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Technology Is Transforming Rap Beef
For decades, conflict has been a part of hip-hop culture. The ongoing diss-track battle between Kendrick Lamar and Drake proves how much digital space has transformed rap beefs into an industry.
The Big Interview
Meet the Woman Who Showed President Biden ChatGPT—and Helped Set the Course for AI
Arati Prabhakar has the ear of the US president and a massive mission: help manage AI, revive the semiconductor industry, and pull off a cancer moonshot.
Flux Capacitor
The Showdown Over Who Gets to Build the Next DeLorean
Tip of the Iceberg
These Women Came to Antarctica for Science. Then the Predators Emerged
Reviews and Buying Guides
Product Review
Vodafone’s Ultra Hub Brings Wi-Fi 6E to UK Households
ISP-supplied routers are improving as Vodafone offers the Wi-Fi 6E Ultra Hub with backup mobile network service in the UK.
Mother Lode
25 Gifts for the Best Mom You Know
Pew! Pew!
Inside the Deeply Nerdy—and Insanely Expensive—World of Hollywood Prop Collecting
Originally published March 2017: There are few things more thrilling than watching your favorite movie clutching a screen-used prop from the same flick in your trembling, sweaty palms.
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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Security
Apple’s iPhone Spyware Problem Is Getting Worse. Here’s What You Should Know
The iPhone maker has detected spyware attacks against people in more than 150 countries. Knowing if your device is infected can be tricky—but there are a few steps you can take to protect yourself.
Science
The One Thing That’s Holding Back the Heat Pump
It’s not the technology itself. It’s that we don’t yet have enough trained workers to install heat pumps for full-tilt decarbonization.
Gear
As Elon Musk Abandons the $25K Tesla, This EV Costs Just $4,400
Meet the Zhidou Rainbow—it costs less than an ebike and is capable of completing the average US daily commute with charge to spare.
Science
A Company Is Building a Giant Compressed-Air Battery in the Australian Outback
Hydrostor, a leader in compressed-air energy storage, aims to break ground on a 200-MW plant in New South Wales by the end of this year. It wants to follow that with a 500-MW facility in California.
