coronavirus Big Clive examines a fake UV disinfection lamp sold on eBay Mark Frauenfelder

sponsored CBD on Amazon: Not Such a Great Deal Boing Boing

punching down Behringer synthesizer maker wages bizarre attack against critic Mark Frauenfelder

faaaaake Wirecutter compares popular products to counterfeits Rob Beschizza

culture jamming "Make the Alphabet Great Again," a baby board book of Trumpisms Gareth Branwyn

eff In serving big company interests, copyright is in crisis Cory Doctorow

law Illicit THC dealers are raking in the bucks on Instagram: Report Xeni Jardin

late stage capitalism Wework, Uber, Lyft, Netflix, Bird, Amazon: late-stage capitalism is all about money-losing predatory pricing aimed at creating monopolies Cory Doctorow

Kids How facial recognition has turned summer camp into a dystopia for campers, parents, counsellors and photographers (but not facial recognition vendors) Cory Doctorow

artificial intelligence Why didn't OpenAI release the "Unicorn" version of its AI storytelling software? Mark Frauenfelder

corruption Mysterious New Orleans "anti-crime" camera emblazoned with NOPD logos outside surveillance contractor's house is disavowed by NOPD Cory Doctorow

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

religion Meatless burgers are Satan's work David Pescovitz

Business Nordstrom removes $790 Gucci 'Indy Turban' that looks identical to Sikh headwear Xeni Jardin

Business "Black hat" companies sell services to get products featured and upranked on Amazon Cory Doctorow

security Bad security design made it easy to spy on video from Ring doorbells and insert fake video into their feeds Cory Doctorow

picks Israeli spyware firm NSO Group 're-acquired' by founders Xeni Jardin

picks Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook's horrible year was pretty good, actually Xeni Jardin

fashion Ankle scarves are only trending online, not on the streets Rusty Blazenhoff

Weird Instagram wannabes posting fake ads, pretending to have sponsorship deals Rob Beschizza