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Airlines and Cattle Farmers Have Beef With Google’s Climate Math Jan 26, 2023

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Google estimates the emissions impacts of things like flights and certain recipes. Businesses with sales at stake are pushing back. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.

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China Is the World’s Biggest Face Recognition Dealer Jan 25, 2023

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Experts fear sales of the technology also export authoritarian ideas about biometric surveillance. The second largest exporter is the US. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.

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Easily Distracted? You Need to Think Like a Medieval Monk Jan 24, 2023

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Focusing wasn’t much easier in the time before electricity or on-demand TV. In fact, you probably have a lot in common with these super-distracted monks. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.

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Big Tech Is Playing it Safe on Iran. Workers Are Taking Charge Jan 23, 2023

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Google and other giants have offered muted support for Iran compared to their Ukraine response. Employees are starting anti-censorship projects of their own. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.

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A Damning US Report Lays Bare Amazon’s Worker Injury Crisis Jan 20, 2023

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Federal investigators found that conditions in three of the company’s facilities risk “serious physical harm” to workers. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.

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It’s Getting Too Hot to Make Snow Jan 19, 2023

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Some ski resorts rely on machines to keep powder on the slopes. But snow guns guzzle water, are energy-intensive, and need cool temperatures to operate. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.

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Big Tech’s Layoffs Highlight How the US Fails Immigrant Workers Jan 18, 2023

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Decades-old visa rules mean that job cuts disadvantage workers, companies, and perhaps the whole country. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.

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Algorithms Allegedly Penalized Black Renters. The US Government Is Watching Jan 17, 2023

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The Department of Justice warned a provider of tenant-screening software that its technology must comply with fair housing law. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.

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How Airports Catch Illicit Radioactive Cargo Jan 16, 2023

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Hidden screening devices are used to track the movement of dangerous materials—and recently caught a shipment of uranium at London’s Heathrow Airport. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.

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People Love Electric Vehicles! Now Comes the Hard Part Jan 13, 2023

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EV sales are booming. But to keep the momentum going and make a dent in carbon emissions, the US will have to build a vast new charging infrastructure. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Check back in tomorrow to hear more stories from WIRED.com.

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