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Over the past six months, my relationship to my PopSocket has shifted from an embarrassing appendage to comforting safety blanket—a portable one that was easily packaged on the back of my phone.https://wired.trib.al/WTFUPTB 

Here's a perfect horror story for 2018. A robot punctured a can of bear repellent, resulting in two dozen Amazon warehouse employees in New Jersey to be hospitalized. And it wasn't even the first time it has happened.https://wired.trib.al/vGcW6t4 

“Computers are only recently opening their eyes, and it's foolish to think they can see perfectly.”https://wired.trib.al/W38HNwo 

Have you witnessed a bear repellant-related incident at an Amazon facility? Contact our reporter @lmatsakis at louise_matsakis@wired.com or via Signal at 347-966-3806.https://wired.trib.al/aJTJiBt 

“If Canada is to become a world leader in AI we must also play a lead role in addressing some of the ethical concerns we will face in this area,” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.https://wired.trib.al/ppo5ZhX 

There are so many innovative solutions to make the gross, grueling parts of this amazing, fulfilling, nothing-like-it, etc. job just a little easier than it was before. Here are a few.https://wired.trib.al/FPKwgvO 

Janet grows to experience love, not pain. And the people around her think she’s awesome, not scary. 'The Good Place' told the system to go fork itself.https://wired.trib.al/vx8rr72 

Kill all the notifications on your phone and your 2019 resolutions are going to be a lot easier.https://wired.trib.al/37VCYrL 

TBT: Facebook is growing up, and it hasn't all been sunshine and like buttons.https://wired.trib.al/etJShPQ 

The arrest of Meng Wanzhou, the CFO of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, may have nothing to do with the ongoing trade dispute between the US and China. But it's likely China will retaliate nonethelesshttps://wired.trib.al/HV5JAEy 

Tired: Getting into a cold bed. Wired:https://wired.trib.al/dymlyMn 

Bike messengers have long known cycling is the fastest way to get around traffic-choked cities. Now UPS is giving it a shot.https://wired.trib.al/OBKol8S 

Microsoft’s Edge browser is getting a new engine and a renewed lease on the web. But clunky old Internet Explorer is still way more popular.https://wired.trib.al/YAxA1W3 

We'll just leave this here in case anyone needs it...https://wired.trib.al/IL2qD1l 

MetaCert has classified 10 billion URLs as either safe, a suspected source of phishes, or unknown. It displays a green shield next to sites considered safe, a red shield next to sites considered unsafe, and a gray shield for those not yet classified.https://wired.trib.al/FNlcmXO