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The Porch Pirate of Potrero Hill Can’t Believe It Came to This
When a longtime resident started stealing her neighbors’ Amazon packages, she entered a vortex of smart cameras, Nextdoor rants, and cellphone surveillance.
The Toxic Bubble of Technical Debt Threatening America
Climate change will soon expose a crippling problem embedded in the nation’s infrastructure. In fire-ravaged California, it already has.
Why Two Tech Giants Are Arguing About Quantum Computers
Google says it has reached a major computational milestone. IBM says not so fast.
A Telling Exchange at the Zuckerberg Hearing
How a question about vaccines made it into a hearing about cryptocurrency
Inside R/Relationships, the Unbearably Human Corner of Reddit
How a subreddit seemingly destined to devolve into chaos stays remarkably sane
How Jeans Got Weird
Leggings could never.
The People Who Really, Really Love Mark Zuckerberg
The Facebook CEO’s recent speech was met with thousands of adoring, over-the-top comments. Who would write them?
Video Games Are Better Without Gameplay
Untitled Goose Game is fun. The problem is, all games are also work.
What Doctors Can Learn From the Dark Web
Opioid addicts are turning to online forums for advice about quitting. Their conversations have a lot to teach us about drug use and public health.
Self-Driving Scooters Are Coming
Companies hope they’ll keep the sidewalks clear, but there’s plenty of reason for skepticism.