Is ‘Netflix and Chill’ Actually a Good Date?
Or are we all just fooling ourselves, $11.99 a month at a time?

October 16, 2015 at 03:33PM
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I Built a Botnet that Could Destroy Spotify with Fake Listens
Did you know you can leave a muted Spotify playlist on repeat all night and generate roughly 72 cents for your favorite band? Or that you could previously leave a browser tab of Eternify open all day and net the band $2.30?

October 16, 2015 at 02:16PM
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Why Lie Detectors Don’t Work At All
“The Angel of Death” and other relaxed criminals all beat the polygraph test. So why are we still using it?

October 16, 2015 at 01:27PM
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Appeals Court Gives Google A Clear And Total Fair Use Win On Book Scanning
The Authors Guild’s never-ending lawsuit against Google for its book scanning project has been hit with yet another blow. The 2nd Circuit appeals court has told the Authors Guild (once again) that Google’s book scanning is transformative fair use.

October 16, 2015 at 01:13PM
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No One Likes The Females In London’s Underground Mosquito Lab
Studying mosquito repellent requires lots and lots of mosquitos. It doesn’t help that the lab resembles a torture chamber.

October 16, 2015 at 12:15PM
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Steam’s living room hardware blitz gets off to a muddy start
Putting Valve’s new OS, controller, streaming box, and TV console to the test.

October 16, 2015 at 11:32AM
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The Tech Exec With Boyfriends on Both Coasts
A Silicon Valley executive who misses New York and loves the finer things: female, 30, San Francisco, mostly straight, one boyfriend in New York and another in San Francisco.

October 16, 2015 at 04:15AM
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Streaming the Debate in Virtual Reality Means Little for VR, Could Mean a Lot for Politics and Media
The specter of Nixon and his rapid change of fortune hangs over every presidential debate, even though they usually fail to deliver. That’s why it initially seemed surprising that the Democrats would let CNN and NextVR livestream tonight’s debate on virtual reality, with sweeping, 180-degree views from multiple angles on the stage.

October 16, 2015 at 03:12AM
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Swatch Links With China Bank Giants for Mobile-Payment Watch
Swatch Group AG is linking up with China’s banking giants to sell a timekeeper that can make payments at retailers across the country, posing a challenge to Apple and Samsung’s smartwatches.

October 16, 2015 at 01:12AM
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The Homeless Wall of Shame
A “Map the Homeless” app asks people to photograph and tag the homeless in New York City. Who is it really helping?

October 15, 2015 at 08:34PM
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