crop productivity comes from a key fertilizer ingredient that’s non-renewable—and literally washing away.

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How to Use Stage Manager With Your iPad and Mac (2023)

Get your multitasking on with Apple’s handy-dandy app juggling tool.

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Why Not Cover Ugly Parking Lots With Solar Panels?

In France, a plan to cover swaths of asphalt with photovoltaics will bring renewable energy even closer to urban areas where it’s needed.

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Sunday, January 22, 2023

28 Best Tools for a Home Toolkit (2023): Stud Finder, Cordless Drill, and More

Don’t bolt at the first sight of something that needs repair. You can nail most DIY jobs with the right gear and the right attitude.

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Why This Universe? Maybe It’s Not Special—Just Probable

Two physicists find that our universe has a higher entropy—and is therefore more likely—than alternative possible universes.

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This Mythbustin’ Nashville YouTuber Is on a Guitar Gear Mission

Why does your guitar sound that way? Is it your amp, your pickups, or your pedals? Jim Lill is trying to find out, one filmed A/B test at a time.

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Saturday, January 21, 2023

15 Best Portable Battery Chargers (2023): For Phones, iPads, Laptops, and More

Keep your phone, tablet, laptop, and other electronics running with these handheld power banks.

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Instagram Notifications Get Less Annoying With a ‘Quiet Mode’

Plus: Recommendations on the Explore page are getting better, Google is probably making an AirTag rival, and Amazon finally wipes that Smile off its face.

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The Biggest US Surveillance Program You Didn’t Know About

Plus: A leaked US “no fly” list, the SCOTUS leaker slips investigators, and PayPal gets stuffed.

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Laptop Buying Guide (2023): How to Choose the Right PC (Step-by-Step Guide)

Shopping for a notebook can be infuriating. Here’s how to sift through the acronyms, storage options, and extra features to find the best one for you.

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Public Programs Are Only as Good as Their Data

Most governments work off incomplete or inaccurate information, but it’s time to plug the gaps.

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Friday, January 20, 2023

Netflix 3.0 Is Coming

Reed Hastings, cofounder and longtime CEO of the streamer, is stepping down after years of disrupting both the video rental market and Hollywood itself.

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Why Does AI Art Look Like a ’70s Prog-Rock Album Cover?

The boom in generative AI art is creating an aesthetic movement—one that looks oddly familiar.

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6 Best Night-Lights (2023): For Babies, Kids, and Teens

Banish fears of the dark, establish a bedtime routine, and help your children (finally!) fall asleep with this bedside essential.

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The Small but Mighty Danger of Echo Chamber Extremism

Research shows that relatively few people exist in perfectly sealed-off media bubbles—but they’re still having an outsize impact on US politics.

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My Week With the Future of Garbage Bins

A device called Mill from veterans of Nest, the smart-thermostat creator, transforms your would-be kitchen waste into chicken feed.

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8 Best Smart Pens and Tablets We've Tried So Far (2023)

These handy tools combine the ease of jotting notes by hand with the power of saving them digitally.

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A Virtual Social Life Is Possible with Brain-Machine Interfaces

VR and brain-computer interfaces will combine to give disabled people agency in both the real and virtual worlds.

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