security Vendor lock-in, DRM, and crappy EULAs are turning America's independent farmers into tenant farmers Cory Doctorow
Gadgets Here are 39 of the best July 4th deals to help keep some money in your wallet Boing Boing's Shop
Technology Amazon used a China firm on U.S. blacklist for thermal cameras to monitor workers for COVID-19 fever Xeni Jardin
COVID-19 Politico asked 34 big thinkers to predict how the coronapocalypse will permanently change our world Gareth Branwyn
tabloids Coronavirus cured (again), Britain’s Royals clash (again) and the woman who pees alcohol (unprecedented) in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
tabloids Adjectival overload, and the tabloids finally get one right, in this week’s round-up of the rags Peter Sheridan
education NJ school district bans indebted students from prom and field trips, refuses offer to pay off lunch debt Cory Doctorow
climate change Florida GOP finally admits that maybe they shouldn't have banned the phrase "climate change" after all Thom Dunn
institutional cruelty American are being hit with "zombie debts" from government benefits in the 1980s Mark Frauenfelder
security DoorDash data breach: 4.9 million customers, workers, and merchants' info stolen Xeni Jardin
amazon Amazon testing 'Orville' biometric tech that scans your hands to pay at Whole Foods, stores will use it starting early 2020 Xeni Jardin
History The interesting story behind Dorothea Lange's famous "Migrant Mother" photo Mark Frauenfelder
tabloids Brad Pitt’s brush with death, Julia Roberts quitting Hollywood, and Christmas kittens, in this week’s dubious ad-packed tabloids Peter Sheridan
