Technology
- AI is making for a spate of new junk websites powered by programmatic ads. (technologyreview.com)
- The FTC thinks Amazon ($AMZN) customers are stupid. (stratechery.com)
- The many ways in which data brokers label you. (themarkup.org)
- The Internet is a beast that needs to be fed with content. (om.co)
Water
- Can Utah’s Great Salt Lake be saved? (wapo.st)
- California’s dams were built under very different ecological conditions. (nytimes.com)
Drugs
- Why this drug crisis is different: death is a bigger problem than addiction. (nationalaffairs.com)
- If you believe the hype, microdosing has taken over Silicon Valley. (wsj.com)
Longreads
- Economic activity is shifting to the New South at an accelerated rate. (bloomberg.com)
- How police brought down an epic catalytic converter theft ring. (bloomberg.com)
- What happened when a warehouse full of military personnel records went up in smoke. (wired.com)
- Oakland A’s fans are protesting, but a move to Las Vegas looks like a lock. (theringer.com)
- Life lessons learned from Nolan Ryan’s long and successful career. (artofmanliness.com)