Microsoft Flight Simulator’s Data Insanity Spawns Enormous Buildings and Anomalies from OpenStreetMap

The OpenStreetMap project is an excellent example of how powerful crowdsourced data can be, but that’s not to say the system is perfect. Invalid data, added intentionally or otherwise, can sometimes slip through the cracks and lead to some interesting problems. A fact that developers Asobo Studio are becoming keenly …read more

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NASA offering cash prizes for lunar toilet concepts

NASA’s Artemis mission will (hopefully) take astronauts to the Moon in 2024 … and when those people get there, they’ll need to go to the bathroom. With that in mind, the space agency is now looking to the public for ideas for “moon toilets.”Continue Re… Continue reading NASA offering cash prizes for lunar toilet concepts

NASA wants you to design part of its future Venus rover

NASA is looking for help in designing a vital element of a rover that could one day explore Earth’s hellish twin, Venus. The component would allow the rover to safely explore the surface, and would have to be capable of enduring an incredibly hostile e… Continue reading NASA wants you to design part of its future Venus rover

Clean Water Technologies Hack Chat

Join us on Wednesday, September 4th at noon Pacific for the Clean Water Technologies Hack Chat with Ryan Beltrán!

Access to clean water is something that’s all too easy to take for granted. When the tap is turned, delivering water that won’t sicken or kill you when you drink it,

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Bug bounty payouts double in 2018; India reports the most bugs while U.S. wins highest payouts

Some of the biggest players in various industries have turned to the crowdsourced security model – white hat-driven bug bounty programs – in a race to identify emerging vulnerabilities before the black hats do. The crowdsourced security mod… Continue reading Bug bounty payouts double in 2018; India reports the most bugs while U.S. wins highest payouts