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Popular Remote Administrative Tools Turn Out to Be Easily Hacked
As the debate over "hacking back" heats up, it turns out that a lot of the time actually doing so wouldn't be all that hard.
Tomorrow’s Mini Medical Robots Could Squirm Like Maggots
Engineers are prototyping a soft-bodied drug delivery system capable of wriggling through flesh.
San Quentin’s Web Design Shop Gives Inmates a Future-Ready Fresh Start
A new program helps inmates learn to code, and earn a decent wage.
Climate Change Is Killing Us Right Now
The most obvious effect of global warming is not a doomsday scenario. Extreme heat is happening today, and wreaking havoc on vulnerable bodies.
Figma Wants Designers to Collaborate Google-Docs Style
The startup unveiled two key features that should give its competitors pause.
How They Pulled Off 'Atomic Blonde''s* Killer Action Sequence
Director David Leitch used analog techniques to make action cinema feel real again.
Film Your Greatest Hits (and Misses) With These Action Cameras From GoPro, Garmin, Sony
These high-quality 4K video cameras will survive nearly any extreme stunt, even if you don’t.
Mexico City Is Killing Parking Spaces. Pay Attention, America
One of the world’s most trafficky cities gets a parking overhaul.
Dive Into a Galaxy of Footage From NASA's Legendary X-Plane Program
Magical, Striking Scenes From ... Google Street View?
Jaqui Kenny roams the world searching for the perfect photo without ever leaving home.
'Dunkirk' Ambushed Genre Movies at the Box Office–And Won
So much for our assumption that genre movies and comedies have an unshakeable stranglehold on the summer!
At Comic-Con This Year, the Biggest Stars Were the Moderators
With Reggie Watts, Terry Crews, and Damon Lindelof descending on Hall H, the era of prestige panel moderation may be upon us.
The Rise of AI Is Forcing Google and Microsoft to Become Chipmakers
The race to build up artificial intelligence is driving software companies to roll their own silicon.
Inside Andy Rubin's Quest to Create an OS for Everything
The Android mastermind is on a mission to connect our devices into a single consciousness. Ambitious? Absolutely. Possible? Maybe.
Google Fights Against Canada's Order to Change Global Search Results
The tech giant filed an injunction arguing a ruling from the Canadian Supreme Court requiring Google to remove search results globally violates US free speech laws.
The Google Machine Barrels Along Despite Record EU Fine
Note To Regulators: It'll Take More than Fines to Slow Down the Search Giant
Forget the Brake. Electric Cars Mean One Pedal Driving
Press to go, lift off to stop.
Jared Kushner's Senate Testimony May Forget Russia Meetings, But the FBI Would Remember
Anything the Russian ambassador says on the phone almost certainly gets caught on a FISA wiretap.
RIP Microsoft Paint. Thanks for All the Hideous Doodles
Microsoft Paint is dead, but it won't be forgotten.
A 'Locked' Smart Gun Can Be Fired With Just $15 Worth of Magnets
One smart gun model's protections turn out to be easily overcome–by cheap magnets.
ShieldFS Is a Clever New Tool That Shuts Down Ransomware Before It's Too Late
By sniffing out ransomware in real-time, ShieldFS might be the cure to the internet's latest security scourge.
We Know How 'Valerian' Got Made—But Not Why It Failed
Luc Besson's newest seems like a critical and commercial dud. But that's how his other movies started out too.
'Game of Thrones' Recap Season 7, Episode 2: Nothing Is Certain
The seventh season's second episode is a valuable reminder that this show will always love to mess with you.
Great News! You Can Mute Gmail Threads
Your saving grace when someone overuses the "Reply All" function.
What It’s Like Living in the Land of Natural Disasters
Indonesia is a gorgeous archipelago of 13,700 islands. And home to 289 natural disasters a year.
Surfboard Shaper Danny Hess Makes Truly Gorgeous Wooden Boards
Hang for ten inside the woodshop of San Francisco shaper Danny Hess.
'Insecure' Returns With a Secret Weapon: Agility
The show's second season acknowledges issues other shows might obsess over—but never gets bogged down.
Helix’s Bold Plan to Be Your One Stop Personal Genomics Shop
$80 and a spit sample gets you a spot on one of Helix’s sequencing machines and a chunk of its cloud storage for your exome sequence.
Who Ruled Comic-Con Cosplay in 2017? Wonder Woman, Obviously
There were plenty of Reys, and lots of Elevens from "Stranger Things,' but Princess Diana took the throne in San Diego this year.
Ann Coulter’s Delta Snafu Brings Twitter Together In This Week’s News Recap
The commentator Ann Coulter's dust-up with Delta finally gave the internet a reason to rally behind an airline.
Turn Off Your Push Notifications. All of Them
RIP my mentions.
Decoding the Geometry of Viruses Could Lead to Better Vaccines
Mathematical insights into how RNA helps viruses pull together their protein shells could guide future studies of viral behavior and function.
Einstein’s Little-Known Passion Project? A Refrigerator
Humanity might have saved itself a lot of trouble in the long run by investing in the Einstein-Szilard approach to cooling water with fire.
Comic-Con 2017: You Can Thank Joss Whedon For That Great New 'Justice League' Trailer
The director didn't come to Comic-Con, but his presence was felt during the panel for his next project.
Comic-Con 2017: Ending 'Game of Thrones' with a Musical Episode? We've Got Some Ideas
Brienne of Tarth wants it. Bran wants it. Even the Onion Knight wants it. Let's make this happen, people.
Ethereum Thefts Cost Investors Millions
Ethereum thefts, an Ashley Madison settlement, another leaky Amazon S3 bucket, and more of this week's top security news.
'Rick and Morty' Is Actually Righteous Science Fiction
Many of its episodes have stories smart enough to be published in sci-fi anthologies.
Antivirus for Android Has Terrible Track Record
A new study shows that 94 percent of Android antivirus failed to stop a comprehensive set of malware attacks.
Space Photos of the Week: This Dim Galaxy Is a Starry Slowpoke
Solar flares, orbiting moons, and a cluster of brown dwarfs this week from space.
Throwing Shade: 7 Polarized Sunglasses for Summer Fun
We tested a dozen pairs of polarized shades at various prices, from $10 to $360.
Fewer Comics at Comic-Con? Blame Comicononomics
The trials of the local comics shop have finally visited the con itself—and the people who are just looking for good comics to read.
More Women Are Learning Computer Science! Now, About Those Jobs…
Hey, some bonafide good news!
SpaceX's Mars Plans Hit a Pothole. Up Next: the Moon?
SpaceX is rebooting its colonization plan, and may pivot to focus on a moon base that would aid that effort.
Letting Cyberattack Victims Hack Back Is a Very Unwise Idea
Opinion: Retaliating against hacks is the wrong way to prevent them.
Netflix's Secret Weapon Isn't Reboots—It's Genre Movies
The streaming service is offering money and creative freedom—and from a look at its first two projects, it won't be stopping anytime soon.
Lyft Says, ‘Me Too!’ and Dives Into the Self-Driving Game
The ride-hail company will launch its own autonomous vehicle software and hardware.
Trump Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci Disagrees With Most Trump Policies
Anthony Scaramucci's new job is to sell Trump's policies to the American people. Too bad he disagrees with so many of them himself.
Sean Spicer Resigned as White House Press Secretary. The Internet Will Miss Him.
Sean Spicer might be leaving the White House, but he'll remain in the internet's heart.
A GAO Sting Scored $1.2 Million in Weapons From an Unsuspecting Department of Defense
A federal sting reveals lax oversight in the Defense Department’s gear giveaway program.
IBM’s Watson Won Jeopardy! But Can It Win the New AI Biz?
The game show was a cinch compared to saving Big Blue's ailing business.
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