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The Syrian Electronic Army Just Hacked Another Big Twitter Account

Even with Twitter adding two-factor authentication, the Thomson Reuters’ Twitter account @thomsonreuters has been hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army. If you remember, the Syrian Electronic Army has been responsible for hacking the Twitter accounts of The Onion, E! Online, CBS and more. https://gizmodo.com/twitter-finally-has-two-factor-authentication-509351107 The Syrian Electronic Army used the @thomsonreuters account to tweet out…

Tech News Casey Chan Jul 29 '13

Microsoft Gave Google a Copyright Takedown Request for Microsoft.com (Updated)

Because every company with even just a three-legged rat in the copyright race basically just shotgun sprays Google for takedown requests these days, Microsoft accidentally but very hilariously asked Google to censor… Microsoft.com. That’s got to be even worse than HBO giving Google a takedown request for VLC. Yeah, it’s definitely worse. https://gizmodo.com/huh-hbo-gave-google-a-copyright-takedown-request-for-796178090 The takedown…

Tech News Casey Chan Jul 29 '13

Can Falling Skies be saved?

This season of Falling Skies has been frustrating. The storylines have felt sillier and more random, and outings like last week’s “extended dream sequence” romp haven’t helped. But the show’s getting a brand new writing staff next season, and last night’s episode showcased the main reason it deserves another shot: the rock-solid cast. Spoilers ahead……

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jul 29 '13

The best modern architecture in cinema history

In science fiction movies, imagined futures and alternate environments become real places populated by humans. But even an existing cityscape becomes a fantastic spectacle in the hands of a talented director, which is why many of these films used real, existing architecture. https://architizer.kinja.com/a-brief-history-of-modern-architecture-through-movies-950297045

Sploid Ken Layne Jul 29 '13

Be Edward Snowden and run away from CIA agents in this phone game

Control Edward Snowden in a game in which you will keep running and running through Moscow’s airport corridors on a non-stop getaway from evil CIA agents. If you have an Android phone, try this game now. Then delete it five minutes later. https://gizmodo.com/nsa-surveillance-scandal-feds-shut-down-snowdens-secu-511588927 https://kotaku.com/theres-an-edward-snowden-game-and-yes-its-a-runner-951954898

Sploid Jesus Diaz Jul 29 '13

Last train to Tractus Fossae is leaving in 23 standard minutes

Just call it the dust train, the way the rest of us do. It slices through some of the worst storms in the Tharsis quadrangle. But it’ll take you to the greatest city on Mars. Bradbury lies tucked into a fold of the planet’s highest plateau, surrounded by old lava tubes that go so deep…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jul 29 '13

Hidden Spotify Features Show Music Discovery Could Get So Much Better

It looks like Spotify is about to launch an entirely new way for you to browse its catalog with more sophisticated playlists. While the subscription music service hasn’t officially launched the features, they’re live on Spotify’s web player. If like a lot of people you get lost in Spotify’s catalog, you’re going to love what…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Jul 29 '13

What are these ridiculous creatures roaming around Japan?

Tokyo’s hot and humid summers are all the encouragement people need to go around in bikinis and … monster masks. What are these scary monsters? These three were just a few photographed in bizarre costumes at a Tokyo festival—the more horrifying of the creatures seem to be living cartoons. https://kotaku.com/mid-summer-cosplay-was-wonderful-this-weekend-in-japan-948488295

Sploid Ken Layne Jul 29 '13

Eureka‘s Colin Ferguson: It’s the “End of an Era” at Syfy

Not too long ago, Eureka and Warehouse 13 were Syfy’s flagship shows: light, family-friendly action comedies about smart, nice people who worked together to solve problems. Now Eureka is gone and Warehouse 13 is ending soon. We talked to Eureka’s Colin Ferguson about the “end of an era.” “Talk about a rebranding,” Ferguson says about…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jul 29 '13

Meet the new generation of pirates, or “maritime non-state actors”

In today’s political environment of state instability and terrorism, sea piracy is making a comeback. And some of these pirate groups actually have fleets that rival national navies. Here’s how the new generation of pirates has become the terror of the seas. Arrrrgh! Photo via Reuters Over at gCaptain, there’s a really interesting article by…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jul 29 '13

New Blood Test Could Definitively Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease

We’re all painfully aware that there isn’t a cure for Alzheimer’s. There isn’t even a reliable way to diagnose it. But a new blood test, the first of its kind, indicates that we can hold out hope for a surefire diagnosis, one that might catch the disease earlier than the current battery of brain scans…

Tech News Pavithra Mohan Jul 29 '13

Disney wants to turn Artemis Fowl into the new Harry Potter

For years, people have been saying Eoin Colfer’s Artemis Fowl books would make a great movie — and now it’s happening, and some heavy hitters are involved. Harvey Weinstein and Robert DeNiro are producing the Artemis Fowl movie at Disney, with a Harry Potter scriptwriter on board. Here are all the details, via the press…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jul 29 '13

Kim Jong-un Confirms Design For a $200 Million International Airport

First Instagram, now this: An architecture and planning firm in Hong Kong has reportedly been chosen to turn a military airstrip in North Korea into an international airport. The plans show two donut-shaped terminals that could contribute to what some are describing as a tiny-but-not-imperceptible North Korean economic boom. The plans show the transformation of…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Jul 29 '13

Throng of Theremin Players Performs Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony

Here now are 167 musicians playing the absolute hell out of 167 matryomins, to the tune of a boogie-tastic Beethoven’s 9th. Be apprised: “matryomin” is a portmanteau of matryoshka (as in nested matryoshka doll) and theremin. It’s… basically exactly what it sounds like. The theremin, of course, is the hallowed noise-maker of every science fiction…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Jul 29 '13

This One-Handed Bottle Opener Sure Is Handy

Do you ever get frustrated when trying to open a beer bottle? You can do it on the side of a table, but that typically hurts your hand (a lot). You can open it with a lighter, but that’s so college. You could use a regular bottle opener, but that’s so boring. Here’s the other…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Jul 29 '13

NASA Didn’t Even Come Close to Creating a Secure Cloud Network

Like a lot of organizations, NASA’s doing its best to keep up with the times and move its computer systems onto the cloud. Like only a government agency can do, it’s failing fantastically at doing so securely. A review released on Monday by NASA’s inspector general had nothing good to say about the space agency’s…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Jul 29 '13

See the hard science fiction movie Europa Report on the big screen

We’ve been talking about Europa Report for ages, and it’s been available online — but this weekend, it’s actually coming to theaters! And we’re giving you a chance to see it on the big screen for free on Thursday night. Just click here and use “io9” as a promotional code, then register for either one…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 29 '13

How neuroscience helped to rescue Romanian orphans

Over at Aeon magazine, journalist Virginia Hughes has a gripping story about how a small group of neuroscientists created a government program to place Romanian orphans in foster care — and did some terrific scientific work in the process. Yes, science can improve lives. Photo in a Romanian orphanage by Thomas Coex/Getty Images You may…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jul 29 '13

Zagat for Android and iOS: All the Zagat Reviews (Finally) for Free

The Google+ Local iPhone app mysteriously disappeared from the App Store this past Friday—and now we know why. The Google-owned Zagat has just released a new app for both iPhone and Android today, all coming in Google’s new card-based UI. What does it do? With the disappearance of the Google+ Local iPhone app, Zagat’s new…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg Jul 29 '13

Must Read: Arthur C. Clarke puts the smackdown on A.I. skeptics

Tod Mesirow traveled to Sri Lanka and interviewed Rendezvous with Rama author Arthur C. Clarke in 1995, and the full transcript was recently published in the L.A. Review of Books. Including Clarke’s awesome rejoinder to people who don’t think artificial intelligence is coming. Asked whether we’ll have computers that can think for themselves, like HAL…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Jul 29 '13

The Syrian Electronic Army Just Hacked Another Big Twitter Account

Microsoft Gave Google a Copyright Takedown Request for Microsoft.com (Updated)

Can Falling Skies be saved?

The best modern architecture in cinema history

Be Edward Snowden and run away from CIA agents in this phone game

Last train to Tractus Fossae is leaving in 23 standard minutes

Hidden Spotify Features Show Music Discovery Could Get So Much Better

What are these ridiculous creatures roaming around Japan?

Eureka‘s Colin Ferguson: It’s the “End of an Era” at Syfy

Meet the new generation of pirates, or “maritime non-state actors”

New Blood Test Could Definitively Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease

Disney wants to turn Artemis Fowl into the new Harry Potter

Kim Jong-un Confirms Design For a $200 Million International Airport

Throng of Theremin Players Performs Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony

This One-Handed Bottle Opener Sure Is Handy

NASA Didn’t Even Come Close to Creating a Secure Cloud Network

See the hard science fiction movie Europa Report on the big screen

How neuroscience helped to rescue Romanian orphans

Zagat for Android and iOS: All the Zagat Reviews (Finally) for Free

Must Read: Arthur C. Clarke puts the smackdown on A.I. skeptics

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