Apple’s greed is killing the planet (and screwing you, too)
It may not be surprising, but in an era of “activist” tech corporations, it’s jarring to find the bottom line so nakedly championed at the expense of consumers and the planet they live in.

August 4, 2017 at 09:57AM
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This smart salt shaker has voice controls but can’t grind salt
You can now pay money to buy a smart salt shaker that you can control with your smartphone or an Amazon Echo. That’s probably because we’re going to turn everything we can get our hands on into a smart device, even if it seems super gratuitous.

August 4, 2017 at 06:45AM
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A Man Made A Living Hacking Video Games, And Other Facts
​Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: The man who made real money selling pretend money, the women who sell nudes on Patreon and the beans that will save the planet.

August 3, 2017 at 04:14PM
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Banned From Print Media, Ultra-Orthodox Women Turn to Instagram
Wigs and long skirts, meet Chanel and avocado toast.

August 3, 2017 at 02:53PM
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Your ‘Anonymous’ Browsing Data Isn’t Actually Anonymous
Researchers said it was “trivial” to identify users and view their browsing habits in purchased “anonymous” browsing data.

August 3, 2017 at 01:51PM
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Inside Patreon, the economic engine of internet culture
As its name suggests, Patreon is loosely modeled on the arts patronage system of the Renaissance, which produced masterworks like Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel.

August 3, 2017 at 11:43AM
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The Ghostly Radio Station That No One Claims To Run
“MDZhB” has been broadcasting since 1982. No one knows why.

August 3, 2017 at 07:33AM
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Millennial bug: why the ‘digital native’ is a myth
Sure, young people tend to grow up with more technology than older folks do. But a recent study calls into question the notion that millennials are more tech-savy than everyone else.

August 2, 2017 at 07:48PM
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Take A Ride Down The Hyperloop One Test Track
Today, the Hyperloop had its fastest test yet, attaining a speed of nearly 200 miles per hour.

August 2, 2017 at 03:01PM
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Magnetic Tape Data Storage Breakthrough Will Make Your Hard Drive Seem Tiny
When you fill a cartridge with over a kilometer of this new tape, you can store 330TB of data in less space than a hard drive takes up.

August 2, 2017 at 12:51PM
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