fraud Breaking: Theranos CEO who ruined lives with fake blood tests doesn't enjoy prison Ellsworth Toohey

America's anti-litter campaign was corporate PR in a recycling costume Jason Weisberger

politics NaNoWriMo shutting down Rob Beschizza

murder The strange sad story of a schizophrenic murderer who worshipped Sigourney Weaver as a goddess Thom Dunn

tabloids Royal scandals in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

tabloids Aliens built the Pyramids and monitor Earth, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

tabloids Duchess Kate's pregnancy and World War III in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

law It's been 10 years since an artist recorded candid shots from Apple Store webcams—and got a visit from the Secret Service Rob Beschizza

tabloids Castro killed JFK and his son in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Science Why Quillette sucks Rob Beschizza

tabloids Bill Gates and the Royal wiretap scandal in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

trump July 4, 2030: Opening of the Trump Presidential Library Peter Sheridan

media "Zombie" magazines: prestigious publications raised from the dead by hucksters, extremists and morons Rob Beschizza

politics Google spent ~$150 million on US lobbying over last decade, followed by Facebook at ~$81M, Amazon almost $80M: Federal filings Xeni Jardin

monopolism Bill Gates: if we break up Big Tech, we'll just have more bad companies Cory Doctorow

Business Google releases a free/open differential privacy library Cory Doctorow

politics Why don't more Chinese people oppose the Chinese government? Cory Doctorow

google Deep look at the Googler Uprising, drawing on insider interviews Cory Doctorow

privacy Interoperability and Privacy: Squaring the Circle Cory Doctorow

web theory Independent audit finds Facebook activity has fallen by 20% since Cambridge Analytica Cory Doctorow