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08.15.24

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CHILL OUT | 3-MINUTE READ
The Best Cooling Sheets for Hot Summer Nights

BY NENA FARRELL

Summer heat is here. Hop under these cooling sheets so that you can, you know, actually sleep.

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SNEAK ATTACK | 3-MINUTE READ
Nearly All Google Pixel Phones Exposed by Unpatched Flaw in Hidden Android App

BY LILY HAY NEWMAN

A fix is coming, but data analytics giant Palantir says it’s ditching Android devices altogether because Google’s response to the vulnerability has been troubling.

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WIRED PODCASTS | 1-MINUTE READ
Your Photos Aren’t Real

BY MICHAEL CALORE AND LAUREN GOODE

This week: Google’s new photo manipulation tools produce some convincing results, but how much of this unreality are we supposed to stomach?

WIRED POLITICS LAB | 4-MINUTE READ
The Who's Who of Political Influencers

BY MAKENA KELLY

Which influencers are actually influencing? A survey of the field turns up everyone from people focused on specific state legislatures to Elon Musk.

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POLITICAL INFLUENCE | 2-MINUTE READ
A Visual Guide to the Influencers Shaping the 2024 Election

BY MAKENA KELLY

From Hasan Piker to Logan Paul, this interactive display maps how online personalities on the right and the left are using their massive followings to influence the US election.

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THINKING IN DETAIL | 3-MINUTE READ
This Is the Most Detailed Map of Human Brain Connections Ever Made

BY ISABEL FRASER

In a world first, Harvard biologists worked with Google to diagram a cubic millimeter of human cerebral cortex at the subcellular level, paving the way for the next generation of brain science.

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SEE YOU IN COURT | 8-MINUTE READ
Google Has Unleashed Its Legal Fury on Hackers and Scammers

BY PARESH DAVE

The tech giant says its “affirmative litigation” deters and raises awareness of bad behavior. But skeptics wonder whether these suits are too small a gesture.

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HEARTBOT | 3-MINUTE READ
This Code Breaker Is Using AI to Decode the Heart’s Secret Rhythms

BY AMIT KATWALA

Inspired by his expertise in breaking ancient codes, Roeland Decorte built a smartphone app that continuously listens for signs of disease hidden in our pulse.

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BIPARTISAN PHISH | 3-MINUTE READ
A Single Iranian Hacker Group Targeted Both Presidential Campaigns, Google Says

BY ANDY GREENBERG

APT42, which is believed to work for Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, targeted about a dozen people associated with both Trump’s and Biden’s campaigns this spring, according to Google’s Threat Analysis Group.