music The Cranberries' searing acoustic version of "Zombie" David Pescovitz

music a-ha played 'Take On Me' live on 'MTV Unplugged,' will tour Rusty Blazenhoff

Gadgets $350 USB stick claiming to block 5G is just a cheap thumbdrive Rob Beschizza

computers Why does USB keep changing? Mark Frauenfelder

music Kurt Cobain's "Unplugged" cardigan up for auction David Pescovitz

Kids Profile of Japan's female bonsai master Andrea James

amazon Amazon: 'Unlikely' string of events led to Echo recording a family's private chat & sending to some random guy Xeni Jardin

Amazon home assistant recorded and sent private conversation to third party, says Portland woman Rob Beschizza

alexa Alexa listened to a couple's conversation and sent it to the husband's employee without permission Carla Sinclair

concerts Enjoy this barrel house blues and early country concert with Laura Jean Anderson, Gregory Fleischut, and friends Mark Frauenfelder

Business Airbnb guests repeatedly discover hidden cameras in the homes they rent Cory Doctorow

music Air-horn version of a-ha's 'Take on Me' Rusty Blazenhoff

"Weird Al" Yankovic Weird Al scales back for his 2018 'Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour' Rusty Blazenhoff

Gadgets Man adds proper headphone jack to an iPhone that lacks one Rob Beschizza

publishing New York Public Library turns subway cars into mobile ebook libraries Cory Doctorow

crime Jackass neighbor unplugs bouncy house at child's birthday party, trapping toddlers inside David Pescovitz

animals When animals attack… in super-slow motion David Pescovitz

Weird The lore of haunted television sets David Pescovitz

picks China electronics maker will recall some devices sold in U.S. after massive IoT hack Xeni Jardin

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