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The Tinder Car Heist Was a Mess — and the Revenge Plot Even Messier
“He was a self-made tech millionaire looking for a good time. But a Tinder date turned out to be a brazen car theft scam.”
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AI Is a Lot of Work
“When AI comes for your job, you may not lose it, but it might become more alien, more isolating, more tedious.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week we’re recommending stories by Zarlasht Halaimzai, Gloria Liu, E. Jean Carroll, Amy Margolis, and Chris Colin.
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A Year in Reading: The Dark Side of Progress
We’re moving farther, faster, than ever before. But we’re also destabilizing crucial areas of human experience.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week we’re highlighting stories from Bryan Burrough, Josh Dzieza, Gabriella Paiella, Martha Lundin, and Patricia Marx.
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The Quest to Turn Human Waste Into Medicine
“After success in early stage trials, MaaT Pharma is on the verge of becoming the first company to have an approved microbiome-related product for cancer care.”
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Between the Sheets at the College Excel Championships
“One of the most unusual — and fun — events in college sports is a high-stakes spreadsheeting competition in Las Vegas.”
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Notes From a Burmese Prison
“I came to Myanmar because, if our worst fears were coming to pass, I thought its journalists might have something to teach me.”
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The Humiliating History of the TSA
“I don’t really recognize the America that exists at a TSA checkpoint. It is overly paranoid, vindictive, and unaccountable to us as citizens.” Since 9/11, there isn’t really evidence that shows the Transportation Security Administration has made air travel any safer for passengers. For The Verge, Darryl Campbell dives into two decades of unnecessary security check […]
