machine learning engineers How Chase froze $180k and left a tech consultant scrambling Mark Frauenfelder

China's censors chase cartoon cat Rob Beschizza

russia Canadian parents who wanted to raise their 8 kids with "traditional values" moved to Russia. Wife now says, "I'm ready to jump on a plane and get out of here." Mark Frauenfelder

wildlife Mama javelina teaches her babies to freeze and go silent when sensing danger Jennifer Sandlin

crypto Add bribery to the crimes "genius" crypto scammer Bankman-Fried is charged with Jason Weisberger

corruption Steven Donziger proved oil company Chevron dumped billions of tons of toxic waste. But he's the one going to jail. Thom Dunn

Food How an overabundance of frozen turkey begat the TV Dinner David Pescovitz

transgender A trans/non-binary Satanist Anarchist just won a GOP sheriff nomination Thom Dunn

surveillance Foreigners visiting China are increasingly stumped by its cashless society Cory Doctorow

ransomware The penniless hero of the ransomware epidemic has written more decryptors than anyone else Cory Doctorow

gravity Photos of creatures created by tossing sand in the air Clive Thompson

Business Etsy sellers say their bank accounts were emptied in major billing snafu Gina Loukareas

corruption New York City's municipal debt collectors have forged an unholy alliance with sleazy subprime lenders Cory Doctorow

Business Santander Bank freezes transgender woman's account because she sounded 'like a man' Rob Beschizza

surveillance Uganda's unenforceable social media tax is augmented by a biometric requirement for SIM card purchases Cory Doctorow

crime Equifax lets identity thieves raid "frozen" credit reports through its shady, obscure secondary credit bureau Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Tweens are smarter than you think: the wonderful, true story of the ERMAHGERD meme Cory Doctorow

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