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How Many Charging Stations Would We Need to Totally Replace Gas Stations?
The United States could fully transition to electric vehicles in about 20 years. When that happens, we’re going to need a lot of chargers.
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Ballot Bots
Indian Voters Are Being Bombarded With Millions of Deepfakes. Political Candidates Approve
India’s elections are a glimpse of the AI-driven future of democracy. Politicians are using audio and video deepfakes of themselves to reach voters—who may have no idea they’ve been talking to a clone.
Parasocial Studies
I Went Undercover as a Secret OnlyFans Chatter. It Wasn’t Pretty
Flux Capacitor
The Showdown Over Who Gets to Build the Next DeLorean
Reviews and Buying Guides
Buying Guide
The Best Smart Speakers With Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri
Chatty assistants from Amazon, Apple, and Google are popular. But which one is right for you?
Product Review
Insta360 Adds 8K Video to Its 360-Action Camera Hybrid
Paranoid Android
These Are the Android Phones Worth Buying
Crowdsourcing
It’s Not Just Robots: Skilled Jobs Are Going to ‘Meatware’
Originally published June 2016: Inside the economy of on-demand crowd-workers displacing professionals, for cheap.
We ❤️ Hardware
‘You Must Believe You Can Repair It’
Hip Hop's 50th
Hip Hop 2073: A Vision of the Future, 50 Years From Now
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Gear
Your Bike Tires Are Too Skinny. Riding on Fat, Supple Tires Is Just Better
I used to ride thin, high-pressure tires everywhere. But adhering to “the supple life” and cycling on wider, lower-pressure tires boosted my comfort and stability without slowing me down.
Culture
The 18 Best Movies on Amazon Prime Right Now
The Idea of You, Road House, and Bottoms are just a few of the movies you should be watching Amazon Prime Video this week.
Gear
The End of ‘iPhone’
Ken Segall is the reason so many Apple products start with “i.” Now he says it’s time to drop the prefix entirely.
Science
Don’t Believe the Biggest Myth About Heat Pumps
Not only do heat pumps work fine in cold weather, they’re still more efficient than gas furnaces in such conditions.
