The power of data

https://www.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/69xpuj/the_worlds_most_valuable_resource_is_no_longer/dhadcpv/

The US has been downgraded to a 'flawed democracy'

http://www.businessinsider.com/economist-intelligence-unit-downgrades-united-states-to-flawed-democracy-2017-1

‘Make America big again’? The headache of translating Trump into foreign languages.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/01/23/make-america-big-again-the-headache-of-translating-trump-into-foreign-languages/

Vigilante botnet infects IoT devices before blackhats can hijack them

https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/04/vigilante-botnet-infects-iot-devices-before-blackhats-can-hijack-them/

Teflon Is Forever

http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2007/05/teflon-forever

Perhaps the worst example of pharmaceutical corporation misbehavior is the opioid epidemic.

https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/65cbkb/pharmaceutical_giant_plotted_to_destroy_cancer/dg94z0s/

Memes You Probably Helped Spread Are Secretly Propaganda

http://www.cracked.com/blog/how-dumbass-memes-turned-into-modern-propaganda/

AI Learns to Read Sentiment Without Being Trained to Do So

https://futurism.com/ai-learns-to-read-sentiment-without-being-trained-to-do-so/

Game design patterns for building friendships

http://www.lostgarden.com/2017/01/game-design-patterns-for-building.html