Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires
In “Survival of the Richest,” Douglas Rushkoff explains why tech billionaires seem desperate to buy their way out of civilizational collapse. Continue reading Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires
Category Archives: cyber
The Hypercane and Other Looming Climate Disasters
Listen to “Hypercane,” another story from Motherboard’s first ever short story collection. Continue reading The Hypercane and Other Looming Climate Disasters
A Nuclear War Would Starve the Planet
Listen to this roundtable discussion about startling new research about how even a small nuclear war would kill billions. Continue reading A Nuclear War Would Starve the Planet
A Hopeful Future Where Drones Become Farmers
Listen to ‘Drones to Ploughshares,’ another story from Motherboard’s first ever short story collection. Continue reading A Hopeful Future Where Drones Become Farmers
A Dystopia Where AI Runs U.S. Healthcare and Asks Patients to Die
Listen to ‘The Counselor,’ another story from Motherboard’s first ever short story collection. Continue reading A Dystopia Where AI Runs U.S. Healthcare and Asks Patients to Die
Suing Spam Texters for Fun and Profit
An interview with David Weekly, the man who sued a spam texter for $1,200 and won. Continue reading Suing Spam Texters for Fun and Profit
Listen to a Story from Motherboard’s First Ever Short Story Collection
In ‘Flyover Country,’ we see a world where U.S. factories churn out iPhones using prison labor. Continue reading Listen to a Story from Motherboard’s First Ever Short Story Collection
What the ‘Roblox’ Hack Revealed About Chinese Censorship and U.S. Content Moderation
One of the world’s biggest video games wants to break into the Chinese market, here’s what it’ll have to do to make the cut. Continue reading What the ‘Roblox’ Hack Revealed About Chinese Censorship and U.S. Content Moderation
Space Junk, Taiwan, and War at a Nuclear Power Plant
A mysterious orb has landed in Mexico, Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan, don’t fight a war at a nuclear power plant, and other strange stories from this week. Continue reading Space Junk, Taiwan, and War at a Nuclear Power Plant
Inside the Alex Jones Trial
The conspiracy theorist is in the fight of his financial life in Austin, and he won’t stop talking about it on the air. Continue reading Inside the Alex Jones Trial