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Colleges are turning students’ phones into surveillance machines, tracking the locations of hundreds of thousands ~tech privacy Article 3179 words 35 votes
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One nation, tracked : An investigation into the smartphone tracking industry ~tech privacy Article 4390 words 15 votes
When the USS John S. McCain crashed in the Pacific, the Navy blamed the destroyer’s crew for the loss of ten sailors. The truth is the Navy’s flawed technology set the McCain up for disaster. ~humanities.history Article 5696 words 9 votes
Amid accusations of harassment and bad business practices, Ben Judd has resigned or been removed from his positions as CEO of Dangen, VP of DDM Japan, and more ~games Article 3165 words 4 votes
Hundreds of ‘pink slime’ local news outlets are distributing algorithmic stories and conservative talking points ~news usa journalism Article 4167 words 12 votes
Ponzi schemes, private yachts, and a missing $250 million in crypto: The strange tale of Quadriga and its founder's mysterious death ~tech Article 8102 words 8 votes
A detailed walkthrough of the process to determine the location shown in photographs released by Europol to help investigate child sexual abuse ~life Article 14 votes
Walking 1000 km across Japan to savor the fading beauty of traditional kissaten cafes and their signature snack: pizza toast ~food restaurants Article 5567 words 11 votes
Learning about love and banter from Tinder, Garry Kasparov, and Turing tests ~life relationships Article 3441 words, published Dec 7 2019 7 votes
Inspired by Wikipedia and its predecessors, a new genre is emerging at the crossroads of interactive fiction and alternate reality games ~games Article 3000 words, published Dec 13 2019 8 votes
A look inside some of the facets of the world of falcon breeding, racing, and hunting ~hobbies Article 3642 words, published Dec 10 2019 4 votes
The terror queue - Google and YouTube moderators speak out on the work that's giving them PTSD ~tech social media google Article 6184 words 13 votes
Examination of US Fortune 500 companies' 2018 filings shows that many paid a low effective federal tax rate in 2018, including ninety-one that paid no federal taxes at all ~finance business Article 14 244 words 9 votes
Prime leverage: How Amazon wields power in the technology world ~tech amazon.web services Article 3013 words 5 votes
When will the Arctic see its first ice-free summer? ~enviro climate change water Article 4650 words 6 votes
Dumbass Home 2.0: Home automation without bullshit ~tech Article 6234 words, published Mar 5 2019 21 votes
Showdown in Wisconn Valley: Why won’t Foxconn tell Wisconsin what it’s building? ~tech Article 3342 words 13 votes
Salesforce founder Marc Benioff has donated a fortune to right capitalism's wrongs, and he thinks his fellow billionaires should too. Why can't we just be grateful? ~finance Article 6563 words 10 votes
The age of Instagram face - How social media, FaceTune, and plastic surgery created a single, cyborgian look ~tech social media Article 3949 words 11 votes
What did ‘authenticity’ in food mean in 2019? ~food restaurants Article 3521 words, published Dec 3 2019 5 votes
An investigation into the theft and sale of over $50 million worth of African IP address blocks by an insider ~tech internet Article 3994 words 8 votes
Venturing a perspective on the drug pricing debate ~health healthcare medicine Article 4263 words 3 votes
Lovers in Auschwitz, reunited seventy-two years later. He had one question ~life relationships Article 3381 words, published Dec 8 2019 7 votes
Ads Inc. spent over $50M placing ads on Facebook with fake celebrity news and "subscription traps", scamming people out of millions ~tech facebook social media Article 5950 words 11 votes
Megan Rapinoe: Sports Illustrated 2019 Sportsperson of the Year ~sports.football Article 5361 words 5 votes
A tale of two covariates: Why OWID and company are wrong about US healthcare ~health healthcare Article 7213 words, published Nov 8 2019 4 votes
PlayStation: The first twenty-five years - An oral history of Sony’s big gaming play, and how it changed the world ~games Article 11 615 words 6 votes
America's parents want paid family leave and affordable child care. Why can't they get it? ~life family education parenting Article 4003 words 15 votes
Inside the hate factory: how Facebook fuels far-right profit ~tech facebook social media Article 3580 words 12 votes