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Drake Played 'Fortnite' on Twitch, Smashing Viewership Records
More than 600,000 people watched Drake play Fortnite Battle Royale on Twitch with Ninja.
Facebook Posts ‘Substantively Contributed’ to Myanmar Genocide, UN Investigators Say
At a press briefing, United Nations investigators looking into the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar cited social media posts on Facebook as playing a significant role in spreading hate.
Scientists Are Looking At Magnetic Particles and Fungus to Fix Potholes
They're working on permanent fixes for a perennial problem.
Researchers Can ‘See’ Your Memories While You Sleep
Researchers found that cueing new information during sleep improves memory of that information.
‘Deep Voice’ Software Can Clone Anyone's Voice With Just 3.7 Seconds of Audio
Using snippets of voices, Baidu's ‘Deep Voice’ can generate new speech, accents, and tones.
Watch a Man Swim Through an Ocean of Trash Off the Coast of Bali
A startling reminder that humans have a huge impact on the ocean.
‘Bitcoin Tycoon' Video Game Will Let Players 'Understand the Bitterness Behind Mining'
Struggling to pay your electric bill is fun when it’s a game.
There's an Ocean Deep Inside the Earth
The discovery of a rare gem shows that there an enormous water reservoir in the Earth's mantle.
How to Ditch the News Feed Algorithm and Take Back Facebook
Facebook is better if you completely ignore the News Feed.
Astronauts Will Welcome a Free-Floating Robot Head to the ISS This Summer
It’s like the HAL-9000, but with less homicidal mania and more interest in Rubik’s Cubes.