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The Alpaca Ranch That’s Creating a Rural Utopia for Trans People
Hidden away in the Colorado countryside, the Tenacious Unicorn Ranch is becoming a sanctuary for queer and trans people with nowhere else to go.
The Fight for Greener Neighborhoods Is a Matter of Life or Death
Everybody loves parks, but coronavirus has shown us they’re more than just neighborhood amenities. They’re necessities.
The World After This
We're not going back to "normal" after the coronavirus. Here is exactly how things need to change for good, and for the better.
SIM-Jackers Can Empty Your Bank Account with a Single Phone Call
The mobile phone fraud scam has jumped up in popularity over the past couple of years, and there's very little to stop you from becoming a victim.
I Tried to Get Famous on the ‘New Tumblr’
New Life.AI positions itself as an alternative to Instagram – a social media site without likes or followers, where creative content is rewarded.
The Remarkable Return of the Burner Phone
Some of us are ditching smartphones in favour of more basic choices, as though we're back in the early 2000s. But why?
Should We Be Worried About the Rise of a Cashless Society?
Money money money, it’s so funny, in a cashless world!
A Deep Dive Into 'Cherry Emoji Twitter'
Everything you need to know about Twitter's horny, nostalgia-obsessed and morally depraved socialite subculture.
Credit Scores Could Soon Get Even Creepier and More Biased
Credit scores based on AI and non-traditional data such as your social media profile could usher in a whole new way for banks to discriminate.
Who Kept Buying the Mac Pro Everyone Hated?
As the 2013 Mac Pro ages out and its long-awaited replacement enters the frame, the trash-can-era Mac Pro will probably be remembered by most professional users as a bad memory. But it won’t disappear completely.
Confessions of a Reddit 'Karma Whore'
My years-long journey to the top of Reddit's karma leaderboards has only made me feel more alone.
The Eyes Are the Prize: Eye-Tracking Technology Is Advertising's Holy Grail
Bundled into VR headsets or AR glasses, eye tracking will enable companies to collect your intimate and unconscious responses to real-world cues.