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AI Art Generator Used to Make Bullet Hell Video Game
'Shoon' is not a particularly good game, but it is a harbinger of AI art's entrance into game development
Renata Price
8.16.22
Hacking

Meet the Environmental Hacktivists Trying to ‘Sabotage’ Mining Companies
A group of environmental hacktivists are targeting mining and oil companies in Central and South America, leaking their internal emails.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
8.16.22
tech-science

Scientists, a Startup, and the Hemsworths Are Trying to ‘De-Extinct’ the Tasmanian Tiger
A new effort to bring the thylacine back from the dead could also have benefits for its living relatives.
Becky Ferreira
8.16.22
china

A Chinese Cosplayer Was Detained for Wearing a Kimono
“It turns out I have never had the freedom to wear and say what I want,” the cosplayer wrote.
Rachel Cheung
8.16.22
japan

Man Suspected of Stabbing Mom and Daughter Was Fatally Hit by a Train 20 Minutes Later
“It’s a weird twist of fate.”
Hanako Montgomery
8.16.22
Norway

Norway Killed a Walrus Named Freya Because Humans Wouldn't Leave Her Alone
And now the official who ordered Freya be euthanised says he and his family are receiving death threats.
Tim Hume
8.16.22
Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s First Ultramarathon Runner Is Still Running From the Taliban
26-year-old Ayat blazed a trail for women runners in Afghanistan, but a year after the Taliban’s return to power, she’s been unable to find a new permanent home for herself or her family.
Emily Green
8.16.22
Politics

Gov. Nominee Held Raffle With Store Where Highland Park Shooter Got His Gun
Illinois GOP gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey held multiple events with the gun store where the alleged Highland Park shooter acquired his weapon.
Cameron Joseph
8.16.22
Recipe

Grown-Up Stir-Fried Rice Recipe
Lentils, peanuts, coconut, and spices join forces to create a powerfully flavorful foundation for the most perfect fried rice you will ever eat in your adult life.
Vishwesh Bhatt
8.16.22
Politics

Is China Replacing the US in Afghanistan? A Reality Check.
Some small-time Chinese entrepreneurs are thriving in Afghanistan, but state-backed mining and infrastructure projects are still in talks.
Rachel Cheung
8.16.22
war

Silenced for 54 Years, This Massacre Survivor Is Finally Telling Her Story in Court
“Why didn’t they kill me with my mother?” Nguyen Thi Thanh asked, as she relived the day South Korean soldiers rampaged through her village, slaughtering her family.
Junhyup Kwon
Koh Ewe
8.16.22
Science

Monkeys Are Masturbating With Stone Sex Toys, Researchers Find
“There is some sort of tactile stimulation from the contact of those stones with their genitals and it feels good. And there is no reason to stop.”
Koh Ewe
8.16.22
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