facial recognition I tried to access my secret consumer data. Their facial recognition software told me to smile. Thom Dunn

smiley face Alex Pardee's 'Half a Nice Day' Rusty Blazenhoff

Business Ernst and Young subjected women employees to "training" about keeping the company's men happy Cory Doctorow

Business Male tech execs accused of sexual misconduct now getting second chances Xeni Jardin

millennials "Monopoly for Millennials" recommends playing in your parents' basement Gina Loukareas

sports Now, a smiley-faced basketball Rusty Blazenhoff

Kids Track weekly lava changes at a volcano with this helicopter diary Andrea James

Science World's oldest smiley face drawing found on a jug from 1700 BCE David Pescovitz

syria How a small group of geeks led the Syrian refugee surge David Pescovitz

smile A historian of "Positive Thinking" surrenders (almost) David Pescovitz

Business Black-hat hacker handles are often advertisements Cory Doctorow

True Crime The 10 most unsolvable unsolved disappearances James Renner

office supplies Smiley Face binder clips Mark Frauenfelder

Book An interview with ROBERT JACKSON BENNETT on the occasion of the publication of THE CITY OF BLADES Boing Boing

offworld Convert your face into emoji Laura Hudson

Less time, more packaging: Amazon Prime Now tested Nicole Dieker

Gadgets Apple Watch announced alongside new, larger iPhone Boing Boing