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Business US charges 4 Chinese spies with hacking Equifax Xeni Jardin

surveillance Ring doorbell app packed with third-party trackers Bill Budington

mistakes TV reporter who uttered racial slur on air says she "combined the names of the Knicks and the Lakers" Rob Beschizza

guns Gun Violence Isn't a Problem — it's actually 5 Problems, with Different Solutions Thom Dunn

happy mutants Documentation Gathering, Sanitization, and Storage: an excerpt from "A Public Service" Tim Schwartz

institutional cruelty American are being hit with "zombie debts" from government benefits in the 1980s Mark Frauenfelder

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Business Wells Fargo is looking for a new CEO Cory Doctorow

Gadgets Boing Boing Gift Guide 2017 Gift Guide

sexism Study finds that hurricanes with female names kill more because they aren't taken seriously (Old news) Rob Beschizza

News Halt and Catch Fire: The Most Relevant Show on Television is Set in the 80s Maureen Herman

News #RightToRecord: DOJ must investigate arrests of citizens who document police killings Laura Poitras and David Felix Sutcliffe

happy mutants On the bewildering regional names for corner stores Cory Doctorow

picks Siemens Healthcare demonstrates how to totally fail at rebranding your business Rob Beschizza

art The story of Traceroute, about a Leitnerd's quest Thomas Kaestle

History An animated series about women who dared defy history Rob Beschizza

Science Chelsea Manning interview: DNA, big data, official secrecy, and citizenship Cory Doctorow