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The 7 best turntables

John Cusack in High Fidelity, appreciating some vinyl. | Photo: Courtesy of Touchstone Pictures The world of record players and vinyl can be intimidating to the uninitiated because the gear that playing records requires (preamps, amps, receivers) can make it seem like an expensive, overly complicated hobby. But that’s not true, according to the experts we

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UK startup Exscientia and a Japanese pharmaceutical firm claim to have created the first human trial-ready drug using AI, which took under a year to develop (Rebecca Heilweil/Vox)

Rebecca Heilweil / Vox: UK startup Exscientia and a Japanese pharmaceutical firm claim to have created the first human trial-ready drug using AI, which took under a year to develop  —  An OCD drug created via AI will be tested on humans.  —  The British startup Exscientia claims it has developed … UK startup Exscientia

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WeWork names commercial real estate veteran Sandeep Mathrani as its new CEO; SoftBank's Marcelo Claure will continue as WeWork's executive chairman (Peter Eavis/New York Times)

Peter Eavis / New York Times: WeWork names commercial real estate veteran Sandeep Mathrani as its new CEO; SoftBank’s Marcelo Claure will continue as WeWork’s executive chairman  —  Sandeep Mathrani, a senior real estate executive, will take over the operator of shared office space, which was on the brink of financial collapse last year. WeWork

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Art Imitates DNA

It has recently been possible to pay a service a little bit of money and learn more about your own DNA. You might find out you really aren’t Italian after all or that you are more or less susceptible to some ailments. [Paul Klinger] had his DNA mapped and decided to make a sculpture representing

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West Virginia governor to sign a bill that would allow voters with physical disabilities to vote via smartphone in 2020, becoming the first US state to do so (Kevin Collier/NBC News)

Kevin Collier / NBC News: West Virginia governor to sign a bill that would allow voters with physical disabilities to vote via smartphone in 2020, becoming the first US state to do so  —  Cybersecurity experts have long railed against voting apps, saying that any kind of online voting unnecessarily increases security risks. West Virginia

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