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police tech

Gunshot-Detecting Tech Is Summoning Armed Police to Black Neighborhoods

A Motherboard investigation found that ShotSpotter frequently generates false alerts—and it's deployed almost exclusively in non-white neighborhoods.
Todd Feathers
7.19.21
Games Features

The Long Road to Finishing 'Psychonauts 2' Was Paved With Empathy

The original 'Psychonauts' came out in 2005, before ideas like "self care" and "mental health" became dominant. Double Fine's come a long way, too.
Patrick Klepek
7.19.21
Politics

Voting Rights Activists Are Planning a Selma-Style March in Texas

“This is our season of escalation.”
Elizabeth Landers
7.19.21
Far right

Katie Hopkins Has Been Deported from Australia

“I’ll probably get thrown out of the country,” the far-right commentator said on Instagram as she boasted about breaching strict quarantine rules. She was.
Simon Childs
7.19.21
NSO Group

Amazon Shuts Down NSO Group Infrastructure

The move comes as activist and media organizations publish new findings on the Israeli surveillance vendor.
Joseph Cox
7.19.21
qanon

QAnon Leader Shares ‘UFO’ Video Conveniently After Starting UFO Website

His QAnon followers were not impressed.
David Gilbert
7.19.21
Tech news

Extreme Drought Could Shut Down a Hydroelectric Power Plant In California

Climate change is coming for renewable energy.
Audrey Carleton
7.19.21
Games Reviews

Discover A Spectacular Underground Cosmos In ‘Secrets of Soil’

‘Secrets of Soil’ makes the case for trippy, high-end educational software.
Lewis Gordon
7.19.21
Politics

This Place Wants to Give Cash to Couples Who Opt for Voluntary Sterilisation

India’s most populous state is proposing a two-child policy and sterilisation incentives.
Pallavi Pundir
7.19.21
Kurt Westergaard

The Cartoonist Behind Controversial Images of the Prophet Muhammad Has Died Aged 86

Kurt Westergaard's cartoons were republished in Charlie Hebdo before the attack on the magazine that killed 12 people.
Dipo Faloyin
7.19.21
Drugs

Look at This Huge Drug Drone Seized by Cops in Spain

The drone, with a wingspan of 4.3m, was uncovered as part of an investigation into gangs trafficking drugs from Morocco to Spain.
Max Daly
7.19.21
Hungary

The Drag Queens Navigating One of Europe's Most Dangerous Culture Wars

The drag scene in Hungary is popular and vibrant. But animosity whipped up by the nationalist government and a supportive press is taking its toll.
Amanda Coakley
7.19.21
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