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A two-year investigation of the ties between a network of deceptive dating sites and Firefly Aerospace, a company selected by NASA for bidding on lunar payloads ~space Article 3815 words 9 votes
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The billion-dollar disinformation campaign to re-elect the President ~society politics Article 8410 words 20 votes
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How will you measure your life? Clayton Christensen’s advice on how to determine success. ~life Article 4171 words, published Jul 1 2010 3 votes
Clearview AI claims its facial recognition software identified a terrorism suspect in New York City last year, but the NYPD says they played no role in the case ~tech Article 4078 words 10 votes
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The Muslim world’s question: ‘What happened to us?’ ~humanities.history Article 3066 words, published Jan 25 2020 5 votes
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