China’s Digital Yuan Works Just Like Cash—With Added Surveillance
By the mid-2010s, Chinese people in big cities had generally switched from using cash to using Alipay and WeChat Pay. By the end of 2021, about 64 percent of Chinese…
Scientists Are Uncovering Ominous Waters Under Antarctic Ice
It’s not a tremendous amount of melt per square foot. But over an area that’s the size of two large European countries, that scales up. “What we concluded is the…
Elon Musk Wants Comedy on Twitter, but He Can’t Take a Joke
Of all the things that can get lost on the internet, one’s sense of humor may be the hardest to retrieve. Intention, tone, nuance—these things don’t always come across with…
Anthony Fauci’s Sign-Off Message
Beginning in 2023, we won’t have Dr. Anthony Fauci to kick around any more. After 38 years in government service, the director of the US National Institute of Allergy and…
After Twitter Staff Cuts, Survivors Face ‘Radio Silence’
“Saturday was the cleanup,” he says. Much of the day was spent working on removing departed colleagues’ access and trying to get things as stable as possible in case anything…
Audio-Technica’s wooden wireless headphones have a unique audiophile feature
Audio player loading… Audio-Technica’s classy 60th anniversary celebrations are continuing apace, with the Japanese brandtaking the wraps off what they claim to be world’s first wooden wireless headphones that also boast a…
Star Wars: The Acolyte just got a major cast update
Audio player loading… Star Wars: The Acolyte has officially entered production – and some major names have been added to its impressive ensemble cast. Revealed in a press release, Lucasfilm…
Fortnite’s collaboration with Ralph Lauren is the new microtransactions norm
Audio player loading… The latest Fortnite collab was announced, and instead of a free concert, you’ll get to wear your favorite high fashion brand into battle. The Fortnite x Polo…
Walmart has a Chromebook for just $79 in its early Black Friday deals
The very first set of Black Friday deals at Walmart comes with a cracking super-cheap Chromebook that’s one of the best laptop deals we’ve seen all year. You can now…
The Hunt for the Kingpin Behind AlphaBay, Part 3: Alpha Male
CHAPTER 6 RAWMEO By March 2017, the always aggressive Fresno prosecutor Grant Rabenn was ready to charge Alexandre Cazes with running AlphaBay. But his more cautious colleague Paul Hemesath wanted…