Fear, Misinformation, and Measles Spread in Brooklyn
By Amanda Schaffer
Measles is back, health care workers are racing to contain it, and parents of vulnerable children are frantic. How a fever spread in a tight-knit community.
Gearhead
Don't Head into the Remote Wilderness Without This Gear
By Adrienne So
The latest outdoor tech helps us stay safe, eat like a human, and recharge—even deep in the backcountry.
Product Review
Amazon's New Echo Show 5 Proves Smaller Isn't Always Better
By Lauren Goode
The screen-bedecked Alexa device is back—this time with a smaller display.
Close Quarters
How 9 People Built an Illegal $5M Airbnb Empire in New York
By Paris Martineau
City officials say the network converted residential units in 36 buildings, earning more than $5 million for booking 24,330 rooms and housing 63,873 guests.
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This Innovative Bamboo Bedsheet Company is Disrupting a $22B Market
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The Monitor
Toy Story 4 Just Crushed the Box Office
By Angela Watercutter
Disney now has the four biggest opening weekends of 2019.
sunlight
SpaceX Is Launching a Solar Sail the Size of a Boxing Ring
By Daniel Oberhaus
A Falcon Heavy rocket is slated to carry the LightSail2 into orbit tonight. It is the most ambitious solar sail yet.
security roundup
Hackers Used Two Firefox Zero Days to Hit a Crypto Exchange
By Emily Dreyfuss
A ransomware haul, a border security leak, and more of the week's top security news.
Fetish
Oru's Haven Fold-Up Kayak Is a Work of Oar-igami Art
By Adrienne So
The collapsible kayak company's latest boat can transform from a one- to two-person vessel and come with you on vacation like a suitcase.
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