funny business Conan O'Brien explains why he settled the joke theft lawsuit that's been plaguing him for years Mark Frauenfelder
Science Maybe the coronavirus emanated from a China research lab after all, say US and UK intelligence Xeni Jardin
facial recognition I tried to access my secret consumer data. Their facial recognition software told me to smile. Thom Dunn
halloween Bob Ross couple's costume and other Halloween night surprises in my neighborhood Rusty Blazenhoff
trump Former Trump advisor John Bolton: "I am not part of whatever drug deal Rudy and Mulvaney are cooking up.” Rob Beschizza
class war Uber general counsel threatens California: pass a law that makes drivers into employees and we'll spend $60m on a ballot initiative to overturn it Cory Doctorow
don't be evil unless it costs money Google uses paid search results to shake down businesses, says Basecamp CEO Mark Frauenfelder
surveillance Amazon's surveillance doorbell marketers help cops get warrantless access to video footage from peoples' homes Cory Doctorow
Old school In 1943, the chairman of the NY Fed backed Modern Monetary Theory: "Taxes for Revenue Are Obsolete" Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Cult of the Dead Cow: the untold story of the hacktivist group that presaged everything great and terrible about the internet Cory Doctorow
politics Trump got millions in 2018 from small Florida bank whose CEO got a Federal Reserve post months later Xeni Jardin
