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Car thieves rent a brand new SUV and then sell it on Craigslist

    A pair of car thieves from Houston decided to fly to Nashville, rent a brand new Chevy Suburban SUV and then list it out on Craigslist to see if they could sell it. Within 48 hours, they had a buyer who seemed lured by the $30,000 asking price for the spanking new Suburban …

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Lone hacker shuts down Washington and Baltimore area hospitals

  Hospitals in the Washington, DC and Baltimore metropolitan areas operated by MedStar Health, Inc. had their computer systems hacked into and shut down on Monday. The lone hacker planted a virus within the system that has caused hospital workers, including those at Georgetown University Hospital, to operating the hospital facilities by hand. records and …

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NJ politicians aim to make texting and walking a crime

  The state assembly in New Jersey is currently considering a bill that would make what they call “distracted walking” a crime punishable by a fine or even jail time. New Jersey state assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt has introduced the bill that would site a $50 fine and even up to 15 days in jail for …

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FBI breaks into San Bernardino phone

On Monday, the U.S. Justice Department formally announced that it has been able to successfully access data stored on the iPhone that belonged to the San Bernardino gunman. This news was a surprise, as the feat was accomplished without Apple’s help, ending the controversial court case against the major tech company.   Without adding further …

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Microsoft shuts down AI tweeter after she becomes a Nazi sex slave

Microsoft’s foray into artificial intelligence went more than slightly haywire last Thursday when they finally had to pull the plug on young Tay’s twitter feed. She was originally designed by Microsoft to be a friendly teenaged girl “chatbot”. But, after spending less than a day out in Twitter land, she morphed into a Nazi loving …

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