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How the Coronavirus revealed authoritarianism’s fatal flaw ~health Article 2653 words, published Feb 22 2020 14 votes
EU Commission to staff: Switch to Signal messaging app ~tech security Article 619 words, published Feb 20 2020 14 votes
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‘Now is the time’: A Federal Reserve official urges Congress to plan for recessions ~finance Article 1020 words 7 votes
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I got a Ring doorbell camera. It scared the hell out of me. ~tech amazon privacy security.home Article 1905 words, published Feb 13 2020 11 votes
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The messy, secretive reality behind OpenAI’s bid to save the world ~tech microsoft Article 5935 words 9 votes
Jeff Bezos commits $10 billion to address climate change ~enviro climate change Article 289 words 26 votes
Walmart employees say they’re preparing for job cuts as retailer rolls out its ‘Great Workplace’ program ~finance business Article 1518 words 9 votes
The term ‘oriental’ is outdated, but is it racist? ~humanities language Article 832 words, published Jun 1 2016 5 votes
I’ve fought for a free internet for thirty years. Here’s where I think we went wrong, and right ~tech internet Article 2493 words 15 votes