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 Washington Post is the latest mainstream media outlet to dedicate resources to covering games. Past efforts at other publications have failed—why is this time going to be different? ~games Article 6223 words, published Oct 25 2019 10 votes
The 1619 Project by the New York Times ~humanities.history Article 137 words, published Aug 14 2019 4 votes
Why your cell phone is silent: Federal Communications Commission says 874 sites are down in California. They lack backup power ~tech Article 966 words 9 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
House Will Vote To Formalize Impeachment Procedures In Ongoing Inquiry ~news usa politics.usa Article 434 words 9 votes
The most gender-switched names in US history ~humanities.history Article 955 words, published Aug 28 2019 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
Frank Gehry's most ambitious project: Restoring the Los Angeles River ~design urban planning Article 3024 words 6 votes
Digging up Woodstock: An archaeological investigation of the famous festival site unearthed evidence hidden in the haze of memory ~music Article 1448 words 7 votes
US Department of Defense announces that Microsoft has been awarded the $10 billion JEDI Cloud contract ~tech microsoft amazon.web services Article 1718 words 8 votes
How did Washington, DC fans experience the World Series in 1924, 1925 and 1933? Check out these photos. ~sports.baseball Article 326 words 3 votes
House overwhelmingly approves contentious new copyright bill ~news law usa politics.usa Article 654 words 19 votes
How skeletons of WWI ships came to rest in the Potomac ~humanities.history Article 2163 words, published Oct 18 2019 4 votes
Congressional hearing - An examination of Facebook and its impact on the financial services and housing sectors ~finance cryptocurrency Video 6:14:05 7 votes
SoftBank to take control of WeWork at a pre-funding valuation of $7.5B - $8B, according to sources ~finance business Article 11 votes
California city returns island taken from native tribe in 1860 massacre ~news usa.ca Article 565 words 10 votes
How Flagstaff, Arizona, switched to LEDs without giving astronomers a headache ~space astronomy Article 1497 words 7 votes
In defence of America’s prison-industrial complex ~life Article 898 words, published Oct 17 2019 10 votes
Andrew Yang's plan to tackle climate change ~enviro climate change Article 11 825 words, published Aug 28 2019 10 votes
Andrew Yang at the CNN Climate Crisis Town Hall ~enviro climate change Video 31:05, published Sep 5 2019 2 votes
The not-com bubble is popping—The unicorn massacre unfolding today is exactly the opposite of what happened in 2000 ~finance business Article 514 words 22 votes
The merger between T-Mobile and Sprint could be good for US businesses, despite opposition from state attorneys general and consumer advocacy groups ~finance business Article 1170 words 5 votes
This month, Las Vegas will let people pay for parking tickets with a food donation ~transport Article 13 votes
Tunnelling mole instrument on Mars InSight lander resumes movement into Martian surface ~space spaceflight.scientific Article 453 words 7 votes
This sure looks like Mitt Romney’s secret Twitter account—Meet “Pierre Delecto” ~tech social media Article 1658 words 18 votes
A new high-powered super PAC is going to spend millions to back Andrew Yang ~news usa politics.usa Article 714 words 17 votes
Hillary Clinton accuses Tulsi Gabbard of being Russian asset ~news usa russia politics.usa Article 530 words 12 votes
US Air Force finally retires 8-inch floppies from missile launch control system ~tech Article 341 words 14 votes
What the health care debate still gets wrong ~finance economics Article 5181 words, published Sep 12 2019 10 votes
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and states update number of cases of lung injury associated with e-cigarette/vaping use - now 1479 cases, thirty-three deaths ~health Article 438 words 8 votes
The 160-mile-long Garlock fault in California has begun moving for the first time on record; has the potential of producing a magnitude eight earthquake ~enviro Article 1629 words 12 votes
The case for fiber to the home, today: Why fiber is a superior medium for 21st century broadband ~tech internet Article 7953 words 11 votes
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman's prepared remarks for congressional hearing about Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act ~tech social media Article 1836 words 16 votes
What teaching ethics in Appalachia taught me about bridging America’s partisan divide ~humanities ethics education Article 6147 words 23 votes
South Korean national and 337 others arrested and charged worldwide in the takedown of Welcome To Video, the largest darknet child pornography website ~tech internet Article 2375 words 19 votes
US Federal Communications Commission formally approves T-Mobile/Sprint merger ~finance business Article 63 words 6 votes
America’s Orthodox Jews are selling a ton of the products you buy on Amazon ~finance business Article 3451 words 11 votes