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Large military-grade drones could soon be flying over your backyard
Candice Bernd
General Atomics is conducting a test flight of its SkyGuardian drone over San Diego sometime this year.
State of emergency: High tension in Virginia as right-wing gun fanatics descend on Richmond
Amanda Marcotte
With a Democratic legislature passing mild gun restrictions, armed militia types threaten violence in Virginia
Netflix’s buzzy “Killer Inside” tries to make sense of Aaron Hernandez’s murderous mindset
Ashlie D. Stevens
A new three-part Netflix series digs into the downfall of the ex-NFL star and how he became a cold-blooded killer
Deepfakes: Informed digital citizens are the best defense against online manipulation
Nadia Naffi
Facebook announced it will remove videos edited to mislead in ways that "aren’t apparent to an average person"
Amazon threatens to fire employees demanding climate justice
Nicole Karlis
Employees who spoke up about the company and its role in climate change received threats from above
A huge security camera company just had a huge security breach
Nicole Karlis
Wyze Labs lets consumers surveil their own homes — and its huge data breach doesn't inspire trust
Star Wars writer makes excuses for why Rose Tico was mostly cut from “Rise of Skywalker”
Matthew Rozsa
The reduction of Kelly Marie Tran's part wasn't deliberate, but it does show Disney didn't care enough to fix it
President Trump’s supporters promote bizarre website claiming that his IQ is 156 “at the minimum”
Brad Reed
Trump still cannot hold a candle to Batman, whose estimated IQ score is 192, according to IQ-Test.net
Like Voldemort, ransomware is too scary to be named
Renee Dudley
Companies worry that acknowledging a ransomware attack could alarm investors and drive down their share price
The 10 must-listen podcast episodes of the decade
Ashlie D. Stevens
From the economics behind Chuck E. Cheese brawls to the host of a Heaven's Gate podcast's own cult experience
Why the race for the presidency begins with the Iowa caucus
Steffen W. Schmidt
How did a small, rural state become so influential in the presidential nominating process?
New year, new “You”: Netflix’s stalker drama seeks romantic nirvana in a twisted Season 2
Melanie McFarland
Penn Badgley returns as the dangerous swain hoping for redemption amidst the fakery of Los Angeles
Federal Toxmap shutters, raising the ire of pollution researchers
Michael Schulson
Loss of the federal pollution tracker, supporters say, will inhibit public access to data on environmental hazards
Something else Ivanka is wrong about — the counterproductive sex worker law
Nicole Karlis
Ivanka and many others championed FOSTA-SESTA, which has left sex workers vulnerable to sexual violence
Can an AI fact-checker solve India’s fake news problem?
Puja Changoiwala
An Indian startup is using an AI tool to curb misinformation. But India poses unique challenges for the technology
Are Republicans afraid of Trump? Hell, no — he’s destroying democracy and they love it
Amanda Marcotte
Donald Trump hasn't cowed Republicans — he's freed them to pursue their long-buried dream of crushing democracy
Facebook ads can still discriminate against women and older workers, despite civil rights settlement
Ava Kofman, Ariana Tobin
The company’s new system to ensure diverse audiences for housing and employment ads still has many problems
Medical advice from a bot: The unproven promise of Babylon Health
Jeremy Hsu
A medical tech startup has outrun much of its competition — along with evidence that its AI symptom checker works
Cybersecurity risks cast shadow on Nevada’s 2020 Democratic presidential caucuses
Steven Rosenfeld
The state party isn’t using online ballots, but other parts of its voting system are online.
Open source technology could be a boon to farmers
Aaron Orlowski
Open source technologies will help small farmers compete against the large operations
The physics (and economics, and politics) of wheelchairs on planes
Michael Schulson
Flying can be stressful, painful, or simply impossible for wheelchair users. Critics say it doesn’t have to be.
Just one week after Trump rolled back safety measures, chemical plant explosion rocks Texas town
Andrea Germanos
"This facility has a track record of violating the Clean Air Act."
Press Watch: Soledad O’Brien attacks a Pence puff piece, sets off anti-NPR Twitter rampage
Dan Froomkin
NPR listeners unload their frustrations on Rachel Martin of "Morning Edition" after O'Brien calls out Pence segment
Why Mayor Pete shouldn’t pin his “High Hopes” on that cringey campaign dance
Ashlie D. Stevens
History – and Gerald Ford eating a tamale – has shown that trying too hard to be relatable will expose true colors
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