Someday, Robots May Save or Destroy Us All — For Now, They’re Still Kinda Dumb
Do Asimov’s three famous laws of robotics even guide us anymore?

August 24, 2015 at 02:03AM
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Relax And Watch This Frosting Machine Make You A Beautiful Cake
On the one hand, we’re mesmerized. On the other, we’d like to go get a cake.

August 23, 2015 at 02:44PM
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Meet The GynePunks Pushing The Boundaries Of DIY Gynecology
A collective of radical bio-hackers and TransHackFeminists are out to reclaim gynecological medicine. Under the name GynePunks, they’re assembling an arsenal of open-source tools for DIY diagnosis and first-aid care — centrifuges made from old hard drive motors; microscopes from deconstructed webcams; homemade incubators; and 3D printable speculums.

August 23, 2015 at 02:15PM
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Highway to hack: why we’re just at the beginning of the auto-hacking era
A slew of recently-revealed exploits show gaps in carmakers’ security fit and finish.

August 23, 2015 at 01:44PM
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These Boots Were Made For Stalking: When Women Harass Women Online
Imagine being manipulated, threatened, and humiliated because someone really, really wants to be your friend.

August 23, 2015 at 10:09AM
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Slack Is Overrun With Bots. Friendly, Wonderful Bots
There is a Slack bot for everything. Oskar tracks how happy your coworkers are. Shoulda Coulda shows you how many times everyone says “should.” Huskybot is “for people who need Siberian huskies, now.”

August 22, 2015 at 07:18AM
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FCC Announces Video Calling Platform For Sign Language Users
The FCC announced it is backing the development of a platform for easier communication for the deaf and hard of hearing. The platform will be a core set of apps that can link existing text and video services for hearing or speech-impaired users.

August 21, 2015 at 06:51PM
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White Supremacist Convicted In Plot To Kill Obama With ‘Death Ray’ Device
A New York white supremacist was convicted by a federal jury on Friday of plotting to use a remote-controlled radiation device he called “Hiroshima on a light switch” to harm Muslims and President Barack Obama.

August 21, 2015 at 05:51PM
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MIT Figured Out How To 3D Print With Glass
As they put it, “G3DP is an additive manufacturing platform designed to print optically transparent glass.” As we put it, “Holy shit that’s cool.”

August 21, 2015 at 04:38PM
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Thinking Outside the Cube
How offices will change — for better and for worse.

August 21, 2015 at 04:09PM
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