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We have to make defending against hacks a priority.

The mail system is buckling right now. Here’s why.

Cyberpunk 2077 finally came out, and everyone feels punked.

The actual, active theft of information from protected networks due to this breach will last years.

We were warned.

The decision is framed as narrow and technical. But it has nothing to do with judicial modesty.

“If you're not a candidate running scared to death, you're not a successful candidate.”

Apparently no one's showed them the analysis saying it could hurt red states the most.

It is rare thing for a single initiative to yield decisive gains on such different fronts.

All roads lead through Minsk.

Parenting advice on style disagreements, father figures, and stomach troubles.

Apps to prove you’re immune to COVID-19 could end up going the way of contact-tracing apps.

What groups are more likely to be stigmatized or even pushed offline as more platforms require verification?

Men and women saw something very different.

The music I loved most this year reminded me that we will dance again.

First they lied about election fraud to sow distrust. Now they say voters don't trust the election.

Recent Zoom events involving a Palestinian resistance figure and human rights in China are raising existential questions for the platform.

The five films stand alone, but they’re stronger together.

The 80-year-old majority whip does not feel out of touch, does not look at Twitter, and still doesn’t like the slogan, “defund the police.”

In a district where parents are epidemiologists and health policy experts, the meltdown happened one Zoom meeting at a time.

Test your knowledge of this week’s big stories.

TV Club says goodbye, for now.

But not everything translates to the internet.

My two favorite records of the year were unintentional quarantine albums.

Tune in for a conversation about making music and not being afraid of self-promotion.