Absurd U.S. Supercomputer Becomes First to Officially Enter Coveted Exascale Status

Though the U.S. may be lagging behind other countries in terms of consumer broadband and wireless speeds, it can now at least claim the mantle as the top dog of supercomputers. Well, maybe anyway.

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Sci-Fi Short Re-Live Visits Parallel Realities in Virtual Reality

“Welcome to the Re-Live service. In order to continue, think ‘Yes’!” Thus begins Re-Live, a sci-fi short about a man who uses virtual reality to revisit a key turning point in his past—and then is able to view what would’ve happened if he’d chosen a different path. Regrets… yeah, he’s had a few.

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This Hacker Group Forces People to Do Good to Get Their Data Back

A new strain of ransomware was recently identified by cybersecurity analysts, which forces its victims to complete a series of charitable tasks in order to retrieve their data. It combines the inconvenience of having your data stolen, plus the added cringe of self-righteous instructions on how to retrieve said data by…

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