Short film ‘The Moderators’ takes a look at the thankless job of patrolling the web

 If you have 20 minutes to spare before you begin your weekend — or after, for…

Facebook announces victory over a spam operation after six months of combat

 Facebook proudly announced today that it has — it thinks — put an end to the…

GM plans to deploy hundreds of autonomous vehicles across the country for testing

 GM is looking to leapfrog its competitors in the autonomous driving space by deploying a larger…

Taking the Bodleian less seriously (with GIFs)

 Pop quiz, hotshot. You’re appointed the social media manager for a world-renowned institution like Oxford’s Bodleian…

Unreal’s ‘photorealistic character sample’ is like a Rob Lowe from the uncanny valley

 Making the character models you see in games is a very involved process, and as a…

High-speed camera rig captures 3D images of birds’ wings in flight

 You don’t have to be an ornithologist to know that birds are pretty good at flying.…

Gravity Jack’s PoindextAR tracks objects’ smallest details for augmented reality anywhere

 Augmented reality is a difficult proposition, both in the methods used to do it right and…

Spotting sockpuppets with science

 If you’ve ever ventured into the comment section of a website or spent any time on…