PLUS: Election day upsides, life as a social media stereotype, and the arrival of the xenebot future.
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VOTING
At Least Election Day Didn't Melt Down
BY LILY HAY NEWMAN
With most polls closed, the worst-case scenarios about ransomware and misinformation meltdowns have seemingly not come to pass.
DIGITAL CULTURE
My Life as a Blue-Haired 'Commie Bitch' in Portland
BY EMMA GREY ELLIS
I dyed my hair mid-lockdown because it looked fun and I was bored. But to the online far-right, I became a social media stereotype.
IDEAS
The Xenobot Future Is Coming—Start Planning Now
BY AMY WEBB
We're on the cusp of being able to program biological systems like we program computers. That raises some thorny questions.
DEMOCRACY
Donald Trump Hasn't 'Already Won' the Election
BY BRIAN BARRETT
Despite the president's claims of victory, his reelection bid depends on a huge number of votes that have yet to be counted.
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OPINION
The Perils of Moderating Depression on Social Media
BY YSABEL GERRARD AND ANTHONY MCCOSKER
If Instagram over-polices mental health content, it risks alienating people who use the platform to build community in healthy ways.
EXTREME WEATHER
What Is a Super Typhoon, and Why Are They So Dangerous?
BY ERIC NIILER
Massive storms like Goni, which hit the Philippine islands on Sunday, could be a glimpse of our future.
SMILE LOTS
Read the (Virtual) Room! How to Improve Your Digital Nunchi
BY HAHNA YOON
We all can learn to be better, more empathetic communicators—especially now that we're all behind screens instead of in-person.
So You're Buying a New Console. Does Cloud Gaming Matter?
BY ERIC RAVENSCRAFT
Game streaming—not Twitch, but the ability to play games in multiple places—is a new variable in this generation of hardware. Here's what you need to know.
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