Families of Hostages Kidnapped by Hamas Turn to Phone Pings for Proof of Life
Before he was kidnapped, Hersh Goldberg-Polin was a big reader. He would absorb himself in different types of books at different times, according to his father,...
Rocket Alert Apps Warn Israelis of Incoming Attacks While Gaza Is Left in the Dark
The app and sirens are a backstop to Israel’s extensive military defenses. The Iron Dome missile defense system effectively intercepts or destroys most airborne weapons headed...
The 15-Minute City Conspiracy Theory Goes Mainstream
Back in February, when a Conservative lawmaker in the UK’s House of Commons voiced support for the 15-minute city conspiracy, he was laughed at by his...
The Game Theory of the Auto Strikes
Everyone involved in the strike should be calculating what’s at stake to figure out what sort of offers they’d be willing to accept or make—in other...
The Rebel Drone Maker of Myanmar
“We needed weapons, and we needed them fast,” 3D says, sitting beneath the stalactites in a dimly lit cave, somewhere deep in the jungle in eastern...
Amazon’s All-Powerful ‘Buy Box’ Is at the Heart of Its New Antitrust Troubles
The FTC alleges that Amazon rigs the Buy Box contest in its favor, to the detriment of both sellers and consumers. If a seller offers their...
Risk of a US Government Shutdown Is Fueled by Very Online Republicans
What “reality” means on the right largely depends on which social and media ecosystems one inhabits, even as the party is more unified than ever in...
Meta Isn’t Enforcing Its Own Political Ads Policy, While the 2024 US Election Looms
“America’s education system has been hijacked by one side,” Marissa Streit, PragerU’s CEO, told Time earlier this month. Some of the ads found by MMFA on...
Donald Trump’s Mug Shot Matters in a World of Fakes
For months, Etsy has become littered with a new genre of T-shirt: the Donald Trump mug shot. And they’re available in two main styles: Guity AF...
Trump’s Prosecution Is America’s Last Hope
Donald Trump was arrested in Georgia tonight for his role in what prosecutors christened “a wide-ranging criminal enterprise” aimed at overturning the results of the 2020...