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Tech Journalism’s ‘On Background’ Scourge

Gizmodo Media Staff Enraged at New CEO’s ‘Insane’ Direction

Gorillas have developed humanlike social structure, controversial study suggests

Questionable AI photo editor FaceApp goes viral again on iOS

I’m Stopping the Fan-Supported Podcast Experiment

I Hate Open Science

Increase in social media or TV use tied to rise in teens' depressive symptoms

A retired teacher found some seahorses and built a secret world for them

The voice is key to making sense of the words in our brain

I Cancelled My Amazon Prime

The Internet’s Tropical Fruit Stand

Neural Computation Relies on Compartmentalized Dendrites to Discern Inputs

More than 500k people have RSVP’d to “storm Area 51,” in the name of memes

Disproportionate Burden of Mental Disorders in Conflict-Affected Populations

Possible link between sugary drinks and cancer

The “Recency Effect” Is Especially Pronounced in Children

'Brain drain' knot more tangled than what's reported

The advent of helicopter-hailing apps

Who created the Happy Meal? It's complicated, even 40 years later

California developer tries to bribe homeless to leave