Lonely Mountains: Downhill opens not with the screech of rubber but a jangling Alpen cowbell. A mountain-biking avatar dressed in blue stands at the top of a trail clutching their handlebars. The landscape around them is serene: Butterflies hover, and clouds skirt across grass. Then, as they set off, the wind rattles and the chain…
If you don’t have enough to worry about already, consider a world where AIs are hackers.Hacking is as old as humanity. We are creative problem solvers. We exploit loopholes, manipulate systems, and strive for more influence, power, and wealth. To date, hacking has exclusively been a human activity. Not for long.As I lay out in…
We live in two worlds: We’re citizens of countries but also visitors of “ net states,” massive tech companies that wield global powers. Despite being both digital and physical creatures, we do a pretty good job sorting out how to navigate the two spaces. We follow laws according to where we park our physical selves,…
On August 6, 1991, the world changed forever when the internet became publicly available. Less than 30 years later, our lives have been irrevocably transformed. We can now learn, explore, and communicate 24/7, which is both amazing and, as we all know, hazardous to our productivity. This is why the question, “What is block scheduling?”…
On August 6, 1991, the world changed forever when the internet became publicly available. Less than 30 years later, our lives have been irrevocably transformed. We can now learn, explore, and communicate 24/7, which is both amazing and, as we all know, hazardous to our productivity. This is why the question, “What is block scheduling?”…
Email The platform is diving headfirst into audio, and has unveiled a number of new audio-based experiences. Facebook is rolling out an array of new features that it dubs “social audio experiences.” These audio-based features are clearly meant to compete with Clubhouse, an invite-only app that lets you host audio-only chatrooms. Facebook’s Clubhouse Competitor Is Coming Soon…
It might sound like something out of a sci-fi movie, but it’s a scenario that is swiftly becoming a reality. Cybercriminals are finding ways to bypass your automotive security defenses and hack into your vehicles. It doesn’t come as a surprise though, because modern cars are essentially computers on wheels. They are loaded with embedded…
Email Set up Gmail on your iPhone to get instant access to your emails. Whether you have one or more Gmail accounts, there are multiple ways you can set them up on your iPhone. This will allow you to easily access your Gmail account at all times, without having to type in your password repeatedly.…
Email The incoming Windows 10 revamp just got a lot flashier. If you’re a little tired of the animations that Windows 10 uses, get ready for a revamp coming soon. A new batch of animations has hit the Windows 10 preview builds, and it’s only a matter of time until they reach your PC too.…
Solidity has come a long way since it was first proposed in 2014 and later developed by Ethereum’s Solidity team. There are hundreds of thousands of developers who use the programming language to create blockchain-based services for a growing number of use cases. This article explains what Solidity is and how it is used in the…