Privacy and SecurityCops Turn to Canadian Phone-Tracking Firm After Infamous 'Stingrays' Become 'Obsolete'L3Harris Technologies, formerly known as the Harris Corporation, notified police agencies last year that it planned to discontinue sales of its surveillance boxes at the local level.Dell Cameron and Dhruv Mehrotra
AnimalsJust in Time for 'Slaughter Phase,' Scientists Find First Murder Hornet Nest in the U.S.Ed Cara
CrimeFeds Say 19-Year-Old With a Van Full of Rifles Plotted to Kill Joe Biden, Posted About It on iFunnyTom McKay
FacebookFacebook Threatens to Muzzle an NYU Research Project Into Its Political Ad TargetingAlyse Stanley
ReviewsThe $50 Chromecast with Google TV Is the Best and Smartest Streaming Dongle for the MoneyFor the past few years, I never felt like I understood Google’s approach to streaming video. It vexed me, I was terribly vexxed. That’s because while Google was happy to provide Android TV to partners like Sony, Hisense, Nvidia, Xiaomi, and others…Sam Rutherford
HealthFDA Approves Remdesivir to Treat Hospitalized Covid-19 Patients Despite Mixed Trial ResultsAlyse Stanley
HealthVolunteer in Brazil Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Dies of Covid-19, Reportedly Received PlaceboEd Cara
MoviesThe 10 Scariest G-Rated MoviesHalloween is a time for horrors, haunts, and movies with a lot of blood. Sometimes it’s easy to forget that the most terrifying films out there are the ones that are considered “safe” for all ages. Here are our picks of the 10 scariest G-rated…Beth Elderkin
io9 ReviewsThe Witches Remake Is a Silly Comedy for Kids Who Aren't Afraid of the DarkCharles Pulliam-Moore
ComicsThe Other History of the DC Universe's John Ridley on Giving New Voices to Legacy CharactersCharles Pulliam-Moore
ArchitectureOn Big, Beautiful WindowsThe president has riffed on many a bizarre subject from his toilet-flushing habits to his appearance under LED lightbulbs. But Donald Trump has a new target in his unending war of grievances against modernizing how we live: windows.Brian Kahn
Environmental JusticeDHS Forces' Tear Gas May Have Violated Environmental Laws in Addition to Civil RightsDharna Noor
Environmental JusticeTrump Has Overseen a Pollution Nightmare, Including in the Backyards of Members of Congress Overseeing the EPABrian Kahn
SlideshowTake a Break From the Doom and Look at These Rad StarlingsAlthough your first instinct when you see these photos might be, “Oh god,” we promise that it’s not an upcoming extreme weather event or some alien species coming to invade Earth. (Given that it’s 2020, you’re forgiven for thinking anything that’s…Jody Serrano
Buyer's GuideLooking For a Smartwatch or Fitness Tracker? These Are the Best You Can BuyVictoria Song
Giz AsksCould Brain Implants Ever Make Telekinesis Possible?Today, when you see an eerie child lift a toy with its mind in some hackneyed ‘80s-horror homage, you can be reasonably certain that kid is supposed to be special in some way. A hundred years from now, that might not translate. A hundred years from…Daniel Kolitz
Giz AsksCould Someone Hack My Microchip Implant?These are, absolutely, very bleak times, but in a sense we should cherish them: we’re living through maybe the last stretch of history before employers start mandating microchips en masse. You’re going to miss living in fear of contracting a deadly…Daniel Kolitz
Field GuideIt Is Very Easy to Keep Windows 10 From Randomly Restarting Whenever It PleasesJoanna Nelius
Field GuideHere's How to Avoid Accidentally Showing Your Genitals to Your Colleagues on ZoomTom McKay
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