CYBER: The Jason Koebler Exit Interview, Part Two
This week on the show we’re saying goodbye to Motherboard’s longtime editor-in-chief, Jason Koebler.
CYBER: Rare Motherboard Lore and a Goodbye to Jason Koebler
This week on the show we’re saying goodbye to Motherboard’s longtime editor-in-chief, Jason Koebler.
Amazon Says It Doesn't 'Employ' Drivers, But Records Show It Hired Firms to Prevent Them From Unionizing
Amazon spent $14.2 million total on anti-union consulting in 2022, filings with the Department of Labor show.
Three People Died in an Amtrak Derailment Caused by Faulty Freight Rail Tracks Overworked Track Inspector Missed, Report Finds
The damaged track was inspected just two days prior to the derailment, but the inspector had worked more than 42 hours the previous three days and had to inspect 126.8 miles of track that day alone.
The Linux Community Is Circumventing Red Hat's Controversial New Strategy
Red Hat’s recent decision to restrict the source code for its enterprise Linux build has led open-source projects big and small to come up with creative strategies to continue to serve their users.
Viral Superconductor Study Claims to 'Open a New Era for Humankind.' Scientists Aren't So Sure.
LK-99 could be a watershed discovery that enables widespread maglev trains and quantum computers, or it could be another major disappointment.
Teamsters UPS Union Wins Historic Contract, Likely Avoiding Gigantic Strike
"The overwhelmingly lucrative contract raises wages for all workers, creates more full-time jobs, and includes dozens of workplace protections and improvements."
Scientists Discover That Metals Heal Themselves in 'Astonishing' Breakthrough
The discovery of autonomous healing in platinum and copper was initially referred to as a “Bigfoot sighting” because it was so unbelievable.
Defense Lawyers Push Judge to Reveal Secret Country that Helped FBI Wiretap the World
For the worldwide Operation Trojan Shield, the FBI secretly ran an encrypted phone company. Now defense teams are demanding the FBI reveal which unnamed third country helped intercept messages of their clients.
New York City Is Still Working On Its Air Quality Emergency Plan
Amidst a summer of consistently bad air quality due to Canadian wildfire smoke, New York City is still working on what to do in the case of bad air quality, according to a response to a Motherboard public records request.
'FUCK SPEZ': Reddit Users Unite to Turn r/Place Mural Into a Protest
Reddit's collaborative art project seemingly has one overarching message to Reddit's CEO.
Washington, D.C. Gave $680,000 to 'Convicted Fraudster' For Tiny Black Box Purported to Boost EV Range By 75 Percent
Lawrence Hardge, who had previously invented a fire extinguisher that doesn’t work and a party plate with a beer holder in the middle, claimed his black box “regenerates itself.”