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Activist Archivists Are Trying to Save the ‘Pirate Bay of Science’

Facing lawsuits and legal trouble, archivists are working to save 77TB of freely available scientific data.
Matthew Gault
5.20.21
wilfdlife

Urban Wildlife to Feast on Garbage From Reopening Stadiums

"Wherever trash goes, they’ll follow.”
Marisa Ingemi
5.20.21
JD Vance

QAnon and Don Jr.’s Favorite New Video Platform Is Getting Some Serious Cash

J.D. Vance and Peter Thiel are dumping cash into Rumble, the video platform of choice for right-wing personalities like Don Jr. and Dan Bongino.
David Gilbert
5.20.21
Tech news

Science Had a Misinformation Problem Before COVID. Scientists Want to Fix It

Jevin West and Carl Bergstrom are two scientists studying how the publishing industry pushes misinformation, and how to make it better.
Sarah Wells
5.20.21
Coronavirus

COVID Is So Loud Here That the Government Wants to Silence Ambulances

The Indian state of Manipur has a massive ambulance shortage, which makes the government’s move even more absurd.
Pallavi Pundir
5.20.21
tech-science

Scientists Shot Tardigrades from a Gun to See If Interplanetary Travel Is Survivable

Tardigrades can survive extreme conditions, and scientists wanted to know if they could survive the impact after a trip between planets.
Becky Ferreira
5.20.21
qanon

The Next QAnon Conspiracy Could Be Created By Robots

Researchers wanted to see how advanced AI could be used by bad actors to supercharge the spread of disinformation.
David Gilbert
5.20.21
Games Features

How a Solo Developer from Detroit Landed in Nintendo's Spotlight

Neil "Aerial_Knight" Jones never expected to be a role model for Black game developers, but sometimes, life takes a turn.
Patrick Klepek
5.20.21
Eat Better
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Creole-Style Vegan Food in San Francisco

Rheema Calloway and Ronnishia Johnson are The Vegan Hood Chefs, a food truck and catering business that turns Creole classics into vegan offerings in San Francisco.
Internet

FTC Sues Major ISP for Lying About Broadband Speeds

The FTC and six states say Frontier Communications repeatedly advertised service it knew its aging DSL network couldn’t actually provide.
Karl Bode
5.20.21
Lush

Lush Cosmetics Illegally Interrogated Worker About Union Activity, NLRB Says

Following a three month investigation, the national labor board issued a complaint against the cosmetics retailer, Lush, for violating its workers' union rights.
Lauren Kaori Gurley
5.20.21
palestine

Why China Is So Eager to Play Mediator Between Palestine and Israel

China is presenting itself as an alternative to the U.S.
Viola Zhou
5.20.21
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