These are some of the notable stories in tech from this week.
CSR reports on some of the most notable stories and events of our day, including the Gulf oil spill, human trafficking, the murder trial of former NFL player Aaron Hernandez and the manufacturing and distribution of synthetic drugs.
There have been some notable success stories recently.
One of the notable stories regarding "The Artist" is that it was produced with private funds when the cultural authorities spurned it; I wrote about it here, along with a discussion of some movies that did receive subsidy.
However, as Racoona, Alice wrote two of her most notable stories: "The Screwfly Solution" (1977; Nebula Award winner for best novelette), in which an alien influence that fuses the urges toward sex and violence causes men to kill all women and children, and "Your Faces, O My Sisters!
Notable stories include the multi award-winning investigative series the Counted, exposing and documenting lethal force used by law enforcement officers across the United States; ongoing reporting of the injustices witnessed at Chicago's secretive police facility, Homan Square; and in-depth coverage of the unfolding US presidential election.
Notable stories include the exclusive investigative series, Reef on the brink, showing the deterioration of the world heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef; ongoing reporting on Australia's detention regime and gross failings by IHMS, the healthcare giant in charge of medical treatment for asylum seekers, and comprehensive coverage on Australia's longest federal election.
A few other notable stories that didn't quite make the list include Bose suing Apple-owned Beats over patents it holds related to noise-cancelling headphones, a Thiel fellow crushing his $120K Kickstarter within a few hours, Yahoo buying Flurry, and our response to Banana Republic's "Spring Startup" fashion show (We tried tweeting at Banana Republic, but they didn't respond).
Notable stories from the post-war era include Theodore Sturgeon's "Largo" and Raymond F. Jones' "The Children's Room".
