SoftBank poured $100 billion into start-ups that use armies of contractors, upending the lives of drivers, hotel operators and real estate agents around the world ~finance business Article 3071 words 8 votes
How scientists got climate change so wrong ~enviro climate change Article 1831 words, published Nov 8 2019 20 votes
The Trump administration is preparing to significantly limit the scientific and medical research that the government can use to determine public health regulations ~health Article 1359 words 10 votes
Harrods was accused of ruining the spirit of Christmas after limiting Santa visits to customers who spend over $2,500 ~news united kingdom.london Article 393 words 11 votes
It’s time to manage expectations for the rest of ‘Destiny 2’ year three ~games Article 702 words 4 votes
How the US betrayed the Marshall Islands, kindling the next nuclear disaster ~enviro climate change Article 5621 words 9 votes
The math for Elizabeth Warren’s US health-care plan adds up if you accept its ludicrous premise ~health healthcare Article 870 words 10 votes
'OK boomer': New Zealand MP shuts down climate change heckler with viral quip ~news new zealand politics Article 211 words 21 votes
Facebook's former Head of Global Elections Integrity Ops on how Facebook's policies towards political advertising are harming democracy ~tech facebook social media Article 6 votes
Martin Scorsese: I said Marvel movies aren’t cinema. Let me explain ~movies Article 1577 words 22 votes
SpaceX and Boeing still need a parachute that always works ~space spaceflight.commercial Article 664 words 6 votes
I got access to my secret consumer score. Now you can get yours, too. ~finance Article 1631 words 14 votes
“Affordances” - A new science-fiction short story by Cory Doctorow about algorithmic bias ~books science fiction short stories Article 5858 words, published Oct 26 2019 7 votes
Hackers can use lasers to ‘speak’ to your Amazon Echo or Google Home ~tech security amazon google.home Article 1378 words 10 votes
Iceland has become the world's leading miner of digital currency – then the crypto-crooks showed up ~finance cryptocurrency Article 5103 words 5 votes
Think you’re anonymous online? A third of popular websites are ‘fingerprinting’ you. ~tech privacy browsers Article 2208 words 18 votes
Reddit’s automoderator is the future of the internet, and deeply imperfect | The good: AutoMod saves time and prevents potential mental health issues. The bad: Humans still have to clean up after it. ~tech social media internet Article 787 words 21 votes
Long-awaited cystic fibrosis drug could turn deadly disease into a manageable condition ~health medicine Article 1667 words 9 votes
Trans athletes are posting victories and shaking up sports ~lgbt transgender Article 597 words 8 votes
Nokia's collapse turned a sleepy town in Finland into an internet wonderland ~tech internet Article 2999 words 5 votes
Why the search for dark matter depends on ancient shipwrecks ~science physics.particle Article 1858 words, published Oct 25 2019 7 votes
Yang vs. Warren: Who has the better tax plan? ~finance Article 1044 words, published Sep 27 2019 14 votes
More than 100 tons of manure from 370 horses at the Helsinki International Horse Show was used to create 150 megawatt hours of energy ~enviro energy.renewable Article 302 words 4 votes
H&M is the latest fashion brand to test out the concept of clothing rental ~finance business Article 80 words 5 votes
The cybersecurity firm Tiversa dominated an emerging online market—before it was accused of fraud, extortion, and manipulating the federal government ~tech security.cyber Article 14 048 words 6 votes
The 1619 Project by the New York Times ~humanities.history Article 137 words, published Aug 14 2019 4 votes
The self-hammering probe on NASA’s Mars lander can’t seem to actually dig into the ground ~space spaceflight.scientific Article 577 words 10 votes
Google owner Alphabet has made an offer to acquire wearable device maker Fitbit ~tech google Article 117 words 9 votes
New LA museum spotlights Hollywood costumes, from Dracula cape to Spider Woman dress ~design fashion Article 546 words 7 votes
Riding the unicorn—Peloton accidentally built a fitness cult. A business is a little more complicated. ~finance business Article 3227 words, published Oct 17 2019 8 votes
Sorry—organic farming is actually worse for climate change ~enviro climate change Article 784 words, published Oct 22 2019 13 votes
Economists are now admitting that they were wrong about globalization ~finance economics Article 3081 words, published Oct 22 2019 15 votes
In a new report, Penn State political scientists suggest that radicalization on YouTube is driven by communities that form around right-wing content more than the recommendation engine ~tech social media Article 741 words 11 votes
Jayson from Vegas flies in for final hike up 'symbol of all Australia' ~travel Article 650 words 3 votes
What does it take to build the world's best pension systems? Ask the Netherlands and Denmark ~finance Article 1215 words 6 votes
Svensk Vindenergi – Sweden is set to have more wind power capacity than nuclear this year ~enviro energy.renewable Article 194 words 7 votes
Olympic destroyer - The untold story of the 2018 Olympics cyberattack ~tech security.cyber Article 7600 words 6 votes
In defence of America’s prison-industrial complex ~life Article 898 words, published Oct 17 2019 10 votes
I just took the world’s first twenty hour flight. Here’s what it did to me. ~transport Article 19 votes