The Hunt for the Financial Industry’s Most-Wanted Hacker
The malware known as ZeuS and its rogue creator have been at the cutting edge of cyber-crime for nearly a decade.

June 19, 2015 at 06:26AM
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The DxO One makes your iPhone better than most compact cameras
We all take pictures with our phones, but some of us want to grow the experience up a little.

June 19, 2015 at 02:09AM
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What is it like to be a female coder in Colombia?
“If you want to be treated as an equal, you have to be better than them. They dismiss you when you are not the best.”

June 19, 2015 at 12:06AM
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Why Boston Students Created A ‘Know Your Rights’ App
Boston-area high schoolers have a new digital tool to help them flex their student rights and understand their responsibilities as members of their local public school system. The app aims to promote self-advocacy and address the school-to-prison pipeline.

June 18, 2015 at 10:02PM
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This Mystery Photo Haunting Reddit Appears to Be Image Recognition Gone Very Weird
Last week, this hellish magic eye popped up on Reddit with no attribution and the perfectly vague caption “this image was generated by a computer on its own.” It became an internet mystery, with guesses springing up across social networks.

June 18, 2015 at 08:54PM
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Google Launches 3 New Projects To Help You Find And Verify Genuine Eyewitness News Videos
For citizen journalists and professional hacks alike, YouTube is often the first port-of-call for video uploads, but sifting through the noise to find the best and most reliable ones (i.e. not fakes) can be a challenge. YouTube has set out to solve the problem.

June 18, 2015 at 07:57PM
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The People Trying To Save Their Robot Dogs From Extinction
For thousands of people, Sony’s Aibo robotic dog was the closest thing to a real canine companion. So when the Japanese company stopped servicing the robots last year, eight years after it ended production, owners faced a wrenching prospect: that their aging “pets” would break down for good.

June 18, 2015 at 02:55PM
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These Are The Most Awkward Forms Of Biometric Identification
Biometrics are everywhere. Fingerprint scanners are a standard feature in the newest smartphones, DNA testing is common, and facial recognition is getting more and more terrifyingly reliable. But there are many biometric applications still lurking on the fringe, and some of them get really, really personal.

June 18, 2015 at 02:36PM
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Behold, the world’s first vagina beauty pageant
Oh, right, I almost forgot about the part where the winners are flown out to Los Angeles to have their genitals 3D-scanned to create new snatch-style ports for Sloan’s Autoblow device. You didn’t think this was all just about female self-esteem, did you? No beauty pageant ever has been.

June 18, 2015 at 01:26PM
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Reddit Goes All-HTTPS — Joining Wikipedia, Netflix And Even The Feds
If you were worried about spooks knowing that your favorite subreddit is /r/belize, fear not — reddit has finally joined the HTTPS party.

June 18, 2015 at 12:41PM
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