The scary power of the companies that finally shut US President Donald Trump up ~tech social media Article 885 words 25 votes
Norwegian Air gives up long-haul flying in plan to exit insolvency – seeks to raise as much as $590 million in new capital ~transport Article 7 votes
Hunting pastime spikes during pandemic. Conservationists are glad ~enviro conservation Article 1595 words 6 votes
The lab-leak hypothesis—for decades, scientists have been hot-wiring viruses in hopes of preventing a pandemic, not causing one. But what if …? ~health Article 2597 words, published Jan 4 2021 18 votes
Facebook bans Donald Trump "indefinitely" with Mark Zuckerberg explaining that "the risks of allowing the US President to continue to use our service... are simply too great" ~tech facebook social media Article 123 words 36 votes
The rise of Sierra Online wasn’t exactly a fairytale. Founder Ken Williams opens up about his new book, video game design in the late 80s—and his regrets about selling the company. ~games Article 4789 words 8 votes
Joe Biden is certified as the 46th President of the United States ~news usa politics.usa Article 5773 words 43 votes
The mutated coronavirus is a ticking time bomb ~health Article 2867 words, published Dec 31 2020 10 votes
Alexi Laiho, frontman for Finnish metal giants Children of Bodom, dead at 41 ~music metal.heavy Article 480 words 7 votes
Crying in H Mart: Sobbing near the dry goods, I ask myself, “Am I even Korean anymore if there’s no one left in my life to call and ask which brand of seaweed we used to buy?" ~life family Article 1983 words 11 votes
Experts lay out the criteria for choosing Biden's CTO, who will be faced with using tech to tackle everything from climate change to vaccine distribution ~tech Article 1678 words 6 votes
An RV exploded in Nashville, TN around 6:30 today - police suspect it was intentional ~transport Article 1102 words 25 votes
Apple loses copyright battle against security start-up Corellium ~tech apple security Article 399 words 6 votes
What the hole is going on? The very real, totally bizarre bucatini shortage of 2020. ~food Article 4015 words 11 votes
Why 'accidental Americans' are desperate to give up their US citizenship ~finance banking Article published Dec 23 2020 10 votes
The ethical challenges of connecting our brains to computers ~science biology Article 845 words 9 votes
Elon Musk says Apple CEO Tim Cook refused talks to buy Tesla at $60 billion valuation during 2017 ~tech apple Article 9 votes
Denmark will dig up millions of dead mink after a hasty cull and burial intended to stamp out a coronavirus mutation ended with a new contamination risk ~enviro pollution.ground Article 20 votes
Apple targets car production by 2024 and eyes 'next level' battery technology ~transport Article 709 words 14 votes
The full(est possible) story of the Four Seasons Total Landscaping press conference ~news usa politics.usa Article 11 votes
How New York City vaccinated six million people in less than a month ~humanities.history Article 2222 words 8 votes
US federal prosecutors accuse Zoom executive of working with Chinese government to surveil users and suppress video calls ~tech Article 1737 words 11 votes
An elixir from the French Alps, frozen in time ~food drinks history recipes Article 2178 words 9 votes
A riveting ISIS story, told in a Times podcast, falls apart (Caliphate podcast) ~news journalism Article 3530 words 8 votes
Microsoft says it found malicious software in its systems ~tech microsoft security.cyber Article 686 words 7 votes
Companies often want to keep loyal employees when their jobs change or go away. Here are some effective ways to move people onto a new career path. ~life education work Article 1510 words, published Nov 24 2020 4 votes
US FDA clears Pfizer vaccine, and millions of doses will be shipped right away ~health Article 2763 words 17 votes
Apple preparing next Mac chips with aim to outclass top-end PCs; up to 32 core CPU's, 16 core GPU's rumored ~tech apple.silicon Article 18 votes
The Skeleton Lake - Genetic analysis of human remains found in the Himalayas has raised baffling questions about who these people were and why they were there ~humanities anthropology Article 6105 words 11 votes
Volleyball star Hayley Hodson had it all, until blows to her head changed everything ~sports Article 3660 words 5 votes