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  1. fix the subway
    A Foolproof Guide to Making Your Subway Misfortunes Go ViralRats. Sweat. Waterfalls. Just throwing out some ideas, here.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  2. select all
    Amazon Finally Stops Selling Some Books Promoting Fake Autism ‘Cures’It’s unclear why Amazon only chose to pull two titles and not all of them.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  3. influencers
    For Once, Influencers Are Not the Worst People in the StoryLori Loughlin’s daughter is a first-year student at USC with nearly 2 million YouTube subscribers. Her parents are accused of buying her admission.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  4. data security
    63red Safe, the Yelp for the MAGA Crowd, Is Reportedly Full of Data LeaksA new app that helps Trump supporters find conservative-friendly restaurants is reportedly full of ways to leak users’ data.
    By Matt Stieb
  5. elizabeth postin’
    That Facebook Accidentally Removed Elizabeth Warren’s Anti-FB Ads Is the PointEven when operating in good faith and striving for equal enforcement, Facebook’s scale makes doing so impossible, with significant consequences.
    By Brian Feldman
  7. college admissions scandal
    College Admission Scam Involved Photoshopping Kids’ Heads Onto Athletes’ BodiesA truly hilarious detail from newly unsealed court documents.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  8. google
    Why Businesses Feel Forced to Buy Google Ads on Searches for Their Own NamesFor many brands, buying ads on Google is more about fending off competitors than getting their name out there.
    By Jake Swearingen
  9. select all
    Tesla Says It Was Just Kidding, Stores to Remain OpenThe company is only closing 10 percent of its stores, despite a previous announcement.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  10. mueller investigation
    The Mueller Report May Be Done, But We’ll Always Have the ThreadsCasual conspiracy theorizing has become the new normal.
    By Brian Feldman
  11. augmented reality
    Apple Augmented-Reality Glasses Said to Be Coming in 2020When Tim Cook promised shareholders a product that would “blow you away,” was this what he meant?
    By Jake Swearingen
  12. technology
    Elizabeth Warren’s Plan to Break Up Big Tech Is Extremely Aggressive. Good.Intelligencer tech writers Max Read and Brian Feldman react to Elizabeth Warren’s aggressive proposal to break up Silicon Valley megaplatforms
    By Brian Feldman and Max Read
  13. select all
    YouTube’s Plan to Keep Kids Safe Shows How Little It Cares About CreatorsThe platform is finally tackling its child predation problem, but the new rules could prove expensive or impossible for G-rated YouTubers to manage.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  14. facebook
    Facebook’s Anti-Vax Crackdown Is a Big Anti-Conspiracy MoveCutting anti-vaccination results from searches on Facebook and Instagram guts conspiracist info from the feeds of 2.32 billion monthly active users.
    By Matt Stieb
  15. the zucc
    Mark Zuckerberg Discovers the Problem With Facebook Is FacebookMark Zuckerberg’s solution for Facebook’s privacy issues doesn’t address the features that caused them in the first place.
    By Brian Feldman
  16. folding phones
    Here’s What Will Determine If Folding Phones Are a Fad or for RealThe milestones to look for to figure out if folding phones have a future.
    By Jake Swearingen
  17. series of tubes
    The Democrats Are Trying to Bring Back a Free, Open InternetThe Democrats have introduced a bill that would restore the FCC’s 2015 net neutrality order.
    By Brian Feldman
  18. cracking up
    Fancy Fingerprint Scanners Mean Cracking Your Smartphone Screen Will Get PricierUnder-screen fingerprint scanners are very cool and very expensive if you end up dropping your phone on the sidewalk.
    By Jake Swearingen
  19. not a gouda idea
    Ranked: Best Cheeses to Throw at Your BabyA guide to this week’s viral challenge.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  20. select all
    Amazon’s Charity Funds Anti-VaxxersAmazonSmile, which gives 0.5 percent of your cost of purchase to charity, lets people donate to organizations spreading misinformation about vaccines.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  21. good grief
    Facebook Still Wants Your Friends to Engage When You’re DeadThe platform is rolling out a new “memorial tributes” feature.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  22. god save the teen
    A Rare Happy Ending Story Involving Reddit and Anti-VaxxersEthan Lindenberger decided to defy his anti-vaxxer parents and get inoculated at 18. Reddit helped him do it.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  23. huawei
    The Real Reason Huawei Would Sue the U.S. GovernmentThe Chinese company thinks the U.S. has no evidence Huawei is actually a threat to national security. A lawsuit could force the U.S. to offer proof.
    By Jake Swearingen
  24. kids these days
    How Are Kids Supposed to Learn to Be Smart Online If Adults Are Such Dummies?The Momo challenge spread not because of children online, but because their parents didn’t bother to do their homework on whether the threat was real.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  25. life in pixels
    Who Pays for Silicon Valley’s Hidden Costs?Magically convenient services and devices are often subsidized by exploitative labor arrangements.
    By Max Read
  26. cloud chasing
    Are We Reaching ‘Peak Cloud’?Has the market reached the point where nearly everyone who needs a cloud computing solution already has it?
    By Jake Swearingen
  27. cybersecurity
    Cops’ Favorite Phone Hacking Tool Is Being Sold on eBayThe Cellebrite UFED promises to help law enforcement crack into suspects’ phones. If you have $100 and an eBay account, you can now do the same.
    By Jake Swearingen
  28. dumbphones
    Motorola’s Foldable Phone Has Me Nostalgic for My Pink Razr DaysThe greatest phone ever made.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  29. michael cohen
    Hey, Did You Know Michael Cohen Has an Accent?The native Long Islander has a lot to say to the House Oversight Committee — and people have a lot of opinions about the way he’s saying it.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  30. select all
    Momo Isn’t What Parents Need to Worry About on YouTubeUnderstanding this week’s overhyped internet panic.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  31. the price of paranoia
    What Is the Cost of the U.S. Paranoia About Chinese Telecom Manufacturer Huawei?The telecom manufacturing giant is very close to the Chinese government — and vital to the future of U.S. cellular networks.
    By Jake Swearingen
  32. fix the subway
    Bad Subway Still BadIf your commute involves the Fifth Avenue and 53rd Street station, maybe consider rerouting.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  33. just asking questions
    Shoshana Zuboff Talks Surveillance Capitalism’s Threat to DemocracyThe Harvard Business School professor discusses what she believes is a new mode of capitalism being ushered in by Silicon Valley.
    By Noah Kulwin
  34. technology
    When the Alt-right Loves Your AppIt’s not just Facebook and Google — small start-ups have to deal with toxic content and figure out how to balance free speech, too.
    By Yiren Lu
  35. select all
    Google Does Thing It Should Have Done Months Ago, Ends Forced ArbitrationThe change comes months after thousands of its employees walked out of work, demanding change.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  36. technology
    Some American Airlines Seats Have Built-in CamerasThe airline says they’ve never been used, so everything is fine.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  37. don’t read the comments
    YouTube Is Scrambling, Again, to Fix Its Child Predation ProblemThe company has already removed 400 channels.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  38. anti-vaxx
    Pinterest Temporarily Blocks All Vaccine Content (Factual and Otherwise)The platform, like many tech companies, is trying to figure out how to handle conspiracy theories.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  39. google
    Google Sorry It Forgot to Mention Nest Security Systems Have Secret MicrophonesTurns out that piece of tech you bought under the guise of self-protection actually has the capability to spy on you.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  40. viral video
    Kirsten Gillibrand Couldn’t Keep This College Student From Her Ranch DressingTalking with Twitter’s mystery ranch woman.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  41. youtube
    Problematic Tech Billionaire Teams Up With Problematic YouTube MillionairePewDiePie is trying to win a popularity contest, and it appears Elon Musk is lending a hand.
    By Madison Malone Kirhcer
  42. flat-earthers
    Can You Believe YouTube Caused the Rise in Flat-Earthers?Big if true.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  43. privacy
    Even If You Delete Your Account, Twitter Doesn’t Delete Your DMsA new report from a security researcher might make you think twice about your messages.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  44. the tweet beat
    Twitter Still Won’t Let You Edit Tweets, But Might Let You Clarify ThemJack Dorsey said the company is considering a new feature.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  45. amazon
    How Cuomo, de Blasio, and Bezos Blew the Amazon DealNo one took responsibility for selling it. In the vacuum left by the company, the mayor, and the governor, opponents pounced.
    By David Freedlander
  46. prime humor
    Why I’m Leaving New YorkAmazon’s Jeff Bezos weighs in on the company pulling out of Long Island City.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  47. the top line
    Why Amazon Bailed on Its New York HeadquartersThe company will keep growing in Manhattan. But it wasn’t willing to go to Queens on less favorable terms than it had negotiated.
    By Josh Barro
  48. prime humor
    Congrats, Everyone, on the Great Jokes About Why Jeff Bezos Is Leaving New YorkGreat tweets. Really.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  49. our national nightmare is over
    The Beginning of the End of RobocallsBy the end of 2019, spam phone calls could be on the ropes.
    By Jake Swearingen
  50. tell me something i don’t know
    Today in Ugh: Online Harassment Up 20 Percent in 2018A new study from the Anti-Defamation League paints a grim picture.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  51. scams
    Happy Valentine’s Day: Romance Scams Cost People $143 Million Last YearAh, love.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
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