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espionage

'Project Magnum': Flywheel’s Alleged Plot to Steal Peloton’s Technology

Court documents reveal how the two spin bike companies went from potential partners to hated rivals.
Katie Way
Joseph Cox
2.20.20
Homelessness

Homeless Moms Spark Bill to Punish Landlords for Leaving Homes Vacant

“Many of these affordable homes were snatched up during a foreclosure by corporations who then kept the houses vacant or flipped them for hefty profits.”
Emma Ockerman
2.20.20
YouTube

His Daughter's Murder Keeps Circulating on YouTube, So He's Filing an FTC Complaint

Reporter Alison Parker's father Andy is filing a complaint with the FTC for the way YouTube mishandled and misrepresented the process of getting videos of his daughter's murder scrubbed from the platform.
Samantha Cole
2.20.20
Iran

'It's a Punch in the Face to Trump': Why Soleimani’s Killing Could Mean Hard-Line Victories in Iran's Elections

The country's parliamentary elections are a measure of popular support for confrontation with the U.S.
Reese Erlich
2.20.20
games blogs

20 Years of ‘The Sims’ Keeping Up With Our Bizarre Reality

The Sims is a reflection of human life; it shows us how we love, create families, and interact with the world around us.
Gita Jackson
2.20.20
Games Features

25 Years Later, 'Star Wars: Dark Forces' Is a Forgotten Gem

Beyond the Doom clone.
Rob Zacny
2.20.20
Street Food Icons
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The Only Ethiopian Food Truck in NYC - Street Food Icons

Eden Gebre Egziabher owns and operates Makina Cafe, the first and only Eritrean and Ethiopian food truck in New York City.
Internet of Things

What the Hell Is That Device, and Is It Spying on You? This App Might Have the Answer

Since companies won’t secure the internet of broken things, researchers are trying to educate consumers as to the security and privacy risks.
Karl Bode
2.20.20
Money

I Was Charged $6,000 to Be an Intern

A student's university expected her to pay thousands of dollars to work a summer internship at a separate institution in a different city.
Kristin Hugo
2.20.20
democratic debates

The 5 Most Brutal Moments From Last Night’s Democratic Debate

Sanders on Buttigieg. Buttigieg on Klobuchar. Warren on everyone. This debate was an absolute dunk-fest.
Paul Blest
2.20.20
Bloomberg

Bloomberg's Night in One Word: Yikes

“You could see tonight why he'd been avoiding the debate stage. It was deer in headlights all night.”
Cameron Joseph
2.20.20
Germany

Germany Has the World’s Strictest Hate Speech Rules. Even They Couldn’t Stop the Hanau Suspect’s YouTube Video.

And a controversial new law, which mandates tech companies report suspicious posts to the police, wouldn't have flagged it either.
David Gilbert
2.20.20
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