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happy mutants Big Tech loves disruption, when they're doing the disruption Cory Doctorow

invention Fancy high-tech water gun isn't for child's play Rusty Blazenhoff

Technology The end of Windows closes in Andrea James

Technology How iPhones helped Elon Musk crush Detroit Andrea James

petard Ironic quotes from executives who incorrectly predicted the failure of upstarts Cory Doctorow

Business Lin-Manuel Miranda declares war on bots Cory Doctorow

happy mutants What "open learning" looks like when it's for kids who need it most Mimi Ito

Spoken Word with Electronics Sound Design: How to Make Your Home Into Eraserhead or 2001: A Space Odyssey Ethan Persoff

News CCPA: California to enforce new digital privacy law starting today, despite calls for further pandemic delay Xeni Jardin

Science We are all part of the biggest psychological experiment in history David Pescovitz

News COVID-19 grows in Los Angeles's poorer communities Jason Weisberger

Gadgets Working from home doesn’t have to crater your productivity or send you off the deep end Boing Boing's Shop

disasters Sci-fi author Ted Chiang on the disaster novel we're currently living through Gareth Branwyn

health Coronavirus outbreak is a pandemic, WHO says Xeni Jardin

Business Coronavirus and oil wars sink world financial markets Xeni Jardin

prosthetics Bionic hands controlled by new "minimuscles" implanted in the wearer's arm David Pescovitz

Sex Understanding the neuroscience of pleasure Mark Frauenfelder

Business Leaked emails show Amazon is stockpiling made-in-China products due to coronavirus after saying 'no interruptions' Xeni Jardin