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4 Surveillance Company Executives Indicted for Allegedly Aiding Torture

Executives from French companies Amesys and Nexa Technologies were indicted for selling surveillance technology to regimes in Libya and Egypt.
Radhamely De Leon
6.23.21
transparency

FBI Hacking and Tech Contracts Are Vanishing from the Web

A contract for a set of hacking tools and another from Coinbase have been removed from a U.S. government website.
Joseph Cox
6.23.21
Tech

Peloton Treadmill Safety Update Requires $40 a Month Subscription

The update comes after Pelton recalled the treadmill following the death of a child.
Matthew Gault
6.23.21
Ecuador

This New Frog Species Looks Really Stoned, So Scientists Named It After Led Zeppelin

Researchers are concerned that if not properly protected, the Pristimantis ledzeppelin could be on a stairway to heaven.
Nathaniel Janowitz
6.23.21
uber

This Company Is Putting Face-Tracking Ad Tablets in the Back of Ubers

As drivers struggle to make ends meet, companies are eager to take advantage of the situation
Edward Ongweso Jr
6.23.21
Dalian Atkinson

Police Officer Found Guilty of Killing Former Professional Footballer

Benjamin Monk kicked retired footballer Dalian Atkinson several times in the head and user a taser against him for 33 seconds, a court heard.
Dipo Faloyin
6.23.21
Kenya

On the Frontline With Rangers Fighting a ‘Just War’ Against Poachers

Rangers in Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve are fighting poachers and the impact of climate change – and it is far from a fair fight.
Boštjan Videmšek
6.23.21
NATIONALISM

Listen to the Creepy Nationalistic Song the Government Wants All UK School Kids to Sing

Sadly this is not a parody.
Simon Childs
6.23.21
japan

Why Japan Brought a 44-Year-Old Nuclear Power Plant Back to Life

It’s the oldest nuclear unit to resume operations in Japan since Fukushima’s nuclear meltdown.
Hanako Montgomery
6.23.21
Recipe

Curried Scotch Egg Recipe

A perfectly soft boiled egg enrobed in curried, aromatic ground pork, then breaded and fried in this version of the classic British bar snack.
Ed Szymanski
6.23.21
Photo

These Iranian Fisherwomen Are Trying to Make History

Hengam is one of the only Iranian islands where women set out to sea without men. 
Shamani Joshi
6.23.21
war

The 'MDMA Houseboat' Where Soldiers Went to Deal with the Effects of War

In the mid-2000s, Ben Timberlake's houseboat became an unofficial MDMA-assisted therapy centre.
Oscar Rickett
6.23.21
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