The Drug Cartels’ IT Guy
What happened to Felipe García? One theory suggests he was abducted by a sophisticated organized crime syndicate, and then forced into a hacker brigade that builds and services the cartel’s hidden, backcountry communications infrastructure. They’re the Geek Squads to some of the biggest mafia-style organizations in the world.
March 4, 2015 at 06:13AM
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Fraud Comes to Apple Pay
Fraud accounts for about 6% of Apple Pay transactions, compared to about 0.1% of transactions using a plastic card to swipe.
March 3, 2015 at 04:40PM
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How Terrible In-Flight Wi-Fi Will Finally Become A Thing Of The Past
The more popular airplane internet access became, the slower it got. New technologies will fix that.
March 3, 2015 at 04:40PM
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Guy Plays Live EDM Using Terrifying Robot Guitar
According to the description, all this magic is accomplished by using a Fishman TriplePlay midi pickup, a Livid Guitar Wing, Ableton Live and crazy chops.
March 3, 2015 at 02:55PM
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This guy’s light bulb DDoSed his entire smart house
Living in a futuristic smart home has its perks, but also some drawbacks — like when one burnt out lightbulb shuts down your entire house.
March 3, 2015 at 12:07PM
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How Does A Two-Way Mirror Work?
It must have something to do with photons right? Photons are cool things.
March 3, 2015 at 09:55AM
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Scientists Are Using Cosmic Radiation To Peer Inside Fukushima’s Mangled Reactor
In the wake of 2011’s disaster, scientists realized they might be able to harness the impressive penetrating power of natural, high-energy cosmic rays to paint a much-needed picture of the ruined Japanese reactor’s cores.
March 3, 2015 at 08:45AM
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What’s Next in Government Surveillance
A future awaits where countries share intelligence one minute, and hack and cyberattack each other the next.
March 3, 2015 at 07:56AM
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Chinese Company Launches A $64 Competitor To The GoPro Hero with Beefier Specs
Many of the Yi camera specs outdo those offered by the Hero: 1080p at 60FPS for the Yi versus 30FPS for the Hero, 16-megapixel still photos for the Yi compared to 5-megapixel shots for the Hero, and 64GB max storage for the Yi versus 32GB for the Hero.
March 3, 2015 at 06:26AM
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Tinder Plus More Expensive for Older Users
With Tinder, the kids are all right. The mobile dating service, which connects people to chat once they’ve both “swiped” to indicate they’re interested, globally launched a premium version of its service on Monday called Tinder Plus.
March 3, 2015 at 06:26AM
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