suitcase This suitcase is taking no prisoners Seamus Bellamy

Business Coronavirus and oil wars sink world financial markets Xeni Jardin

Gadgets Ring does not fight crime, say cops in 8 states whose PDs partnered with Amazon-owned home surveillance Xeni Jardin

Funny 1917… now starring SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star, and Gary the Snail David Pescovitz

music This luthier keeps Willie Nelson's legendary guitar playable Seamus Bellamy

Tabletop gamer's gift guide for 2019 Gareth Branwyn

Funny Police sad over spilled donuts get sweet surprise ending Xeni Jardin

gaming Civ VI's Gathering Storm expansion is now available on iOS Seamus Bellamy

deepfakes 'Deepfake face swap' app ZAO is making people afraid of the future Xeni Jardin

books The word "robot" originated in this 1921 Czech play David Pescovitz

Business Amazon's staffing up a news vertical full of crime stories designed to scare you into buying a spying, snitching "smart" doorbell Cory Doctorow

Science IPCC climate report is most urgent yet Cory Doctorow

usausausa Austin bombings: literal American carnage meets with Trumpian indifference Cory Doctorow

Kenan Hidić Discover the work of an artist making beautiful things from the horrors of his nation's past Seamus Bellamy

crime The first mass shooting in US history David Pescovitz

video Learn how to go deep undercover in a hostile foreign country Andrea James

makers Maker Update: Hakko FX-901 cordless soldering iron Mark Frauenfelder

mental illness It’s Mental Health Awareness Month: Trumpcare’s dangerous impact on mental health care Maureen Herman

economics The Minnesotan left-wing economic miracle continues, while neighboring Republican states slowly collapse Cory Doctorow

picks Trump cranks up the crazy to 11 in this ABC interview. Highlights and full transcript. Xeni Jardin