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Which Google Pixel Phone Should You Buy?

Buying Guide

Which Google Pixel Phone Should You Buy?

Julian Chokkattu and Simon Hill

The UK Power Grid Has a Phantom Data Center Problem

Ghost in the Machine

The UK Power Grid Has a Phantom Data Center Problem

Joel Khalili

How to See the Partial Lunar Eclipse and Blood Moon on August 27

Eyes on the Sky

How to See the Partial Lunar Eclipse and Blood Moon on August 27

Jorge Garay

How Rising Temperatures Likely Contributed to Nepal’s Deadly Flood

Disasters

How Rising Temperatures Likely Contributed to Nepal’s Deadly Flood

Molly Taft

Democrats Just Might Win the Senate

Inner Loop

Democrats Just Might Win the Senate

Hugo Lowell

The Meta Settlement Will Put Limits on Instagram for Teens. They’re Still Vulnerable

Do Not Disturb

The Meta Settlement Will Put Limits on Instagram for Teens. They’re Still Vulnerable

Paresh Dave and Lauren Goode

Waffle House Teleporter Gregg Phillips Is Still on the Trump Administration’s Payroll

Waffling

Waffle House Teleporter Gregg Phillips Is Still on the Trump Administration’s Payroll

David Gilbert

What We Still Don’t Know About OpenAI’s Hugging Face Hack

Breach Brief

What We Still Don’t Know About OpenAI’s Hugging Face Hack

Maxwell Zeff and Lily Hay Newman

There Are No Trans Women in the WNBA, so Right-Wingers Are Making Some Up

Out of Bounds

There Are No Trans Women in the WNBA, so Right-Wingers Are Making Some Up

Miles Klee

The Humanoids at China’s Robot Games Were Faster Than Usain Bolt—but I’m More Impressed by Their Tweezer Mastery

AI Lab

The Humanoids at China’s Robot Games Were Faster Than Usain Bolt—but I’m More Impressed by Their Tweezer Mastery

Will Knight

FBI Disrupts Chinese Proxy Tools Used in Mass Hacking of US Agencies and Infrastructure

Proxy War

FBI Disrupts Chinese Proxy Tools Used in Mass Hacking of US Agencies and Infrastructure

Andy Greenberg

Candidates Are Signing a Pact Promising Action on Data Centers and AI Safety

Promises Made

Candidates Are Signing a Pact Promising Action on Data Centers and AI Safety

Molly Taft

Meta Will Pay Up to $16.7 Billion to Settle Its Social Media Harms Case—and That’s Not All

Lawsuits

Meta Will Pay Up to $16.7 Billion to Settle Its Social Media Harms Case—and That’s Not All

Paresh Dave and Brian Barrett

PeopleFinders’ New Website Runs Background Checks on Your Dates

Surveillance Date

PeopleFinders’ New Website Runs Background Checks on Your Dates

Jason Parham

AI Slop Is Ruining Cute Animals on the Internet

Pet Peeve

AI Slop Is Ruining Cute Animals on the Internet

Paresh Dave

Green Chef’s Strength Is Sourcing—and the Best-Tasting Fish I’ve Gotten From a Meal Kit

Product Review

Green Chef’s Strength Is Sourcing—and the Best-Tasting Fish I’ve Gotten From a Meal Kit

Matthew Korfhage

How Ikea Turned a Controller Thumbstick Into the Star of Its Xbox Gaming Range

Outside the Box

How Ikea Turned a Controller Thumbstick Into the Star of Its Xbox Gaming Range

Jeremy White

A Mutation Is Making It Easier for Drug-Resistant Malaria to Spread

Superbugs

A Mutation Is Making It Easier for Drug-Resistant Malaria to Spread

Ritsuko Kawai

‘Darth Vader’ Wants You to Know He Definitely Supports Flock Surveillance

Q&A

‘Darth Vader’ Wants You to Know He Definitely Supports Flock Surveillance

Vittoria Elliott

The Best Labor Day Kitchen Deals for Busy Fall Days

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The Best Labor Day Kitchen Deals for Busy Fall Days

Kat Merck