A promising method for producing carbon-neutral gasoline from, basically, thin air. The strange story of the very first ransomware attack. And the surprisingly long history of bizarre ice cream flavors.

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• How to Make Carbon-Neutral Gasoline Out of Thin Air (NY Magazine)
• The bizarre story of the inventor of ransomware (CNN)
• Ransomware attacks can take down pipelines but you could be at risk too (CNN)
• Who Invented Weird Hipster Ice Cream Flavors? (JSTOR Daily)
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