late stage capitalism Davos audience erupts in uneasy laughter at mention of AOC's proposal for a 70% tax on income over $10,000,000 Cory Doctorow
politics Tuesday Afternoon Massacre: More federal prosecutors resign from Roger Stone case, some quit DOJ entirely Xeni Jardin
algorithmic bias After analyzing 3.5 million books, researchers learn most common adjectives used to describe men and women Mark Frauenfelder
security Penetration tester releases proof-of-concept code for hijacking smart buttplugs Cory Doctorow
politics Defaced banknotes depict the four horsemen of the British political apocalypse Rob Beschizza
scholarship Training bias in AI "hate speech detector" means that tweets by Black people are far more likely to be censored Cory Doctorow
defense before attack Michael Douglas denies masturbating in front of ex-employee even though it hasn't been reported Carla Sinclair
sexism Former Facebook exec Randi Zuckerberg "disgusted & degraded" by harassment on Alaska Airlines flight Rob Beschizza
In-flight entertainment 'Opening Flight': Icelandair to host world's first transatlantic immersive theater performance Rusty Blazenhoff
unfortunate events $12,000-a-ticket luxury Fyre Festival in Bahamas descends into a Lord of the Flies dystopia Mark Frauenfelder
