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How one revolting, racist, sexist word emerged from the dark corners of 4chan and Reddit. And why we should care.

The story goes: the Trump campaign hired consultants called Cambridge Analytica. Cambridge uses data to target voters' personalities and emotions. Trump wins. But it's not so simple. 

After building the social network’s ad system, Antonio García Martínez tried to set his career on fire. Turns out, it takes a lot to get shunned in the Valley.

American spies know how to get into our devices—according to Wikileaks. But when are these tactics really making our lives safer?

Because if you don’t, I’ll assume you hate me. What happens when passive aggression, shade and FOMO aren’t a bug—they’re a feature.

New devices promise to chill you out with low-level electric pulses. Turns out, it is possible to over-chill.  

No, not by watching porn. By sharing with your partner what turns you on, and weirds you out. Through an app. Of course.

Technologist Anil Dash on the new ethics of tech. ProPublica’s Julia Angwin on why we’re all losing, and her strategies as a privacy prepper.