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Lost Connection
A Ghost Ship’s Doomed Journey Through the Gate of Tears
Millions lost internet service after three cables in the Red Sea were damaged. Houthi rebels deny targeting the cables, but their missile attack on a cargo ship, left adrift for months, is likely to blame.
Watching Me Watching You
The Incognito Mode Myth Has Fully Unraveled
The Big Interview
‘$5,000 to Save a Life Is a Bargain’
As Sam Bankman-Fried’s downfall sends effective altruism into a spiral of self-doubt, the idealist quant Elie Hassenfeld is still helping Silicon Valley richies give away hundreds of millions each year.
Immoral calculus
The Deaths of Effective Altruism
A Tale of Two Cities
The Mayor of London Enters the Bullshit Cinematic Universe
Snoo You Lose
Can Reddit Survive Its Own IPO?
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Sibling Rivalry
Step Away From Screens With the 30 Best Family Board Games
From monsters to kittens to strategy games, these sets will liven things up on nights when everyone is tired of screens.
Safe and Sound
How to Back Up Your Digital Life
Buying Guide
How to Pick the Right Roku for Your TV
Buying Guide
The Best Cookware and Tools for Small Kitchens
The Strain
Anthrax Redux: Did the Feds Nab the Wrong Guy?
Ten years ago, letters laced with anthrax killed five people. But did the Feds trace the spores to the wrong man?
The Book of Woe
Inside the Battle to Define Mental Illness
Machine Not Learning
What Really Happened When Google Ousted Timnit Gebru
Transplants
The Devastating Allure of Medical Miracles
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Security
A Ghost Ship’s Doomed Journey Through the Gate of Tears
Millions lost internet service after three cables in the Red Sea were damaged. Houthi rebels deny targeting the cables, but their missile attack on a cargo ship, left adrift for months, is likely to blame.
Science
Scientists Are Unlocking the Secrets of Your ‘Little Brain’
The cerebellum is responsible for far more than coordinating movement. New techniques reveal that it is, in fact, a hub of sensory and emotional processing in the brain.
Security
You Should Update Apple iOS and Google Chrome ASAP
Plus: Microsoft patches over 60 vulnerabilities, Mozilla fixes two Firefox zero-day bugs, Google patches 40 issues in Android, and more.
Backchannel
The Deaths of Effective Altruism
Sam Bankman-Fried is finally facing punishment. Let’s also put his ruinous philosophy on trial.
