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Business The bubbles in VR, cryptocurrency and machine learning are all part of the parallel computing bubble Cory Doctorow

westerns A 10-film trip through the "acid western" Gareth Branwyn

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Business U-Haul decides to stop hiring nicotine users Xeni Jardin

health American health care's life-destroying "surprise bills" are the fault of local, private-equity monopolies Cory Doctorow

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picks Labor Secretary Alex Acosta resigns amid scrutiny over Jeffrey Epstein 2008 plea deal Xeni Jardin

design Jony Ive designed a toilet Rob Beschizza

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class war Assessing Occupy's legacy Cory Doctorow

politics Trump Energy Secretary Rick Perry gave 6 secret authorizations to sell nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia Xeni Jardin

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Business Facebook is working on a crypto coin for WhatsApp Xeni Jardin

Business GE dumps century-old railroad division on Wabtec, almost 2,000 factory workers strike Xeni Jardin

race Police lobbyist: cops will not be motivated to stop crime unless they are allowed to steal people's stuff Cory Doctorow