We watch the (women) influencers watching the (heavily female) influencing industry, but the men aren’t entirely in the dark.
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The Soundtrack to Hell
“Not only was the whine agitating—EHHNNNNNNNN—but its constant drone was like a cruel mnemonic for everything that bothered him.”
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Under the Influence: Deeper Than Beauty
Influencers who break type, like Mina Gerges or Jakiya Brown, have more than just an image. They have a story — and a plan.
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The Boeing 737 MAX: “Fatally Flawed”
Boeing’s failings with the 737 MAX reveal a dangerous deviation from its engineering-first culture that used to put the safety of the flying public before profit.
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Under the Influence: White Lies
When you read “influencer,” do you think “white woman”? That’s not a surprise: the stereotypes originally established offline are reaffirmed on social media by the same systems.
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Meet Michael Gillespie, the Ransomeware Superhero of Normal, Illinois
Michael Gillespie has automated a way to decrypt ransomeware, and he gives his code away for free just to help people in need.
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We’re All Tourists Now, So Let’s Stop with the Endless, Tedious Quests for Authenticity
In Iceland, overtourism has transformed the island in a few short years — and locals and visitors alike try to grapple with the change.
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Olympic Destroyer: The Cyberattack on the 2018 Winter Games
It was Russia, in the cybertubes, using stolen passwords, a secret backdoor, and layers upon layers of false flag cloak work meant to stump security analysts.
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The Great Fiber-Optic Fraudster of Alaska
To this day, only Elizabeth Pierce knows why she defrauded partners and investors by forging contract signatures.
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McDonald’s Starts Serving McTech to Survive in the Modern Age
Rapidly modernizing has caused the McDonald’s company some growing pains, but embracing Big Tech might just save them from their old analog self.