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Lyn Ulbricht: 'Young, Idealistic People Are Being Put In Cages'
In a new video, the mother of convicted Silk Road mastermind Ross Ulbricht talks about the drug war, the media, and Ross’s life in prison.
Is the US Leasing Out the Moon to Corporations? We Asked a Space Lawyer
It’s time to figure out how to handle commercial space expansion.
The Billboards of the Future Are 'Trixelated' 3D Holograms
Austrian engineers have created a laser-generated, 3D displays that don’t require glasses.
Why the FBI Believes North Korea Is Behind the Sony Hack
The same reasons why everyone else thinks so.
Marley Natural: The Weed That Manages to Sell Out Both Bob Marley and Jamaica
People in Jamaica are pissed off that rich, white Americans are turning Bob Marley into "the Marijuana Malboro Man".
A Rigged Indian Casino Karaoke Contest Was the Low Point of My Life
I suddenly hoped that I hadn't gotten too drunk and fucked it all up in the name of protecting my vulnerabilities by shitting on strangers. After all, I was no better than them. I was there too. I did it because I wanted to.
Ebay Was Hacked, and the Stolen Data Isn't Secure
There are now big questions around how eBay was protecting user information.
Forget Dongles And Passwords, The Future Of Mobile Payments Is Biometrics
With the two largest smartphone makers in the world getting behind the idea of biometric scanning, credit card companies may start to take it seriously as well.
Eric Holder Wants American Banks and Legal Pot Shops to Be Buds
A bank for weed is a legal bank, indeed.
Amazon Says Jumping Sharks Will Soon Deliver Packages
It's a smart strategy, even if it makes you cynical about the state of the tech press.
How to Hustle Your Smarts on the Internet
Call it hustling, call it entrepreneurship, call it DIY creation—the idea is opening up a bunch of new ways to make a buck.
The E-Currency Exchange LibertyReserve.com Got Shut Down for Laundering $6 Billion
Yesterday, the US Attorney's office in Manhattan indicted the founder of LibertyReserve.com, an online e-currency trading site that was “the predominant digital form of money laundering used by cybercriminals worldwide.” Liberty Reserve allegedly moved...