Apple launches its in-store trade-in program for Macs

You’ve been able to trade in your iPhone at the Apple Store for a long time, but you couldn’t haul in your iMac to get a better deal on the latest model — you’d have to go through an online process and mail in your old hardware, then wait for its va…

Online and independent: The future of journalism is already here

The modern news industry is in crisis. For years, formerly stalwart publications have been bought up, hollowed out, and sold for scrap by predatory (and often utterly incompetent) venture capital firms. The recent global outbreak of COVID-19 has furt…

Atlanta Police Officers Call Out Of Work After Officers Charged In Rayshard Brooks Case

Former officer Garrett Rolfe faces 11 charges, including felony murder, after fatally shooting Brooks.

Why Biden Is Trouncing Trump With Young Voters: ‘Old Is Way, Way Better Than Liar’

A new poll of voters aged 18 to 34 finds Biden with a commanding lead, but clear vulnerabilities.

The Tentative Return of Summer Fun Has Begun In Europe

Spain welcomes its first foreign tourists in months and offers a glimpse of what beach vacations may look like.

Supreme Court Rules Trump Wrongly Ended DACA, Leaves Program In Place

Nearly 650,000 people are currently protected from deportation under DACA.

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Joe Cornish Says He's Spoken to John Boyega About Attack the Block 2

Ewan McGregor discusses the tech powering the Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ show. Legends of Tomorrow promotes another regular for its next season. Get a look at Netflix’s new The Grude show. Plus, what’s to come when Hanna returns to Amazon, and the Jeff Lemire/Dustin Nguyen comic series Descender could be coming to TV.…

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Bacteria Found in Nuclear Reactors Could Be the Secret to Faster, Cheaper Vaccines

The extremophile bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans was first discovered in 1956 at Oregon State University, where it was busy ruining a gamma ray experiment designed to sterilize a tin of ground meat. The “sterilized” meat spoiled, thanks to D. radiodurans and its preternatural durability in the face of radiation: The…

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I Was Obsessed With Fitness Tracking. Then the Pandemic Hit.

I have never been the runner who simply laces up their sneakers, pops in their headphones, and zips out the door. I’m the runner who laces up some smart sneakers, pairs their wireless earbuds, opens up a running app, straps on a chest strap heart rate monitor, starts a workout on one smartwatch, quickly starts another…

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