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Tech

Researchers Use ‘Invisible Finger’ to Remotely Control Touchscreens

08.10.22

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Pulse

How an ‘Ethical’ Hacker Convention Is Fueling Trump’s Big Lie

01.11.22

By Spenser Mestel
Tech

Legit-Looking iPhone Lightning Cables That Hack You Will Be Mass Produced and Sold

09.30.19

By Joseph Cox
Tech

This Hacker Made Clothes That Can Confuse Automatic License Plate Readers

08.15.19

By Samantha Cole
Tech

Hacker Discovers Way to Cheat in Zwift, the Virtual Bike Racing Exercise Game

08.11.19

By Joseph Cox
Tech

These Legit-Looking iPhone Lightning Cables Will Hijack Your Computer

08.10.19

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Why The FBI Arrested the Hacker Who Saved the World From WannaCry

08.08.19

By Ben Makuch
Tech

Why This Revenge Porn Activist Is Selling Nudes to Get to DEF CON

06.18.19

By Samantha Cole
Tech

Silk Road 2.0 Admin May Only Be Prosecuted For Tax Crimes After Cooperating with Feds

05.30.19

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Now You Can Watch the Nuclear Apocalypse Unfold in VR

02.15.17

By Leif Johnson
Tech

A Sex Toy Lawsuit Highlights Privacy Concerns Around ‘Smart’ Dildos

09.14.16

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Surprise! Scans Suggest Hackers Put IMSI-Catchers All Over Defcon

08.12.16

By Joseph Cox

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Daily Horoscope: April 9, 2026

Mars is back home, Venus is feeling generous, and the Moon has a lot of feelings about all of it. Today’s not the day to play small.

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Life

Conspiracy Theorists Are Already Trying (And Failing) to Discredit the Artemis II Mission

Conspiracy theorists are already trying to discredit NASA’s Artemis II mission, but the science behind their questions is pretty simple.

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How Many Times Can You Reheat Leftovers Before It Gets Risky?

The microwave is a lot of things. A time machine isn’t one of them.

8 hours ago

By Ashley Fike
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Life

5 Lies My OCD Keeps Trying to Sell Me (No Matter How Hard I Try to Ignore Them)

These are some of the common, disturbing lies my OCD has told me.

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Music

Nine Inch Nails and Boys Noize Just Announced an Album as Nine Inch Noize

The collaborative album is coming April 17.

10 hours ago

By Nick Stockton