When Kaiba Gionfriddo was born, his parents never expected to have to look on, helpless, as his windpipe collapsed daily and stopped him from breathing. They were desperate—so when a team of researchers suggested that a 3D printer could help, they leapt at the chance.
The New York Times has taken an interesting look at hacking culture in China—where it seems the practice is no longer an underground phenomenon, but a massive commercial enterprise.
Kim Dotcom Claims He Invented Two-Factor Authentication
Yesterday, Twitter finally got two-factor authentication
These GIFs of Video Game Backgrounds Are Mesmerizing Works of Art
Did you ever realize how silly 2D video game backgrounds are? Especially those in fighting games like in Street Fighter 2 or Samurai Showdown. Random people watching you fight with random objects like planes and dogs around them in random places of the world. Let's fight in an aquarium! Or an airport hangar! Or a gym…
These Brand New AMD Processors Could Be Your Next Laptop's Brain
Intel's new 4th-gen chips may be on the horizon
The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Dumbass (NSFW)
Ai Weiwei is one of China's preeminent contemporary artists, having won numerous worldwide accolades for his architectural feats (such as that awesome Beijing National Stadium from the 2008 Olympics). Problem is, Ai isn't what you'd call a "company man," riling Chinese authorities for years with his brand of political…
Google Thinks Gayest and Worst Mean the Same Thing
When you search for something on Google, Google knows what you're looking for even if you're not saying it exactly. Google search is smart like that. Like if you search for 'hilarious videos', Google will also show you results for 'funny videos' too (words that Google equates as synonyms pop up in bold in Google…
Behind the Scenes of How Man Works with Machine in Pacific Rim
The monstrously giant mechs of Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim are controlled by two different people at the same time. The two pilots interact with the computer in Drift Space to control the giant mech and this featurette explains a little about how that works.
Haha, Microsoft Uses Siri to Make Fun of the iPad in a Commercial
Microsoft, which has been trying to force Windows Phone into the Android and iPhone conversation in its recent commercials, is going head on against Apple in its latest spot. That's not surprising (as Samsung loves to pick at Cupertino all the time), but what's hilarious is that Microsoft is using Apple's own Siri to…
