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EartherThe Real Culprits Steering Students Into Doing Big Oil’s Dirty Work
Plummeting demand for fuel amid covid-19 lockdowns has left the oil and gas industry in shambles. That’s bad news for the recent college grads profiled in a piece the New York Times published this weekend, all of whom hoped to find “elite positions” in the fossil fuel industry. Cue the tiny violins, right? The piece … Continued
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io9GamesNYT Crosswords on Twitch Are the Perfect Way to Have a Little Company on Thanksgiving
Covid-19 canceled Thanksgiving but that doesn’t mean you have to be alone. At the same time, there are probably a lot of you who are a bit relieved to not have to hang out with your weird family. But there’s still a communal-experience-shaped hole in your life. However you’re feeling, there’s a perfect way to … Continued
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Tech NewsLook at What You Started, Epic—Now Everyone’s Saying Screw the Apple Tax
Major news organizations are joining Epic Games in the push for Apple to rethink its app store terms following Fortnite’s high-profile ban this month. Digital Content Next, a trade organization representing the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and dozens of other media outlets and publishers (including yours truly, G/O Media), … Continued
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Tech NewsNewsNew York Times Casually Drops Another Story About How Aliens Are Probably Real
The New York Times published a story Thursday night about the likelihood that aliens have visited Earth. The main takeaway? Aliens could be real and the U.S. government has been conducting classified briefings in recent years about things left behind by “off-world vehicles.” Naturally, the new article appears on the 17th page of today’s paper … Continued
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Tech NewsNewsNew York Times Realizes Big Tech News Aggregation Like Apple News Actually Bad
The New York Times has announced it is ending a partnership with Apple’s news aggregator app, with the company citing a greater need for a more direct relationship with readers. The paper reported Monday in its own coverage of the Gray Lady’s unceremonious breakup with Apple News that readers will no longer see Times articles … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsGiant E Ink Panel Turns Front Page of the New York Times Into a Depressing Work of Art Every Morning
As convenient as getting the morning news through an app, a podcast, or even a website can be, there’s something aesthetically pleasing about the precisely laid out design of a printed newspaper’s front page. Feeling nostalgic for the medium, Max Braun used a giant E Ink panel to turn the front page of the New … Continued
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Tech NewsTech PolicyFCC Admits in Court That It Can’t Track Who Submits Fake Comments
The FCC’s public comment system is a bloody mess. Over the past two years, it’s become apparent that political lobbyists, usually acting on behalf of the telecom industry itself, are prepared to manipulate the agency’s rulemaking process and impersonate everyday Americans just to create the illusion of public support where, in reality, none exists. Last … Continued
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‘Like Riding on a Dirt Road’: First Reviews of Elon Musk’s Underground Tunnel Are Disappointing
Elon Musk’s Boring Company unveiled its latest transportation experiment in Los Angeles last night. The Loop, not to be confused with the Hyperloop, was supposed to be a high-speed urban transportation system of the future. And the first reviews are in, but they’re pretty disappointing, to say the least. Back when the concept was first … Continued
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Tech NewsPrivacy and Security
Ajit Pai Says It’s ‘Fact’ Russian Accounts Filed Net Neutrality Comments, But FCC Says Different in Court
Does the Federal Communications Commission believe that more than half a million comments about net neutrality originated from Russia last year? It depends on who you ask. Remarks offered by Chairman Ajit Pai as recently as yesterday appear in stark relief to claims the FCC recently filed in court. In a memorandum published Monday to … Continued
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FCC Denies NY Times, BuzzFeed Logs Linked to Fake ‘Russian’ Comments, Made-Up Cyberattack
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai on Monday applauded his agency’s decision to keep secret months’ worth of data logs sought by reporters trying to shed further light on suspicious activity last year involving millions of fraudulent net neutrality comments. The agency rejected two record requests filed by major publications, the New York Times and BuzzFeed, arguing … Continued
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Tech NewsGoogleGoogle Thinks It Can Make Paywalls Less of a Pain in the Ass
It’s no secret that for just about everyone but Facebook and Google, online ad revenue is on the decline. That’s forced some of the biggest news publications, including The New York Times and The Atlantic, to limit free content and install paywalls. It’s hard to blame them, as quality content deserves fair compensation, however this … Continued
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New York Times Op-Ed Column Defends White Supremacy Radio Guest
New York Times columnist Bari Weiss, a seemingly inexhaustible source of uninformed opinions, titled her most recent tirade “We’re All Fascists Now,” a sarcastic dig against political correctness, campus politics, and The Intolerant Left. Unwittingly, it begins by defending a public figure who has appeared on an explicitly ethnocentric radio show. Christina Hoff Sommers—whose name … Continued
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New York Times Issues Correction After Editor Fails to Turn Off ‘Millennials to Snake People’ Browser Extension
Text-altering browser extensions are all fun and games until you forget to turn them off in the most awkward situations possible. Like, say, a situation in which you’re editing a column for the New York Times that fact checks the President’s claims on trade and you accidentally publish a bit of complete nonsense. You might … Continued
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Hey, New York Times, What’s a Three-Letter Word for Complete and Utter Betrayal?
The Grey Lady has pulled some reprehensible stunts over the years, including writing puff pieces on neo-Nazis, helping lead the United States into a deadly war in the Middle East, and even employing Bret Stevens. But today it finally burned its most dedicated customers: those of us who pay the paper of record $6.99 a … Continued
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This Coffee Table Book Recounts The Whole History of Star Wars Via New York Times Coverage
Star Wars, a story about the history of a fictional galaxy far, far away, made lots of history in this one, and the New York Times is selling a nice compendium of it all. In A Galaxy Far, Far Away, as noted by our friends at The Verge, is a coffee table book being sold … Continued
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Houston Woman Dies From ‘Flesh-Eating Bacteria’ Left Behind by Hurricane Harvey
Flood waters are receding in Houston after the historic rainfall from Hurricane Harvey earlier this month. But the water itself was not the only threat. Flooding breached dozens of waste treatment centers, sending a deluge of bacteria throughout the city. The New York Times reports on the victims of the bacterial spread, including an elderly … Continued
