Funny Swapping faces with statues is rather disturbing David Pescovitz

birds Harvard study shows that Harvard kids are dumber than a grey parrot Thom Dunn

photography Star Trek fans use FaceApp to swap genders of franchise characters Gareth Branwyn

movies Burt Reynolds as Bond Rob Beschizza

security Carriers ignore studies that show they suck at preventing SIM-swap attacks Cory Doctorow

tech How tech rotted out Rob Beschizza

facebook 2019 was the year of voice assistant privacy dumpster fires Cory Doctorow

climate change UK officials blame asthmatics for the carbon footprints of 180,000 cars Thom Dunn

History Paleocomputing watch: Tech magazines cover the BBS scene Cory Doctorow

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

Business Felony Contempt of Business Model: Lexmark's anti-competitive legacy Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Good Omens is amazing Cory Doctorow

corruption Facebook hate group investigation reveals 400 police officers, including NYPD cops, to be members Xeni Jardin

happy mutants Kickstarting "The Inverter," a backwards watch with a beautiful, exposed movement Cory Doctorow

Gadgets Review: Graco TrueCoat 360 airless paint sprayer Rob Beschizza

happy mutants America's Fiber Future: Susan Crawford on how America's wired future is slipping away Cory Doctorow

privacy The Chinese government is putting tracking chips into school uniforms to watch every move kids make Seamus Bellamy

literacy The Dyslexie Font makes reading easier for people with dyslexia Rusty Blazenhoff

Funny These dog and cat face swaps are creepy Xeni Jardin

batteries Swapping batteries on a 2011-era MacBook Air Jason Weisberger