Game On: The rum and uncanny

The fungipunk fantasy about love and loss "She Remembered Caterpillars" discussed with its writer, Cassandra Khaw and visual designer, Daniel Goffin. And Ed Smith joins Adam (and Cassandra) to talk about RE7 visceral pleasures.

from SweetTech http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04s4hf9

Passing the Email Privacy Act Has Never Been More Urgent

With surveillance hawk Jeff Sessions about to head up Trump's DOJ, privacy advocates push for a long-overdue bill to lock in digital privacy protections. The post Passing the Email Privacy Act Has Never Been More Urgent appeared first on WIRED.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/2017/02/trump-power-email-privacy-act-never-urgent/

How to Keep Amazon Echo and Google Home From Responding to Your TV

Voice assistants are smart, but they're not yet sharp enough to understand the difference between TV and reality. The post How to Keep Amazon Echo and Google Home From Responding to Your TV appeared first on WIRED.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/2017/02/keep-amazon-echo-google-home-responding-tv/

Russians Engineer a Brilliant Slot Machine Cheat—And Casinos Have No Fix

Digging through slot machine source code helped a St. Petersburg-based syndicate make off with millions. The post Russians Engineer a Brilliant Slot Machine Cheat---And Casinos Have No Fix appeared first on WIRED.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/2017/02/russians-engineer-brilliant-slot-machine-cheat-casinos-no-fix/

All Gaming PCs Should Look as Gorgeous as the Wooden Volta V

Finally a desktop that's both beauty and beast. The post All Gaming PCs Should Look as Gorgeous as the Wooden Volta V appeared first on WIRED.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/2017/02/volta-v-gaming-pc/

Lady Gaga’s Halftime Show Drones Have a Bright Future

This year's Super Bowl halftime show featured hundreds of swirling, swarming drones. The post Lady Gaga's Halftime Show Drones Have a Bright Future appeared first on WIRED.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/2017/02/lady-gaga-halftime-show-drones/

Security News This Week: Hackers Play Anti-Trump Song on Local Radio Stations Across the US

Each weekend we round up the news stories that we didn't break or cover in depth but that still deserve your attention. The post Security News This Week: Hackers Play Anti-Trump Song on Local Radio Stations Across the US appeared first on WIRED.

from SweetTech https://www.wired.com/2017/02/security-news-week-hackers-play-anti-trump-song-local-radio-stations-across-us/