How to Watch Friday’s Super-Long Lunar Eclipse Online

This so-called blood moon will be visible from every continent on Earth *except* North America.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-watch-fridays-super-long-lunar-eclipse-online

Much of the US Electric Grid Could Go the Way of the Landline Phone

As renewable energy picks up and electricity demand drops, it's getting way more expensive for a large part of grid to produce electricity, and that's a problem for everyone.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/electric-grid-rising-costs-renewables

Just Some Other Totally Legit Microbes That Will Definitely (Not) Make Your Tech Startup a Unicorn

A study this week got people thinking that infection by *Toxoplasma gondii*, a parasite found in cat poop, could be used to prime people for entrepreneurship. We’ve got some ~~better~~ equally terrible ideas.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/just-some-other-totally-legit-microbes-that-will-definitely-not-make-your-tech-startup-a-unicorn

Amazon's Facial Recognition System Mistakes Members of Congress for Mugshots

Amazon has marketed its Rekognition facial recognition system to law enforcement. But in a new ACLU study, the technology confused 28 members of Congress with publicly available arrest photos.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-facial-recognition-congress-bias-law-enforcement

Trump's "Shadow Banning" Tweet Isn't Twitter’s Biggest Problem

Accusations of partisan bias come at an inconvenient moment for Twitter, which is trying to clean up its platform and avoid the mistakes of other tech companies.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/trumps-shadow-banning-claim-isnt-twitters-worst-problem

Different US Election Maps Tell ‘Different Versions of the Truth’

Self-proclaimed "cartonerd" Ken Field published a gallery of alternative election maps designed to reveal markedly different stories about the US.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/is-us-leaning-red-or-blue-election-maps

Airbnb’s Slow-Moving Mission to Win Over African Americans

One year in, Airbnb’s mission to expand service in black neighborhoods through a partnership NAACP, still holds tremendous potential—but it’s just getting started
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/airbnbs-slow-moving-mission-to-win-over-african-americans

'Mission: Impossible–Fallout": How Plausible Are All Those Gadgets, Anyway?

Facing a franchise known for futuristic gadgets, our mission was to consult experts to find out what’s achievable and what’s still, you know, impossible.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/mission-impossible-fallout-gadgets

The Abandoned Soviet Spas Inhabited by Georgian Refugees

In its heyday, the spa town of Tskaltubo drew more than 100,000 visitors each year. Today, Georgians displaced by the Abkhazian conflict call it home.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/abandoned-soviet-spas

Presto Nomad Review: A Portable Slow-Cooker With Serious Smarts

Presto rethinks the staid slow-cooker with a fun and portable design.
Source: https://www.wired.com/review/presto-nomad-slow-cooker

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