Andrew Couts

2/11/22

Vaccines, the Super Bowl, and Microwaved Brains: How Americans Caught ‘Freedom Convoy’ Fever

Attempts to bring Canadian truckers' 'freedom convoy' to the U.S. are mired in dysfunction.

1/31/22

Wordle Sells Out

The viral online game has now been purchased by the New York Times.

1/13/22

Jan. 6 Committee Comes for Reddit, Meta, Alphabet, and Twitter

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol wants social media to answer for its role.

1/5/22

How to Cheat at Wordle

The hottest online game of early 2022 is spectacularly easy to beat if you're a liar.

12/24/21

I Can't Believe I Love This Fan-Powered Firepit So Much

Brighten up these dark days with BioLite's compact but capable FirePit+.

12/21/21

Celestial Darkness Begins to Recede as Human Darkness Surges

The winter solstice means the darkest day of winter is upon us. If only things felt like they were about to get…

12/14/21

Crypto Prices Seemingly Jump by Billions of Dollars as CoinMarketCap Goes Berserk

CoinMarketCap, a prime source for tracking the prices of cryptocurrencies, experienced "issues" on Tuesday that made…

11/22/21

We’re Making the Facebook Papers Public. Here’s Why and How

Independent experts from NYU, UMass Amherst, Columbia, Marquette, and the ACLU are partnering with Gizmodo to…

10/6/21

Major Banks Hit by Infuriating Customer Service Phone Outage [Update]

Trying to call your bank and getting "your call cannot be completed as dialed?" You're not alone—and "toll-free…

9/29/21

Amazon’s ‘Cute’ Little Nightmare

There are two types of people in this world: those who love Amazon's "cute" new robot, and those who think it's a…

9/16/21

GoPro's New Hero10 Black Is a Smooth Beast With a Mean Streak

The newest GoPro offers upgrades galore—but you'll have to pick between creator independence and the company's…

8/29/21

How to Help Hurricane Ida Victims Right Now

Hurricane Ida is upending people's lives and livelihoods. Here's how you can stop doomscrolling and get involved.

8/27/21

U.S. Intelligence Agencies: Covid-19 Not a Biological Weapon, but Lab Incident Still on the Table

The unclassified summary reveals that intelligence officials are still unsure about the origins of covid-19.

8/27/21

1,500 Murder Hornets Murdered in Washington State

First spotted in the U.S. in 2019, Asian giant hornets—you know, murder hornets—have become an ongoing problem.

8/20/21

In a Win for Gig Workers, Uber-Backed Prop 22 Ruled Unconstitutional by California Judge

A loss for Uber, Lyft, and Doordash, which spent more than $200 million pushing Prop 22, the decision puts the…

8/19/21

FTC Refiles Historic Antitrust Lawsuit as Facebook Tries to Bury the News With Shiny Things

The FTC has refiled its antitrust lawsuit against Facebook, arguing that no other social media company "remotely…

8/17/21

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Tests Positive for Covid-19 Hours After Attending Maskless Campaign Event

The Republican governor, who is vaccinated against covid-19, has banned mask mandates in the state.

8/13/21

Satellite Images Reveal Greece’s Hell on Earth

Wildfires have ripped through Greece, leaving its land decimated and its people in a state of peril.

7/20/21

Biden Assembles the Final Member of His Big Tech Nightmare Squad

If approved, attorney Jonathan Kanter would join FTC Chair Lina Khan and White House adviser Tim Wu as part of…

7/14/21

Fleets* Is Dead (*Fleets Was Twitter's Answer to Instagram Stories Which Was Instagram's Answer to Snapchat Which Was Silicon Valley's Answer to Dick Pics)

Twitter's disappearing-content feature is disappearing itself.

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