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Day 1,509 in the Big Brother House
“Our writer, a lonely tweenager in rural Ireland, took to his computer and found new galaxies of possibilities – on a Big Brother forum.”
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What US Tech Did to Ireland
“The country is alarmingly reliant on Meta, Google and Apple.”
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What If It All Came Out?
“We’re each attached to years of texts, searches, and photos, an archive of humiliation that could detonate at any time.”
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I’d Like to Report a Murder
“Lauren Oyler and Brandon Taylor talk to hannah baer about the dark art of literary takedowns.”
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Syria’s Quest to Build Its Own Silicon Valley
“Tech founders in Damascus are rebooting a war-torn country.”
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The Many Ways Scientists are Turning Birds into Feathered Field Assistants
“From frigatebirds and gulls to curlews and cormorants, researchers are tapping the ”Internet of Animals” to map, understand, and protect our changing world.”
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The Capybaras Aren’t All Right
“The internet’s favorite animal is facing a dark fate.”
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When the World Connected on Skype
“On the eve of its demise, Rest of World readers remember how Skype changed their world.”
