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Updated 2024-11-21 15:31
Doomsday Scientists Announce Apocalypse Is Nigh, Not Here Yet
On the 75th anniversary of the Doomsday Clock, we’re still closer to the destruction of the entire human race than ever before.
I Can't Stop Playing This Wikipedia History Game
I spent my entire morning playing this game where you sort historical events on a timeline.
Medicare and ACA Call Center Workers Demand Basic COVID Protections
In a letter to the CEO, call centers employees are demanding sick leave if they test positive for COVID. Something they don’t currently have.
Why Does David Lynch Have This Woman's Underwear In His Mouth?
A journey into the dark heart of the early internet and the search for a mysterious woman that yields no results.
Signal’s CEO Steps Down Just As the App Starts Allowing Crypto Trades
The popular encrypted messaging app is going through changes.
Donald Trump Droned to Death on the Golf Course in New Animation From Iran’s Supreme Leader
“Revenge is Definite,” said yet another piece of state-backed media depicting the death of the former president.
Car Companies Argue That Right-to-Repair Law Is Unconstitutional
New legislation would delay the enforcement of a popular law by three years, scoring a win for automakers and a loss for consumers.
This DIY Motorcycle Runs on Swamp Gas
We talked to the guy who spends eight hours harvesting methane to power a specially converted motorcycle.
Canon Tells Customers to Break Its Printer Cartridge DRM Due to Chip Shortage
In Europe, the printing giant showed customers how to circumvent restrictions on printer cartridges.
Piracy Will Never Die
This week’s Cyber is all about Popcorn Time, the Wu-Tang Clan, and a keyboard so good some people think it’s cheating.
Crypto Bros Are Building a Giant Elon Musk Goat Statue in Arizona
"The goat is sitting on a SpaceX rocket propelling past Earth and the Moon toward Mars like Elon’s vision. The goat is also surrounded by lightning to symbolize Tesla’s solar electricity and electric cars," said designer Danny Wang.
Government Photos Show Sacreligious Desecration of Unique Wu-Tang Clan Album
We’ve got pictures of ‘Once Upon a Time in Shaolin’ in federal custody, and they’re not pretty.
Tech Startup Cans Founder Who Preaches COVID Vaccine Is a Jewish Tool to Euthanize Americans
The Utah-based, Silicon Valley-backed company asked founder David Bateman to resign soon after the comments surfaced.
The Best Optical Illusions of 2021 Will Mess With Your Head
There were a lot of incredible optical illusions in 2021, but the official contest winner is a dogshit magician's trick and I hate it.
You Can Now Play Video Games Developed Behind the Iron Curtain
Experience the collapse of Soviet-style Communism by playing the video games designed by angry teenagers living under it.
‘Amazon Won’t Let Us Leave’
Amazon’s history of forcing employees to work during natural disasters.
Stan Lee Is an NFT Now, And Fans Are Very Upset
The comics legend has been minted into an NFT that will be sold in a loot box on what would have been his 99th birthday.
Hasan Piker Banned From Twitch for Saying ‘Cracker’
The leftwing Twitch star has been temporarily banned from Twitch following a discussion where he used a word some believe to be an anti-white slur.
NLRB Employee Charged for Allegedly Selling Information to Anti-Union Firm
Court documents outlined a scheme where a consulting firm paid for early access to non-public files.
Google Pixel Bug Prevented Users From Calling 911
A rare bug made a Google smartphone unable to contact emergency services.
A Simple Exploit is Exposing the Biggest Apps on the Internet
iCloud, Steam, Minecraft, and several others are all vulnerable to a vulnerability that is trivially easy for hackers to exploit.
No One Ever Wants to See This Google Fi Ad on YouTube Ever Again
In the history of obnoxious ear-worm advertisements, nothing is worse than this 30 second jingle for Google cell phone service.
The Best Gifts for Under $50
Thoughtful gifts don't have to cost an arm and a leg, whether they're for home cooks, plant dads, streetwear buffs, or bougie babes.
John Deere Blows Off Shareholders Asking About Right to Repair
Facing mounting legislation and pushback from customers and shareholders, an embattled John Deere looks to the SEC to keep it from answering questions.
I Want to Eat This 850-Pound Weed Brownie
The only way I can get through the rest of this year is in a deep marijuana-induced coma.
Wikipedia Editors Very Mad About Jimmy Wales’ NFT of a Wikipedia Edit
Wikipedia editors agreed that Wales’ post about the auction violated the site's rules about self-promotion.
Grimes Made a PSA to Save California's Last Nuclear Plant
Grimes let us know she appreciates nuclear power in a video with TikTok nuke influencer Isodope.
LEGO Fans Claim $800 AT-AT Is Hard If Not Impossible to Rebuild
The complicated pieces at the heart of LEGO's new Star Wars set is frustrating some fans.
The Promise and Terror of Artificial Intelligence
AI systems aren’t living up to the promise of science fiction, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t being deployed in dangerous ways.
Jimmy Wales Is Auctioning His First Wikipedia Edit As an NFT
“There’s going to be a lot of stupid stuff and lots of bad stuff,” the Wikipedia co-founder said of NFTs. “But there is something quite interesting in all of it as well."
Hardcore Bitcoiners Turn on Ross Ulbricht for Selling an NFT From Prison
Ulbricht is serving life in prison for his role in running the notorious Silk Road drug market, but that didn't stop Bitcoiners from coming for him.
Bored Ape NFTs Have Their Own Bizarre Cartoon Now
NFT apes escape a dying planet on the Musk-1 spaceship in this animated short executive produced by 2 Chainz.
This Company Is Selling a Futuristic Gauss Gun for $3,375
For just under $4 grand, you can own a bulky gun that will launch a metal rod across the room about as fast as a BB gun.
Tim Heidecker Did a 12-Hour Joe Rogan Podcast Parody
Heidecker puts the emptiness of Rogan on display by embodying him for 12 straight hours.
She Wanted to Accuse a Celebrated Techie of Sexual Assault But Couldn’t. Until Now.
Zia Chishti has resigned from his billion-dollar artificial intelligence company Afiniti after the allegations emerged at a congressional hearing.
The Pentagon Forms New Department to Watch and Study UFOs
The new group will coordinate efforts across branches in an effort to figure out what, exactly, is flying around up there.
Mr. Goxx, the Crypto-Trading Hamster, Is Dead
If you got all your financial advice from a hamster, your portfolio is in serious trouble because he’s dead.
The Feds Say He’s a Crime Boss, He Says He’s Just a Tech CEO
Sky Global makes an encrypted messaging app that Washington says is popular among the criminal underground.
He Made a Horror Movie About Pizzagate, then the Death Threats Started
‘The Pizzagate Massacre’ is the best movie about the Trump era, and now everyone can finally watch it.
El Salvador President Announces Bitcoin Tax Haven With UFOs and Fireworks
President Bukele’ scheme is the latest in a long line of plans to offer places where people can park their crypto wealth without paying taxes.
What Apple’s New Repair Store Means for the Right-to-Repair
The biggest names in the fight to let you fix your own stuff come onto Cyber and explain Apple’s change of heart.
Arecibo’s Legacy Lives On, a Year After Its Collapse
Space scientists Abel Méndez, Génesis Ferrer, and Arianna Colón Cesaní spoke with Motherboard about the incalculable impact of Puerto Rico’s Arecibo Observatory.
Someone Made a Pirate Bay for NFTs
An artist and programer in Australia has uploaded 15 Terabytes of NFTs to a server. Here’s the torrent for them.
Apple Will Tell You How to Fix iPhones, Sell Parts to the General Public
In a major shift in policy, Apple says it will sell the parts and tools necessary for DIY iPhone repair.
California Man in 4-Day Standoff With Abandoned Amazon Truck in Driveway
When Captain Lou ordered toilet paper from Amazon, he had no idea he’d end up with a Sprinter van, too.
The Used Tractor Market Is Far Wilder Than the Used Car Market
Inflation, a labor strike, and the lack of repairability on newer models is a perfect storm that’s sent prices surging.
OK, So Facebook Is Bad. Now What?
Facebook, it has become increasingly clear, cannot be trusted to govern itself.
There's an NFT 'Band' With No Music Now. Sorry.
Kingship is the brainchild of UMG executives who want to build a Gorillaz-style band for the metaverse cobbled together from marketing buzzwords and NFTs.
This Powerful Right-Click Artwork Is Made of 10,000 NFTs
The ultimate in right-click mentality is saving thousands of NFTs and forming them into a collage depicting a hand right-clicking to save.
The Metaverse Is the Ultimate Surveillance Tool
Silicon Valley is rushing to build the next big thing, and people should be skeptical of their intent.
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