Emoji Passwords are Coming: Harder to Hack and Easier to Remember
A UK company claims to have invented the idea of using a set of emoji to replace a PIN number, suggesting that our stupid brains find it easier to remember the silly drawing people face things.
June 15, 2015 at 05:06PM
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Man behind Darpa’s robotics challenge: robots will soon learn from each other
Gill Pratt invented legs. Well, sort of: the MIT-educated scientist invented electric series-elastic actuators, the technology that carried the bipedal “dinosaur” robots that wowed the scientific community in the early aughts. The Guardian asked him what’s next for robots.
June 15, 2015 at 05:06PM
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Video game data science of profit
At the peak of his obsession, George Yao would easily spend $400 a week in “Clash of Clans” to help him climb the leaderboards. Now, he is preparing to defend his world title at the top.
June 15, 2015 at 03:03PM
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President Obama: The Fast Company Interview
In an exclusive and wide-ranging conversation, the President explains his take on Washington’s technology problems — and his solutions.
June 15, 2015 at 03:03PM
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Sony’s VR Push Hinges On The Game We Thought We’d Never Play
Virtual reality has been solved. We know this now. Sure, it’ll continue to improve drastically over the coming years, but the technology exists. The question that remains, though, is what we’ll do with it.
June 15, 2015 at 02:00PM
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The World’s First Emoji Password
With emoji now the fastest growing language in the UK, Intelligent Environments has launched the world’s first emoji-only passcode, which is easier to remember and more secure than traditional passwords.
June 15, 2015 at 11:53AM
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Solar Impulse: Sun-Powered Plane Is About to Smash Some Records
The pilots of Solar Impulse 2 are on a mission to redefine the limits of current technology and test the physical limits of the human pilot.
June 15, 2015 at 11:41AM
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Worker Protections? There’s No App for That
The tech-driven gig economy is running afoul of employee rights.
June 15, 2015 at 11:41AM
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Virtual Reality Headsets Raise Very Real Concerns
The thousands of developers and early adopters who already have prototype virtual reality headsets are effectively lab rats for the devices. They’re the ones figuring out how to navigate their real-life surroundings when their vision of the real world is shut out.
June 15, 2015 at 07:32AM
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A Curious Midlife Crisis For A Tech Entrepreneur
A mid-life crisis usually happens when one is flush with cash, but lacking “experiences.” For Fabrice Grinda, that never happened.
June 14, 2015 at 10:38PM
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