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Benny the Butcher and Harry Fraud Connect on ‘The Plugs I Met 2’

The rapper and producer told VICE how their collaboration came to be.
Ashwin Rodrigues
3.19.21
FRANCE

How Europe's Vaccine Campaign Descended Into a Hot Mess

Petty squabbles and abrupt U-turns have seen French President Emmanuel Macron become the figurehead of Europe's new chaotic era.
Peter Yeung
3.19.21
deepfakes

How Those Viral Tom Cruise Deepfakes Were Made

Deep fakes are getting better, but there’s more to those viral Tom Cruise-TikTok ones than meets the eye.
Ben Makuch
3.19.21
amazon

John Oliver Asks Alexa: ‘What Is Union Busting?’ Jimmy Fallon Shuts It Down

During a segment featuring an Alexa device, the talk show host frantically jumped in when his guest asked the speaker how bad Amazon's working conditions were.
Edward Ongweso Jr
3.19.21
amazon

Amazon Keeps Getting Sued for Paying Drivers Less Than Minimum Wage

In February, Seattle-area Amazon drivers received settlement notices that they'd won $8.2 million in a class action settlement pending court approval.
Lauren Kaori Gurley
3.19.21
Tech

This Transparency Project Is Creating a Massive Collection of Police Data

America police data is a fractured mess of different departments and standards, the Police Data Accessibility Project wants to change that.
Matthew Gault
3.19.21
mind

Why Your ‘True Self’ Is An Illusion

Most people believe they have a "true self" deep down that is fundamentally morally good. They don't, but the belief affects the way everyone behaves and sees the world.
Shayla Love
3.19.21
encryption

A Security App’s Fake Reviews Give Us a Window Into ‘App Store Optimization’

The CEO of pEp purchased fake reviews to bolster his app’s ratings on the Google Play Store and the Apple’s App Store.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
3.19.21
tech-science

Venus Flytraps Have Magnetic Fields Like the Human Brain

The detection of a biomagnetic field has huge implications for our understanding of plant life and represents a big 'I told you so' for champions of plant intelligence.
Thobey Campion
3.19.21
Games News

Digital Artist Tries to Sell NFTs, Argues Their Values Are Unaffected

The controversial crypto art craze could spawn a “musical physics game.”
Lewis Gordon
3.19.21
qanon

Paul Gosar Swears He’s Not Appearing on an Unhinged QAnon Channel

The host of a QAnon show said Gosar would show up. The congressman said something different.
David Gilbert
3.19.21
US-China relations

Chinese Internet Is Exploding with Memes About the Fiery US-China Talks

China’s tough talk with U.S. officials in Alaska has found a receptive audience at home.
Viola Zhou
3.19.21
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