How Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Mark Zuckerberg, and Marc Andreessen—four billionaire techno-oligarchs—are creating an alternate, autocratic reality ~tech Article 3042 words, published Aug 22 2023 31 votes
What does any of this have to do with physics? ~science physics Article 8257 words, published Dec 19 2016 41 votes
Following Elon Musk’s lead, Big Tech is surrendering to disinformation ~tech social media Article 2646 words 35 votes
How a Harvard professor became the world’s leading alien hunter ~space astronomy Article 6913 words 12 votes
The best place to drink is the emptiest bar in the city ~life Article 1071 words, published Jun 20 2023 17 votes
Evidence undermines "Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria" claims ~lgbt transgender Article 1480 words 41 votes
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar - Wes Anderson back on the Roald Dahl sauce ~movies Article 230 words 13 votes
Climate change is changing the ocean’s color ~enviro climate change Article 1114 words, published Jul 21 2023 16 votes
Volcanoes don't just erupt on schedule – but they have been in Iceland ~enviro Article 1255 words, published Aug 21 2023 7 votes
A data breach at Christie’s revealed exact GPS coordinates of collectors’ artworks ~tech Article 882 words, published Aug 21 2023 25 votes
Apollo sued over $570m tax payout to top US executives. Pension fund says windfall for private equity titans is unjustified. ~finance Article 290 words 9 votes
Tesla reportedly asked US highway safety officials to redact information about whether driver-assistance software was in use during crashes ~transport Article 578 words 35 votes
Linus Tech Tips pauses production as controversy swirls ~tech social media Article 899 words 121 votes
Russia's Luna 25 moon probe crashes into moon after failed orbital maneuver ~space rocketry Article 548 words 55 votes
How the richest country in the world has allowed its poor to remain poor ~humanities Article 919 words, published Aug 17 2023 34 votes
Lesbian group seeks human rights exemption to exclude trans women from Melbourne event ~lgbt transgender Link 41 votes
A single reform that could save 100,000 lives across the USA immediately ~health healthcare medicine Article 990 words, published Jul 9 2023 24 votes
Taliban bringing water to Afghanistan’s parched plains via massive canal ~enviro climate change Article 1392 words 32 votes
Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik is suing the state for allegedly violating his human rights due to his being held in extreme isolation ~news norway crime Article 236 words 28 votes
Manchester United’s Mason Greenwood return plan included list of ‘hostile’ figures ~sports.football Article 1519 words 6 votes
‘We’re changing the clouds.’ An unforeseen test of geoengineering is fueling record ocean warmth. ~science Link 80 votes
The fight over what’s real (and what’s not) on dissociative identity disorder TikTok ~health.mental Article 3297 words 20 votes
Cyberattack shutters major National Science Foundation-funded telescopes for more than two weeks ~science astronomy Link 18 votes
Canada demands Facebook lift news ban to allow wildfire info sharing ~tech facebook social media Article 228 words 51 votes
British Columbia declares state of emergency amid ‘devastating’ wildfires ~enviro Article 562 words 35 votes
America's obsession with weight-loss drugs is affecting the economy of Denmark – Novo Nordisk's market capitalization has matched the GDP of its home country ~finance economics business Article 17 votes
‘Death Glitch’ looks at what happens after we’ve logged off for good ~books reviews Article 1030 words, published Aug 10 2023 13 votes
US 5th Circuit Court of Appeal rejects challenge to Mifeprestone abortion pill’s approval, but upholds some restrictions ~life.women Link 20 votes
Power lines likely caused Maui’s first reported fire, video and data show ~enviro Article 2076 words 11 votes
New Jersey court sides with Catholic school that fired unmarried pregnant teacher ~life education work Article 786 words 24 votes
Judge rules in favor of Oklahoma against big chicken producers in poultry-pollution lawsuit ~enviro pollution.water Article 1141 words, published Jan 19 2023 17 votes
Elon Musk’s X is throttling traffic to websites he dislikes ~tech social media facebook Article 609 words 79 votes
Judge rules in favor of Montana youths in landmark climate decision ~enviro climate change Article 860 words 46 votes
‘His name was Bélizaire’: Rare portrait of enslaved child arrives at the Met ~arts art painting Article 1607 words 21 votes