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There’s a New, Massive Database of NYPD Misconduct With 450,000 Records

10.05.22

By Edward Ongweso Jr
News

Hackers Just Leaked the Names of 92,000 ‘Freedom Convoy’ Donors

02.14.22

By David Gilbert
News

Why Are Prosecutors Keeping a Huge, Secretive DNA Database in Orange County?

02.26.21

By Emma Ockerman
Tech

‘They Would Go Absolutely Nuts’: How a Mark Cuban-Backed Facial Recognition Firm Tried to Work With Cops

05.06.19

By Joseph Cox
Tech

This Spyware Data Leak Is So Bad We Can’t Even Tell You About It

03.22.19

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Which Tech Giant Will Build a Revenge Porn Database?

04.03.18

By Joseph Cox
Identity

The Woman with Autism Who Built a Renowned Database of Missing People

08.07.17

By Kelsey Lawrence
Tech

Hacktivist Breaks Into Minnesota Government Databases to Protest Philando Castile Verdict

06.20.17

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

NASA’s Massive Photo Archive Is Now on One Convenient, Searchable Site

04.18.17

By Beckett Mufson
You Can Find Every ‘Joy of Painting’ Painting in This Searchable Bob Ross Database

04.05.17

By Nathaniel Ainley
Tech

Popular Teen Quiz App Wishbone Has Been Hacked, Exposing Tons of User Information

03.15.17

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

The RCMP Used Police Databases and Social Media to Track Aboriginal Protestors

11.10.16

By Jordan Pearson

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An Oral History of Home Depot’s 12-Foot Skeleton

“Let’s go higher than everybody thought was possible!”

10.03.24

By Addy Baird
News

Man Hides Weed Under Chicken in Failed £620,000 Smuggling Plot

He was sentenced to prison for attempting to smuggle 31 kilos of marijuana hidden under the chicken in his trailer.

10.03.24

By Kyle Phillippi
Photo by U S Army National Guard via ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

News

Investigation Reveals Cause of Deadly Maui Wildfire

The wildfire that killed more than 100 people was caused by the re-energization of broken utility lines in Lahaina.

10.03.24

By Paige Gawley
beaches along the Cancun Hotel Zone. Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto/Shutterstock.

News

Jet Ski Hitmen Kill a Man on a Cancun Beach, Leaving the Resort in Shock

The man who died drove the getaway jet ski in a previous Cancun beach shooting, say officials.

10.03.24

By Sammi Caramela
A little fly enters a man's eye during a press conference. Photo by Alejandro Garcia/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock.

Tech

Fly Brains Are Wildly Complex, But Scientists Finally Mapped One

They sliced a fly’s brain into 7,000 pieces then used AI to form connections between neurons and create a map.

10.03.24

By Sammi Caramela