Sphero’s New Cars Toy Is the Fanciest RC Car You Ever Did See
Take Lightning McQueen for a spin with this app-controlled toy. The post Sphero’s New Cars Toy Is the Fanciest RC…
The Tricky Ethics of Big Pharma Soft-Selling on Soap Operas
Medical professionals have raised concerns about whether General Hospital’s plotline blurred the lines between disease awareness and advertisement. The post…
Intel’s Plan to Thunderbolt 3 All of the Things
Two years after Intel embraced USB-C for Thunderbolt 3, it’s taking another big step toward the mainstream. The post Intel’s…
Google’s AlphaGo Levels Up From Board Games to Power Grids
By redesigning how its AlphaGo AI learns, Google has made a system that can tackle much more than just boardgames.…
The Story of Arc Symphony, a Game About a Game That Doesn’t Exist
Part game, part viral marketing, the brief interactive fiction examines how stories reshape the world around us. The post The…
Garmin’s New 360 Cam Makes Your Stupid Stunts Spherical
A new 360-degree action camera from Garmin puts your most extreme self in the round. The post Garmin’s New 360…
Enjoy the Early-’00s Nostalgia Wave—It Might Be the Last Revival
Thanks to LCD Soundsystem, ‘Mean Girls,’ and ‘Arrested Development,’ the early ’00s are back. But how will we remember our…
An Up-Close Look at the Notorious APT32 Hacking Group in Action
Cybersecurity company Cybereason has shared new details about how one of the world’s most mysterious hacking groups operates. The post…
Google Unleashes AlphaGo in China—But Good Luck Watching It There
Google’s Go-playing AI is going head-to-head in China against the world’s best player. But inside the country, you can’t get…
Why Are Whales So Dang Big? Science May Finally Have an Answer
Baleen whales probably only grew colossal some 3 million years ago, and it was probably climate change that triggered the…