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Tech

FBI Chief Asks Tech Companies to Stop Offering End-to-End Encryption

12.09.15

By Janus Rose
Tech

If the FCC Loses in Court Today, It Could Be the End of Net Neutrality

12.04.15

By Sam Gustin
Australia In 2015: Why We Feel Better About Nothing Changing

12.02.15

By Lee Zachariah
Tech

Vigilante Sheriff Violated First Amendment in Attacking Sex Ads Site Backpage

12.02.15

By Sarah Jeong
Food

The British Government Is Under Even More Pressure to Tax Sugary Drinks

11.30.15

By Phoebe Hurst
Tech

Proposed National Law Would Crack Down on Swatters with Serious Jail Time

11.20.15

By Sarah Jeong
Tech

YouTube Is the Latest to Defend Users from Ridiculous Copyright Claims

11.20.15

By Charles Duan
Tech

We Asked Experts How France Will Respond to the Paris Terror Attacks

11.16.15

By Mark Hay
What We Learned from Last Night’s Republican Presidential Debate

11.11.15

By John Surico
Tech

Companies Will Be Able to Sue Governments For Breaking TPP Copyright Rules

11.05.15

By Jordan Pearson
Guam Will Allow Some Sex Offenders to Walk Free if They Agree to Chemical Castration

11.02.15

By Mark Hay
Tech

Europe Tries to Save Net Neutrality, Is Killing It Instead

10.27.15

By Joseph Cox

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Music

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From Reverend Al Sharpton officiating, to a New Orleans-style procession, to a repast at a bowling alley, no one holds a fake funeral like Rick Rubin.

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By Lauren Boisvert
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Music

3 Psych-Rock Albums That Sound Just as Good Today as They Did in Their Prime

These wildly underrated psych-rock albums still hold up decades later.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Life

‘Uniboob’ Is an Actual Medical Condition. Here’s How It Happens.

Doctors call it “bread-loafing.” Make of that what you will.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
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Life

The 37% Rule Says This Is How Many People You Should Date Before Choosing One

Get enough experience to know what you actually want

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
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Life

If You Feel Guilty All the Time, You Probably Have a High IQ. Here’s Why.

Of course Freud is involved.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike