Stephen Kersey Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

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Is Reddit Under Secret Surveillance by the Government?

Something is going on at Reddit. What’s happening exactly, we may never know. At the end of their 2014 transparency report, Reddit wrote ...

By Stephen Kersey Legacy AuthorApril 1, 2016

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18 Oculus Rift Reviews and First Impressions

With the official launch of the Oculus Rift, reviews and first impressions are rolling in. While there isn’t a consensus, most reviews are ...

By Stephen Kersey Legacy AuthorMarch 28, 2016

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Introducing Holoportation, the Future of Human Communication

In the future, humans will be able to interact with holographic 3D models of other people in real-time, resulting in a type of ...

By Stephen Kersey Legacy AuthorMarch 28, 2016

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With Encryption Battle on Hold, Burner Phones Now Targeted

Although the FBI has apparently paused its battle with Apple over encryption, there’s now another branch of the technological world under fire: burner ...

By Stephen Kersey Legacy AuthorMarch 27, 2016

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20 Outrageous Tweets by Microsoft’s Twitter-Taught AI Chatbox

Hours after Microsoft introduced a Twitter chatbot named Tay to the world, humans had corrupted her so terribly that Microsoft was forced to ...

By Stephen Kersey Legacy AuthorMarch 25, 2016

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Pornhub Launches Free Virtual Reality Channel for Oculus Rift

If you need additional motivation to shell out big bucks for the Oculus Rift, consider this enticing announcement by Pornhub: The company has ...

By Stephen Kersey Legacy AuthorMarch 24, 2016

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Hypocrisy? FBI Warns of Vehicle Hacking, Fights War on Encryption

In conjunction with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the FBI recently released a warning stating that vehicles are becoming more and more ...

By Stephen Kersey Legacy AuthorMarch 21, 2016

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FBI Can’t Win: Apple Engineers Will Quit Before Unlocking iPhone

Even if the FBI wins against Apple in federal court in the much-publicized legal battle involving the unlocking of an iPhone used by ...

By Stephen Kersey Legacy AuthorMarch 19, 2016

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Carl’s Jr. CEO Readies Robot Workforce to Counter Rising Wages

The fast food industry in the United States currently employs approximately five million human beings, however the CEO of Carl’s Jr. wants to ...

By Stephen Kersey Legacy AuthorMarch 18, 2016

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Community Gigabit Expansion in Tennessee Killed by Comcast, AT&T

A city-run electric utility in Tennessee attempted to offer customers competitively-priced gigabit internet service; however, a horde of 27 lobbyists with Comcast and ...

By Stephen Kersey Legacy AuthorMarch 17, 2016

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Congress is Really Worried Hackers Will Attack Self-Driving Cars

During a meeting between the Senate Commerce Committee and the head honchos of the self-driving car industry on Tuesday, one potential roadblock to ...

By Stephen Kersey Legacy AuthorMarch 16, 2016

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Transportation Secretary: Google Self-Driving Car Crash No Big Deal

For the first time ever, the computer running one of Google’s self-driving cars was blamed for a traffic accident. As you can see ...

By Stephen Kersey Legacy AuthorMarch 15, 2016

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