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Ocasio-Cortez’s strategy for Twitter trolls? Don’t get mad, get laughs

Ocasio-Cortez’s strategy for Twitter trolls? Don’t get mad, get laughs

News

11.16.18 | 9:44 am

Report: Amazon’s HQ2 could eliminate 1,500 affordable housing units in NYC

Report: Amazon’s HQ2 could eliminate 1,500 affordable housing units in NYC

11.16.18 | 7:57 am

U.S. prosecutors have secretly charged Julian Assange: report

U.S. prosecutors have secretly charged Julian Assange: report

11.16.18 | 6:43 am

Blackberry is buying an AI and cybersecurity company for $1.4 billion

Blackberry is buying an AI and cybersecurity company for $1.4 billion

11.16.18 | 6:31 am

Facebook can now tell who you live with based on your pictures and captions

Facebook can now tell who you live with based on your pictures and captions

11.15.18 | 7:29 pm

Sorry, but the Nintendo 64 Classic isn’t happening anytime soon

Sorry, but the Nintendo 64 Classic isn’t happening anytime soon

11.15.18 | 4:51 pm

Is it snowing earlier than usual? This weather map will tell you how annoyed you should be

Is it snowing earlier than usual? This weather map will tell you how annoyed you should be

11.15.18 | 3:45 pm

A humbler Zuckerberg acknowledges Facebook’s struggle with the “ugliness of humanity”

A humbler Zuckerberg acknowledges Facebook’s struggle with the “ugliness of humanity”

11.15.18 | 3:08 pm

SpaceX live stream: Watch the Falcon 9 rocket blast off for the Qatari satellite mission

SpaceX live stream: Watch the Falcon 9 rocket blast off for the Qatari satellite mission

11.15.18 | 1:38 pm

Elon Musk’s SpaceX just got FCC approval to launch 7,518 satellites

Elon Musk’s SpaceX just got FCC approval to launch 7,518 satellites

11.15.18 | 1:22 pm

Knight Foundation seeks to strengthen the digital art world with $435,000 investment

Knight Foundation seeks to strengthen the digital art world with $435,000 investment

11.15.18 | 12:50 pm

Tinder will now tell you when other Tinder users are looking for love nearby

Tinder will now tell you when other Tinder users are looking for love nearby

11.15.18 | 11:10 am

Here’s how to download your Facebook archives, if you suddenly want to do that

Here’s how to download your Facebook archives, if you suddenly want to do that

11.15.18 | 10:50 am

Cord cutters are paying for pirate TV services, and they’re surprisingly popular

Cord cutters are paying for pirate TV services, and they’re surprisingly popular

11.15.18 | 10:20 am

The Wing swoops into women’s history with a new podcast

The Wing swoops into women’s history with a new podcast

11.15.18 | 9:57 am

These 10 stores have the best Black Friday 2018 deals, says data

These 10 stores have the best Black Friday 2018 deals, says data

11.15.18 | 8:10 am

Want to be a successful CEO? Get a dog

Want to be a successful CEO? Get a dog

11.15.18 | 7:59 am

Japan’s cybersecurity chief: “I have never used a computer in my life”

Japan’s cybersecurity chief: “I have never used a computer in my life”

11.15.18 | 7:34 am

The Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year is “toxic”

The Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year is “toxic”

11.15.18 | 7:24 am

U.S. tech companies beware: EU taxes are coming for you

U.S. tech companies beware: EU taxes are coming for you

11.15.18 | 7:20 am

Terrific, AI can now fake your fingerprints to access your phone

Terrific, AI can now fake your fingerprints to access your phone

“Ringleaders, followers, and dipsh-ts:” Sarah Silverman on that Nazi prom photo

“Ringleaders, followers, and dipsh-ts:” Sarah Silverman on that Nazi prom photo

Here’s how to download your Facebook archives, if you suddenly want to do that

Here’s how to download your Facebook archives, if you suddenly want to do that

Producer Jason Blum isn’t hiring white dudes for his Amazon series

Producer Jason Blum isn’t hiring white dudes for his Amazon series

Elton John’s life story told in the Xmas ad for U.K. retailer John Lewis

Elton John’s life story told in the Xmas ad for U.K. retailer John Lewis

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“Ringleaders, followers, and dipsh-ts:” Sarah Silverman on that Nazi prom photo

It’s terrifying that most people understand “Nazi prom photo” as random news detritus from this week, rather than something much more unnerving.

“Ringleaders, followers, and dipsh-ts:” Sarah Silverman on that Nazi prom photo

Here’s how to download your Facebook archives, if you suddenly want to do that

Producer Jason Blum isn’t hiring white dudes for his Amazon series

Blumhouse Productions will produce eight feature thrillers exclusively for Amazon–and none of them will be helmed by the people who almost always get the job.

Producer Jason Blum isn’t hiring white dudes for his Amazon series

Elton John’s life story told in the Xmas ad for U.K. retailer John Lewis

New podcast delves into the oral history of “Sex and the City”

The Wing swoops into women’s history with a new podcast

Here’s what John F. Kennedy’s Twitterfeed would look like

Michelle Obama talks hair and the “angry black woman” stereotype on final “2 Dope Queens”

Fox News may be on a Twitter blackout, but this unflattering graphic is still trending

With Fox News protesting Twitter, the channel’s main representation on the platform is this accidentally hilarious graphic.

Fox News may be on a Twitter blackout, but this unflattering graphic is still trending

Oh Hello! Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, and Awkwafina get weird for Cadillac

A new ad for Cadillac features Nick Kroll and John Mulvaney as Gil Faizon and George St. Geegland, plus Awkwafina as a chauffeur named Val the Vlogger.

Oh Hello! Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, and Awkwafina get weird for Cadillac

An ad agency made Alexa apologize to all the losing Amazon HQ2 cities

Greenpeace unveils a new Oreo flavor: Deforestation

The environmental activist group is using the stunt to take Oreo parent Mondelez to task for its lack of action in cleaning up its palm oil supply chain.

Greenpeace unveils a new Oreo flavor: Deforestation

Inspired by the White House, I, too, now have Policy Time and these other Times

Trump’s “Policy Time” is the latest reminder that he’s got this whole “being president” thing down, and we are in thoroughly good hands. [Warning: Some satire ahead.]

Inspired by the White House, I, too, now have Policy Time and these other Times

These MAGA LEGO knockoffs urge kids to “build the wall”

Toyota is replacing the melted truck of a Paradise fire hero

Turns out you can earn a huge brand image win by doing the right thing.

Toyota is replacing the melted truck of a Paradise fire hero

Aardman Animations–the anti-Amazon–is giving 75% of the company to employees

KFC celebrates Christmas with an epic turkey showdown

Snapchat’s head of content Nick Bell is out

Stan Lee, the arch superhero of comic books, is dead at 95

Why the advertising legend of Trumpy Bear will never die

Impact

This blockchain-based platform will let anyone invest in renewables

It’s time to break up wealth dynasties in the U.S.

Plot twist: The $400,000 GoFundMe for a homeless man was all a scam

Creativity

“Ringleaders, followers, and dipsh-ts:” Sarah Silverman on that Nazi prom photo

Here’s how to download your Facebook archives, if you suddenly want to do that

Producer Jason Blum isn’t hiring white dudes for his Amazon series

Co.Design

Here are some troubling statistics on how Americans see algorithms

You’d never guess these gorgeous lamps are made from bioplastic

This VC-fueled anti-brand already has a 100K-person wait list

Work Life

How vividly imagining your own death can help your next career move

How to deal with depression at work

How to tell your friends and family that you’ve been laid off