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Updated 2024-11-21 19:01
MIT Scientists Report 'Major Advance' In Fusion Energy
Scientists working with superconducting magnets have made a breakthrough that paves the way for carbon-free power.
Why People Won't Do the One Simple Thing that Protects Them Online
Multifactor authentication is one of the easiest ways to protect yourself online. So why don’t people use it?
You Can Buy the Cars From ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ In Auction
With a little luck and a lot of money you can use Mad Max’s car to embarrass your kids when you pick them up from school.
The ‘Matrix Resurrections' Trailer Is Here to Keep Hope Alive
Blue and red pills, Keanu Reeves, Kung Fu, and questions plague the trailer for the fourth Matrix film.
Cop Was Instructed to Use Music to Disrupt Filming
Police are playing copyrighted music while being filmed to prevent activists from uploading the video; one in Illinois says he was "advised" to do so.
Batman and FaZe Clan Team Up for Crossover No One Asked For
In a move that's sure to delight dozens, the Dark Knight is teaming up with esports influencers FaZe Clan.
The ‘Pirate Bay of Science’ Adds 2 Million New Journal Articles
Sci-Hub, a website dedicated to free access of scientific articles, has updated for the first time in a year.
Man Who Made Millions Overcharging for Printer Toner Is Going to Prison
Gilbert Michaels defrauded 50,000 people of hundreds of millions of dollars using call centers to sell printer toner at inflated prices.
Apple Is Clearing a Huge Homeless Encampment on Its Property
Silicon Valley’s housing crisis came literally to Apple’s doorstep.
Are Hackers Ruining ‘Warzone’ Or Do You Just Suck?
Selling cheats in ‘Warzone’ is so lucrative that hackers are having trouble keeping up with demand.
Hunter Biden Laptop Guy Owes Twitter Money After Failed Lawsuit
The guy who gave Hunter Biden’s laptop to Rudy Giuliani sued Twitter for defamation and a federal judge in Florida just dismissed the case with prejudice.
Remington Subpoenas Report Cards of 5 Children Killed in Sandy Hook Shooting
As part of a lawsuit defense, the company that made the guns used in the Sandy Hook shooting demanded the disciplinary and attendance records of dead children.
The FTC Is Investigating Why McDonald’s McFlurry Machines Are Always Broken: Report
The Federal Trade Commission sent letters to McDonald’s franchise owners that asked pointed questions about their frozen ice cream machines.
Reddit Just Banned One of the Biggest Subreddits for COVID-19 Misinformation
Reddit banned r/NoNewNormal and quarantined an additional 54 groups it said were responsible for COVID-19 misinformation.
Online Bed Enthusiasts Are Making DIY Mattresses
Like building your own PC, constructing your own mattress is a cumbersome and involved process that probably won’t save you any money.
Are Anti-Vaxers Really Pooping Themselves Because of Ivermectin?
A handful of posts about a side effect related to ivermectin have gone viral, but how common is pooping yourself, really?
Apple’s Spy in the Jailbreak Community
An Apple spy spent years inside a community that trades hacks and leaks.
Reddit Responds to Calls From Moderators to Fight Disinformation
The CEO of Reddit has responded to calls from users to purge the site of disinformation, saying “dissent is a part of Reddit and the foundation of democracy.”
FBI Bankrolled Publisher of Occult Neo-Nazi Books, Feds Claim
Court documents claim that a confidential informant who helped bring down Atomwaffen Division is also a publisher of white supremacist literature.
These Witches Are Trying to Hex the Taliban
After the fall of Kabul, practitioners began to gather online to fight against the Taliban with a mix of direct aid and magick.
Afghanistan’s Opium Business Boomed Under US Occupation
The Taliban banned production of the poppy in 2000. After twenty years of war, Afghanistan is now responsible for 82% of the world’s opium supply.
The US Is Removing Records of Its War in Afghanistan From the Internet
Worried that the Taliban will retaliate against anyone that worked with coalition forces, various agencies are scrubbing the internet of pictures, videos, and reports about the war.
School Boards Are the Front Line in America’s Culture War
Public gatherings of local officials have always been battlegrounds, but now those fights play out online for millions of viewers.
Government Report: Pentagon Had ‘Willful Disregard’ for Reality in Afghanistan
A new report from the Special Inspector General of Afghanistan Reconstruction is a damning condemnation of America’s war effort.
Yik Yak, Famous for Cyberbullying and Racism, Makes Comeback No One Asked For
Now that we know so acutely how these apps can hurt people, I'd hope we'd all know better than to bring it back.
The US Carefully Documented Its Total Failure in Afghanistan for 12 Years
For 12 years, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan issued grim and detailed reports about America’s failures in the country. No one listened.
Why the McFlurry Machine Company Just Got Hit With a Restraining Order
In a victory for right-to-repair, a judge has sided with the company that makes it easier for McDonald’s to fix its ice cream machines.
The Future of Weaponized App Data
A Substack publication purchased 'commercially available app data' and used it to out a priest without their consent. This is only the beginning.
Crossword Fans Are Mad the New York Times Is Locking Down Its Puzzles
In one week, ‘The New York Times’ Crossword will abandon the .puz format, but industrious fans are already creating their own solutions.
New Documents Shed Light on NASA's Secretive 'Project Moon Dust'
In 1965 something crashed in the rural town of Kecksburg, Pennsylvania and kicked off a decades-long fight with the U.S. Government to learn the truth.
What VICE Readers Bought This Month: Cool Mirrors, Art Books, and Beginner Butt Plugs
Well, well, well—looks like you kids are curious about electrocuting yourselves, cooking in Le Creuset, and getting into ass play.
Warhammer 40k Fans in Revolt Over 'Zero Tolerance' Fan Animation Policy
The company behind Warhammer 40K has a new policy regarding fan-animations that has creators worried and fans angry.
McMansion With Shocking Infrastructure Secret Can Be Yours for $989,000
This suburban Dallas home is just a front for a bizarre industrial site previously owned by AT&T.
Gig Work Sucks, Just Ask Uber and Lyft Drivers
Uber and Lyft drivers across the country are striking for better pay, this is why.
We Talked To a Lawyer Who Listened to the Pharma Bro’s Wu-Tang Clan Record
‘Once Upon a Time in Shaolin’ sold for at least $2.2 million, enough to cover the rest of Martin Shkreli's outstanding debt to the government.
Feds Sell Pharma Bro's Wu-Tang Record, Won't Say to Whom or for How Much
Federal authorities have just sold the rare Wu-Tang Clan album, ‘Once Upon a Time in Shaolin,’ to an unknown buyer.
Dell Can't Sell This Gaming PC in California Because It Uses Too Much Power
High end gaming PCs are too powerful for California and several other states new regulations to handle.
This Website Changes Every Time You Blink
Artist Olesya Chernyavskaya is using new technologies to create strange art projects. Her medium is websites, her canvas is your screen.
America’s Nuclear Waste Has Nowhere to Go and More Is Coming
The Pentagon recently announced plans to up the production of plutonium pits, a core component of nuclear weapons.
Unmasking a Notorious Nazi Shitposter
Glowing red eyes, death metal poster style images, and skull masks all come from the same artist. VICE tracked him down to his suburban home in Canada.
A Defunct Video Hosting Site Is Flooding Normal Websites With Hardcore Porn
Stories on major news sites like ‘The Washington Post,’ and ‘New York Magazine’ currently have porn embedded in them because of an old site called Vidme.
FTC Formally Adopts Right to Repair Platform
The Federal Trade Commission officially published a policy paper outlining how it plans to tackle right-to-repair.
Man Explains Why He Built Methane-Powered Bike
Gijs Schalkx, the inventor of the methane powered motorcycle, wants people to reconsider their relationship to technology.
FCC Investigating Whether Cuban Government Is Jamming HAM Radio
The federal government is investigating mysterious signals coming from Havana that are jamming popular frequencies.
Can You Tell If These Cherries Floating in Water Are a Simulation?
Researchers have developed a new method of 3D modeling surface tension and the results are frighteningly realistic.
Japan Transfers 319 Terabits Per Second, Setting Internet Speed Record
A combination of rare earth minerals, a new kind of fiber optic cable, and a fancy laser system pushed data to speeds never before seen.
Fans Desperately Try to Decipher Blurry Page From ‘The Winds of Winter’
Deprived of a new book for 10 years, fans are enhancing a screenshot in hopes of learning what will happen next in "A Song of Ice and Fire." It's worked before.
It's Not the Heat, It's the Humidity That's Killing Us
Scientists are studying the temperature at which humans spontaneously die, and their findings are a warning about our future.
Dogecoin Co-Creator Says Crypto Is 'Right-Wing, Hyper Capitalist'
Jackson Palmer published a long Twitter thread that explains everything wrong with cryptocurrency.
YouTuber Builds Beautifully Inefficient Nuclear Powered 'Tetris' Machine
Solar panels wrapped around tritium tubes generate just enough energy to power a simple 'Tetris' style handheld.
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