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Which member of The Beatles wrote "In My Life," from the 1965 album Rubber Soul? It turns out that math has the answer.
Debates have long raged across pop culture about who wrote which Beatles song, both before and after the internet was born. The melody from "In My Life" in particular has been one of the bigger sources of consternation among fans.
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John Lennon said in a 1980 interview with Playboy that it was his, even singling it out

Belching human smokestack Alex Jones is scrubbing his Twitter accounts of their most overt violations of Twitter's Terms of Service. 
On Thursday, CNN published a list of InfoWars and Jones tweets that contained fun content like individual harassment and degradation on the basis of religion and gender identity. These are behaviors that a reasonable reading of Twitter's updated 2017 Terms of Service would seem to prohibit.
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Don't chuck your Android phone across the room in fear just yet.
A report from the security firm Kryptowire, via Wired, shows that many Android phones are stunningly vulnerable thanks to Android's open operating system. But while this report is concerning, the real-world threat it poses to actual Android phone users might not be that big of a deal.
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Kryptowire analyzed 10 Android devices supported by U.S. carriers, and f

In 2017 alone, US companies spent upwards of $10 billion on third party audience data. And while generally speaking, people were once indifferent or oblivious to the way personal data was collected, the tide has certainly turned. In the wake of the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal, people are more aware than ever of the tenuous nature of data collection, and more concerned about how securely tech and financial institutions catalog this data. And with good reason: according to the Identity T

The mainstreaming of the popular roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons has significantly changed how people address and understand the game. It’s become a spectator sport and a way for some gamers to earn their living. D&D gameplay and its symbolism have become a significant plot point in geek-oriented TV shows like Stranger Things and The Big Bang Theory. It’s the subject of copious scientific studies and papers, and hundreds of long-running live-play podcasts. It’s a s

Seattle hosted an all-star grunge festival this weekend featuring some of the era's best acts.
Of all the sets, Pearl Jam's stood out the most. With the help of Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron, the band covered Chris Cornell's "Missing."
It's been just a little over a year since Cornell's suicide.
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 "Missing" came from Cornell's 1992 EP Poncier. You can watch the full Pearl Jam

Whatever your opinion may be of a live-action Dora the Explorer movie, there's no denying that star Isabela Moner has the look down.
On Friday, Moner posted a photo of herself in costume on her personal Instagram page. The caption accompanying the photo is as straightforward as such things get: "So excited to show you the First Look of me as #DoraTheExplorer."
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See for yourself:So excited to show you the First Look of me as #DoraTh

This is One Good Thing, a weekly column where we tell you about the only nice thing that happened on the internet this week.
In case her list of accomplishments and talents wasn't long enough, we're here to remind everyone that on top of being an actress, writer, philanthropist, and entrepreneur, Oprah Winfrey is also an extremely smooth dancer.
On Wednesday, Oprah's close personal friend and A Wrinkle In Time co-star Mindy Kaling shared a damn-near perfect moment she captured on video: Oprah da

Kanye West never leaves our news cycle — whether he's there to stir up boring, gratuitous social media controversy or simply share music.
Thankfully, this weekend gave us the latterDJ Clark Kent shared Kanye's latest track, "XTCY," on Twitter sometime Friday night.
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It's his first track released since he dropped five Kanye-produced albums in five weeks.
Credit where it's technically due: "XTCY" is a decent trac

Doom Eternal is back with fresh news out of QuakeCon 2018 coming after a completely unfulfilling tease at E3.
The upcoming game is a sequel to id Software's 2016 series revivalDoom is a reboot of the original first-person shooter, both of them following an anonymous space marine's bloody assault on the forces of Hell as they invade Mars.
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You know, that old chestnut.
The upcoming sequel revisits the events of Doom 2, w

Electric scooters have cropped up en masse in cities across the country from Salt Lake to Washington, DC, but they won’t be hitting the most populous city in the US anytime soon.On one hand, New York City is a natural fit for these scooter companies, which have been valued at as high as $2 billion in recent months. New York is a city with a booming public transit system that millions take every day, but it’s also filled with gaps. A recent report showed that 24 percent of the city&r

At E3 this year, Microsoft unveiled a new Halo game — Halo: Fireteam Raven. It wasn’t Halo 6 or Halo: Infinite, but an arcade game set during the events of Halo: Combat Evolved. The game is now available to play across the US and Canada at Dave & Busters.The game follows a team of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers (ODSTs), as they fight alongside Master Chief on the original Halo ring. The game booth uses a 130-inch 4K screen to allow up to four players to play, manning four turrets i

Florida authorities made an arrest last month in an alleged multi-state SIM card hacking ring, the latest in a series of similar incidents.According to court records first unearthed this week by reporter Brian Krebs, law enforcement learned of the plot when a mother in Michigan overheard her son pretending to be an AT&T employee and called investigators. Authorities turned up, searched the son’s room and his computer, and discovered files with a list of names and phone numbers, along

Humans, I'm disappointed in you. Clean up your shit.
Otherwise, a team of crows may have to do it for you. At Puy du Fou park in France, park managers recently decided to train a team of crows to pick up trash left behind by humans.
The crows will be picking up old condoms (and any other trash they find) as early as next week.
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I'm glad to see crows be put to work instead of lounging around, interrupting picnics a

Early Sunday morning, the United Launch Alliance successfully launched its most powerful rocket, the Delta IV Heavy, carrying a spacecraft bound for the Sun. On top of the rocket is NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, embarking on the first ever mission into the Sun’s atmosphere, known as the corona. Thanks to a big lift from the Delta IV, the Parker Solar Probe will get closer to the Sun than any human-made vehicle has been before — a mere 4 million miles away.
Getting to the Sun is a

This time last year, I visited a bustling cafe in downtown Salt Lake City. I had never been there before, so I decided to go all out — breakfast and a cinnamon roll— Carb City. After finishing my meal, I went to pay my bill, but there was a problem: I couldn’t get my server’s attention. After trying to catch her eye for almost ten minutes, I felt miffed. After all, I had stuff to do… When she finally noticed me, I asked for my check. She smiled and told

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a graphic novel that uses trolls, aliens, and a county fair to explain how it investigates mysterious disease outbreaks. It’s meant for teens, but it’s a good read for adults, too
Nearly two dozen very serious subject matter experts from the CDC, the US Department of Agriculture, and the 4-H club contributed to Junior Disease Detectives: Operation Outbreak, which you can download on the CDC’s website. It’s a detecti

Have you ever heard of a musical artist named Drake? Of course you have. Because he’s everywhere. These days, it’s hard to miss Aubrey Graham, the rapper and singer from Canada (eh). He recently released Scorpion, and the internet went nuts, as it always does for Aubrey. Out sprung the #InMyFeelings challenge, reminding us all how simultaneously annoying and captivating dance challenges can be, and endless Instagram captions referencing Drake lyrics. Endless. Seriously, on

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At first glance, it looks like any other shared workspace: the hip interior design, the abstract art, the ferns gracing the round cafe-style tables, the board with the latest news. But this particular one has a whole library of Talmud books and a strictly kosher kitchen. These are the workspace areas of companies like KamaTech in Bnei Brak and Bizmax in Jerusalem, which provide ultra-Orthodox Israelis in the high-tech industry with a physical space, mentorship, and collaboration to develop and

A lot of unexpected things have changed since Trump took office. But one of the oddest evolutions has been the mutation of the conspiracy theory. 
The corners of the internet where conspiracies flourish have always contained a weird mix of light and dark. They were places where one could laugh at some of the far out ideas ("the moon landing was faked") or be completely horrified ("the Sandy Hook shooting was faked"). 
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Technology moves fast, and makes our life easier at work by making mundane tasks more efficient. Well, it’s not stopping anytime soon and technological advances like the use of AI and machine learning will have an immense impact on the future of jobs and careers. As many as 70 million jobs in the US could be impacted by automation by 2030, according to a report by McKinsey & Company. Not all predictions are negative; Gartner reported that artificial intelligence will more than likely

On one hand, we spent maybe too much time this week on the question of whether one person should lose access to his social media accounts. On the other hand, it’s a question that illuminates some of the central tensions that led me to start this newsletter. How can social media be used to do harm? Can tech companies effectively rein in their worst users? Also, what the hell is Twitter’s deal?
Will Oremus tries to answer the latter question with some reporting on what people inside T

When Nintendo created the Switch, they managed to combine their knack for pure, childlike gaming bliss with some innovative technological achievements. So it’s no surprise that the system is their biggest hit in decades. But while the Switch has no shortage of cool features, there’s one thing it is short on: battery power.
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The system itself only lasts a few hours in portable mode, and the detachabl

The military planted a large sign along the only road out of Los Alamos, New Mexico in the early 1940s. The black, half-cursive, almost playful lettering on a white background asked anyone leaving the government facility a question: “Are you continuing to protect project information?” The “project” was the Manhattan Project, devoted to building the world’s first atomic bomb. And it was being built in a place that – as far as the U.S. government was concerned &

In the pursuit of your dreams, it can sometimes feel like it’s you against the world. But really, the situation is simpler than that: it’s you against your own self-doubt. To overcome that pessimistic inner voice and get out of your own way, you need some inspiration from people who have been through that and emerged victoriously.
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The 30 Days of Genius Bundle compiles four online seminar-type course

Not so long ago, kids played with things like building blocks, jump ropes, and Etch-A-Sketches. Those still exist, but now, many toys for kids are as high-tech as the gadgets their parents use. These smart toys often have features designed to keep kids fascinated — like lights, sounds, or interactive games. And parents might understandably use them to keep youngsters quiet, especially in public places, or when relatives visit the house. But what’s the cost of having less-fussy kids

Nothing harshes a good mellow like sick buds. Thankfully, there may one day be an app for that. 
Hidden from the hazy Friday afternoon of Las Vegas, tucked away in the basement of the Flamingo casino, a group of likeminded hackers and security researchers gathered to explore "DIY cannabis tech" at DEF CON's Cannabis Village. One researcher in particular, Harry Moreno, told the rather laid-back crowd that he believed that machine learning could one day solve a huge problem for home-grow enth

Well, apparently Twitter does have a line when it comes to unhinged hate speech.
The company suspended accounts associated with the Proud Boys ahead of the white supremacist Unite the Right rally in Washington, D.C., this weekend. The move was originally reported by BuzzFeed News. 
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Started by VICE co-founder Gavin McInnes, the Proud Boys are very thinly veiled white nationalists in Fred Perry polo shirts. Former