Hackers Locked Every Room in This Hotel Until a Bitcoin Ransom Was Paid
The $300 per night Seehotel Jaegerwirt hotel in Austria has been hit by several cyberattacks, but it became a true nightmare scenario when the hackers got into the electronic key system.

January 30, 2017 at 08:35AM
via Digg http://ift.tt/2k8OuSJ

The Data That Turned the World Upside Down
Psychologist Michal Kosinski developed a method to analyze people in minute detail based on their Facebook activity. Did a similar tool help propel Donald Trump to victory?

January 30, 2017 at 06:31AM
via Digg http://ift.tt/2jN81aa

After #DeleteUber, CEO pledges $3 million for drivers affected by immigration ban
After his failure to denounce President Trump’s immigration ban was met with a scorching #DeleteUber campaign, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick today vowed to set up a $3 million legal defense fund for affected drivers, in addition to other promises.

January 29, 2017 at 05:48PM
via Digg http://ift.tt/2kDeiWX

SpaceX Faces Challenge Over Astronaut Safety
NASA is increasingly looking to private rockets for space travel, but an agency panel still has concerns about SpaceX’s fueling method.

January 29, 2017 at 01:53PM
via Digg http://ift.tt/2jug126

Lyft donates $1M to the ACLU, condemns Trump’s immigration actions
Lyft publicly announced the company’s stance against the Trump administration’s Muslim-focused travel ban and has committed to making the donation to the ACLU over the next four years. Trump advisor Peter Thiel made a major investment in Lyft in 2013.

January 29, 2017 at 10:28AM
via Digg http://ift.tt/2kHhlk4

Mark Zuckerberg Decides He Won’t Sue Hundreds of Hawaiians to Secure His Property
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has decided to backtrack on his decision to sue hundreds of native Hawaiians, which would have likely forced the families to sell their land at a public court auction to the highest bidder.

January 29, 2017 at 09:34AM
via Digg http://ift.tt/2jFmMOB

Focusing light through frosted glass leads to new 3D display technology
Scattering materials, like white paint or sugar cubes, turn light into a chaotic jumble. But if we could control how they scatter light, we could turn them into useful things like focusing devices.

January 28, 2017 at 10:21PM
via Digg http://ift.tt/2k0i64H

PCMCIA History: From Laptops to CableCards
With PCMCIA (also known as PC Card), it was easy to upgrade our old laptops. Now, though, the tech has been relegated to a depressing bureaucratic fate.

January 28, 2017 at 10:21PM
via Digg http://ift.tt/2kfx6hE

Apple has filed a patent for some sort of vaporizer
The document, filed last year, outlines plans for an apparatus that can regulate temperature to release heat from a substance within a canister. It’s also able to keep air out of the chamber of the substance being vaporized.

January 27, 2017 at 04:22PM
via Digg http://ift.tt/2kcltI9

Adam Savage Transforms An Old Leaf Blower Into A Legendary Ping Pong Machine Gun
The mythic prop builder is back — this time with the toy weapon of our dreams.

January 27, 2017 at 03:25PM
via Digg http://ift.tt/2kbjVh0