The Chinese government, with the assistance of national internet oligopolists Alibaba and Tencent, is in the process of introducing a new form of credit score that will factor in political compliance, the actions of one’s acquaintances, and the products one chooses to buy. Under this scheme, buying
IF TITLE IS TOO SNARKY: Pplkpr: the app that tells you which relationship you should keep and delete OR This app that manages your relationships could be your next best friend. Do you secretly hate most people? Well, finally, there’s an app for that. See how your interpersonal relationships stack
“Kanye West is worried a drone will electrocute his daughter” and “Kanye West: I fear electrocution by drone” are wonderful headlines. They’re exactly the sort of thing we expect from the rapper—sensational, emotional, Tweet-able. The truth, though, is a little more complicated. Our increasing adopt
On my really optimistic days I think of the internet as this magical place where people from all over the world can come together and do things that are simply not possible without near instant access to vast amounts of data. On the days that are slightly less optimistic than that I see the internet
Unless your phone died and you’ve been unable to check the internet, you know by now that Telltale Games is rumored to be working on a game based on George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones. The rumor hasn’t been denied, and as far as we know it could be referring to an unlicensed internal prototype, bu
