happy mutants Chasing down that list of potential Predpol customers reveals dozens of cities that have secretly experimented with "predictive policing" Cory Doctorow

Whiskey Pete says the future of "American warfare" is Google autocomplete Jason Weisberger

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surveillance business model Palantir's CEO is not instilling confidence in anyone Jason Weisberger

hardware hacks A hardware hacker made a computer chip that costs less than a dime say actual words Ellsworth Toohey

health Dr. Andrea Love debunks pseudoscience: fluoride, vaccines, & more Popkin

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politics This short quiz reveals how susceptible you are to misinformation Jennifer Sandlin

law Grammy winner Pras Michel's lawyer used AI to draft his closing argument. It was garbage and Michel was convicted. Rob Beschizza

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privacy How voice data is being used with AI to generate "predictive" medical diagnoses Elías Villoro

movies Stage version of "Monty Python's Life of Brian" coming to London; apparently it won't look at the bright side of life Ruben Bolling

humor What taking the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator says about you Jennifer Sandlin

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COVID-19 Yankee Candle reviews track COVID waves Jennifer Sandlin

renewable energy Wind farms can produce more energy by making individual turbines less efficient Thom Dunn

police Can polygraph tests weed out bad cops? Thom Dunn

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