Corin Faife
Corin Faife is a freelancer covering transport, infrastructure, cryptocurrency, and internet freedom for Motherboard. Find him on Twitter @corintxt.
AI chatbots
Debt Collectors Want To Use AI Chatbots To Hustle People For Money
The collections industry is pushing GPT-4 as a dystopian new way to make borrowers pay up, replicating the debt system’s long history of racial bias.
Corin Faife
5.18.23
ice
GitHub, Medium, and Twitter Scrubbed a Database of ICE Agents
Threats of violence against database creator Sam Lavigne, however, remain online.
Corin Faife
6.20.18
ice
This Programmer Scraped LinkedIn to Find People Who Work at ICE
This isn't the first time that public information sources have been scraped to shed light on government employees.
Corin Faife
6.19.18
regulations, eh?
Canada Is Gearing Up to Regulate Cryptocurrency
Canada is poised to become a global hub for cryptocurrencies, and advocates worry excessive regulation will stifle innovation.
Corin Faife
3.20.18
sex toys
Here’s Why We Need More Open Source Software For Buttplugs
It’s a triumph of back-end engineering.
Corin Faife
8.16.17
the web
A New Browser Is Making Peer-to-Peer Web Hosting More User-Friendly
The technology behind Beaker makes it possible to host websites and share files with a few clicks.
Corin Faife
7.13.17
Self-Driving Cars
Self-Driving Cars Will Get Ethics Lessons in Virtual Reality
Immersive digital environments can test our response to life-or-death scenarios.
Corin Faife
7.10.17
the blockchain
The World Economic Forum Thinks We Need Better Governance for Blockchain
A new report suggests a framework for international collaboration should be built around the technology.
Corin Faife
7.5.17
crash and burn
Here’s How Traders Lost Millions in the First Ethereum Flash Crash
The price of ether fell to as low as 10 cents on one exchange, and the wider cryptocurrency community is still in shock.
Corin Faife
6.22.17
Digital Dollars
A Messaging App for Ethereum Just Raised $44 Million With Barely An Alpha
The company is hoping that its user-friendly app design will help bring cryptocurrency to the masses.
Corin Faife
6.20.17
Trolls Gonna Troll
How 4Chan's Structure Creates a 'Survival of the Fittest' for Memes
High turnover and a battle for attention breeds offensive but viral content.
Corin Faife
6.1.17
Funding The Web
The Creator of JavaScript Just Launched a Cryptocurrency to Improve Online Ads
Brendan Eich and the team behind the Brave web browser want to change the way advertisers, publishers and consumers connect.
Corin Faife
5.31.17
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