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Court Finds That Teenage Hackers Were Central to Data Breaches of Uber, Nvidia, and Rockstar Games

LAPSUS$, a hacker gang that wreaked havoc last year, was helmed by a number of literal children, a British court has found.

Privacy & Security Lucas Ropek Aug 23

Can You Distinguish These Real British Places From Fake Ones an AI Made Up?

Artificial intelligence networks have already come to the rescue of craft brewers, metal bands, and guinea pig owners who are looking for wacky new names. Now, digital consultant Dan Hon wants to use those same neural networks to help Britain come up with even more amusing place names. It’s not that the country necessarily needs…

Artificial Intelligence Andrew Liszewski & Hudson Hongo Aug 4

Brits Attempt to Send Meat Pie to Space Because Who on Earth Wants to Eat Meat Pie

British cuisine is generally considered to be some of worst in the world. In fact, staff poll at the travel guide Lonely Planet crowned it as the most terrible swill on Earth. So why not send that shit toward space for science? This week, a group of British scientists did just that. SentIntoSpace, a group…

Sploid Rhett Jones Dec 18

British School Names a House After Banksy, Banksy Gives Them a Mural

Turns out Banksy inspires more people than just hipsters and art snobs. Bridge Farm Primary, an elementary school in Bristol, England, recently named a school house after the infamously anonymous artist. And Banksy just returned the favor. The school discovered this full mural (below) this morning after returning from a mid-term break. According to Jon…

Tech News Darren Orf Jun 6

The fascinating and bloody family tree of the British Royal Family

As we all learned from Game of Thrones (and definitely not sitting through high school history), when there’s a chance to sit on a throne and rule a kingdom, everybody who can sit seemingly wants to be king and queen, even if it means fighting your family members for the chance. Here’s a really fun…

Sploid Casey Chan Sep 9

This Was The British Space Shuttle Concept

The Multi-Unit Space Transport And Recovery Device or MUSTARD was a concept explored by the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) around 1968 for launching payloads weighing as much as 5,000 lb. into orbit. MUSTARD was a winged three-stage reusable vehicle which used the triamese concept. The three components of the design were three largely identical lifting…

Tech News Attila Nagy Feb 11

The World’s Most Disgusting Elevator Has Lickable Cookie Wallpaper

Obviously inspired by Willy Wonka, McVitie’s, a baked goods company in the UK, decided to make the edible magic real by turning an entire elevator… lickable. Yes, lickable. There are 1,325 lickable cookies lining the wall which you can lick up and down as you go up and down. This is gross, right? I shouldn’t…

Tech News Casey Chan Apr 13

Raw Beef Bouquet: How to Land a Meat-Lover Lover

A box of chocolates? Yeah, that might be fine for omnivores, but what about that special carnivorous someone? How’s about a dozen beef sirloin roses from this British butcher? Nothing says “Let’s get carnal!” like a bouquet of carnage. [Hungree via Design You Trust]

Tech News Brent Rose Feb 14

Stop Censoring the Names of Alfred Hitchcock, Charles Dickens and Other Penis Named People Please

A cable company in the UK had a bit of a snafu with a super strict censoring system in its TV guide over the weekend. They were asterisking Alfred Hitchcock, Charles Dickens, the soccer team Arsenal, the movie Hancock and any other name or title that had a penis or butt related word in it.…

Tech News Casey Chan Dec 19

Man Calls the Police Complaining About a Flashing Light in the Sky Only to Find Out It’s the Moon

A UK man noticed an unidentified ‘flying’ object in the night sky and said it flashing a bright white light into his home. He called the police trying to explain his situation. The police dutifully logged it down until… the same guy called back later and apologized, saying it was only the Moon. I feel…

Tech News Casey Chan Oct 26

“Sense and the City” at the London Transport Museum

A new exhibit recently opened at the London Transport Museum which will likely be of interest to readers of this humble blog. Called “Sense and the City,” the exhibition looks at the cultural and technological evolution of transportation in London, with a special emphasis on past visions of the future. Unfortunately, I have no plans…

Tech News Matt Novak Aug 6

Why Is There a WWI Biplane On The Roof of This NYC Skyscraper?

The William Kaufman Organization had the right idea when it built an office tower at 77 Water Street in New York City. Instead of installing drab air conditioning units on the roof, the company plopped down a 1917 biplane. The company didn’t do it for kicks, they did it for their neighbors who have to…

Tech News Kelly Jul 21

Artist Paints Tiny Pictures on Chewing Gum Spit Out on the Sidewalk

Ben Wilson, a British artist, paints tiny little paintings on the chewing gum that mar the sidewalk of London. He transforms those black and grey blobs into delightful, colorful and meaningful works of art. Wilson, who’s been doing this for six years, has a specific technique in painting the hardened gum. The NY Times details…

Tech News Casey Chan Jun 14

The World’s Smallest Trailer Can Be Pulled By a Scooter

The QTvan is the perfect trailer for those who ride mobility scooters. Okay fine, those who ride electric scooters probably don’t need a trailer but what if I told you the trailer fit a full size bed, 19-inch TV, a mini mini bar and follows you wherever you go? Yeah, I’d be sold too. It…

Tech News Casey Chan Apr 27

Drunk Brit Arrested For Stealing Campaigning Japan Man’s Megaphone

There are obvious rules you must adhere to when in another country—and this drunk Brit just broke one of Japan’s most well-known. Instead of shuffling along and ignoring campaigning political parties’ megaphone announcements like everyone else, he grabbed the megaphone and shouted something drunken about how loud and irritating the megaphones are. Arrested he may…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 25

Coming to America: Alpha the Robot Hops the Pond (1934)

February, 1934 Practical Mechanics (image: http://www.davidbuckley.net/) In 1932 American newspapers started publishing wildly exaggerated stories about a British robot named Alpha that allegedly blinked to life, rose to his feet, and shot his inventor. Some of the stories quoted the inventor, Harry May, as saying that he knew Alpha would turn against him one day.…

Tech News Matt Novak Mar 13

Man Told His All-Terrain Wheelchair Can’t Be Used as It Resembles a Tank

Jim Starr’s wheelchair may be able to transport him across snow, sand and surf (and probably even the surface of the moon), but he won’t be wheelin’ it on British roads any longer because it’s been classed as a tank. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency told the 36-year-old, who uses wheelchairs because of arthritis,…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jan 21

Army Tanks of the Future Could Use E-Ink to Become Invisible

What’s the best way to sneak up on an enemy? Staying invisible. What’s a material which could help something as large as an armored vehicle camoflage with its surroundings? E-ink. Yes, the very same technology that’s used in ereaders. BAE Systems, the British company that comes up with crazy concepts and ideas for defense, security…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jan 14

Motorists, You’ve Got a Rodent of a Car to Look Out For

Forget trying to guess how many clowns can fit in this children’s coin-operated-ride car, normally seen outside supermarkets—it’s obvious just the one normal-sized man is capable of squeezing in, knees around ears. At 41-inches high, 51-inches long and 26-inches wide, you wouldn’t think an adult would be able to climb in. I’m sure I’ve tested…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Nov 10

Good Morning, Britain!

Going through some sort of third-life crisis, 30 year old British plumber Colin Fruze did what every road-rager dreams of, but dares not do: attached a flame-thrower to his moped. Take that, Ford Mondeo men! [Daily Mail via GizmoWatch]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Mar 25

British

Court Finds That Teenage Hackers Were Central to Data Breaches of Uber, Nvidia, and Rockstar Games

Can You Distinguish These Real British Places From Fake Ones an AI Made Up?

Brits Attempt to Send Meat Pie to Space Because Who on Earth Wants to Eat Meat Pie

British School Names a House After Banksy, Banksy Gives Them a Mural

The fascinating and bloody family tree of the British Royal Family

This Was The British Space Shuttle Concept

The World’s Most Disgusting Elevator Has Lickable Cookie Wallpaper

Raw Beef Bouquet: How to Land a Meat-Lover Lover

Stop Censoring the Names of Alfred Hitchcock, Charles Dickens and Other Penis Named People Please

Man Calls the Police Complaining About a Flashing Light in the Sky Only to Find Out It’s the Moon

“Sense and the City” at the London Transport Museum

Why Is There a WWI Biplane On The Roof of This NYC Skyscraper?

Artist Paints Tiny Pictures on Chewing Gum Spit Out on the Sidewalk

The World’s Smallest Trailer Can Be Pulled By a Scooter

Drunk Brit Arrested For Stealing Campaigning Japan Man’s Megaphone

Coming to America: Alpha the Robot Hops the Pond (1934)

Man Told His All-Terrain Wheelchair Can’t Be Used as It Resembles a Tank

Army Tanks of the Future Could Use E-Ink to Become Invisible

Motorists, You’ve Got a Rodent of a Car to Look Out For

Good Morning, Britain!

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