Science Artificial tongue's nanoscale "tastebuds" can sort real whisky from counterfeits more than 99% of the time Cory Doctorow

china China is using recruitment sites to buy top secret information Séamus Bellamy

tech The E Ink device that keeps you on schedule without the rabbit hole Séamus Bellamy

Japan What happened to the 2.5 mile high building designed to be taller than Mount Fuji? Ellsworth Toohey

wheels on the bus Sticky tires are dirtier than they look Jason Weisberger

Games 007: First Light review: From Denmark with love Grant St. Clair

movies Backrooms makes $10.4m in preview screenings Rob Beschizza

taxation California should tax empty homes and dead storefronts Jason Weisberger

Patagonia is suing Pattie Gonia, which seems off-brand Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing Gadgets This app digitizes your paper clutter for $48 for life Boing Boing's Shop

fbi Ex-CIA official arrested with $40M in gold bars at home Séamus Bellamy

gadgets Europe fines Temu €200m for selling dangerous chargers and baby toys Rob Beschizza

retrocomputing ZX Spectrum basic interpreter remade from scratch on the web Rob Beschizza

Blingphone brand Vertu folded years ago, but now has a folding phone Rob Beschizza

Stable Genius As war looms, Grandpa Pudding Brains delivers emergency remarks on decorative water features Jason Weisberger

travel Viral video: AirAsia jet battling crosswinds during landing at Taiwan airport Popkin

wildlife Sea lions play "pufferball"with unfortunate fish Gail Sherman

Future is now Waymo's autonomous taxis remain strangely drawn to floodwater Jason Weisberger

Games Quantic Dream's inexplicable live service hero shooter dies an ignominious death Grant St. Clair

Games Darksiders remaster costs PlayStation players $10, Xbox gets it free Grant St. Clair