Category: Technology

I always failed at long distance relationships. After a hot and heavy summer or a conference fling I’d start a new long distance relationship strong. I’d text, email, and call. I’d even stay up late and play the, No-You-Hang-Up game. I even did some long distance traveling up and down the East Coast for a...

The blue check used to mean something. A Blue Check Used to Mean Something Once upon a time, you had to amass a large following and share something worth while to get recognized on social media. Ease of anonymity, and the ability for trolls to sound like a popular social media-lite, prompted social networks to...

Reports are coming out of Apple stating the company is closer to a prick-free blood glucose monitoring system for the Apple Watch. Apple is saying the blood-monitoring device is at proof-of-concept stage and can be brought to market once it’s smaller. The system uses lasers to gauge glucose concentration under the skin. For anyone who...

Last week’s Valentine’s Day was a busy day. Lockheed Martin announced its trained AI named VISTA flew an F-16 for 17 hours in the sky. This was no VR or simulated flight, but a real AI flew a real, airborne plane. This flight represents the first time an AI has piloted a tactical aircraft. VISTA,...

Aren’t you sick of social media challenges by now? Social media clout car thieves known as the Kia Boys have been posting instructional TikTok videos showing how to steal Hyundai and Kia vehicles using a USB cable. The videos have resulted in hundreds of car thefts and 14 crashes according to the National Highway Traffic...

Mapp’s Modus on Machines Machines don’t thinkMachines can’t thinkMachines are trained on human frailtyMachines reflect human frailty Everyone likes to bask in the wonder and glow of AI. Especially when real life humans can dialog with an AI and read new human-like responses. Rampancy is a word that will soon hit mainstream discourse. For all...

TW This article contains descriptions of sexual exploitation. Alice, the woman featured in this article is an alias. When Alice was 11 years old, she and her friends signed on to the online chat site, Omegle, during a slumber party. Omegle randomly pairs users together in online video chat. A user could be in their...