

Just Did It: The Calls for Boycott Won’t Hurt Nike
Despite the calls for a Nike boycott, the company featuring Colin Kaepernick in a new campaign isn’t likely to bring the brand to its knees.
The Pursuit of Online Likes Leaves Us Empty—Here’s Why
Well, it’s official. Those who are looking to ride the back of the “like” to a life of wealth and fame are wasting their time. Sorry.
Toxic Star Wars Fans, May the Farce Be with You
Enabled by their headlines to remake The Last Jedi, the toxic fandom of Star Wars is becoming more powerful than we could ever imagine.
Science Wants to Use AI to Speak to You Beyond the Grave
Most of us are waiting for the grave, so we’ll never have to speak to anyone again. Unfortunately, science believes that we’ll soon be able to speak to the dead via AI. Just let us rest.
Moreno: Assange Can Remain at Embassy, So Long as He Doesn’t Practice Journalism
With the Ecuadorian President threatening to revoke Julian Assange’s political asylum if he continues to be Julian Assange, the future is desperately bleak.
Courts Struggle to Interpret Emojis
The emoji’s reign of terror continues as lawmakers are crippled by the subjective nature of their meaning. Brave new world.
How Cops Used a Public Genealogy Database to Catch the Golden State Killer
With the infamous Golden State Killer finally caught, it was mostly thanks to a freely available genealogy library, much the same as your bored aunt uses to fill in the family history.
Facebook Won’t Slow Down, but Can a Regulatory Body Catch Up?
This week, we’ve discovered two things: Facebook has no control over itself and Congress has no idea how to police it. What we need is an impartial regulatory body and we need it now.
The Facebook Hearing: Merely the Tip of a Very Clueless Zuckerberg
As I sat through Mark Zuckerberg’s “grilling” by the U.S. Senate, I learned something terrifying: no one knows anything.