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.

Dell Cameron,

Tom McKay,

and Andrew Couts

PublishedFebruary 11, 2022

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1/31/22

Wordle Sells Out

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

Andrew Couts

PublishedJanuary 31, 2022

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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.

Andrew Couts

PublishedJanuary 13, 2022

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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.

Andrew Couts

PublishedJanuary 5, 2022

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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+.

Andrew Couts

PublishedDecember 24, 2021

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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…

Andrew Couts

PublishedDecember 21, 2021

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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…

Lucas Ropek

and Andrew Couts

PublishedDecember 14, 2021

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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…

Dell Cameron,

Shoshana Wodinsky,

and Andrew Couts

UpdatedNovember 10, 2022

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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…

Andrew Couts

PublishedOctober 6, 2021

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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…

Andrew Couts

PublishedSeptember 29, 2021

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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…

Andrew Couts

PublishedSeptember 16, 2021

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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.

Andrew Couts

PublishedAugust 29, 2021

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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.

Andrew Couts

PublishedAugust 27, 2021

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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.

Andrew Couts

PublishedAugust 27, 2021

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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…

Andrew Couts

and Whitney Kimball

PublishedAugust 20, 2021

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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…

Andrew Couts

and Dell Cameron

PublishedAugust 19, 2021

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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.

Andrew Couts

PublishedAugust 17, 2021

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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.

Andrew Couts

PublishedAugust 13, 2021

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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…

Andrew Couts

PublishedJuly 20, 2021

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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.

Andrew Couts

PublishedJuly 14, 2021

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Andrew Couts's posts

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

Wordle Sells Out

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

How to Cheat at Wordle

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

Celestial Darkness Begins to Recede as Human Darkness Surges

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

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

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

Amazon’s ‘Cute’ Little Nightmare

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

How to Help Hurricane Ida Victims Right Now

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

1,500 Murder Hornets Murdered in Washington State

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

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

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

Satellite Images Reveal Greece’s Hell on Earth

Biden Assembles the Final Member of His Big Tech Nightmare Squad

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)