Botched Bank Hack

Banks are being hacked and losing hundreds of millions of dollars. One bank hack is making news because, ha ha, Continue reading →

Humans Tracked With Chips

Sci-fi becomes reality, yet again. This one is icky. Human traffickers are inserting RFID chips, the same things used for Continue reading →

Autonomous Weapons

‘Surely, we’ll never create weapons that can decide to kill without our control.’ The steady progression towards more automation in Continue reading →

Gentrification Backlash

Gentrification is the effect of wealthier people moving into poorer neighborhoods, then improving the housing to the point that the Continue reading →

Tracking Cash

Digital transactions are reasonably easy to track, at least for governments. That ability is typical of the battle between personal Continue reading →

Data That Matters January 2016

Air pollution kills ~ 4,500,000 people annually. US forest fires cost a record $1.7B in 2015. Job growth has been Continue reading →

Real Estate Money Laundering

The real estate booms happening in cities like London, New York, and places like Silicon Valley are impressive, but they Continue reading →

Who Owns The Land

The ranchers who have taken over Federal property are upset because they believe the property is theirs. They appear to Continue reading →