The Curious Evolution of Artificial Life
When it comes to research into artificial life, commercial projects have begun to outpace academic ones.

July 31, 2014 at 1:41PM
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NFL Players To Wear Shoulder Pad RFIDs For On-Field Stats Tracking
With some help from Zebra Technologies’ location system, 17 NFL stadiums will use receivers and RFID (radio-frequency identification) tags inside player’s shoulder pads to track movement.

July 31, 2014 at 12:38PM
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Even With An Infinite Number Of Hands, No Human Being Can Play This Piano Composition
Welcome to the world of “black MIDI.” You’re not impressed? Wait until :30 in and relive that scene near the end of “2001: A Space Odyssey.”

July 31, 2014 at 10:29AM
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Data caps on home Internet will be our downfall
ISPs are playing the long game, hoping that consumers get used to paying for their home Internet on tiered plans before data usage jumps.

July 31, 2014 at 9:28AM
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The One-Horse Race: Android Represented 85% Of The 300M Smartphones Shipped In Q2
Google’s win comes at a loss for everyone else, and interestingly for the smartphone market overall, Apple, Windows Phone and BlackBerry all declined.

July 31, 2014 at 9:28AM
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Scientists in Scotland Have Created a Working Tractor Beam
Until recently, no one had managed to move anything bigger than a particle. Now scientists from the University of Dundee, in Scotland, have created something with a bit more muscle.

July 31, 2014 at 7:26AM
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Inside Citizen Lab, the “Hacker Hothouse” protecting you from Big Brother
The globe-spanning white hat network hacked for the Dalai Lama and inspired arms legislation.

July 31, 2014 at 6:26AM
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These Aren’t Abstract Paintings, They’re iPhone Smudges
The smudges on your phone’s screen look remarkably different when they’re blown up and hung on a gallery wall.

July 31, 2014 at 2:36AM
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Uber Drivers Are Rating You
Earlier this week, a newly-discovered hack allowed Uber users to reveal their once-secret passenger rating. While the public has known about the rating system for over a year, media outlets still analyzed the implications. Here’s what they had to say.

July 30, 2014 at 8:50PM
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Are Data Caps Prompting Consumers to Spend More Than Necessary?
Government investigators found that consumers are largely confused about how much wireless data they use each month and worried about getting socked with overage charges if they (or a family member) goes over their monthly limit.

July 30, 2014 at 5:00PM
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