Tom McKay - US Author

Fireball Lights Up The Skies Over St. Louis During Northern Taurid Meteor Shower

1 year ago

Fireball Lights Up The Skies Over St. Louis During Northern Taurid Meteor Shower

Report: Apple’s AR Headset Won’t Be Out Until 2022, With AR Glasses To Follow In 2023

1 year ago

Report: Apple’s AR Headset Won’t Be Out Until 2022, With AR Glasses To Follow In 2023

Neo-Nazi Web Forum Iron March Has SQL Database Dumped On The Internet Archive

1 year ago

Neo-Nazi Web Forum Iron March Has SQL Database Dumped On The Internet Archive

Let’s All Feed OpenAI’s Predictive Text Generator The Dumbest Crap We Can

1 year ago

Let’s All Feed OpenAI’s Predictive Text Generator The Dumbest Crap We Can

I’m A Tech Blogger And I’m Here To Say / The #MAGACHALLENGE Sucks In A Major Way

1 year ago

I’m A Tech Blogger And I’m Here To Say / The #MAGACHALLENGE Sucks In A Major Way

Turns Out Elon Musk-Backed OpenAI’s Text Generator Is More Funny Than Dangerous, For Now

1 year ago

Turns Out Elon Musk-Backed OpenAI’s Text Generator Is More Funny Than Dangerous, For Now

The U.S. Feds Are Cracking Down On Suspected Chinese Theft Of Biomedical Research

1 year ago

The U.S. Feds Are Cracking Down On Suspected Chinese Theft Of Biomedical Research

Area Investment Firm Admits WeFuckedUp

1 year ago

Area Investment Firm Admits WeFuckedUp

Suspect On ATV Leads Philly Police On Winding Chase After Double Shooting

1 year ago

Suspect On ATV Leads Philly Police On Winding Chase After Double Shooting

Surprising No One, Uber Continues To Hemorrhage Cash

1 year ago

Surprising No One, Uber Continues To Hemorrhage Cash

Investigators Find Self-Driving Uber In Fatal Crash Saw Victim, But Wasn’t Programmed To Handle Jaywalkers

1 year ago

Investigators Find Self-Driving Uber In Fatal Crash Saw Victim, But Wasn’t Programmed To Handle Jaywalkers

FACEBOOK IS DOING JUST FINE, OK?

1 year ago

FACEBOOK IS DOING JUST FINE, OK?

WeWork, Former CEO Adam Neumann Accused Of Rampant Pregnancy And Gender Discrimination

1 year ago

WeWork, Former CEO Adam Neumann Accused Of Rampant Pregnancy And Gender Discrimination

Heads Up: Replicants May Already Be Among Us

1 year ago

Heads Up: Replicants May Already Be Among Us

Jack Dorsey Takes Obvious Opportunity To Backstab Facebook With Twitter Political Ad Ban

1 year ago

Jack Dorsey Takes Obvious Opportunity To Backstab Facebook With Twitter Political Ad Ban

Facebook Sues Shadowy Israeli Cyberweapons Firm NSO Group Over WhatsApp Malware

1 year ago

Facebook Sues Shadowy Israeli Cyberweapons Firm NSO Group Over WhatsApp Malware

Counter-Strike Key Reselling Shut Down Due To International Fraud Networks

1 year ago

Counter-Strike Key Reselling Shut Down Due To International Fraud Networks

FCC Proposes Banning U.S. Firms From Using Federal Subsidies To Purchase Huawei, ZTE Equipment

1 year ago

FCC Proposes Banning U.S. Firms From Using Federal Subsidies To Purchase Huawei, ZTE Equipment

Facebook’s Pretty Sure It Won’t Fuck Up The News This Time

1 year ago

Facebook’s Pretty Sure It Won’t Fuck Up The News This Time

Oops, Trump’s Commerce Secretary Did The Hillary Email Thing

1 year ago

Oops, Trump’s Commerce Secretary Did The Hillary Email Thing

OK, But Can We Teach The Rats To Race?

1 year ago

OK, But Can We Teach The Rats To Race?

Report: Google Staff Suspect New Internal Software Is Designed To Suppress Employee Dissent

1 year ago

Report: Google Staff Suspect New Internal Software Is Designed To Suppress Employee Dissent

Just My Opinion: The Company Offering $190,000 For The Perfect Robot Face Should Choose Luigi

Science & Health

1 year ago

Just My Opinion: The Company Offering $190,000 For The Perfect Robot Face Should Choose Luigi

Facebook COO: We Let Politicians Lie In Facebook Ads For The ‘Discourse,’ Not The Money

1 year ago

Facebook COO: We Let Politicians Lie In Facebook Ads For The ‘Discourse,’ Not The Money

Report: WeWork Delaying Mass Layoffs Because It Can’t Afford Severance

1 year ago

Report: WeWork Delaying Mass Layoffs Because It Can’t Afford Severance

You Lost How Much On Scooters?

1 year ago

You Lost How Much On Scooters?

Zuckerberg: I Feel Responsible For The ‘Different Ways’ Facebook Was Used To Cause, Uh, ‘Effects’

1 year ago

Zuckerberg: I Feel Responsible For The ‘Different Ways’ Facebook Was Used To Cause, Uh, ‘Effects’

Uh… The U.S. Army Just Contracted With Tom DeLonge’s UFO Group To Study Those ‘Alien Alloys’

Science & Health

1 year ago

Uh… The U.S. Army Just Contracted With Tom DeLonge’s UFO Group To Study Those ‘Alien Alloys’

U.S. Border Patrol Reportedly Eyes Face Recognition For Body Cams

Science & Health

1 year ago

U.S. Border Patrol Reportedly Eyes Face Recognition For Body Cams

Gab And Twitter Served With Search Warrants Over Neo-Nazi Arrested On Child Porn Charges

1 year ago

Gab And Twitter Served With Search Warrants Over Neo-Nazi Arrested On Child Porn Charges

Report: EU Antitrust Officials Are Looking Into Apple Pay, iPhone NFC Chips

1 year ago

Report: EU Antitrust Officials Are Looking Into Apple Pay, iPhone NFC Chips

Do Not Fear The Brainless Blob Monster

Science & Health

1 year ago

Do Not Fear The Brainless Blob Monster

Oh God, There’s So Much Blood

1 year ago

Oh God, There’s So Much Blood

Elon Musk Smoking Joe Rogan’s Weed Somehow Ended Up Costing Taxpayers $7.3 Million

Science & Health

1 year ago

Elon Musk Smoking Joe Rogan’s Weed Somehow Ended Up Costing Taxpayers $7.3 Million

Berkeley Becomes Fourth U.S. City To Ban Face Recognition In Unanimous Vote

2 years ago

Berkeley Becomes Fourth U.S. City To Ban Face Recognition In Unanimous Vote

U.S. Congress Wants Answers On Who Sent Millions Of Pro-Vaping Posts From Bot Accounts

2 years ago

U.S. Congress Wants Answers On Who Sent Millions Of Pro-Vaping Posts From Bot Accounts

Here Are Twitter’s Latest Excuses As To Why It Lets Donald Trump Break Its Rules Constantly

2 years ago

Here Are Twitter’s Latest Excuses As To Why It Lets Donald Trump Break Its Rules Constantly

Flash Memory On Some Tesla Cars Is Reportedly Burning Out, Causing Major Issues

2 years ago

Flash Memory On Some Tesla Cars Is Reportedly Burning Out, Causing Major Issues

In Unprecedented Move, London Police Ban Extinction Rebellion Climate Protests Throughout Entire City

Science & Health

2 years ago

In Unprecedented Move, London Police Ban Extinction Rebellion Climate Protests Throughout Entire City

Zuckerberg: I Only Wined And Dined Right-Wingers To, Um, Engage In A Meaningful Exchange Of Ideas

2 years ago

Zuckerberg: I Only Wined And Dined Right-Wingers To, Um, Engage In A Meaningful Exchange Of Ideas

Huh, Bill Gates Sure Hung Out With Jeffrey Epstein A Lot More Than He Admitted

2 years ago

Huh, Bill Gates Sure Hung Out With Jeffrey Epstein A Lot More Than He Admitted

American Airlines Says It Expects To Start Flying Boeing 737 Max Again Next Year

2 years ago

American Airlines Says It Expects To Start Flying Boeing 737 Max Again Next Year

Google Suggests Stadia Will Somehow Achieve ‘Negative Latency,’ Perhaps Via Predictive Button Input

2 years ago

Google Suggests Stadia Will Somehow Achieve ‘Negative Latency,’ Perhaps Via Predictive Button Input

Essential Debuts Phone, Just Cut In Half And With A Creepy Backstory

2 years ago

Essential Debuts Phone, Just Cut In Half And With A Creepy Backstory

Report: Major American Political Website’s Owners Secretly Running Far-Right Facebook Page

2 years ago

Report: Major American Political Website’s Owners Secretly Running Far-Right Facebook Page

Elon Musk: ‘I’m A Fucking Idiot’

2 years ago

Elon Musk: ‘I’m A Fucking Idiot’

Six Elephants Die In Thailand Trying To Rescue Each Other From Waterfall

Science & Health

2 years ago

Six Elephants Die In Thailand Trying To Rescue Each Other From Waterfall

Chernobyl’s Infamous Reactor 4 Control Room Is Now Open To Tourists

Science & Health

2 years ago

Chernobyl’s Infamous Reactor 4 Control Room Is Now Open To Tourists

Trump Is Gutting Environmental Protections In The U.S.

2 years ago

Trump Is Gutting Environmental Protections In The U.S.

Reports Of Tesla Smart Summon Crashes Are Now Under Investigation

2 years ago

Reports Of Tesla Smart Summon Crashes Are Now Under Investigation

WhatsApp Vulnerability Could Have Allowed Attackers To Hijack Phones Using Malicious GIFs

2 years ago

WhatsApp Vulnerability Could Have Allowed Attackers To Hijack Phones Using Malicious GIFs

Sure Sounds Like Things Aren’t Going Well For Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency Scheme

2 years ago

Sure Sounds Like Things Aren’t Going Well For Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency Scheme

Unruly Airport Cart Tries To Ram Plane At O’Hare, Is Promptly Sideswiped By Worker Driving Another One

2 years ago

Unruly Airport Cart Tries To Ram Plane At O’Hare, Is Promptly Sideswiped By Worker Driving Another One

Fake Lightning Cables That Can Hijack Connected Devices Are Heading For Mass Production

2 years ago

Fake Lightning Cables That Can Hijack Connected Devices Are Heading For Mass Production

Inspection Of Boeing 737 Next Generation Jets Ordered After Discovery Of ‘Structural Cracks’

2 years ago

Inspection Of Boeing 737 Next Generation Jets Ordered After Discovery Of ‘Structural Cracks’

Hurricane Lorenzo Sets Record As Strongest Storm Observed So Far North And East In Atlantic

Science & Health

2 years ago

Hurricane Lorenzo Sets Record As Strongest Storm Observed So Far North And East In Atlantic

Google’s Plans To Add DNS Encryption To Chrome Under Antitrust Scrutiny

2 years ago

Google’s Plans To Add DNS Encryption To Chrome Under Antitrust Scrutiny

German Police Raid Data Centre And Alleged Cybercrime Hub Based Out Of Former NATO Bunker

2 years ago

German Police Raid Data Centre And Alleged Cybercrime Hub Based Out Of Former NATO Bunker

Report: U.S. To Sign Treaty Forcing Platforms Like Facebook To Share Encrypted Chats With UK Police

2 years ago

Report: U.S. To Sign Treaty Forcing Platforms Like Facebook To Share Encrypted Chats With UK Police

Elon Musk Unveils His Gigantic Starship Prototype, Says It Will Be Flying Within Months

Science & Health

2 years ago

Elon Musk Unveils His Gigantic Starship Prototype, Says It Will Be Flying Within Months

Icelanders Mourn Loss Of OkjÃ¶kull Glacier With Ceremony, Plaque

2 years ago

Icelanders Mourn Loss Of OkjÃ¶kull Glacier With Ceremony, Plaque

Portugal Is Using Goats To Prepare For Wildfires, But There’s Not Enough Shepherds

2 years ago

Portugal Is Using Goats To Prepare For Wildfires, But There’s Not Enough Shepherds

Apple Sues Corellium For Selling Access To Cloud-Based ‘Perfect Replicas’ Of iOS

2 years ago

Apple Sues Corellium For Selling Access To Cloud-Based ‘Perfect Replicas’ Of iOS

List Of Former Googlers Claiming Google Hates Conservatives Just Keeps Getting Dumber

2 years ago

List Of Former Googlers Claiming Google Hates Conservatives Just Keeps Getting Dumber

Pop! Goes The Uber

2 years ago

Pop! Goes The Uber

FTC Chief: Well Yes, We Could Break Up Big Tech, But Only If We Really, Really Wanted To Or Something

2 years ago

FTC Chief: Well Yes, We Could Break Up Big Tech, But Only If We Really, Really Wanted To Or Something

American Air Authority Bans Some Recalled MacBook Pro Models From Flying, Citing Fire Risk

2 years ago

American Air Authority Bans Some Recalled MacBook Pro Models From Flying, Citing Fire Risk

Preliminary Data Shows Two New Ebola Drugs Dramatically Decrease Mortality Rates

Science & Health

2 years ago

Preliminary Data Shows Two New Ebola Drugs Dramatically Decrease Mortality Rates

Nothing To See Here, Just Someone Or Something With A TV For A Head Leaving TVs On Porches At Night

2 years ago

Nothing To See Here, Just Someone Or Something With A TV For A Head Leaving TVs On Porches At Night

Bizarre Sponsored Talk On ‘Time AI’ Tech Mocked At Black Hat Conference

Science & Health

2 years ago

Bizarre Sponsored Talk On ‘Time AI’ Tech Mocked At Black Hat Conference

Russia Demands Google Cease Sending YouTube Push Notifications For Protest Livestreams

2 years ago

Russia Demands Google Cease Sending YouTube Push Notifications For Protest Livestreams

Russian Nuclear Agency Confirms Radiation Leak Following Rocket Engine Test

Science & Health

2 years ago

Russian Nuclear Agency Confirms Radiation Leak Following Rocket Engine Test

Reports: Uber Freezes Tech Staff Hiring As Cash Hemorrhage Continues

2 years ago

Reports: Uber Freezes Tech Staff Hiring As Cash Hemorrhage Continues

At Least 22 Dead, Over A Million Reported Displaced As Typhoon Lekima Makes Landfall In Eastern China

Science & Health

2 years ago

At Least 22 Dead, Over A Million Reported Displaced As Typhoon Lekima Makes Landfall In Eastern China

Report: Apple Has Activated Software Locks On iPhone Batteries To Discourage Third-Party Repairs

2 years ago

Report: Apple Has Activated Software Locks On iPhone Batteries To Discourage Third-Party Repairs

Instagram Boots Ad Partner HYP3R For Reportedly Scraping Huge Amounts Of User Data

2 years ago

Instagram Boots Ad Partner HYP3R For Reportedly Scraping Huge Amounts Of User Data

Windows Quietly Patches Bug That Could Reverse Meltdown, Spectre Fixes For Intel CPUs

2 years ago

Windows Quietly Patches Bug That Could Reverse Meltdown, Spectre Fixes For Intel CPUs

8chan Owner Jim Watkins Facing Summons To Testify Before Congress, Child Porn Probe In Philippines

2 years ago

8chan Owner Jim Watkins Facing Summons To Testify Before Congress, Child Porn Probe In Philippines

Trump Boosts Fired Google Engineer Who Proposed Richard Spencer Fundraiser, Suggested Skinheads Rebrand

2 years ago

Trump Boosts Fired Google Engineer Who Proposed Richard Spencer Fundraiser, Suggested Skinheads Rebrand

Jeffrey Epstein Wanted His Head And Penis Preserved For The Future

Science & Health

2 years ago

Jeffrey Epstein Wanted His Head And Penis Preserved For The Future

Hacker Claims To Be In Possession Of Personal Info On Up To 20,000 LAPD Applicants

2 years ago

Hacker Claims To Be In Possession Of Personal Info On Up To 20,000 LAPD Applicants

Google Sticks Another Knife In Flash’s Corpse

2 years ago

Google Sticks Another Knife In Flash’s Corpse

Google’s Project Zero Finds Six ‘Interactionless’ iOS Vulnerabilities Using iMessage App

2 years ago

Google’s Project Zero Finds Six ‘Interactionless’ iOS Vulnerabilities Using iMessage App

Dilbert Creator Scott Adams Uses Mass Shooting To Promote His App

2 years ago

Dilbert Creator Scott Adams Uses Mass Shooting To Promote His App

France Announces Plan To Launch Satellites With Defensive Lasers, Possibly Submachine Guns

Science & Health

2 years ago

France Announces Plan To Launch Satellites With Defensive Lasers, Possibly Submachine Guns

JEDI-Amazon Conspiracy Theory Makes Its Way To Trumpâ€™s Desk

2 years ago

JEDI-Amazon Conspiracy Theory Makes Its Way To Trumpâ€™s Desk

Hey, Check It Out: Butter Astronauts

Science & Health

2 years ago

Hey, Check It Out: Butter Astronauts

Report: Saudi Prince’s Plan For Flying Taxi Robot City With ‘Giant Artificial Moon’ May Be Unrealistic

2 years ago

Report: Saudi Prince’s Plan For Flying Taxi Robot City With ‘Giant Artificial Moon’ May Be Unrealistic

Apple Regulatory Filings Suggest Two More iPad Models Coming In 2019

2 years ago

Apple Regulatory Filings Suggest Two More iPad Models Coming In 2019

DoorDash Says It’s Very Sorry You Noticed Its Tip-Skimming Scheme

2 years ago

DoorDash Says It’s Very Sorry You Noticed Its Tip-Skimming Scheme

Tesla Posts Record Deliveries In Q2 2019, But Still Lost $408 Million

2 years ago

Tesla Posts Record Deliveries In Q2 2019, But Still Lost $408 Million

SpaceX Aborts First Attempted Flight Test Of ‘Starhopper’ Prototype After Engines Fire

Science & Health

2 years ago

SpaceX Aborts First Attempted Flight Test Of ‘Starhopper’ Prototype After Engines Fire

Report: U.S. FTC To Accuse Facebook Of Using 2FA Numbers For Ads, Hiding Facial Recognition Settings

2 years ago

Report: U.S. FTC To Accuse Facebook Of Using 2FA Numbers For Ads, Hiding Facial Recognition Settings

Guy Who Built Twitter’s Retweet Button Admits Maybe That Was A Really Bad Idea

2 years ago

Guy Who Built Twitter’s Retweet Button Admits Maybe That Was A Really Bad Idea

Apple Shutters Hong Kong Stores Early As Protests Against Chinese Government, Crackdowns Escalate

2 years ago

Apple Shutters Hong Kong Stores Early As Protests Against Chinese Government, Crackdowns Escalate

Microsoft Will Pay Out $37Million In Settlement Over Hungarian Bribery Scheme

2 years ago

Microsoft Will Pay Out $37Million In Settlement Over Hungarian Bribery Scheme

North Korean State Media Posts Photos Of Kim Jong Un Touring ‘Newly Built’ Submarine

2 years ago

North Korean State Media Posts Photos Of Kim Jong Un Touring ‘Newly Built’ Submarine

Report: NSO Group’s Pegasus Spyware Can Break Into Cloud Services, Transmit User Data To Server

2 years ago

Report: NSO Group’s Pegasus Spyware Can Break Into Cloud Services, Transmit User Data To Server

European Space Agency Chief Urges Humanity To Protect Apollo 11, Lunokhod 1 Landing Sites

Science & Health

2 years ago

European Space Agency Chief Urges Humanity To Protect Apollo 11, Lunokhod 1 Landing Sites

Hackers Reportedly Break Into SyTech, A Contractor For Russia’s Federal Security Service

2 years ago

Hackers Reportedly Break Into SyTech, A Contractor For Russia’s Federal Security Service