How Players Used Shotguns To Tear Open The Fabric Of Reality In ‘Spelunky’
Thousands of hours of experimentation and happy accidents have all lead to this moment, and it’s changing the “Spelunky” community.

November 22, 2018 at 07:44AM
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YouTuber Figures Out Exactly How Much Helium It Takes To Disable An iPhone
You may have heard that helium is bad news for smartphones. But what exactly is the deadly dose? This guy will stop at nothing to find out.

November 21, 2018 at 02:41PM
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The iPod Click Wheel Was The Pinnacle Of Purposed Hardware Design
My favorite part of the click wheel is also the part that we’ve lost the most since we switched to touch-enabled devices: the ability to use it without looking at the screen.

November 21, 2018 at 12:11PM
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The Case For Slowing Everything Down A Bit
A top tech exec thinks we need to slow down the internet a bit. He’s right.

November 21, 2018 at 09:08AM
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The Media Industry And The ‘Make-Google-Pay’ Fantasy
Within Google, some call into question the validity of helping the media industry. By lobbying the EU on the “link tax,” publishers are waging a rearguard battle. It could backfire.

November 20, 2018 at 11:21PM
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What An Unprecedented Study Found About 3D Printing’s Dangers
Four years of research shows that 3D printers emit hazardous microparticles — which can embed themselves in your lungs forever.

November 20, 2018 at 07:28PM
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Ajit Pai Wants To Raise Rural Broadband Speeds From 10Mbps To 25Mbps
FCC-funded rural broadband currently requires download speed of just 10Mbps.

November 20, 2018 at 06:25PM
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High Score, Low Pay: Why The Gig Economy Loves Gamification
Using ratings, competitions and bonuses to incentivize workers isn’t new — but as I found when I became a Lyft driver, the gig economy is taking it to another level.

November 20, 2018 at 02:18PM
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The Samurai Swords Inspiring Spacecraft
A trio of engineers have teamed up with a master Japanese swordsmith to design a rock-sampling device made with the same steel used in these blades — and the plan is to use it on an asteroid.

November 20, 2018 at 01:14PM
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The Guy Behind Net Neutrality Wants To Break Up Facebook
In his new book, legal scholar Tim Wu traces the history of antitrust enforcement in the United States and illustrates how breaking up tech giants wouldn’t have seemed so radical in a different era.

November 20, 2018 at 12:04PM
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