iPhone Home Studio: All the Gear You Need to Record a Hit Song Cut your next hit song anywhere with gear that turns your phone into a recording studio. 1. Ernie Ball Music Man St. Vincent Signature Guitar Designed by Annie Clark herself, this mahogany guitar […]
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Even Artificial Neural Networks Can Have Exploitable ‘Backdoors’
Even Artificial Neural Networks Can Have Exploitable ‘Backdoors’ Early in August, NYU professor Siddharth Garg checked for traffic, and then put a yellow Post-it onto a stop sign outside the Brooklyn building in which he works. When he and two colleagues showed a photo of […]
How Will Houston Handle the Deluge of Hurricane Harvey?
How Will Houston Handle the Deluge of Hurricane Harvey? Hurricanes are ranked according to their wind speed. But a truer measure of their destructive potential would also include their moisture level. Just before making landfall on Friday night, Hurricane Harvey jumped up to become a category […]
Space Photos of the Week: NASA Takes Better Eclipse Photos than You
Space Photos of the Week: NASA Takes Better Eclipse Photos than You Millions of people stared up at the sky on Monday for a chance to watch the first total solar eclipse in the contiguous United States since 1979. And while countless photos were taken of […]
Violent Alt-Right Chats Could Be Key to Charlottesville Lawsuits
Violent Alt-Right Chats Could Be Key to Charlottesville Lawsuits In the weeks leading up to the Charlottesville, Virginia, white nationalist march that left one counter-protestor dead, organizers discussed inserting screws into flagpoles to be used as potential weapons and concealing firearms in the case of a […]
The Concours d’Lemons Is America’s Crappiest Car Show
The Concours d’Lemons Is America’s Crappiest Car Show The Trabant trembles. Its puny engine is running at idle, enough to visibly shake the small, boxy, creamy white car, made mostly of cotton waste. Its owner, a tall American guy, stands proudly by his car, encouraging an […]
Facebook Creepiness, AccuWeather Tracking, and More Security News This Week
Facebook Creepiness, AccuWeather Tracking, and More Security News This Week In a refreshing change of pace, this week’s security news included little to no escalation of nuclear rhetoric. Let’s count that as a win! Among quite a few losses. Digital financial services provider Enigma, for instance, […]
This Is a Golden Age of Low-Budget Horror
This Is a Golden Age of Low-Budget Horror Traditionally horror movies have been full of characters whose foolish behavior is boring and predictable, but more and more movies like Hush and The Invitation are featuring characters who are smart and resourceful. That’s a welcome development for […]
Stream Your Favorite Tunes With These Connected Radios: Revo Superconnect and Tivoli Model One
Stream Your Favorite Tunes With These Connected Radios: Revo Superconnect and Tivoli Model One These connected radios hook into an entire universe of audio content and look great doing it. 1. Revo SuperConnect Best for: Multicultural dabblers It may look like a ’60s relic, but the […]
South Korea Preps for Terrorist Attacks on the Streets of Seoul
South Korea Preps for Terrorist Attacks on the Streets of Seoul Passersby were likely alarmed on Wednesday when they spotted this silver Kia Optima covered in rubble in Seoul, South Korea. Fire and smoke billowed from the open windows as firefighters rushed around trying to put […]