Podcast
How Sex Changed the Internet
Sex and the internet are tied together forever, no matter how much people want to change that.
CYBER: What Comes After Social Media
Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are dying. What comes next might not be better, but now is the time to fight for change.
CYBER: Why Concert Tickets Are So Expensive
A vertically integrated monopoly is using an algorithm to generate dynamic prices that run up the cost of live music.
Watching Facebook Burn
Facebook’s advertising mega-machine is faltering right as its founder bets big on a virtual reality future no one seems to want. Is this the beginning of the end?
CYBER: The Killer Robot Future Is Already Here
Why we love robot dogs, why the future of military robots have treads, and how to use lasers to bring down a drone.
CYBER: A History of ‘American Terror’
In a new podcast, Cyber’s own Ben Makuch walks us through the history of white supremacist terror in America.
CYBER: When the Video Game Reaches Out to Ask You to Spend More Money
‘State of Survival’ and ‘Game of Thrones: Conquest’ players said they felt pressure from the community and the game itself.
CYBER: Nuclear War 101
North Korea is a nuclear state, Russia is threatening to use nukes in Ukraine, and an old Cold War suddenly feels very fresh.
CYBER: Inflection Is the Background Check Company Making Decisions for Uber and Airbnb
The background checker is quick, automated, and all but impossible to talk to.
CYBER: How Corporations and Governments Use Games to Control Us
As games have become more popular, gaming has infected every aspect of our life. That’s not great.
AI Art is Powered by ISIS Executions and Non-Consenual Porn
To create the powerful AI art generators, engineers are training programs to soak up as much data as possible without questioning where it’s coming from.
CYBER: Uber’s Been Hacked and Sim Swappers Are Getting Violent
The Uber hack is another warning about using your phone for 2FA.