Robocalls

Tech

This Guy Sued a Spam Texter and Got $1,200 (and You Can Too)

08.04.22

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Complaints to Government Show Americans’ Slow Descent Into Madness Over Spam Calls

07.13.22

By Samantha Cole
Tech

There Is No Escape From America’s Robocall Hell

10.04.21

By Karl Bode
News

Conservative Scammers Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman Just Turned Themselves In for Voter Intimidation

10.08.20

By Paul Blest
Tech

This App Automatically Cancels and Sues Robocallers

02.12.20

By Edward Ongweso Jr
Games

The Limits of the Charming Grifter

02.07.19

By Rob Zacny
News

These racist robo-calls are targeting Stacey Abrams and Andrew Gillum ahead of the midterms

11.05.18

By Rex Santus
Now People Are Getting Neo-Nazi Robocalls About Mollie Tibbetts’s Death

08.31.18

By Allie Conti
Tech

Big Telecom Is Using Robocalls to Fight a Net Neutrality Bill in California

08.27.18

By Kaleigh Rogers
Tech

Our Robocall Hell Is a Result of Inconsistent Enforcement and Carrier Apathy

05.18.18

By Karl Bode
Tech

I Uncovered a Group of Scammers Posing as Apple Support Technicians

09.20.17

By Louise Matsakis
Tech

This App Is Shazam but for Robocalls, and the FTC Loves It

08.18.15

By Clinton Nguyen

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Life

Poisoned Drinks Are Killing Tourists in Laos

There have been four questionable deaths in the Southeast Asia country.

11.21.24

By Kyle Phillippi
Eva Pascoe, founder of Cyberia, poses at the cyber cafe in London. All photos courtesy of Eva Pascoe, Ali Knapp, and Roger Green.

Life

Remembering Cyberia, the World’s First Ever Cyber Cafe

Back in the 90s, before the internet was evil, Cyberia in London was a haven for ravers, gamers, and Kylie Minogue. Its visionary founder helps us remember.

11.21.24

By Kyle MacNeill
Image: Andriy Onufriyenko

Life

Study Uncovers Promising Treatments for Tourette Syndrome

“These behavioral therapies are really straightforward approaches that patients of all ages can benefit from,” said a co-author of the study.

11.21.24

By Sammi Caramela
Photo: Francesco Prandoni/Getty Images

Devin Townsend Announces 2025 Tour With Tesseract

Devin Townsend will be touring North America next year in support of his new album, PowerNerd.

11.21.24

By Stephen Andrew Galiher
Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images

Music

Why Snoop Dogg ‘Chose No Sides’ in the Kendrick Lamar-Drake Beef

Snoop chose not to get involved in the Kendrick Lamar-Drake, beef but does believe that Kendrick’s song “Not Like Us” united “the West.”

11.21.24

By Stephen Andrew Galiher