psychology Financial columnist shares how she was scammed out of $50,000 by fake CIA agent Mark Frauenfelder

apple Apple disables Walkie Talkie app for Apple Watch over eavesdropping vulnerability Xeni Jardin

White House officials' Signal group chat leak now includes passwords, phone data Jason Weisberger

Technology Signal to leave Sweden if forced to create message backdoors Ellsworth Toohey

Developer creates tool that transforms boring security keys into pretty ASCII art Ellsworth Toohey

bitcoin A Bitcoin mine in Congo is fueling a surprising conservation effort Thom Dunn

hacks Chin-hiding pimp's "university" hacked, exposing 800k suckers Rob Beschizza

emperor wears new clothes "Appalling!" Huge naked Trump statue sends GOP leader into rage — the same MAGA man accused of sexual harassment Carla Sinclair

music Marc Maron reveals "What's in My Bag?" Gareth Branwyn

lawsuits Las Vegas dancer sued for $3M fraud by wealthy patron Ellsworth Toohey

climate change Climate scientists thinking twice about getting pregnant Yoy Luadha

Police have unlimited warrantless access to Americans' medical records via Walgreens, CVS, Rite Aid and other pharmacies Rob Beschizza

Innovation How modern crises originate from a social order built on insecurity Mark Frauenfelder

baby serial killers British nurse found guilty of murdering 7 babies while trying to kill 6 others Carla Sinclair

film Netflix's "The Perfect Find" Is a Delightful Black Ode to Old Hollywood Greg Nussen

colonialism Puerto Ricans resist disaster capitalists and "Puertopians" in Hurricane Maria's wake Elías Villoro

los angeles LA driver's karmic crusade: one brake light rescue at a time Lee Keeler

the ted cancruz playbook Ron DeSantis skips town during Fort Lauderdale's worst rains ever and MAGA flips out Carla Sinclair

Funny Nancy and Sluggo recreate groundbreaking performance art piece on a t-shirt David Pescovitz

superheroes What are superheroes good for, anyway? Jennifer Sandlin