facial recognition Artists disrupting facial recognition technologies Jennifer Sandlin

happy mutants Big Tech loves disruption, when they're doing the disruption Cory Doctorow

invention Fancy high-tech water gun isn't for child's play Rusty Blazenhoff

Technology The end of Windows closes in Andrea James

Technology How iPhones helped Elon Musk crush Detroit Andrea James

petard Ironic quotes from executives who incorrectly predicted the failure of upstarts Cory Doctorow

Business Lin-Manuel Miranda declares war on bots Cory Doctorow

happy mutants What "open learning" looks like when it's for kids who need it most Mimi Ito

books Rolling Warrior: a polio survivor's memoir of fighting for disability rights Elías Villoro

air travel Canada's air traffic system went dark, too Mark Frauenfelder

politics Chaotic GOP removes all metal detectors outside House chamber Carla Sinclair

crime Sexist influencer to be detained in Romania another 30 days Rob Beschizza

History Bastards of the Party: a ­documentary about why gangs emerged in L.A. Elías Villoro

scams Call center scammers looted $10bn last year from U.S. Rob Beschizza

Chris Christie Chris Christie's niece attacks and injures six deputies after accusing a Latino family of smuggling cocaine on plane Mark Frauenfelder

Comics "Please Say It!" is a sweet new webcomic about coming out in the 80s Thom Dunn

nuclear bombs How would a nuclear EMP affect the power grid? Gareth Branwyn

mark zuckerberg Meta VR upgrade preview may be "a motion captured lie", but at least meta-Zuckerberg now has legs Rob Beschizza

Animal Rebellion enjoys pouring milk on store carpets Mark Frauenfelder