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school surveillance

Students Are Easily Cheating 'State-of-the-Art' Test Proctoring Tech
Students are using HDMI cables and hidden phones to cheat on exams administered through invasive proctoring software like Proctorio.
Gabriel Geiger
3.5.21
deepfake

Here’s How Those Surreal Tom Cruise Deepfake Videos Were Made
It takes a lot more than just opening a TikTok account.
David Gilbert
3.5.21
Health

The Race to Patent Psychedelics Is Just Getting Started
Psychedelics now appear in patent applications for Philip Morris e-cigarettes, periodontal disease, hair loss, weight loss, and food allergies.
Shayla Love
3.5.21
tech-science

Physicists Propose That the Universe Is Filled With Tiny, Natural Atomic Bombs
A rare natural fission reaction might detonate white dwarfs into special supernovae that help scientists measure the expansion of the universe.
Becky Ferreira
3.5.21
tech-science

This DJ-Slash-Scientist Made a Club Just for Baby Fish
Rebecca Poulsen, known by her DJ name BeXta, led new research into the audio capabilities of zebrafish.
Becky Ferreira
3.5.21
SURVEILLANCE

How McDonald’s Spies On Organizing Workers
It’s lovin’ spying on its workers who want $15 minimum wage.
Ben Makuch
3.5.21
Conspiracies

Some Canadian Pastors Are Waging a Holy War Against COVID-19 Lockdowns
An Albertan pastor has been in police custody for over two weeks because he won't accept bail conditions that would require him to preach to a limited crowd, and churches are leaping to his defence.
Mack Lamoureux
3.5.21
music news

Live Music Workers Want to Help With Vaccine Distribution
NIVA, Live Nation, and Senator Amy Klobuchar think President Biden should mobilize an unemployed workforce and shuttered music venues.
Josh Terry
3.5.21
body

No One Owes You an Explanation About Their Vaccine
Why someone is eligible isn't anyone else's business—yes, even if they post about their jab on Instagram.
Angela Lashbrook
3.5.21
Hong Kong

China Wants to Rewrite Hong Kong’s Election Rules to Eliminate Dissent
China is taking aim at the last vestiges of Hong Kong’s democracy.
Viola Zhou
3.5.21
Books

Why Brits Love the Empire So Much, Despite Not Knowing Much About It
'Empireland' author Sathnam Sanghera talks to VICE about how historical amnesia has created the perfect conditions for dangerous times.
Zing Tsjeng
3.5.21
Save Yourselves

How QAnon Could Make Climate Conspiracies a Whole Lot Worse
"Space lasers" and "weather warfare", oh my.
Francis Blagburn
3.5.21
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