Biden’s student loan plan attracts lawsuits, scams and confusion
While borrowers wait for the administration to reveal a loan waiver application, they are wary of legal challenges and a proliferation of misinformation.
Putin has left the world no option but regime change
Photo illustration by Erin O’Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty Vladimir Putin must go. His insane speech in the Kremlin on Friday, at a ceremony in which he… Read More »Putin has left the world no option but regime change
COVID may have pushed a leading seasonal flu strain to extinction
enlarge / A bottle of flu vaccine at a CVS pharmacy and MinuteClinic on September 10, 2021 in Miami. The debut of the pandemic coronavirus… Read More »COVID may have pushed a leading seasonal flu strain to extinction
The search for Twitter’s elusive bot team
I turn my attention to Dublin, where I find Fabian (not his real name), a former moderator who worked for Twitter through the outsourcing company… Read More »The search for Twitter’s elusive bot team
The era of fast, low-cost genome sequencing has arrived
enlarge / Illumina says its NovaSeq X machine will lower the price of sequencing to $200 per human genome. Illumina The human genome is made… Read More »The era of fast, low-cost genome sequencing has arrived
UK ruling blames social media for teen suicide
According to the ruling, the internet had “negatively impacted her mental health and contributed to her death in more than a minimal way.”
Marilyn Monroe was the all-American girl of Hollywood. But her initial success depended on hiding her Mexican roots.
Monroe arrived by plane from Mexico City, where she was on vacation for ten days in 1962.Bettman Marilyn Monroe’s stardom was based on the image… Read More »Marilyn Monroe was the all-American girl of Hollywood. But her initial success depended on hiding her Mexican roots.
The weekend’s best deals: Apple MacBooks, Samsung Galaxy Watch 5, 4K TVs and more
Ars Technica It’s the weekend and that means it’s time for a new Dealmaster. Our latest roundup of the best tech deals from around the… Read More »The weekend’s best deals: Apple MacBooks, Samsung Galaxy Watch 5, 4K TVs and more
Why Jann Wenner WIRED Started Tech’s ‘Rolling Stone’
Rock idols, movie stars and presidential candidates who quoted Bob Dylan—not tech giants—were… rolling stone‘s stock in the trade. Wenner knew Steve Jobs and noted… Read More »Why Jann Wenner WIRED Started Tech’s ‘Rolling Stone’
Bella Hadid gets dress sprayed on while half-naked to close out Paris Fashion Week show
Pierre Suu/Getty Images Model Bella Hadid literally got dressed during Paris Fashion Week – she closed the show of the Parisian ready-to-wear brand Coperni by… Read More »Bella Hadid gets dress sprayed on while half-naked to close out Paris Fashion Week show
Our ancestors ate a Paleo diet. It had carbs
enlarge / A young Hadza bushman making an arrow for a hunting bow. Tens of thousands of years ago, what did people eat for dinner?… Read More »Our ancestors ate a Paleo diet. It had carbs
Supreme Court case file
Upcoming Supreme Court cases could have major implications for businesses.
Vegas hero survived mass shooting but died of suicide; parents now looking for the ones he saved
Scotty Pettersen is shown in this 2017 photo on a family trip to Maui. When a country music concert in Las Vegas turned into a… Read More »Vegas hero survived mass shooting but died of suicide; parents now looking for the ones he saved
On Portugal’s ‘Bitcoin Beach’, Crypto Optimism Still Reigns
In crypto havens like Meia Praia Beach, confidence in digital currencies remains undiminished even after this summer’s crash.
I discovered an army of fake men on hinge
Whaling also said many of the company’s apps ask users to create profile pictures in the app itself so that automated tools can compare the… Read More »I discovered an army of fake men on hinge
