VICE’s Elle Reeve heads to China to investigate the rise of facial recognition technology — and what that means for all of us.

This report originally aired April 13, 2018, on VICE on HBO.

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A belief in hell and the knowledge that every ambition is doomed to frustration at the hands of a skeleton have never prevented the majority of human beings from behaving as though death were no more than an unfounded rumor.

A.H.

Mauro Picotto tribute.

Constantly searching for innovative developments – both musically and technically – Mauro expressed an early vision that is now common place within electronic music: his ability to bring the underground to the masses, to fuse melody, hooks and harmony with industrial strength drum dynamics, his innate understanding of widescreen DJ selections that cover the whole spectrum created a reputation that positioned him in all corners of techno.

Adham Safena 6 + Fleurie + Peter Heppner + Dolphin Midwives.

The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.

G.O.

LORN – PAWO (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO), Album Remnant.

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Romain Roger, Paris, France.

Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth. By simply not mentioning certain subjects… totalitarian propagandists have influenced opinion much more effectively than they could have by the most eloquent denunciations.

A.H.