Business A year after Meltdown and Spectre, security researchers are still announcing new serious risks from low-level chip operations Cory Doctorow

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music Emerson, Lake & Palmer's prog rock epic, "Karn Evil 9," to be made into a film with Daniel Wilson penning the screenplay Gareth Branwyn

Business Mobile World Congress canceled, coronavirus made it “impossible” to hold the event – GSMA Xeni Jardin

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Business Kathryn Spiers: 'I was fired last week by Google for organizing.' Xeni Jardin

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class war How the British left should seize this moment to strip finance of its political clout Cory Doctorow

art Artist surgically removes Xenomorph from his drawing of a man David Pescovitz

Business Google continues to funnel vast sums to notorious climate deniers Cory Doctorow

Bad words YouTube demonetizing videos where LGBTQ keywords are said Rob Beschizza

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

science fiction Interview with Neal Stephenson about his new novel and the state of the internet Mark Frauenfelder

cars Purposely stalling 20% of cars in Manhattan could trigger total gridlock David Pescovitz

economics We could fund the transition to green energy with 10-30% of the world's fossil fuel subsidy Cory Doctorow

Technology Facebook finally cuts 3rd-party 'friend data' access for Microsoft and Sony, under $5B FTC deal Xeni Jardin

art New Ways of Seeing: James Bridle's BBC radio show about networked digital tools in our "image-soaked culture" Cory Doctorow

happy mutants It's January, so it's time to settle in with the annual WELL State of the Union address, with special guest James Bridle! Cory Doctorow

picks Model makers Kayte Sabicer and Adam Savage build a jaw-dropping replica of the Blade Runner blimp Gareth Branwyn