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Senior Writer . Lover of plot twists. I play with tech stuff, just don't ask me to fix your printer. lauren_goode@wired.com, DMs open. 📸 .

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  1. 9 hours ago

    PSA:

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  2. 9 hours ago

    Good reminder that if you signed up for a bunch of free three-month trials this spring, it might be a good time to check those subscriptions

    Remember Quibi? Did you forget that you downloaded Quibi for a free trial 90 days ago?
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  3. Jul 3

    Alternate description: Wise man warns people to stay away from beaches but local politician pushes for things to stay open because it’s good for the economy 😬

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  4. Jul 3

    Three men go out on a fishing trip and learn that the fish is, um, quite large

    Can you describe your favorite movie as boring as possible?
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  5. Jul 2

    I picked quite the week to be off twitter

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  6. Jun 30

    Google has acquired North (hi okay I’m back on twitter briefly) which I wrote about at launch and reviewed here in early 2019 . Far from perfect but made one of the strongest cases for smart glasses yet. They also developed some of their own mini components

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  7. Jun 29

    Taking a short break. Bye for now Twitter. I’m sure there will be no news to catch up on when I return.

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  8. Jun 27

    What have we learned so far from virtual conferences? People miss the hang. Also, tech companies still have a lot of work to do when it comes to supporting underrepresented groups

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    Jun 26

    Hi hello! Some ~ personal news ~ and a whole different kind of Friday news dump - I'm writing a book! It's all about how to succeed when you're a marginalized person in your space, especially when the usual productivity advice doesn't work for you.

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  10. Jun 26

    We also talked about the changes to iOS, Macs running on ARM chips, and of course, I had to ramble on about Apple Watch for a few minutes

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  11. Jun 26

    Apple's WWDC seemed to go off without a hitch, despite it being entirely online this year. And it lowered the barrier to entry for a lot of people. Still, it wasn't totally inclusive. joined me and to discuss on

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  12. Jun 26

    I am so, so excited for this playlist

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  13. Jun 26

    . may singlehandedly get you through this next phase of quarantine with his work here

    Remember the music story I talked about yesterday? It's up! Over at - why music moves us, and how to build your own pump-up playlist.....complete with 141 tracks recommended by our writers and editors!
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    Jun 26

    New from me: tech companies* rely on their most marginalized employees to fix a system that excludes them, typically without additional pay or time off *all companies

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  15. Retweeted
    Jun 25

    Face masks aren't going away any time soon. put together a fantastic roundup of all of our reusable favorites. Price points starting at $4 and options for everyone (and yes, my pick is sparkly)

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  16. Retweeted
    Jun 24

    The real news today is that the U.S. set a record for new cases today: 38,672. The previous record was April 25 at 36,001.

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    Jun 24

    In January, in the first known case of its kind, a man in Michigan was arrested for a crime he did not commit due to a flawed algorithmic facial recognition match. I told his story here:

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  18. Jun 24

    Long overdue: Newly formed Google accounts will auto-delete activity and location every 18 months by default. YouTube history will delete every 36 months. Story by

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    Jun 23

    after he was diagnosed with ALS, brian wallach formed a foundation to try to make a difference—an instinct others have had, too. the question is how to build something additive and enduring before time runs out. beautiful story by

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  20. Jun 24

    "It’s so eerie to see these empty streets, but they’re really a blank slate. People are looking at this moment to bring new life to cities without bringing back the old congestion and the traffic and the pollution that threatened them before."

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