security Japanese robot hotel chain ignored repeated warnings that its in-room “bed-facing” robots could be turned into spy devices Cory Doctorow

Technology Finally revealed: identity of hacker blamed for stealing from 300+ companies and governments, in 44 countries Xeni Jardin

News Hackers tried to break into WHO, which faces more than two-fold increase in cyberattacks Xeni Jardin

Gadgets This smart air purifier knows when your air quality is bad — and then fixes it for you Boing Boing's Shop

atari Eight Atari-branded hotels coming to America Rob Beschizza

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Journalism VICTORY! New Free File rules ban tax-prep firms from hiding their offerings, allow IRS to compete with them (a love-letter to Propublica) Cory Doctorow

military Nazi bunker in Germany to become "design and lifestyle" hotel David Pescovitz

#standedatnarita No trains or buses from Narita to Tokyo after the category 3 typhoon = chaos for thousands Sean Bonner

urban theory Owner of Phoenix apartment building serves eviction notices to every tenant so he can turn their homes into unlicensed hotel rooms Cory Doctorow

trumpism State department official alleged be behind white nationalist terror-supporter pseudonym: "[Whites] need a country of our own with nukes" Cory Doctorow

guns Sound of motorcycle backfiring sparks panic in New York City's Times Square David Pescovitz

infosec 2600's Hackers on Planet Earth con needs your help because the Hotel Pennsylvania has tripled its fees Cory Doctorow

national unintelligence Trump wants to fire DNI Dan Coats, eliminate 'unnecessary' Office of Director of National Intelligence: Axios Xeni Jardin

surveillance capitalism Internet users are wising up to persuasive "nudge" techniques Cory Doctorow

wedding announcements Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is getting married Mark Frauenfelder

Business Universal Studios is chipping their soda cups to limit refills Cory Doctorow

racism A black guest of DoubleTree gets kicked out of the hotel for calling his mother in the lobby Carla Sinclair

Business Regulating Airbnb drives down local rents (as well as house prices) Cory Doctorow

late stage capitalism Jamie Dimon is getting fed up with the protesters who "occupy" him everywhere he goes Cory Doctorow