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I Made My Friends Play a Board Game Preparing Them for Death
'Now and Then' is designed to make you think about your legacy, your mortality, and your end of life wishes.
Mark Zuckerberg Wants Fox News to Know He Cares ‘Deeply’ About Conservative Bias
The Facebook CEO is on a charm offensive with conservative media.
She Helped Expose Girls Do Porn, But She Can Never Outrun What It Did to Her
As the ringleaders of Girls Do Porn face the possibility of life in prison, one woman discusses a life-altering decision that led her to contemplate suicide, drop out of school, and go into hiding.
Kik Had a Huge Child Predator Problem. Now It's Shutting Down.
But the anonymous messaging app that's popular with kids isn’t shuttering over any past allegations of abuse.
Be the Chair You Wish to See in the World
In a world where standing is a virtue, the wearable chair asks, 'but why?'
EXCLUSIVE: GOP Activists Just Formed a Dark Money Group to Go to War With Big Tech
The Internet Accountability Project is the brainchild of Mike Davis, who led the fight to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
It Doesn't Matter if Your Food Is Late—Don't Harass Your Delivery Person
Lizzo accused a Postmates courier of stealing her food, although the miscommunication was her fault. It's a symptom of broader disrespect for service workers in precarious jobs.
Google Maps Is Still Directing Women Seeking Abortions to Pro-Life Clinics — and a Memorial for the ‘Unborn’
In areas where abortion access is under threat, misleading or wrong results are common, a VICE News analysis found.
How to Quit Your Shitty Job and Become a Barber
Meet a barber who ditched his soul-sucking recruiting job to cut hair.
Russia Just Sent This Robot, Which Can Shoot Guns, Into Space
Meet "Fyodor," which will arrive at the International Space Station on Saturday and definitely won't become self aware.
Lyft Has Been Flooded With Sexual Assault Lawsuits
The ride share giant has been sued at least seven times this month related to rides that allegedly ended with rape or sexual assault.
Here’s How Big Far Right Social Network Gab Has Actually Gotten
Gab has experienced a huge growth spurt in the first half of 2019, a worrying sign of the spread of hateful ideologies and radicalization online.
Here’s the Memo About the ‘Burden of Being Black at Google’
Read the full memo written by a departing Google employee on his experience as a Black person at Google.
WeWork Celebrates Losing $1.6 Billion by Going Public
Losing money is what hot tech startups do best.
8chan Has Been Taken Offline Again
8chan was once again taken offline Monday, hours after it managed to get itself back online.
YouTube Has Been Harvesting Kids' Data for Years and the FTC Seems Fine with That
YouTube wants to put the responsibility on content creators to turn off ads for kids under 13.
Senators Want to Put a Price Tag on Your Data to Protect You Against Big Tech
The proposed bill would give users a peek under the hood. And tech critics say that could be a crucial step toward holding Silicon Valley giants accountable.
Teens Hacked Their Teacher's Computer to Change Grades for Money
"It wasn't necessarily the most legal thing, but something to do that was sort of fun."
Twitter's New Vaccine Feature Won't Stop Anti-Vaxxers
Twitter joins Pinterest, Facebook, and YouTube in trying to filter out vaccine misinformation online. But will it be enough?
A Facebook Co-Founder Just Called Mark Zuckerberg’s Power “un-American”
“The most problematic aspect of Facebook’s power is Mark’s unilateral control over speech.”
Who’s Going to Tell the Royal Baby That Our Planet Is Unequivocally Dying?
Good luck, kid.
Bernie Sanders Calls for a National Right-to-Repair Law for Farmers
Sanders becomes the third presidential candidate to say that farmers should have the ability to fix their own tractors.
Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, and AT&T Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Over Selling Customers’ Location Data
The lawsuits come after a Motherboard investigation showed AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile sold phone location data that ended up with bounty hunters, and The New York Times covered an instance of Verizon selling data.
Someone Is Hacking GitHub Repositories and Holding Code Ransom
Hackers are trying a novel approach to extort developers of some money.
Right to Repair Bill Killed After Big Tech Lobbying In Ontario
The bill would have been the first in North America to empower average people to repair their own devices.
Kazakhstan's President Needs to Go Easy on the Photoshopping
Before and after photos of Qasym-Zhomart Tokayev suggest the interim president’s appearance has been beautified.
Scientists Stored This Famous Japanese Painting in Protein Molecules
According to researchers, using this method, the entire contents of the New York Public Library could be stored within a teaspoon of protein molecules.
Canadian Banks and Telecoms Are Collaborating on a Digital ID System
Verified.Me will allow people to consent to an institution sharing their data to verify their identity or access services.
Origin Story
Give us a hero, the people said. So for everyone's sake, the genius tried.
This Preserved Millipede Lived 99 Million Years Ago Alongside Dinosaurs
The millipede is only 8.2 millimeters long, making it an “an extreme case of miniaturization.”
Xbox Has New Guidelines on How to Talk Trash Without Getting Banned
Microsoft's new community standards say Xbox gamers should trash talk by saying, "That was some serious potato aim. Get wrecked."
Scientists Gave Wolves Touchscreens to See If They're Friendlier Than Dogs
Who gives out more treats, dogs or wolves?
FCC Commissioner Demands Answers from AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon on Phone Location Data
The demands are the latest move to pressure telecom companies, who said they would stop the sale of location data to third parties after Motherboard’s coverage.
NASA Says $700 Million in Rocket Failures Caused by Fraudster Company
Aluminum supplier Sapa Profiles, Inc. will pay $46 million to NASA, the Department of Defense, and other victims of its fraud scheme.
This Physical Knob Lets You Scroll Through Your Personal Tab Hell
DIY geniuses came up with a solution to having too many browser tabs open using a 3D printer and an Arduino board.
Google Workers Sit-In to Protest Alleged Retaliation Against Women Who Report Sexual Harassment
The organizers say they've been retaliated against, six months after a massive, worldwide walkout.
After Telcos Shut Off Bounty Hunters, Scammers Sell Fake 'Phone Pings'
After Motherboard’s investigation led to telcos stopping their sale of phone location data, apparent scammers are exploiting a void in the private investigator industry.
Valve's New High-End VR Headset Kit Costs $999
The Valve Index marks the Steam operator's entry into the premium VR gaming market, undercutting the HTC Vive Pro.
A ‘Cyber Event’ Disrupted the Power Grid in California and Wyoming, But Don’t Panic Just Yet
The Department of Energy says a “cyber event” disrupted operations in California, Wyoming, and Utah last month. But it’s unclear if hackers were behind it.
Apple Is Telling Lawmakers People Will Hurt Themselves if They Try to Fix iPhones
An Apple lobbyist brought an iPhone to meetings with California lawmakers and said consumers could hurt themselves by puncturing a lithium-ion battery.
The ‘Yeti’ Footprints Found by the Indian Army Are Probably Just a Bear's
“Any reasonable person can see these are melted prints.”
Americans' Increasing Data Use Is on a Collision Course With Data Caps
Comcast customers are using more data than ever before, but restrictive broadband caps are set to clash with trends like 4K video streaming.
At Least One in Six World Heritage Glaciers Will Be Gone by 2100
In worst case scenarios, nearly half of these protected glaciers would disappear by the end of the century.
This Quantum Physicist Used Machine Learning to Map Reddit’s Sexual Fetishes
More than one thousand subreddits, plotted in an interactive tree.
How a Hacker Tracked Thousands of Cars and Gained the Ability To Kill Their Engines
In this week’s CYBER podcast, we spoke about Motherboard’s scoop on a hacker who breached two GPS tracking companies.
An Adult Model Explains How to Take the Best Nude Selfies
Whether you're a professional or just looking to sext, here's the stuff you'll need to upgrade your nude selfie game.
Denmark's Prime Minister Plays 'Counter-Strike' With Pros, Announces National eSports Strategy
The Danish government has published an “eSports strategy” designed to grow eSports in the country.
Amazon Is Hiring a News Editor for Its ‘Neighborhood Watch’ App
Neighbors, the ‘neighborhood watch’ app that accompanies Amazon-owned Ring doorbell cameras, is hiring a Managing Editor for news alerts in the app.
Here's the Trailer for the 'Sonic the Hedgehog' Movie
Yep, yeah… it’s really happening.
Hackers Steal and Ransom Financial Data Related to Some of the World’s Largest Companies
The data was stolen from Citycomp, which provides internet infrastructure for dozens of companies including Oracle, Airbus, Toshiba, and Volkswagen.
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