Jason Koebler
jason.koebler@vice.comThese Tech Companies Think They Can ‘Solve’ the Wildfire Crisis
Startups using computer technology are positioning themselves as part of the wildfire solution. It can't succeed without Indigenous technology that's existed for millennia.
Amazon Delivery Drivers Picket Two California Warehouses
Drivers at DAX8 extended their picket lines to a second Amazon warehouse over the weekend.
CYBER: The Increasingly Violent Discord Servers Where Kids Flaunt Their Crimes
Inside ‘The Comm,’ a series of Discord servers where kids post about their life of crime.
Restaurant Hired 'Priest' to 'Get the Sins Out' of Confessing Workers
The sins in question included being late for work and having “bad intentions” towards management.
The Titanic Submarine Suffered 'Catastrophic Implosion,' Crew Is Dead, OceanGate and Coast Guard Say
“The debris field is consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the vessel.”
Coast Guard: 'Debris Field' Found During Search for Missing Titanic Submarine
"A debris field was discovered within the search area by an ROV near the Titanic."
Local Town Gets Park Upgrade
East Palestine, Ohio receives a $25 million gift from Norfolk Southern Corporation to renovate the town’s park.
Starlink and Elon Musk Have Nothing to Do With the Missing Titanic Submarine
The fact that OceanGate's boat uses Starlink has nothing to do with how it communicates from the boat to the Titan submarine.
Reddit Moderators Are Protesting By Changing Their Communities to NSFW
As some subreddits reopen following protests against Reddit's new API fees, mods are allowing porn in their communities.
FTC Sues Amazon Over Tricking Users Into Signing Up for Prime
The Commission alleges that Amazon Prime’s “manipulative” enrollment and “labyrinthine” cancellation processes are illegal.
I-95 Collapse in Philadelphia Didn't Cause a Traffic Disaster, Data Shows
When an overpass collapsed, politicians and experts predicted calamity for months. After less than a week, things returned “close to normal.”
Why Did the Missing Titanic Sub Use a $40 Video Game Controller?
Gamepads are so good at controlling things, that the U.S. military frequently uses them.