The Terminator (1984): what the film got right about AI
The Terminator (1984): Skynet is still fiction, but the T-800 faking Sarah's mother's voice is now a real AI scam. …
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Information security in plain English: scams, hardening and privacy — plus retrogaming, games and geek culture.
WarGames (1983): the film that made Reagan ask about hackers
Reagan watched WarGames at Camp David and asked if it could really happen. The answer became NSDD-145 and the first US …
Super Mario Bros. turns 41: the level that saved gaming
On 13 September 1985 the Famicom got the game that resurrected an entire industry. Forty-one years on, World 1-1 is …
Tetris at 42: the story of the puzzle you can't put down
On 6 June 1984, Alexey Pajitnov stacked the first blocks on a Soviet computer. 42 years later, Tetris is still addictive …
Dragon Quest at 40: the RPG that stopped Japan
On 27 May 1986, Dragon Quest arrived on the Famicom with no fanfare. Forty years on, it defined the JRPG and nearly …
The Empire Strikes Back at 46: the film that changed Star Wars
On 21 May 1980, The Empire Strikes Back opened in cinemas with a secret kept under lock and key. 46 years on, it is …
37 years of the pocket phone: are you freer or more trapped?
On 25 April 1989, Motorola launched the first pocket-sized mobile phone. 37 years on, the question still stands: did the …
Stranger Things: Tales From '85 — Hawkins Is Back, Now Animated
The animated Stranger Things spin-off premieres today on Netflix with 10 episodes, as the Hawkins gang faces the Upside …