ahmed arbery Owner of half-built house says Arbery committed no crime checking it out, denounces killers Rob Beschizza
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coronavirus Trump has been hesitant to invoke the Defense Production Act for medical gear. But he's already used it hundreds of thousands of times for weapons and bombs. Thom Dunn
Business White House: Dell, Microsoft, AT&T, others working on open standard for 5G tech to counter China's Huawei Xeni Jardin
politics Andrew Cuomo's naked hostility drives out MTA president Andy Byford, the "Train Daddy" who has transformed the world's rail systems Cory Doctorow
computer science Wireheading: when machine learning systems jolt their reward centers by cheating Cory Doctorow
human rights Davos in the Desert is back, and banks and hedge fund managers are flocking to Mister Bone-Saw's side Cory Doctorow
corruption Meet the deep-pocketed Biden Bros: lobbyists for arms dealers, for-profit health-care, Azerbaijani oligarchs, Comcast Cory Doctorow
star trek Brent Spiner on how Patrick Stewart's pronunciation of 'Data' changed how Americans say the word Rob Beschizza
Business Many of the key Googler Uprising organizers have quit, citing retaliation from senior management Cory Doctorow
Science The new £50 notes will feature Alan Turing (whilst HMG proposes bans on Turing complete computers AND working crypto) Cory Doctorow
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google After retaliation against Googler Uprising organizers, a company-wide memo warns employees they can be fired for accessing "need to know" data Cory Doctorow
