Cyborg conversion incomplete: my life with finger implants
This is my next tiny posthuman superpower.

August 1, 2014 at 10:50AM
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Scrap the mystery: High-tech vision for Google barge crumbles in a heap
The so-called Google barge, once envisioned as a floating showroom for Google Glass and other high-tech gadgets, is heading for a less glamorous future now that the structure on top of it is destined for the scrap yard.

August 1, 2014 at 10:03AM
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Reed Ghazala, The Father Of Circuit-Bending
Like many great discoveries, circuit bending began as a happy accident in one of Reed’s desk drawers. He spent the rest of his life repeating those accidents in new and creative ways.

August 1, 2014 at 9:58AM
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A Fresh Start: Ctrl + Alt + Delete
Ctrl + Alt + Delete started as a trade secret. Then it became an icon.

August 1, 2014 at 9:49AM
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Hackers Can Control Your Phone Using a Tool That’s Already Built Into It
A lot of concern about the NSA’s seemingly omnipresent surveillance over the last year has focused on the agency’s efforts to install back doors in software and hardware. Those efforts are greatly aided, however, if the agency can piggyback on embedded software already on a system that can be exploited.

August 1, 2014 at 8:45AM
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Tesla Expects to Nearly Triple Vehicle Deliveries by End of Next Year
In its quarterly letter to shareholders on Thursday, Tesla announced it will be on pace to deliver 100,000 vehicles annually by the end of next year.

August 1, 2014 at 7:35AM
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The Company Keeping Your Favorite (And Least Favorite) Websites Online
“The only thing I have in common with Justin Timberlake is that we’ve both been ‘SWAT-ed,’ ” says CloudFlare CEO Matthew Prince. Prince is used to unwanted attention. Federal agents occasionally show up at his offices with court orders rather than guns, demanding to know who’s been sending Web traffic over CloudFlare’s servers.

August 1, 2014 at 6:41AM
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Why the Security of USB Is Fundamentally Broken
The security problems with USB devices run deeper than you think: Their risk isn’t just in what they carry, it’s built into the core of how they work.

August 1, 2014 at 6:41AM
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