Super-Secret Google Builds Servers in the Dark
Just how far will Google go to hide its custom-built data-center hardware from the rest of the world? In one Silicon Valley data center, the company is apparently so paranoid about competitors catching a glimpse of its gear, it’s been known to keep its server cages in complete darkness, outfitting its technical staff like miners…
Your iPhone Is the Radio Station with Wahwah.fm
Wahwah.fm lets you turn the music stored on your iPhone into an internet radio station that gets broadcast worldwide, or to other people near your location. Not only that, you can also check out what other users are broadcasting. To get started with this innovative app, you can sign up with Facebook or an email…
Syrian Dictator Is a Chris Brown Fan
Opposition members in Syria gained access to the personal email account of dictator Bashar Al-Assad, revealing a secret cache of… iTunes receipts? Due to download restrictions in Syria, the dictator had to use a separate email account and an American Express card linked to a New York address to make his purchases. Assad had downloaded…
The Nerdier Version of Peeing in the Snow
Leave it to a bunch of geniuses to waste a good opportunity. Remember how Samuel Morse famously asked, “What hath God wrought?” with the first telegram? Well this week, a group of scientists at the University of Rochester sent the first-ever message using a beam of neutrinos, and spelled out: “neutrinos.” The unoriginal eggheads at…