Singapore activist found guilty of hosting ‘illegal assembly’ via Skype
An ongoing case in Singapore is testing the legal boundaries of virtual conferences. A court in the Southeast Asian city-state this week convicted human rights activist...
FloWater just raised $15 million to put bottled water out of business
FloWater, an eight-year-old, Burlingame, Ca.-based company whose reusable water bottle refilling stations produce purified water, has raised $15 million in its first major round of funding....
Samsung’s Space Monitor is practical and minimal
Samsung always has a huge presence at CES, but it isn’t the giant TVs and flashy next-generation gadgets that have my attention this year; it’s this...
Microsoft Wants to Kill Passwords, Starting With Windows 10
The next version of Windows 10 will support passwordless Microsoft accounts. Microsoft will just text a code to your phone number when you sign in. It’s...
The World Bank Says Robots Aren’t Killing Jobs Yet. Don’t Listen To It.
The World Bank has released its annual World Development Report, and the headline news this go round, as relayed by Bloomberg and others, is basically that...
Researcher Distributes Tool That Enables Mass-Hijacking of Google Chromecast Devices
A method a pair of hackers used this week to hijack thousands of Google Chromecast devices is now, for those who hadn’t figured it out already,...
14 Harsh Memes About Capricorns That Are Definitely True
On Dec. 22, we switched into the ambitious season of Capricorn. While Capricorns are known for being, ahem, not the easiest sign to get along with, this goal-oriented...
Ready for a Fresh Start? Use One of These Instagram Captions to Announce It to the World
It’s never too late to put the past behind you and create a fresh start for yourself. Eager to tell the world that you’re ready for...
The Complete List of Movies We Can’t Wait to See in 2019
New year, new movies. To be honest, new entertainment is all we really care about. And thankfully, 2019 is set to be a year of stunning...
GoFundMe Is Still Enabling ‘Garbage’ Cancer Treatment Scams, Study Finds
Medical crowdfunding has become a billion-dollar industry practically overnight, led by sites like GoFundMe. But yet another new study shows a dark side of the trend:...
