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Microsoft Co-Founder's Massive Art Collection Sells for Eye-Popping $1.5 Billion

It’s only the start of a sale that includes 150 paintings from Pablo Picasso, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, and…

Kyle Barr

PublishedNovember 10, 2022

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Billionaires Are Funding Climate Destruction

When you count their investments, the world's richest people are responsible for runaway amounts of emissions, a new…

Molly Taft

PublishedNovember 7, 2022

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11 Monkeypox Conspiracy Theories Got 1.4 Million Views on TikTok in One Day, Study Finds

A new study from the University of Alberta found that one of the most popular TikTok conspiracy theories on…

Jody Serrano

PublishedOctober 21, 2022

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Young People Don't Want to Work (at Oil Companies)

Who wants to work for the brands that brought you climate change?

Kate Yoder, Grist

PublishedOctober 19, 2022

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Bill Gates Invests Big in So-Called 'Clean' Air Conditioning Startup

Blue Frontier claims that their new AC technology could reduce energy consumption by 90%.

Kevin Hurler

PublishedAugust 1, 2022

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This Is How Gizmodo Grew Up

Peter Rojas gave birth to Gizmodo, but Joel Johnson raised the baby.

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PublishedAugust 1, 2022

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Bill Gates Thinks NFT Investors Are the Greatest Fools of All

The former Microsoft mogul lambasted Bored Apes and the entire basis of cryptocurrency at a conference.

Lauren Leffer

PublishedJune 15, 2022

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Elon Musk Isn't a Climate Hero

Giving him a free pass is a slippery slope as more and more people profit from climate solutions.

Molly Taft

PublishedMay 5, 2022

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How the Internet Is Reacting to the Supreme Court Leak

A draft ruling has leaked that would repeal Roe v. Wade and revoke the right to abortion for millions of people…

Lauren Leffer

PublishedMay 3, 2022

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How Much Do Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Michael Bloomberg Actually Pay in Taxes?

How do the world's richest keep their money? A new report shows how the worlds wealthiest tech billionaires keep…

Kyle Barr

PublishedApril 13, 2022

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The Wild, Uncertain Future of Carbon Dioxide Removal

We need carbon dioxide removal to keep climate change in check. What should that future look like?

Molly Taft

PublishedApril 13, 2022

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76 Out of 77 Claims Made By Cyber Ninjas in Arizona Audit Were Wrong, Maricopa County Officials Find

"At the heart of these inaccuracies is a basic misunderstanding or ignorance of election laws and procedures,"…

Tom McKay

PublishedJanuary 6, 2022

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Utah Tech Founder Resigns After Sending Email Claiming 'Jews' Want to 'Euthanize' People With Vaccines

Dave Bateman sent an anti-Semitic screed to dozens of prominent figures in the Silicon Slopes, including the…

Tom McKay

PublishedJanuary 5, 2022

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9 Viral Images From 2021 That Were Totally Fake

These were the photos, gifs, and videos that went viral for all the wrong reasons.

Matt Novak

PublishedDecember 22, 2021

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5 Predictions for the Near Future From Bill Gates

The Microsoft cofounder believes the worst of the pandemic will be over in 2022 and the metaverse is coming.

Matt Novak

PublishedDecember 10, 2021

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Amazon Is Helping Researchers Study How to Dim the Sun

Climate models are usually run on supercomputers. But Amazon has donated cloud computing time to run a model—with a…

Brian Kahn

PublishedDecember 1, 2021

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Bill Gates’s TerraPower Will Build Experimental Nuclear Reactor in Idaho

The company is part of a team building a molten chloride reactor at Idaho National Laboratory that could be…

Mack DeGeurin

PublishedNovember 23, 2021

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