“Weiss…a subtle, under-the-radar bureaucrat who fought his country’s adversaries with red tape and a headful of contrarian ideas. I understood him as a man whose entire life was secrets. “
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Detective Fitbit
Can Fitbit data help to convict the alleged perpetrator of a brutal murder?
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How a Mom Penetrated the Pen to Hack the Warden’s Computer
Rita Strand, age 58, posed as a health inspector and got unrestricted access to South Dakota prison.
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The Decline and Not-Quite-Instagrammable Fall of a Design Startup
When an interior-design startup collapses, no filter can hide the ugly truth.
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Don’t Pretend Like You Don’t Love Wikipedia
Without it, you’d have to actually, y’know, be productive.
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How the US Spied on Allies and Adversaries Alike
The “United States and its allies exploited other nations’ gullibility for years, taking their money and stealing their secrets.”
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The Most Common Airbnb Scams: A Roundup
“…these emails paint a portrait of a platform whose creators are fundamentally unable to track what goes on within it, and point to easily exploitable loopholes that scammers have steamed their way through by the truckload.”
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China’s Communist Government Has a Strong Hold on Chinese Corporations
China’s largest e-commerce company is not only changing the way people in China shop, but how they think about commerce and each other in a Communist country.
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Longreads Best of 2019: Business Writing
We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in business writing.
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All Hail the Inventor of the Crock Pot: Irving Nachumsohn
Irving Nachumsohn invented the crock pot so that his family didn’t have to use the stove to prepare dinner on hot summer evenings. You’re welcome.