They put a HAL-9000 on the International Space Station and...well...yeah. No.

You need this article as a palate cleanser after the last one. I agree 1000% that our hopes rest in the capable hands of our youth. I am constantly impressed with the awareness and problem solving skills of young people today. The sooner they’re able to destroy the entrenched power structures, the better it will be for all of us.

This is fascinating and more than a little troubling (potentially). When I read about how AlphaZero is choosing to take risks to advance its agenda – even if only on a chess board – I was struck with the notion that it’s developing a “personality”, for lack of a better word.

Not all computers are AlphaZero. Some are a little, well, glitchy. And that’s no bueno in space.

This is almost a mark of distinction. And there are a few movies these actors have been in that I have really enjoyed. Still, how do the Jessicas even get work anymore?

This is the tap-out heard round the world (the browser world, anyway). Not only is Microsoft giving up on their own browser, they’re developing their next generation browser on the Chromium backbone. Awkward.

If it raises the hairs on the back of your neck when it seems like Facebook is listening to your conversations through your phone, you’re not wrong.

Teenagers. Amirite?

The burger wars saw a pretty hilarious tactic deployed this week. If you want a Burger King Whopper for just a penny, you’ll have to go to McDonald’s to order it.

Ain’t nobody got time for that.