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1. Das Internet ist manchmal einfach so ein wundervoller Ort, wie diese Geschichte zeigt. Es geht um die 55-jährige Cindi Decker aus Florida, USA. Die Lehrerin hat dieses Bild gemalt und sagte dazu, dass es sicher niemand mögen wird. 2. Ihr Sohn schoß ein Foto und sie dachte, dass er es einfach nur an seine […]
As the US government shutdown limped to a temporary end, social media couldn’t stop watching the fallout. https://media.wired.com/photos/5c4b556ea730093fb4f2d988/master/pass/Culture_InternetWeek_Trump-1124572306.jpg
Enlarge (credit: AntanO / Wikimedia) It was almost like an episode of Spy vs. Spy—a security researcher conceals a camera on his person to record an undercover operative who, under false pretenses and with his own hidden camera, quizzes the researcher about work he did exposing an Israeli exploit seller with highly questionable ethics. In […]
Last week was busy, but everyone had an opinion on those photos of the president with some burgers. https://media.wired.com/photos/5c4238dd1961cb33a5a8977c/master/pass/Culture_InternetWeek_Trump_Burgers_1082818598.jpg
Russian lawmakers have introduced legislation designed to reduce the country’s internet resources’ dependence on foreign infrastructure. The bill also envisions emergency measures in case the nation gets cut off the worldwide web. The legislation, submitted to the State Duma on Tuesday, has been drafted in the wake of the “aggressive nature of US cyber security […]
Troy Wolverton/Business Insider Vint Cerf, one of the fathers of the internet, this week defended Google’s work on Project Maven — its controversial pilot program with the Pentagon. Employee objections to the work, which involved developing artificial-intelligence technologies for use by the Defense Department, were based on a misunderstanding of the nature of the work, […]
Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs are considered the Rockefellers, Fords and Carnegies of the Information Age. But once upon a time, there was another vision of the Internet — a radical one from a little-known contender who lost the Internet wars. Even if you tweet, snap and poke, you’ve probably never heard of […]
Last week, the blogging platform had a rough go of it. And that was just the beginning. https://media.wired.com/photos/5c0af358c133b122740c4582/master/pass/Zuckerberg-FA-962130628.jpg
During the Great Internet Sex War, that began in the United States during its Facebook Era, people were forced to stockpile their porn. Lube was bought by the drum and hidden in bunkers, alongside vibrators and air-gapped computers holding valuable troves of accurate, non judgemental sex information. Gimp suits were stored upright, oiled, and ready […]
Enlarge / Shanghai. (credit: Dong Wenjie / Getty Images) Welcome to Ars UNITE, our week-long virtual conference on the ways that innovation brings unusual pairings together. Each day this week from Wednesday through Friday, we’re bringing you a pair of stories about facing the future. Today’s focus is on AI in the city—get ready for […]
