I Turned My Boss Into A Chatbot, And So Can You
Seeya, Suzanne. Hello, SuzanneBot!

April 14, 2017 at 05:42AM
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Meme Collectors Are Using the Blockchain to Keep Rare Pepes Rare
Essentially, the digital equivalent of making meme trading cards.

April 14, 2017 at 04:39AM
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How to Illegally Build an Internet-Connected PC in Prison
Five Ohio inmates were caught with a functioning, internet-connected computer in the ceiling that they used for tax fraud, porn and drug recipes.

April 13, 2017 at 04:21PM
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Can A Simple Blood Test Really Spot Cancer Early? Don’t Bet On It Yet, Scientists Say
Well-funded startups like Freenome and Grail say they’re making tests that spot cancer before you know you have it. They have divulged little about the science behind their vision — and many scientists are skeptical.

April 13, 2017 at 12:57PM
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The World’s First Ransomware Came on a Floppy Disk in 1989
We may think of ransomware as a modern invention, but the genius idea at the centre of it dates back more than two decades.

April 13, 2017 at 12:57PM
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Why Luke Skywalker Was Wrong to Use the Force
Machines can now see into the future, and we ignore them at our peril.

April 13, 2017 at 11:58AM
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Japanese Coffee Vending Machines Are Amazing
Coffee from a vending machine usually seems suspicious, but this awesome Japanese coffee machine puts our minds at ease.

April 13, 2017 at 11:15AM
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From hacker to Valve and back again
Not many people can say they worked at Valve, drove race cars or founded an augmented reality startup. Jerri Ellsworth can say she’s done all three.

April 13, 2017 at 06:30AM
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Man Builds A Fully Functioning iPhone Out Of Spare Parts He Bought In Chinese Cell Phone Markets
With a little human ingenuity and a lot of semi-legal public Chinese markets, anything is possible.

April 12, 2017 at 04:26PM
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Magic AI: these are the optical illusions that trick, fool, and flummox computers
What looks like a random series of colors and patterns to us, is a clever disguise to a computer.

April 12, 2017 at 03:06PM
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