October 22, 2018 Archives

Week of October 22, 2018 Archives

RCI - Other Investigations

Tuesday, October 23

The AI Cold War That Could Doom Us All

Nicholas Thompson & Ian Bremmer, Wired

Apps on Android Phones Tied to Huge Ad Fraud Scheme

Craig Silverman, BuzzFeed

The Illegal Ingredients in Your Dietary Supplements

Sumathi Reddy, Wall Street Journal

When Cops Are Suspects, Feds Take Years to File Charges

Tom Jackman, WashPost

How Superstitions Shape Architecture Around the World

Kurt Kohlstedt, 99% Invisible

Wednesday, October 24

Prank Calls Succeeded in Bringing ICE Hotline to a Standstill

Colin Lecher, Verge

The Southern Border Is Tougher to Cross Than Ever

Nick Miroff, Washington Post

Amazon Pushes Facial-Recognition Tech to ICE

Jake Laperruque, Andrea Peterson, DB

When Times Are Good, the Gender Gap Grows

Emily Willingham, Scientific American

Health Apps Are Going Largely Unpoliced

Michael L. Millenson, Undark

Thursday, October 25

Midterms Are Already Hacked; You Just Don't Know It Yet

Benjamin Wofford, Vox

Mail Bomb Probe Focuses on Florida, NY

Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Aruna Viswanatha, WSJ

The Main Suspect Behind an Ominous Rise in a Polio-Like Illness

Ed Yong, Atlantic

Friday, October 26

How Streaming Wars Create Inequality in Hollywood

Nicole Laporte, Fast Company

Lucrative Exits for Google Execs in Sex Cases

Daisuke Wakabayashi, Katie Benner, NYT

Netflix Transparency, Firings Unsettle Workers

Shalini Ramachandran, Joe Flint, WSJ

Ex-Stripper, Pro-Trump Loner With a Rap Sheet

Stephen Braun, Michael Biesecker, AP

Bomb Suspect (and Van) Oozed Right-Wing Rage

Mazzei et al., New York Times

Mail Bomb Suspect Arrested in Florida, Charged

Frosch et al., Wall Street Journal

Why Women Are Shut Out of Horror Movies

Soraya Roberts, Longreads

FBI Probing Tesla Over Production Claims

Cimilluca et al., Wall Street Journal

As States Chase Gambling Revenue, Addicts Left in the Cold

Laila Kearney, Reuters

Saturday, October 27

Lone Fingerprint Led to Bomb Suspect's Arrest

Frosch et al., Wall Street Journal

Inside the Underground Weed Workforce

Lee Hawks, The Walrus