facial recognition NIST confirms that facial recognition is a racist, sexist dumpster-fire Cory Doctorow
picks EFF: FBI & NIST's tattoo recognition program exploited prisoners, profiled based on religion, gave sensitive info to private contractors Cory Doctorow
News One of Earth's rarest wildflowers is in the crosshairs of a lithium mining juggernaut Mister Dobo
lawsuits The Stanley Kubrick biography his lawyers blocked in 1970 is finally published Rob Beschizza
crime 760 years: serial killer nurse who murdered 3 patients with insulin injections and tried to kill 19 more is sentenced Rob Beschizza
Spirit AeroSystems A 2nd Boeing whistleblower "coincidentally" dies — just weeks after 1st Boeing whistleblower died Carla Sinclair
fashion Here's the Piers Morgan vs. Kermit the Frog fashion showdown you never knew you needed Jennifer Sandlin
architecture Turkmenistan's eccentric dictator built a self-glorifying $12m phallic marble monstrosity called the "Neutrality Monument" Mark Frauenfelder
protests Columbia University shuts down as protestors barricade inside building (video) Carla Sinclair