science fiction Welcome to 2020 and your annual State of the World discussion with Bruce Sterling, Jon Lebkowsky and The WELL Cory Doctorow

"Knockoff" browser add-on filters junk brands from Amazon results Rob Beschizza

relics Why English spelling looks like it lost a bar fight with history Jason Weisberger

Read By California makes food labels less stupid Jason Weisberger

Technology Apple's Hide My Email leaked real addresses for a year Séamus Bellamy

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mistakes Americans now lose a quarter of a trillion dollars a year gambling Rob Beschizza

Sea Squirts Man accused of stealing Sea Scouts' boat probably doesn't get his old boat back Jason Weisberger

art Browse 5.8 million works of art at the Last Museum Rob Beschizza

television The Sopranos is finally getting a 4K box set Grant St. Clair

privacy A million passports leaked online by marijuana club portal Rob Beschizza

crime Bag labeled "deffntely not a bag full full of drugs" was full of drugs Rob Beschizza

security IP Crawl exposes that insecure web camera you never locked down Rob Beschizza

Dust mite allergens have a half-life of 10 years, but a $40 dehumidifier fixes it Ellsworth Toohey

gaming Steam Summer Sale is back with Witcher 3 at $4, Cyberpunk under $20 Grant St. Clair

RAM shortage Apple raises prices because AI ate the RAM Jason Weisberger

History In 1858 the Thames smelled so bad that Parliament fled and Disraeli called it a 'Stygian pool' Ellsworth Toohey

privacy Facebook employee data exposed in Meta's own surveillance program Séamus Bellamy

gadgets Kodak's new Charmeras have Y2K vibes Rob Beschizza

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