Mongolia is awash in media choices, with even a remote yurt hooked up to 60 channels
Since embracing democracy and capitalism in 1990, formerly communist Mongolia has become a dynamic outpost of media choice sandwiched between autocratic Russia and China, where authorities keep a tight rein on the press. Mongolia’s smorgasbord of options — the nation also has 111 newspapers, 90 magazines and 72 radio stations — is stunning given that 25 years ago, viewers could see only the state-run Mongolian National Broadcaster and a Russian station.

August 15, 2015 at 07:27AM
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Body-hackers: the people who turn themselves into cyborgs
Not content with their version 1.0 bodies, biohackers are installing USB drives in their fingertips, giving themselves night-vision eyedrops and growing third ears on their arms (that can go online). Welcome to the world of DIY cyborgs.

August 15, 2015 at 12:12AM
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The True Purpose of Microsoft Solitaire, Minesweeper, and FreeCell
If you haven’t ever played Solitaire, Minesweeper, Hearts or FreeCell, it’s safe to say you’re in the minority. These simple Windows games have probably caused more lost worker hours than anything short of a worldwide coffee shortage. But as fun as these games were, they weren’t actually designed for entertainment. At least not in their Windows incarnations.

August 14, 2015 at 06:09PM
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Documents Confirm Apple Is Building Self-Driving Car
Apple is building a self-driving car in Silicon Valley, and is scouting for secure locations in the San Francisco Bay area to test it. We can’t wait for the Google v. Apple drag race.

August 14, 2015 at 05:06PM
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Say Hello To Baby Jupiter
Scientists searching for planets that circle stars other than our Sun, or exoplanets, discovered an object that looks like a baby Jupiter. The planet, 51 Eridani b, could help us learn more about how our own solar system was formed.

August 14, 2015 at 03:00PM
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The Only Thing I’ll Miss About Cable Is My DVR
As far as watching TV goes, the experience provided by a traditional cable provider is shit. Slow hardware, clunky interfaces, unwanted bundled channels. Streaming services are slowly replacing all of this and thanks goodness for them. But there’s an aspect of the old way that I will sorely miss—the DVR and its magical commercial skipping powers.

August 14, 2015 at 02:01PM
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What’s Worse: This Invention Or The Actors They Hired To Sell It?
So it’s called Aring. And it’s a ring. Which pretty much guarantees a who’s-on-first confusion the second anyone asks you why you keep talking to your hand.

August 14, 2015 at 10:50AM
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Why the US Secretary of Labor Doesn’t Uber
An exclusive interview with the head of the DOL and his chief of employment matters.

August 14, 2015 at 10:36AM
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Drones stress bears out
Scientists and tech-savvy conservationists are starting to fly drones in woods and national parks to study and protect, respectively, animals in the wild. But they may be unwittingly doing harm to critters according to new research that confirms the obvious: weird, buzzing things in the air are stressful to those below.

August 14, 2015 at 09:31AM
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Londoners vaping alcohol at this pop-up bar are probably not getting as drunk as they think
The bar, Alcohol Architecture, is set up at London’s Borough Market until the end of September and vaporizes cocktails and beer in separate rooms. They call it a “fully immersive alcohol environment” created using high-power humidifiers, according to the bar’s website.

August 14, 2015 at 03:15AM
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