youtube Youtube CEO: it will be impossible to comply with the EU's new Copyright Directive (adios, Despacito!) Cory Doctorow

bbc The BBC ends longwave radio service today Rob Beschizza

gadgets United flight declares emergency over Bluetooth broadcast, passengers say Rob Beschizza

News Influencer who bought RadioShack accused of running $230 million Ponzi scheme Ellsworth Toohey

fungus Fungus near Chernobyl may be feeding on radiation Gail Sherman

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privacy protection Don't cross a U.S. border without a "perfect burner phone" Carla Sinclair

tariffs Brooklyn electronics company Adafruit hit with surprise $36K tariff bill: "pay in one week" Mark Frauenfelder

elon musk Surprise! 11 million Europeans ditch Elon's garbage fire platform Ellsworth Toohey

makers One of the last RadioShacks is inside a literal shack in remote Alaska Lux Sparks-Pescovitz

gadgets This old dictation gadget was terrible at recording voices. Living ones, that is. Rob Beschizza

cute Robie the coin-eating robot: A nostalgic look at Radio Shack's mechanical bank Popkin

gadgets Minimalist Light Phone III gets an OLED display, camera and industrial new look Rob Beschizza

cop impersonators Couple chased by car with flashing blue lights decide not to pull over: "That's not a cop!" (video) Carla Sinclair

Weird Freaky orb with mouth caught on video over lake, resembles Pac-Man Allan Rose Hill

monotonous conmen Donald Trump is mid-speech when hundreds of bored rally-goers exit the gates (video) Carla Sinclair

Boing Boing Shop Keep your desk looking sharp with this mat and cable block bundle for just $40 Boing Boing's Shop

architecture Turkmenistan's eccentric dictator built a self-glorifying $12m phallic marble monstrosity called the "Neutrality Monument" Mark Frauenfelder

Ohio man beaten up in Florida resort Rob Beschizza

gadgets Feds target Amazon and other online retailers selling wireless signal jammers Rob Beschizza