computer science What's missing from machine learning research: an East African perspective Cory Doctorow

law Uganda enacts unenforceable, ridiculous anti-"gossip" internet tax Cory Doctorow

music In Uganda, a white German aid worker becomes an unlikely local pop star Xeni Jardin

film "Larry: The Burning Man Story" premieres in three time zones over solstice weekend Rusty Blazenhoff

pentagon The Pentagon developed a plan to stop a potential Gen Z rebellion in the 2020s. Thom Dunn

facebook Over 30 ex-Facebook employees slam Zuckerberg's inaction on harmful political posts in open letter Carla Sinclair

Karen alert! Venture Kapitalist Karen loses his lease after complaining that black men were in an office building gym Mark Frauenfelder

politics Most U.S. states now share the addresses of people with COVID-19 with first responders Xeni Jardin

facebook Facebook working with China Mobile to bring undersea internet to Africa in $1 Billion deal Xeni Jardin

Gadgets Save over 20% on Living DNA one of the most advanced DNA test kits around Boing Boing's Shop

health As Coronavirus infections near 100,000 worldwide, fear of mass deaths for the poor Xeni Jardin

Delightful Creatures Baby colobus monkey is adorable Xeni Jardin

Business UPDATED: Airlines canceling China flights over Wuhan coronavirus outbreak Xeni Jardin

crime Florida man convicted of smuggling lizards from Philippines in electronics Xeni Jardin

Weird "China flight systems jammed by pig farm’s African swine fever defences" David Pescovitz

AI Second wave Algorithmic Accountability: from "What should algorithms do?" to "Should we use an algorithm?" Cory Doctorow

books In an age of disappearing prison libraries, jail profiteers provide "free" crapgadget tablets that charge prisoners by the minute to read Project Gutenberg ebooks Cory Doctorow

racism "Forgotten" African-American cemetery discovered under Florida high school David Pescovitz

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trump US Treasury goes after Russia troll farm founder's planes and yachts Xeni Jardin