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Music

I Built a Botnet that Could Destroy Spotify with Fake Listens

Automated streaming is the next frontier of click fraud.
William Bedell
10.16.15
africa

Suicide Bombers Strike Nigeria, Killing at Least 36 People

The multiple incidents occurred in the northeastern city of Maiduguri, and today's attacks were reportedly carried out by three females aged between 11 and 15.
VICE News
10.16.15
security

The Would-Be Spy Who Gave US Navy Secrets to an Undercover Agent

Mostafa Ahmed Awwad, an engineer, thought he was giving nuclear aircraft carrier plans to the Egyptian government.
Joseph Cox
10.16.15
Longreads Or Whatever

NME: How a Music Magazine Took Indie into the Mainstream

From punk in the 70s, the indie explosion of the 00s, to Chris Moyles peeping out from underneath a bank worker’s train seat, NME Magazine has changed beyond recognition.
Ryan Bassil
10.16.15
scottish grit

In Conversation With Kevin Shields, the Scottish Climber With a Difference

Kevin Shields was born with a partially deformed hand and suffers from epilepsy. He's also one of the finest climbers in Scotland.
James Baines
10.16.15
Stuff

I Tried to Live Like Gwyneth Paltrow for a Week

My journey into a lifestyle where plain almonds count as an "ideal snack."
Michael Buchinger
10.16.15
Neymar

VICE Sports World News Roundup: October 16th

Start your day with VICE Sports. Here's our morning roundup of the sports news from around the world.
Brian Blickenstaff
10.16.15
Stuff

Mænd er programmeret til at vælge sex frem for mad

Forskning peger på, at mænd har et ekstra sæt hjerneceller dedikeret til at prioritere sex højest.
Phoebe Hurst
10.16.15
Hospitality

Scientists Say It’s More Stressful to Be a Waiter Than a Neurosurgeon

A new study has found that demanding jobs offering employees little control—step forward weekend brunch server on a 12 hour split-shift—are among the most detrimental to mental and physical health.
Phoebe Hurst
10.16.15
Expert Witness with Robert Christgau

Canada, Croatia, and the Misery of Sufjan Stevens: Expert Witness with Robert Christgau

This week, the Dean of American Rock Critics looks at John Kruth, Old Man Luedecke, and 'Carrie & Lowell,' that extremely depressing record from Sufjan Stevens.
Robert Christgau
10.16.15
Science

How a Frozen Neutrino Observatory Grapples with Staggering Amounts of Data

Sensors collect terabytes of raw data every day in an attempt to discover the source of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays.
J.M. Porup
10.16.15
war and conflict

West Bank Jewish Shrine Set Ablaze as Abbas Calls for Calm

Israel's military said about 100 people converged on Joseph's tomb in the Palestinian city of Nablus. They were pushed back by Palestinian security forces, but not before setting parts of it ablaze.
Reuters and VICE News
10.16.15
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