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elections A vast network of shadowy news sites promote conservative talking points mixed with floods of algorithmically generated "news" Cory Doctorow
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Business Denmark's largest bank laundered €200B through its Estonian branch, ignoring glaring warning signs Cory Doctorow
security The most interesting thing about the "Thanksgiving Effect" study is what it tells us about the limits of data anonymization Cory Doctorow
occult Touch Me Not, a surreal 18th century manual on how to raise the Devil, and then send him treasure hunting Gareth Branwyn
happy mutants See in the Dark: a machine learning technique for producing astoundingly sharp photos in very low light Cory Doctorow
uk The UK's company registry finally prosecuted someone for setting up a fraudulent company, but it's a whistleblower who told them he did it Cory Doctorow
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