Tech
People Are Playing 'Strikle' Instead of 'Wordle' In Solidarity With The New York Times Union Walk-Out
Wordle fans who don't want to cross a picket line can still get their fix thanks to a strike-themed version called Strikle.
FTC Sues to Block Microsoft Acquisition of ‘Call of Duty’ Publisher Activision Blizzard
The almost $69 billion purchase would be the largest in video game history but only if the federal government lets it proceed.
Guy Who Wrote Minecraft's Ending Poem Makes It Public Domain After Taking Shrooms
The original author’s story is one of love, universal accord, and magic mushrooms.
The Best TVs in Every Price Range (from $200 to Baller Status)
Whether you're on a ramen-every-night budget or are a high roller, you've got *options* from Insignia, TCL, and Samsung.
This Interactive Map Will Show You How Screwed You Are If We're Hit by an Asteroid
Asteroid Launcher lets you throw a space rock at any place on the planet and chart the ensuing chaos.
An Artist Used Pokémon Go Technology to Sell ‘Crypto Cocaine’ NFTs in Art Basel Bathrooms
Colombian artist Camilo Restrepo placed digital images of cocaine in little baggies around the world famous art fair.
CYBER: The Online Prophet Whose Followers Keep Getting Arrested
How conspiracy theories are born through livestreams and sometimes lead to real world violence.
Chinese Students Invent Coat That Makes People Invisible to AI Security Cameras
“Security cameras using AI technology are everywhere. They pervade our lives... Our privacy is exposed,” a researcher told VICE World News.
Elon Musk Doubles Down on Military with Starlink Spinoff 'Starshield' for National Security
The new Starlink system wants to watch Earth, transfer data, and provide communications for world governments.
‘I Didn’t Have the Right Face’: Tech CEO Says He Was Forced Out for Acting Like a Tech CEO Despite Not Being White
The Asian-American former CEO and co-founder of Iterable alleges in a new lawsuit that the board used a single microdosing incident to mask over the real reason they wanted him gone: He didn’t look the part.
AI Isn’t Artificial or Intelligent
How AI innovation is powered by underpaid workers in foreign countries.
The Story Of Primal Astrology: How One Man Created an Entire Horoscope
“Try telling someone you spent three years working on something ‘mystical’ because you felt a calling to do it. They will look at you like you’re crazy.”