Extra! Extra! The headlines today are way too extra.Welcome to the last week before February Tabs hiatus. It's been a while since I tabbed at you so let's take take quick a spin around the `net and check out some headlines.Read Full Story

Centers for Disease Control issues travel warning due to birth defects linked to the rapidly spreading mosquito-borne disease -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientists are compiling a picture of the shadow of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, and it could reveal general relatively breaking down. The post The Death of General Relativity Lurks in a Black Hole’s Shadow appeared first on WIRED.

In a blog post, an Amazon user says an attacker duped a customer service rep into disclosing his address and phone number.Eric Springer, a former software developer at Amazon, revealed in a Medium post on Sunday that the e-commerce site's customer service was putting customers at risk of identity theft. On three different occasions, Springer's account was compromised by someone who obtained his personal information from Amazon's customer service representatives.Read Full Story

Middle school friendships end quickly and often, but certain shared traits help them last -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Legal and tech experts argue a New York or California ban on smartphone encryption would be a futile and possibly unconstitutional "logistical nightmare." The post Proposed State Bans on Phone Encryption Make Zero Sense appeared first on WIRED.

This gray T-shirt or that gray T-shirt?Imagine for a moment that you're a billionaire CEO returning to work after a lengthy parental leave. Armed with the knowledge that what you wear at work says a lot about you, you might consider changing it up with something different—sartorially—for your big day back. Something extra.Read Full Story

Answered by Jame Ward, professor of cognitive neuroscience, U. of Sussex -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

New York's MTA plans to try out a design that's been used all over the planet to reduce crowding and delays. The post NYC’s Finally Trying a Subway Design That Cuts Crowding and Delays appeared first on WIRED.

Labor Secretary Tom Perez announced plans to rerun a survey of independent workers for the first time since 2005.The gig economy has launched a healthy "future of work" panel circuit amid a roaring debate over whether apps like Uber, Postmates, and Handy—which hire an army of independent contractors instead of employees—represent a return to the sweatshop or a new freedom to work when and how one pleases. But all sides of the debate face the same dilemma: When they propose a new policy or launch a new initiative, they have only a vague idea of how many workers it could impact. There is no current government data that specifically catalogs this group of workers.Read Full Story