artificial intelligence This company wants to use AI to help you pretend to increase diversity Thom Dunn

media Right-wing media ran dozens of "Middle East hot takes" by fake authors Rob Beschizza

Science Swiss scientists grew mini Neanderthal brains in petri dishes Thom Dunn

tabloids Do the tabloids deserve a government bailout? This week’s dubious offerings make a poor case for their survival. Peter Sheridan

security Databases leak exposed 900K plastic surgery records with nude photos Xeni Jardin

politics UK to empower media regulator Ofcom to regulate internet, remove 'harmful' content Xeni Jardin

Funny Playlist for when you leave your dog at home alone Xeni Jardin

security Facebook & Twitter ban pro-Trump network that reached 55 million accounts with AI-generated faces, Epoch Media Group and Falun Gong links identified Xeni Jardin

privacy Apple poses a false dichotomy between "privacy" and "competition" Cory Doctorow

Business "I just love to solve problems": how people who work at predatory lenders avoid thinking about the pain they inflict Cory Doctorow

content Ruined pub still getting TripAdvisor reviews Rob Beschizza

infinite monkeys StoryAI, a bot that autocompletes a story for you Clive Thompson

horror Finding Pennywise the Clown in your backyard is serious business Seamus Bellamy

avocados Avocado farmers routinely victimized by organized crime Seamus Bellamy

law Germany demands an end to working cryptography Cory Doctorow

music Strange and lovely music video generated from user-contributed imagery David Pescovitz

Copyfight Artists against Article 13: when Big Tech and Big Content make a meal of creators, it doesn't matter who gets the bigger piece Cory Doctorow

uk No Deal Brexit will lead to "putrefying stockpiles of rubbish" and "slurry" Cory Doctorow

piketty Elizabeth Warren proposes Thomas Piketty-style annual wealth tax Cory Doctorow

corruption Elizabeth Warren's new bill: let the US government manufacture generic versions of overpriced, unavailable drugs Cory Doctorow