1868
588
Google’s GDPR Workaround
https://brave.com/google-gdpr-workaround/
7 years ago
679
420
In a swipe at Chrome, Firefox now blocks ad trackers by default
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/firefox-browser-cookie-blocking-default
671
250
Human speech may have a universal transmission rate: 39 bits per second
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/09/human-speech-may-have-universal-transmission-rate-39-bits-second
649
165
A database of Facebook users’ phone numbers found online
https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/04/facebook-phone-numbers-exposed/
608
323
Hong Kong leader to announce formal withdrawal of extradition bill
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3025641/hong-kong-leader-carrie-lam-announce-formal-withdrawal
479
132
Google, YouTube to Pay $170M Penalty over Collecting Kids' Personal Info
https://www.npr.org/2019/09/04/757441886/google-youtube-to-pay-170-million-penalty-over-collecting-kids-personal-info
452
94
Johns Hopkins Launches Center for Psychedelic Research
https://hub.jhu.edu/2019/09/04/hopkins-launches-psychedelic-center/
409
59
Regex Crossword
https://regexcrossword.com/
379
130
Crystalline nets harvest water from desert air, turn CO2 into liquid fuel
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/09/crystalline-nets-harvest-water-desert-air-turn-carbon-dioxide-liquid-fuel
359
317
Why Index Funds Are Like Subprime CDOs
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-04/michael-burry-explains-why-index-funds-are-like-subprime-cdos
331
71
Upcoming Firefox update will decrease power usage on macOS by up to three times
https://www.zdnet.com/article/upcoming-firefox-update-will-decrease-power-usage-on-macos-by-up-to-three-times/
311
223
TypeScript vs. ReasonML
https://blog.dubenko.dev/typescript-vs-reason/
292
267
How do people learn to cook a poisonous plant safely?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48859333
269
56
Static TypeScript: A Static Compiler for the TypeScript Language
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/publication/static-typescript/
140
Mental-health information 'sold to advertisers'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-49578500
248
48
Rust in Large Organizations
https://gist.github.com/rylev/0e3c3895dcb40b6a1c1cf8c427c01b5e
245
124
What Is a Tech Company?
https://stratechery.com/2019/what-is-a-tech-company/
242
20
Creating a Magical Videobooth for a Wedding
https://www.jamesporter.me/2019/08/30/wedding-videobooth.html
241
133
WeWork CEO gives back $5.9M from 'We' trademark after criticism
https://www.businessinsider.com/wework-ceo-gives-back-millions-from-we-trademark-after-criticism-2019-9
235
10
Sally Floyd, who helped things run smoothly online, has died
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/04/science/sally-floyd-dead.html