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9 great reads from CNET this week

How presidential candidates are paying social media influencers to spread political messages, why Fortnite isn't the juggernaut it once was and what's a "doomsday vault" anyway?

CNET News staff
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It's presidential primary season, which gave us a bounty of election-related stories this week including a handy breakdown of where the Democratic candidates stand on key tech issues.

Also, Jeff Bezos launched a $10 billion fund to fight climate change, we (officially) weighed in on Samsung's new Galaxy Z Flip and S20 Ultra phones, and there was a coronavirus breakthrough -- the first 3D protein map should help pave the way for a vaccine.

Here are the week's stories you don't want to miss:

Why Rudy Giuliani's Twitter typos are a security fail

When one letter off leads you to malicious advertisements rather than the website of the former cybersecurity czar.

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Fortnite raked in $1.8B last year, but it's still a game in decline

Commentary: Epic Games' runaway freight train is finally slowing down.

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Bezos' $10B climate fund won't make up for Amazon's damage, activists say

Based on Amazon's environmental track record, some activists say the CEO's philanthropy is "hypocritical."

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This could be Microsoft's most important product in 2020. If it works

ElectionGuard isn't designed to make voting machines safe from hackers. It's meant to make hacking them pointless.

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What it means to be human in the age of AI

From an AI-generated Taylor Swift to a nude sculpture with a buzzing bee colony for a head, artists reflect on the promise and terror of artificial intelligence.

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Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco

Building a 'doomsday vault' to save the kangaroo and koala from extinction

Incredible feats of genetic engineering and frozen biobanks could prevent Australia's iconic marsupials from disappearing for good.

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Black Bone Illustration

Bloomberg's meme campaign underscores the loopholes in political-ad rules

Presidential candidates are paying social media influencers to spread political messages.

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Getty Images

RuPaul's Drag Race queen Rock M. Sakura loves anime, gaming and screaming

Meet the season 12 drag queen waltzing from competitive gaming into reality TV.

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Motorola Razr showdown: Original V3 vs. the new foldable screen one

Let's go on a $1,500 nostalgia trip.

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