The town where people live underground by rmason

(Image credit: Getty Images)In one unusual outback town, everything is subterranean – from churches to campsites. As the world heads for 2.7C (4.9F) of global warming, should we be heading underground?OOn the long road towards central Australia, as you travel 848km (527 miles) north from Adelaide’s coastal plains, is a scattering of enigmatic sand-pyramids. Around

ByHackTechAugust 4, 20230Comments

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Underground bike race features clowns, aliens and Mario Kart by celias

VirginiaBy Salwan Georges and Teo Armus | May 5, 2023The cyclists assumed their positions at the starting line, looking out at the winding course before them. Some of them strapped on their helmets. Others zipped up their jackets. And a few did a final check to make sure their inflatable shark costumes were poofed to

ByHackTechMay 6, 20230Comments

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The Underground Company That Hacks iPhones for Ordinary Consumers by jbegley

Hacking. Disinformation. Surveillance. CYBER is Motherboard’s podcast and reporting on the dark underbelly of the internet.“Activation Lock,” a message displayed across the iPhone’s screen read. “This iPhone is linked to an Apple ID. Enter the Apple ID and password that were used to set up this iPhone.”This lock essentially turns iPhones into very expensive paperweights…

ByHackTechMay 31, 20220Comments

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Ask HN: What does the underground hacking scene look like? by time-and-space

Ask HN: What does the underground hacking scene look like?

ByHackTechFebruary 25, 20220Comments

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‘Underground maps’ segment cities using fashion, AI by sizzle

Cornell computer scientists have developed a new artificial intelligence framework to automatically draw “underground maps,” which accurately segment cities into areas with similar fashion sense and, thus, interests. How people dress in an area can tell a lot about what happens there, or is happening at a particular time, and knowing the fashion sense of…

ByHackTechFebruary 24, 20220Comments

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The Gritty, Underground Network Bringing Japan’s Arcades to the US by zdw

By about 2016, the American arcade importation scene was professionalizing—or more accurately, de-amateurizing. The task of networking with Japanese distributors, orchestrating shipping containers, and fixing up broken cabinets, combined with a surge in demand from Japan-obsessed gamers, had created space for something like an industry. One guy named David Rocovits, aka Cereth, aka Kenchan, worked…

ByHackTechJanuary 15, 20220Comments

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