Technology As gas tax revenues drop, states like Utah want EVs to pay for road upkeep Xeni Jardin

cars Russian arms maker Kalashnikov unveils retro electric car Rob Beschizza

wonderful creatures Meet a googly-eyed cuttlefish Rob Beschizza

facebook In a panic over fleeing advertisers, Facebook launches PR blitz to announce it is "a mirror to society" Mark Frauenfelder

Gadgets Rave reviews for $280 Lenovo Chromebook Duet Rob Beschizza

neural network Someone trained a bot to write an AC/DC song Thom Dunn

Gadgets Unleash your mobile app development skills with this world-class training Boing Boing's Shop

Business Frustrated game devs automated the production of 1,500 terrible slot machine apps and actually made money Cory Doctorow

apple What it's like to have Apple rip off your successful Mac app Cory Doctorow

Games Unreal Indies: game platform seeks more developers Rob Beschizza

corruption Hunter Biden's Ukraine gig was corrupt, just not in the way Republican conspiracists claim it was Cory Doctorow

security In Cambridge Analytica clean-up, Facebook says it killed 'Tens of Thousands' of apps Xeni Jardin

science fiction Cyberpunk 2077 devs give us a peek at character builds and a bit of the old ultra-violence Seamus Bellamy

art The flags of Russia's regional governments are amazing Cory Doctorow

cats Cat revs self up to jump through hoop held high Xeni Jardin

Games Game key-selling platform assailed over stolen keys Rob Beschizza

picks That weird NYT Biden-Ukraine story's co-author is now the new Ukrainian President’s spokeswoman Xeni Jardin

Games GameShell: hackable portable game console for indie devs and retrogame fans Rob Beschizza

Playdate, a tiny game console with a big pedigree Rob Beschizza

Science New song from Brian Eno's forthcoming expanded edition of "Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks" David Pescovitz