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Updated 2024-11-22 07:16
Israeli Hacking Company NSO Group Is Trying to Clean Up Its Image
The notorious and controversial Israeli hacking and surveillance tools vendor NSO Group has launched a big marketing campaign with a new website and Google ads.
Philadelphia Is Building a $50 Million Esports Stadium
Comcast’s 3,500-seat stadium will give East Coast esports fans a dedicated space to cheer on their favorite teams.
No One Trusts Big Telecom to Build a Better Broadband Access Map
After years of opposing measures that would make broadband availability maps better, a telecom trade group says it is "leading the charge" on creating a better map.
Hackers Hijacked ASUS Software Updates to Install Backdoors on Thousands of Computers
The Taiwan-based tech giant ASUS is believed to have pushed the malware to hundreds of thousands of customers through its trusted automatic software update tool after attackers compromised the company’s server and used it to push the malware to machines.
'Dwarf Fortress' Is Abandoning Its Text-Based Graphics, but Not Its Soul
Developer Bay 12’s transition from ASCII to 2D art is about more than selling copies—it’s about improving the game and opening it up to a wider audience.
Ransomware Forces Two Chemical Companies to Order ‘Hundreds of New Computers’
It appears that LockerGoga, the same ransomware that hit aluminum manufacturing giant Norsk Hydro this week, also infected American chemicals companies Hexion and Momentive, leaving employees locked out of their computers.
In China, 'Fortnite' Penalizes Minors for Playing Too Much
Gamers under the age of 18 have to take regular breaks or face diminishing returns after three hours of playing 'Fortnite.'
This Spyware Data Leak Is So Bad We Can't Even Tell You About It
A consumer spyware vendor left a lot of incredibly sensitive and private data, including intimate pictures and private call recordings, for all to see on a server freely accessible over the internet. And it still hasn’t taken the data down.
Weekend Solar Storm May Create Auroras As Far South As Vancouver and NYC
The Sun is getting grumpy again after years of relative peace.
How to Become a 3D Avatar Meme
Once you’ve translated your physical self to polygons, the potential is limitless.
Healthy Monkey Born From Frozen Testicular Tissue
The success could offer new hope for young men facing infertility due to childhood cancer.
Watch a Streamer's Emotional Reaction to Beating All 'Soulsborne' Games Without Getting Hit
Streamer 'The Happy Hob' beat all of From Software's notoriously difficult games back-to-back without taking a hit.
The ‘Halo Drive’ Would Shoot Lasers at Black Holes to Explore the Milky Way
“If we can’t build something capable of delivering astronomical levels of energy, perhaps we could instead steal the energy from an astronomical object.”
A Massive Petrochemical Fire In Texas Released Toxic Benzene Into the Air
A shelter-in-place advisory was issued for thousands of Houston suburb residents after a four-day blaze released chemicals into the air.
The Famous 'NESticle' Emulator’s Stolen Source Code Has Been Preserved
The release and preservation of the stolen source code to the iconic 90s NES emulator NESticle reflects a new chapter in a controversial saga with deep roots.
These Bears Can Mimic Faces Like Humans and Apes
Sun bears show social intelligence by copying the open-mouthed expressions of their playmates.
Facebook Mistakenly Stored ‘Hundreds of Millions’ of User Passwords as Plaintext
The social network confirmed a massive mistake that exposed millions of passwords. But, the company said, no passwords were exposed to people outside of Facebook.
It Took 10 Seconds for Instagram to Push me Into an Anti-Vaxx Rabbit Hole
While social media giants crack down and Facebook says it will make changes to stop anti-vaxx content, Instagram’s recommendation engine makes it exceptionally easy to come across a waterfall of anti-vaccine accounts.
Health Apps Can Share Your Data Everywhere, New Study Shows
A study tested two dozen medicine apps to find out how and where they're sharing your personal data.
Streaming and Cloud Computing Endanger Modding and Game Preservation
Services like Google's Stadia seem convenient, but they could completely change the past and future of video games.
A Geothermal Plant Likely Caused South Korea’s Second-Worst Earthquake
A government-commissioned survey found that fluid injection at a geothermal plant in Pohang was a probable cause for the destructive quake.
You Know 'Apex Legends' Is Huge Because It Has a Porn Parody
Porn company Wood Rocket is taking on EA's battle royale shooter 'Apex Legends,' cementing its relevancy.
A Mysterious Ocean ‘Blob’ Might Have Kept Female Whales From Getting Pregnant
Scientists believe the blob gives us a grim look at how climate change could affect whales.
Highways Are Driving Cougars to Inbreeding and Extinction In Southern California
SoCal's mountain lions are on track to be wiped out within 50 years, but conservation projects could save them.
Microsoft Says the FCC 'Overstates' Broadband Availability in the US
You can’t fix a problem you don’t understand, and America has no idea just how bad its broadband coverage gaps are.
How Online Disinformation Affects the Real World
In this week’s CYBER podcast, we delve into the past, present, and future of disinformation operations.
Google Stadia's Grand Vision for Gaming Clashes With America's Shitty Internet
Slow speeds, usage caps, and overage fees could mar the long-awaited arrival of game streams.
Britain Will Have Water Shortages In 25 Years Thanks to Climate Change, Environment Chief Says
Climate change could bring about the “jaws of death,” says the head of the UK’s Environment Agency.
Deep Learning Basically Turns Shitty MS Paint Drawings Into Beautiful Landscapes
Nvidia's new AI tool can fake perfect, Instagram-ready vacation photos.
Instagram Finally Admits It's a Bra Shopping App
With "Checkout for Instagram," the photo-sharing platform becomes what it was always meant for: shilling.
Internal Google Email Says Moderating Christchurch Manifesto ‘Particularly Challenging’
Google saw an issue with moderating the Christchurch terrorist’s so-called manifesto in part because of its length, telling moderators to mark potential copies or sections as “Terrorist Content” if they were unsure.
The Most Powerful iMac Pro Now Costs $15,927
An iMac Pro with 256 GB of RAM pretty much just exists for bragging rights.
YouTubers Are Fighting Algorithms to Make Good Content for Kids
Animated videos dominate the kids YouTube space. Humans are fighting against YouTube’s algorithm to try and compete.
Ransomware Forces Aluminum Manufacturing Giant to Shut Down Network Worldwide
Norwegian giant Norsk Hydro was forced to shut down its internal network after some of its computers in the United States were hit by ransomware.
Scooter Companies Split on Giving Real-Time Location Data to Los Angeles
Uber, which is pushing back against the requests for real-time location data of its JUMP scooters, was granted a provisional, month-long permit, while other companies received a full-year license.
Why Do We Need So Many Different Messaging Apps?
Slack, Signal, Hangouts, Wire, iMessage, Telegram, Facebook Messenger. Why do we need so many apps to do one thing?
Extreme Flooding Submerges Strategic Military Base in Nebraska
The Pentagon and US intelligence community warned this year that climate change is a national security threat.
Scientists Gave Alligators Ketamine and Headphones to Understand Dinosaur Hearing
An experiment involving 40 drugged alligators reveals how dinosaurs might have located sounds in their environment.
Education and Science Giant Elsevier Left Users’ Passwords Exposed Online
Due a to a misconfigured server, a researcher found a constant stream of Elsevier users’ passwords.
A Dead Whale with 88 Pounds of Trash in Its Stomach Washed up in the Philippines
Plastic pollution claims another one.
A Meteor More Powerful Than 10 Atomic Bombs Exploded Over the Bering Sea
The December 18 fireball created the biggest airburst since the Chelyabinsk meteor of 2013.
A Popular Podcast Host Had a Gun Pulled On Him During a Livestream
The host of the “No Jumper” podcast Adam22 was streaming video when someone threatened him with a gun in an armed robbery attempt, LAPD confirmed to Motherboard.
MySpace Lost 12 Years of Music in 'Server Migration'
Say goodbye to your high school emo band—music uploaded between 2003-2015 may no longer be accessible.
Selling Used Panties Online Is Harder Than You Think
Sex workers told Motherboard about the economics and emotional labor that go into selling panties online.
Is Adobe’s Creative Cloud Too Powerful for Its Own Good?
Why the creative software giant Adobe deserves a place in the broader discussion of breaking up tech giants like Facebook and Google. It’s not just Photoshop.
The US Opposed a UN Plan to Study Geoengineering to Combat Climate Change
A proposal to study the risks and current state of geoengineering technologies failed to materialize at a UN assembly this week.
The Christchurch Terror Attack Isn’t an 'Internet' Terror Attack
The deaths in Christchurch are a part of a pervasive epidemic of Islamophobia, which can't be blamed on a small white supremacy forum alone.
Facebook Is Launching a New Machine Learning Algorithm to Combat Revenge Porn
Facebook told Motherboard that this tool is trained on "previously confirmed non-consensual intimate images."
NASA Scientists Created a Super-Hot Exoplanet Atmosphere on Earth
A team heated a cloud of gas up to 2,000°F and blasted it with radiation to see what happens on giant planets that orbit very close to their stars.
We’ve Entered the Golden Age of Gaming While Pooping
With existing solutions that allow for AAA game streaming to your mobile devices, and more on the way, there's never been a better time to chill on the john.
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