Week of May 21, 2018 Archives
RCI -
Other Investigations
Monday, May 21
Inside the Animal Internet
Steph Yin
,
Engadget
Rehab Scammers Rampant in Facebook Addict Support Groups
Cat Ferguson
,
Verge
How the C-Section Went From Last Resort to Vastly Overused
Rebecca Onion
,
Slate
Diplomats Getting Away With Abusing Their Nannies
Ariel Ramchandani
,
Atlantic
Tuesday, May 22
Amazon Bans Those Who Return Too Many Items
Khadeeja Safdar
,
Laura Stevens
,
WSJ
Feds Probing Trump Resistance Icons for Ponzi Scams
Lachlan Markay
,
Daily Beast
How AI Became as Racist and Sexist as Humans
Danielle Groen
,
The Walrus
Why Won't Americans Move to Greener Pastures?
Alec MacGillis
,
ProPublica, BusWeek
Wednesday, May 23
Amazon Selling Facial Recognition Technology to Cops
Jason Koebler
,
Motherboard
Google Helps Users Identify Rape Victims
Kaya Burgess
,
Times of London
Artificial Intelligence to Weaponize Fake Videos
Bill Gertz
,
Washington Free Beacon
Who's Afraid of Kaspersky?
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
,
Motherboard
Why the Expert Eye Still Rules the Game of Art Authenticity
Noah Charney
,
Aeon
Researchers Want to Find Biomarkers for Violent Criminals
Hazem Zohny
,
Slate
Criminal Probe of Bitcoin Price Manipulation
Tom Schoenberg
&
Matt Robinson
,
B'berg
Thursday, May 24
Can Your Smart Home Appliances Snitch on You?
Daniel Zwerdling
,
Marshall Project
Border Patrol Abused Kids in Obama Years, ACLU Alleges
Gillian Edevane,
Newsweek
Why Do Solar Panels Produce So Much Toxic Waste?
Michael Shellenberger
,
Forbes
Elite Colleges Bending Test Rules for Many 'Stressed' Students
Douglas Belkin,
WSJ
Security Troops on U.S. Nuke Missile Base Took LSD
Robert Burns,
Associated Press
Friday, May 25
Leaked Docs: Facebook's Post-Charlottesville Nazi Reckoning
Joseph Cox
,
M'board
Why New Antibiotics Are So Hard to Find
Julian G. West
,
Nautilus
Saturday, May 26
Why Health Insurers Don't Care About Your Big Bills
Marshall Allen
,
ProPublica, NPR
Recalled SUV, 2 Car Companies and One Monster Legal Case
Ryan Felton
,
Jalopnik