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Updated 2024-11-22 02:01
Wireless Carriers Make It Clear: You’re Going to Pay More For 5G
American consumers pay some of the highest prices in the world for 4G mobile data. Don’t expect that to change with 5G.
Was Last Night's ‘Game of Thrones’ Too Dark, or Does Your Screen Suck?
You’re right, something was wrong with the picture on ‘Game of Thrones’ last night.
Microsoft Outlook Email Breach Targeted Cryptocurrency Users
Earlier this month, Motherboard revealed that contents of Microsoft's email services were compromised. Multiple victims now say that hackers stole their cryptocurrency.
World’s Largest Ice Shelf Is Melting 10 Times Faster Than Expected
Critical parts of Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf are eroding due to solar heating of surface waters.
Whale Freed From Harness Was 'Likely' Trained by Russian Navy
We talked to the Norwegian marine biologist who freed a beluga whale from a harness that said "Equipment of St. Petersburg."
Researchers Say Facebook’s Dead Users Could Outnumber the Living Within 50 Years
This study suggests we start thinking seriously about how we handle digital remains.
This Black Hole Is Wildly Ejecting Plasma Jets as It Eats a Star
"This is one of the most extraordinary black hole systems I've ever come across.”
'Fortnite' Champions Say They 'Don't Really Like the Game' in Victory Speech
At the Fortnite Collegiate Starleague finals, two University of Georgia players called out developer Epic Games for its unpopular balance changes.
Samsung Is Making a $16K Vertical TV for Instagram Posts
Samsung's new vertical TV, the Sero, is designed with mobile content in mind.
A Dominatrix Reviews ‘Bonding,’ Netflix’s Show About a Dominatrix
Mistress Blunt, a real-life dominatrix for the last nine years, gives her review of Bonding, a new Netflix series about being a domme.
Hackers Breached a Programming Tool Used By Big Tech and Stole Private Keys and Tokens
Docker Hub lost keys and tokens for around 190,000 accounts, which could have downstream effects if hackers used them to access source code at big companies.
How to Turn a Windows Laptop Into the Touchscreen Hackintosh of Your Dreams
If you're sick of MacBooks but love MacOS, be brave and convert a new laptop into a Hackintosh with our exhaustive guide.
The Milky Way Ate This Star Cluster Billions of Years Ago
The Hubble Space Telescope snapped detailed images of Messier 75, which is part of the 'Gaia Sausage.'
Founder of Voat, the ‘Censorship-Free’ Reddit, Begs Users to Stop Making Death Threats
Voat founder Justin Chastain said that a “US agency” had contacted the platform, allegedly over threats on the website.
Slack Warns Investors It's a Target for Nation-State Hacking
As Slack prepares to go public, the company is warning potential investors that it's a target for malicious attacks from “sophisticated organized crime, nation-state, and nation-state supported actors,” according to an SEC filing published today.
‘One Finger Death Punch 2’ Is a Two-Button Power Fantasy
Silver Dollar Games' deceptively simple brawler packs a lot of complexity and fun into minimal input.
Google Gives Free Security Keys to Activists, But Not if You’re in Iran or Syria
Sources and a document show how Google bars nonprofits from telling activists in certain countries about their products.
The Oceans Are Getting Stormier
"These changes have impacts that are felt all over the world.”
DataCamp CEO Steps Down After Sexual Misconduct Allegations Prompt Backlash
DataCamp co-founder and CEO Jonathan Cornelissen stepped down after sexual misconduct allegations promoted teachers to boycott their own classes.
That Viral Video of a Chimp Scrolling Instagram Is Bad, Actually
The video of the chimpanzee scrolling through social media isn't good for wildlife conservation, experts say.
This ISP Is Offering a 'Fast Lane' for Gamers...For $15 More Per Month
Priority routing services like Cox Communication's 'Elite Gamer' offer are usually a mixed bag, and in many instances provide no discernible benefit at all.
Lyft and Uber Want to Fund Better Roads...for Lyft and Uber
Rideshare companies are investing in public infrastructure, but only when it helps their bottom line.
Facebook Broke Canadian Privacy Law, Federal Watchdog Finds
“They told us outright they do not agree with our legal findings,” Canada's privacy commissioner said of Facebook.
WHO Says the Problem With Child Screen Time Isn't the Screens, It's Being Sedentary
The new World Health Organization guidelines for children under five recommend limiting screen time—only if it means kids are sedentary for more than an hour.
Rapid Enlightenment Machine
If a machine could help get you up to speed with the times, so to speak, would you climb in?
Why Won’t Twitter Treat White Supremacy Like ISIS? Because It Would Mean Banning Some Republican Politicians Too.
A Twitter employee who works on machine learning believes that a proactive, algorithmic solution to white supremacy would also catch Republican politicians.
Unstable Ice Causes ‘Catastrophic Breeding Failure’ for Penguins
Climate change may be contributing to the penguin population crash at Halley Bay which is “unprecedented in the historical record.”
'Days Gone' Is a Parody of Big Budget Video Games
The only interesting part of PlayStation 4's new exclusive is hidden behind dozens of hours of a zombie game you've played before, and better.
The US Navy Wants Pilots to Report UFO Sightings
The Navy is drafting new guidelines for pilots and personnel to report unexplained encounters.
Did Trump Show Printed-Out Tweets to Jack Dorsey? We Asked Digital Forensics Experts
President Trump brought a conspicuous stack of papers to his meeting with Jack Dorsey.
90-Million-Year-Old 'Chimera' Crab Was An Animal Mashup
"We have an idea of what a typical crab looks like—and these new fossils break all those rules."
Global Warming Is Wiping Out Marine Animals Faster Than Land Dwellers
A study of 406 cold-blooded animals revealed that climate change is already pushing marine species to their thermal limits.
Lime e-Scooters Were Modified to Blare Sexual Messages at People
Vandals made the startup's e-scooters blare inappropriate things in an incident the company calls "not smart" and "not funny."
'768K Day' Is As Overhyped As Y2K, ISP Says
Experts have warned that '768k day' could cause significant headaches next month, but service providers told Motherboard that the threat is overhyped.
Hacker Finds He Can Remotely Kill Car Engines After Breaking Into GPS Tracking Apps
“I can absolutely make a big traffic problem all over the world,” the hacker said.
Drivers Think Bikers Are Less Than Human, Survey Says
Well, that would explain the road rage.
Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey Attended Closed-Door Meeting With President Trump
The meeting lasted 30 minutes, and touched on "the health of the public conversation on Twitter," according to an internal Twitter email obtained by Motherboard.
Scientists Have Detected a 'Marsquake' for the First Time
Earthquake-like seismic activity on Mars has been, until now, theoretical.
Arctic Warming Will Cost At Least $24 Trillion More Than We Thought, Study Finds
The economic losses of climate change, both past and future, are outlined in two new studies this week.
The American Bumblebee Is Facing Extinction in Canada
A new study found that American bumblebees are in big trouble up north.
Edward Snowden: Without Russian Asylum, ‘I Would Be in Guantanamo or Dead’
In this week's CYBER podcast, we sat down with Edward Snowden to talk about his life in Russia, Julian Assange, and press freedom.
Edward Snowden Explains Why the CIA Just Made an Instagram
"They get Twitter accounts. Instagram accounts (with) puppies and everything like that, because they want to be friendly. They want to be on your side."
Microsoft Employees Support Chinese Developers Fighting for Fair Labor Practices
Thirty employees at Microsoft and GitHub stood in solidarity with the Chinese tech labor protest 996.ICU.
'Game of Thrones' Shows Why We Need to Back Up Human Civilization
The newest episode of ‘Game of Thrones’ plays on real world anxieties about data corruption and erasure.
DataCamp Teachers Boycott Their Own Classes Following Sexual Misconduct by Executive
Instructors say that the online data science learning platform has failed to meaningfully address an incident that happened at a company gathering in 2017.
Extreme Violence in 'Mortal Kombat 11' Still Feels Wrong, and That's a Good Thing
Despite the moral panic of the 1990s, playing decades of 'Mortal Kombat' hasn't numbed me to the game's extreme violence, which is precisely why it still works.
Edward Snowden: Assange’s Arrest and the Mueller Report Show a ‘Two-Tiered System of Justice’
In this week's CYBER podcast, we sat down with Edward Snowden to talk about his life in Russia, Julian Assange, and press freedom.
It Looks Like a Tesla Model S Just Exploded in a Chinese Parking Garage
A CCTV video has captured what appears to be a Tesla Model S self-combusting in a Shanghai parking lot.
'Game of Thrones' Is Turning Into a Generic Video Game Plot
Increasingly, ‘Game of Thrones’ has taken storytelling cues from video games like 'Mass Effect' and 'The Witcher.'
Disc-Free Gaming Is an Archival Nightmare
Will corporate control erode game history?
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