An international investigation found 23 Apple devices that were successfully hacked. “Zero-click” attacks, as they are called within the surveillance industry, can work on even the newest generations of iPhones, even after years of effort in which Apple attempted to close the door against unauthorized surveillance.

As a critic, George Orwell cast a wide net. Equally at home discussing Charles Dickens and Charlie Chaplin, he moved back and forth acros...

Catch David on the Numberphile podcast: https://youtu.be/9y1BGvnTyQAPart one on odd polynomials: http://youtu.be/8l-La9HEUIU More links & stuff in full descr...

The ads are a nonstop slurry of surreal products, and I love it

I remember well the first time my certainty of a bright future evaporated, when my confidence in the panacea of technological progress…

In Havana, where data trickles in via overloaded, government-controlled networks—if at all—the people have taken matters into their own hands.

I am often asked if I will “return to cryptocurrency” or begin regularly sharing my thoughts on the topic again. My answer is a wholehearted “no”, but to avoid repeating myself I figure it might be worthwhile briefly explaining why here…

The disappearing divide between “followers” and “friends”

What is it like to live through—and escape—the Uyghur genocide? Tahir Hamut Izgil tells his family’s story in an unprecedented, five-part series.

For years, we were encouraged to store our data online. But it's become increasingly clear that this won't last forever – and now the race is on to stop our memories being deleted.

1/ NFTs grew dramatically this year, finishing the first half of 2021 with over $2.5B in sales https://t.co/JVWKnj8vtq

How My Mindfulness Practice Lead Me To Meltdown

Fifty years ago, IBM introduced the first-ever floppy disk drive, the IBM 23FD, and the first floppy disks. Floppies made punched cards obsolete, and its successors ruled software distribution for the next 20 years. Here’s a look at how and why the floppy disk became an icon.

Over the last 18 months, the early-stage financing market has seen dramatic changes characterized by these three things: A shift from in-person fundraising to virtual fundraising A reduction in financing process timelines from months to weeks A continued increase in the amount of capital available for early stage companies I believe that for the most […]

Oliver Daemen will fly to the edge of space after another passenger who paid $28 million for the seat had a scheduling conflict.