Amazon created an exceptionally-detailed virtual clone of a neighborhood to train and test its delivery robots ~tech amazon Article 1353 words 7 votes
Michigan authorities drop all criminal charges relating to Flint Water Crisis ~enviro pollution.water Article 1144 words 6 votes
Alphabet-owned Jigsaw built a fake political site and then hired a Russian troll campaign to attack it ~tech google social media Article 1758 words 12 votes
An oral history of Vincent D’Onofrio’s perfect Men in Black ‘sugar water’ scene ~movies science fiction Article 3208 words 8 votes
Men in Black: International forgets what made the original so great ~movies reviews science fiction Article 566 words 9 votes
Fan fiction writers are better than tech at organizing information online ~tech Article 1909 words 12 votes
The day the music burned - The 2008 Universal fire was the biggest disaster in the history of the music business — and almost nobody knew ~music Article 12 222 words 16 votes
Big mood machine - Spotify pursues emotional surveillance for global profit ~tech Article 3839 words 12 votes
If only experienced cyclists feel safe in a bike lane, then is it a bike lane at all? In Vancouver, a shift to “AAA” (all ages and abilities) bike lanes ~design urban planning Article 1428 words 15 votes
The birth of the electronic beep, the most ubiquitous sound design in the world ~misc Article 851 words 10 votes
How artificial intelligence will revolutionize the way video games are developed and played ~games Article 3781 words, published Mar 6 2019 8 votes
How the pursuit of leisure drives internet use: The second half of humanity is joining the internet ~tech internet Article 3855 words 4 votes
'A hard pill to swallow': Boos, hisses and a standing ovation at premiere of Goodes film ~movies documentaries Article 822 words 5 votes
Bullhead City, Arizona was a retiree paradise. Then came a biblical plague of flies. ~enviro water Article 3638 words 8 votes
The friends who have been playing the same game of Dungeons & Dragons for thirty years ~games.tabletop dungeons and dragons Article 1779 words 10 votes
The corporate logo singularity: Against the creepy cheerfulness of a thousand smiling san serifs ~design typography Article 1401 words 14 votes
Facebook suspends app pre-installs on Huawei phones ~tech facebook social media Article 412 words 9 votes
Japanese-style listening bars, where DJs spin carefully selected records for a hushed audience, are arriving in America. But truly appreciating them can take a little practice. ~music Article 2397 words, published Jun 3 2019 16 votes
The Toronto Raptors are now the most valuable sports franchise in Canada, experts say ~sports.basketball Article 908 words 8 votes
Keanu Reeves walks into the Chateau Marmont: an 'Always Be My Maybe' casting story ~movies Article 837 words, published Jun 3 2019 5 votes
The Mind-Body Solution: Neal Stephenson’s Fall explores higher consciousness, the internet’s future, and virtual worldbuilding in one mind-blowing adventure. ~books science fiction reviews Article 1727 words 5 votes
Tech giants amass a lobbying army for an epic Washington battle ~tech amazon apple facebook google Article 2095 words 10 votes
Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola outbreak cases have doubled in just two months crossing the 2,000-mark ~health Article 412 words 6 votes
The Army ignored her warnings about a dangerous colleague. Then he set her on fire. ~life nsfw Article 3857 words 10 votes
Many people having affairs consider themselves to be ‘happily’ married ~life relationships Article 857 words 8 votes
US requiring social media information from visa applicants, permanent residents and naturalized citizens ~tech social media privacy Article 499 words 15 votes
YouTuber in Barcelona receives fifteen-month prison sentence, 20,000 euro fine, and five-year ban from social media for toothpaste-filled Oreo prank ~tech social media Article 495 words 18 votes
Shadow banks are back with another big bad credit bubble ~finance banking Article 2555 words 11 votes
What it’s like to write a finale your fans hate. (Interview with Battlestar Galactica showrunner Ronald D. Moore in the context of the controversial Game of Thrones ending.) ~tv Article 2731 words, published May 22 2019 18 votes
Apple to reveal glimpses of its next era of apps and services at WWDC ~tech apple ios.13 Article 7 votes
How the elderly lose their rights: Guardians can sell the assets and control the lives of senior citizens without their consent—and reap a profit from it ~life Article 8360 words 9 votes
KKR hires former Australian Prime Minister Turnbull as global senior advisor ~finance business Article 344 words 5 votes
All-American despair: For the past two decades, a suicide epidemic fueled by guns, poverty and isolation has swept across the West, with middle-aged men dying in record numbers ~health.mental Article 12 votes
A transgender soldier who fought to wear the Army uniform wonders if it still fits ~lgbt transgender Article 2168 words, published May 28 2019 7 votes
How do meteorologists work out the weather forecast? And how far into the future can they go? ~science Article 1321 words 7 votes
Atomic veterans were silenced for fifty Years. Now, they’re talking. ~humanities.history Article 765 words, published May 27 2019 8 votes
How Dr. Seuss’s Oh, The Places You’ll Go! became a ubiquitous (and cliché) graduation gift ~books Article 1997 words 4 votes
Why astronomers are worried that SpaceX’s satellite network will pollute the night sky ~space satellites astronomy Article 1899 words 10 votes
The last season of Game of Thrones feels so wrong because its storytelling style changed from sociological to psychological ~tv Article 3114 words 23 votes
George Pell's appeal to be broadcast live on Supreme Court website ~humanities religion Article 3 votes