Ransom notes
Pretend, for a moment, that you are the president. This ransomware thing is escalating. Like, hackers screwed with the gas supply on the East Coast — nightmare! You’re going to…
Beeple and the founder of Pitchfork are launching an NFT site where you can buy moments in time
After selling an NFT for $69 million in March, Beeple is making his next big move in the digital art space: he’s launching an NFT platform that’ll sell “iconic” moments…
How to watch Microsoft’s Windows 11 event
Microsoft is hosting a special Windows event later today where we’re expecting the company to unveil Windows 11. Microsoft has been teasing a “next generation” of Windows for months, and…
How to Work in Virtual Reality, and Why You’d Even Want To
Several apps will give you a working environment in VR.Screenshot: vSpatial Think of the Oculus Quest 2 and you naturally think gaming: flying through virtual reality worlds, shooting down virtual…
The Untold Story Behind Lev’s Voice in The Last of Us Part II
Before you meet Lev in The Last Of Us Part II, you see his arrow pierce the cheek of a man who’s about to strike Lev’s sister Yara with a…
Andreessen Horowitz Goes Ham on Crypto with a New $2.2B Fund
In 2013, the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz led a funding round for a startup called Coinbase. Cryptocurrency had hardly gone mainstream, but Coinbase, just a year out of Y…
Volunteers Digitized Centuries of Handwritten Rain Data
In March 2020, as the United Kingdom went into pandemic lockdown, climate scientist Ed Hawkins put out a call to people with time on their hands: He needed help turning…
Nvidia’s AI turns your shaky brush strokes into beautiful landscapes
My mother and my maternal grandfather had great artistic sense, and they painted many canvases over the years. Sadly, I never inherited those genes, and have had to rely on…
Beware, Lyft and Lime: Bird’s getting in the bikeshare game
Bird has already established itself as a big player in the escooter industry, and is now joining the bikesharing market with its specially made Bird Bike. It’s cool, it’s blue,…
Google and Reliance’s ‘JioPhone Next’ will hit India in September
Major Indian mobile carrier Reliance Jio launched its phone in partnership with Google, called the JioPhone Next, in India today. The device was announced at the company’s annual general meeting,…