Norway's privacy battle with Meta is just getting started – regulator says it's investigating the company's new ad-free subscription services ~tech privacy social media facebook Article 386 words 28 votes
Starting Friday, dockworkers in all Swedish ports will refuse to offload Teslas, cleaning crews will no longer clean showrooms, and mechanics won't fix charging points ~transport Article 669 words 44 votes
Sophia Bogle has nerves of steel: one slip and a century-old first edition book could be ruined. Come inside her workshop as she breaks down what goes into her history preserving specialty. ~books Video 10:19 6 votes
Swedish ports threaten to block Teslas from entering the country – strike that started with mechanics is beginning to spread ~transport Article 356 words 28 votes
How China’s EV boom caught Western car companies asleep at the wheel ~transport Article 3393 words 43 votes
As a young industrial designer, Patricia Moore undertook a radical experiment in aging. Her discoveries reshaped the built world. ~design Article 5075 words, published Aug 31 2023 26 votes
The battle against the fungal apocalypse is just beginning ~health medicine Article 1806 words, published Aug 25 2023 61 votes
Apple’s decision to kill its CSAM photo-scanning tool sparks fresh controversy ~tech apple privacy security Article 585 words 24 votes
Super Mario Bros. Wonder is what happens when devs have time to play ~games Article 636 words 23 votes
How to move your Instagram feed to Pixelfed, the photo app that doesn't track your every move ~tech social media privacy Article 221 words 41 votes
The cloud is a prison. Can the local-first software movement set us free? ~tech Article 3224 words 35 votes
Meta has long fought Europe's demands that it get people's consent before using their data for targeted ads – then a Norwegian regulator threatened daily fines ~tech social media facebook privacy Article 543 words 51 votes
When the war came to Kherson, a small group of scientists ventured into the ruined city to rescue a unique herbarium ~science Article 695 words, published Jul 8 2023 16 votes
How Christopher Nolan learned to stop worrying and love AI ~movies Article 3741 words, published Jun 20 2023 10 votes
The US is openly stockpiling dirt on all its citizens ~tech privacy security Article 510 words 25 votes
Inside the secret world of Russia's Cold War mapmakers ~humanities.history Article 4568 words, published Jul 18 2015 7 votes
ChatGPT is cutting non-English languages out of the AI revolution ~tech Article 1922 words, published May 31 2023 16 votes
They plugged GPT-4 into Minecraft – and unearthed new potential for AI ~games Article 649 words 18 votes
Why suicide rates are dropping around the world ~health.mental Article 1816 words, published May 12 2023 7 votes
SolarWinds: The untold story of the boldest supply-chain hack ever ~tech security.cyber Article 8232 words, published May 2 2023 7 votes
I saw the face of God in a semiconductor factory ~tech Article 8142 words, published Mar 21 2023 4 votes
The world’s longest suspension bridge is history in the making. After 2,000 years of political and technical hitches, Italy says it’s finally ready to connect Sicily to the mainland. ~engineering Article 1867 words, published Apr 11 2023 8 votes
Can Burning Man pull out of its climate death spiral? ~enviro climate change sustainability energy.renewable Article 3220 words, published Apr 4 2023 10 votes
They posted porn on Twitter. German authorities called the cops ~tech internet social media Article 2018 words 7 votes
Once praised for its generous social safety net, Denmark now collects troves of data on welfare claimants ~tech Article 2339 words, published Mar 7 2023 10 votes
How this artist makes perfect clouds indoors ~arts photography Article 430 words, published Jun 5 2015 8 votes
A crucial particle physics computer program risks obsolescence ~science physics.particle Article 798 words 12 votes
New evidence indicates that an effort to stamp out disease-carrying insects is working. The key? Mosquitoes genetically engineered to kill off their own kind. ~science biology Article 689 words 5 votes
Twitter’s SMS two-factor authentication is melting down ~tech social media security Article 579 words 21 votes
Scientists have discovered a new set of blood groups. The ‘Er’ grouping could help doctors identify and treat some rare cases of blood incompatibility, including between pregnant mothers and fetuses. ~health medicine Article 576 words, published Oct 4 2022 7 votes
Sofia, the historic airplane-borne telescope, lands for the last time ~space astronomy.infrared Article 591 words 5 votes
A Danish city built Google into its schools – then banned it ~tech google privacy Article 1651 words 12 votes
Meltwater from Greenland's ice sheet is loaded with the right kind of sand for concrete production – which further warms the planet ~enviro climate change water.melt Article 467 words, published Sep 1 2022 4 votes
Investigating the mysteriously feel-good "Texas Turnaround" ~design urban planning Article 607 words, published Dec 27 2017 11 votes
What Twitter’s move to shutter offices signals for Big Tech ~life work.remote Article 609 words, published Aug 3 2022 11 votes
‘Supercookies’ have privacy experts sounding the alarm ~tech privacy Article 552 words, published Jun 28 2022 12 votes