Chucky wreaks havoc using the Internet of Things.Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/wjv84q/chucky-is-a-smart-device-gone-bad-in-new-childs-play-trailer…
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I Tweeted Like a Member of the #Resistance on Mueller Report Day
I made a #Resistance Twitter account to see if it was easy to join the ecosystem and gain followers. It was, indeed, very easy.Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/evyd5k/i-tweeted-like-a-member-of-the-resistance-on-mueller-report-day…
In Letters To Senate, Wireless Carriers Downplay Their Latest Location Data Scandal
Carriers insist location data scams are rare and they do their best to police them. Government investigators may want to confirm that claim.Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/43jdqn/in-letters-to-senate-wireless-carriers-downplay-their-latest-location-data-scandal…
Report: 26 States Now Ban or Restrict Community Broadband
Many of the laws restricting local voters’ rights were directly written by a telecom sector terrified of real broadband competition.Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/kzmana/report-26-states-now-ban-or-restrict-community-broadband…
Is It GOOD or BAD to Use a Dynamite-Triggered Avalanche for an Apple Ad? We Asked Scientists
Apple’s “Don’t mess with Mother (Nature)” video—produced by the Camp4 Collective to promote the iPhone XS—included footage of a man-made avalanche. Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/bj9xyz/is-it-good-or-bad-to-trigger-an-avalanche-with-dynamite-for-an-apple-ad-we-asked-scientists…
There’s A Lot We Still Don’t Know About WikiLeaks’ Role In The 2016 Election
The Mueller report leaves some unanswered questions on Julian Assange and WikiLeaks’s role in the hack and leak against the DNC and John Podesta. Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/zmpvyj/wikileaks-julian-assange-mueller-report-2016-election…
Scientists Partly Revive Dead Pigs’ Brains
Making us question what it means to be alive, and the boundaries of animal testing.Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/neavdz/scientists-partly-revive-dead-pigs-brains…
Primary Color
In a future where birds must be coded into the sky, a tech worker tries to live with his creation.Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/kzma3a/primary-color…
Long Lost ‘Zork’ Source Code Uploaded to GitHub, But Few People Understand It
With access to the source code, a group of dedicated fans is now tinkering with the Zork Implementation Language (ZIL).Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/a3xdk8/long-lost-zork-source-code-uploaded-to-github-but-few-people-understand-it…
Thieves Somehow Stole 100 Car2Go Cars in Chicago
The company says it was not a “hack,” but Chicago police say that some of the carsharing cars may still be unaccounted for.Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/wjv8dw/thieves-steal-100-car2go-cars-chicago…