Could a Computer Think Up as Many Unique Snowflakes as Nature?
Given enough time, enough storage, and enough information on how a snowflake’s path affects its growth, the answer is… maybe.
December 19, 2014 at 07:42AM
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48,000 Federal Employees Potentially Affected by Second Background Check Hack
The Office of Personnel Management is alerting more than 48,000 federal employees their personal information may have been exposed following a breach at KeyPoint Government Solutions, which conducts background investigations of federal employees seeking security clearances.
December 19, 2014 at 07:42AM
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The year we get creeped out by algorithms
Algorithmic judgment is the uncanny valley of computing.
December 19, 2014 at 06:37AM
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Uber Suspends Portland Operations In Deal With City Regulators
Uber, the popular ride-hailing service, regularly spars with regulators. But on Thursday, the company seems to have found common ground with lawmakers in at least one city.
December 18, 2014 at 09:47PM
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Bots Now Outnumber Humans on the Web
Everyone knows the story of how the world wide web made the internet accessible for everyone, but a lesser known story of the Internet’s evolution is how automated code — aka bots — came to quietly take it over.
December 18, 2014 at 09:47PM
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Uber Driver in Boston Area Is Charged With Rape
Prosecutors in Cambridge, Mass., on Wednesday charged an Uber driver with sexually assaulting a woman seeking a ride, the latest in a series of attacks on people who use the ride-hailing service.
December 18, 2014 at 07:22PM
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These Dreamers Are Actually Making Progress Building Elon’s Hyperloop
A group of about 100 engineers have been quietly working on Elon Musk’s project, and nearly all of them have day jobs at companies like Boeing, NASA, Yahoo!, Airbus, SpaceX, and Salesforce. They’re smart. And they’re organized.
December 18, 2014 at 03:30PM
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The New Sound of Crowd Control
An LRAD is a long-range acoustic device, a powerful portable speaker designed to scare people away with sound, and it’s becoming increasingly popular among police departments. It is often described by critics as a sound cannon, offering a user “the ability to issue clear, authoritative verbal commands, followed with powerful deterrent tones.”
December 18, 2014 at 03:30PM
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Burner phone? There’s an app for that, and it’s earning millions of dollars
It turns out there is a big market for a smarter, more adaptable approach to identity on your phone.
December 18, 2014 at 11:43AM
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Keep living in the past with the BlackBerry Classic
Did you like 2008? BlackBerry did!
December 18, 2014 at 11:43AM
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