Security
Smarter, better, easier passwords?
This week on Jetpacks Are Overrated, a conversation about the state of passwords. From biometrics to two-factor authentication, there’s a lot of new tools in
Technology
The now, the new, and the next
Business
AI in gaming chat with Frank Soqui, Intel VP of Gaming
I’ve got a short and sweet chat this week, looking at the state of AI adversaries and challenge systems in video games. Not from the perspective of ‘can this
Culture
The Matrix 20 years on: how a sci-fi film tackled big philosophical questions
20 years on, the film stands tall as a sci-fi epic that also encouraged viewers to explore some big philosophical questions.
Technology
An NVIDIA AI can turn your crappiest doodles into gorgeous lifelike landscapes
The latest AI fakery is thankfully something more peaceful and calming than most. Doodle some colours on a screen and NVIDIA's GauGAN (get it?) will turn them
Culture
Open Bionics delivers an awesome BB-8 decorated bionic arm that delivers superheroic vibes all day long
Sometimes a kid needs a bionic arm. But when that arm is given some cool styling like a BB-8 theme – and excellent functionality too – you might just make
Technology
Finally, an ethicist is warning us that the way we treat AI today might make them murder us tomorrow
All those videos of engineers abusing robots to show how stable or agile they are really might bite us in the butt in the future, according to one ethicist.
Big Ideas
A union of Microsoft, Adafruit, and Cartoon Network is promoting cool maker fun for kids
It can be so much easier to get kids excited about making and coding and playing with cool ideas when they can bounce off characters and ideas they know and
Technology
The Vatican Swiss Guard rolls with 3D printed helmets now
Next time you're visiting the Vatican to say hi to the Pope, or just check out the amazing art collections, take a second look at the helmets worn by the
Technology
Here's five things Sonos should do before trying to compete in the headphones market
Sonos wants to make headphones? Hmmm... instead of going to fight a new warfront in consumer tech land, here's some suggestions to extend what they already do
Technology
A 'self-driving' Tesla ran down an autonomous robot at CES 2019 in the most CES incident possible
Who's at fault? The Tesla driver? The Tesla autopilot? The Promobot that was weirdly standing on the street like it'd been out late drinking? Is somebody
Games
The Commodore 64 bass keytar is even better than you could imagine
A keytar with the body of a Commodore 64? Very cute. Oh, wait... the pick up actually sends sound into the WORKING C64 to create chiptune vibes that can be
Technology
The actual Uber flying taxi appeared at CES so get ready
The Bell Nexus was unveiled at CES this year and it's the sexy four-passenger air taxi Uber has been working on. With VTOL and super sleek design, those pipe