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TURKEY

This is What it’s Like To Spend Your Whole Life Growing Up in Erdoğan's Turkey

We spoke to three teenagers born 18 years ago this week, when Recep Tayyip Erdoğan swept to power.
Sami Kent
11.6.20
Dating

More Young Asians are Becoming Sugar Babies to Survive The Economic Crash

“The situation was bad, but I didn’t have to worry about it getting worse. I didn’t feel anxious about my salary cut, instead I felt stable and safe.” 
Shamani Joshi
11.6.20
uber

Prop 22 Proved That Uber’s Strongest Opponents Are in Its Own Hometown

Prop 22 election results indicate that the backlash to Uber, Lyft, and Instacart is fiercest in San Francisco and the greater Silicon Valley.
Lauren Kaori Gurley
11.6.20
tech-science

OK, What Is Room-Temperature Superconducting and Will It Change Everything?

It's been 100 years since a Dutch physicist discovered superconductivity, and recent discoveries show we're closer than ever to developing potentially world-changing technology.
Maddie Bender
11.6.20
ring

Police Are Tapping Into Ring Cameras to Expand Surveillance Network In Mississippi

The police department in Jackson, Mississippi is partnering with two companies to stream surveillance footage from Ring cameras in a 45-day pilot program.
Edward Ongweso Jr
11.6.20
Games News

Homeland Security Funded This Game About Destabilizing a Small U.S. Town

Researchers want players to utterly wreck the idyllic town of Harmony Square so they can understand how misinformation works and how to spot it.
Matthew Gault
11.6.20
Coronavirus

Last Night, Anti-Maskers Protested Lockdown – While Wearing Masks

This year, attendees of the annual anti-government Million Mask March had a new issue to shout about.
Jak Hutchcraft
11.6.20
Disinformation

The United States of Disinformation Got Messier

The 2020 election managed to outdo 2016 for its messiness.
Ben Makuch
11.6.20
Coronavirus

Students Chant 'Fuck the Fence' as They Rip Down COVID Lockdown Enclosure

The University of Manchester has apologised to students for the “concern and distress” caused by the fences, which were put up without warning.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
11.6.20
Games Reviews

'Astro's Playroom' Is a Great Showcase for PlayStation 5's Weird Controller

It's also a surprisingly good platformer that'll put a big smile on longtime fans of PlayStation games.
Patrick Klepek
11.6.20
Games Reviews

The PlayStation 5 Is a Newer, Better PlayStation With Some Fun Flourishes

Sony's new game console is more experimental than Microsoft's new Xbox, and more importantly, it has a better lineup of games to play right away.
Patrick Klepek
11.6.20
Games Reviews

'Spider-Man: Miles Morales' Dazzles and Disappoints

This superhero fantasy of New York portrays a world with hints of familiar problems, and no causes to be found.
Gita Jackson
11.6.20
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