iot New app helps you identify IoT devices around you, tells you what data they collect Thom Dunn

arizona Remembering the Awhatukee House of the Future, a "shining home of dreams" that became a $3 tourist trap Cory Doctorow

Gadgets After random surveillance images started to show up on users' devices, Google blocked Xiaomi from running Assistant or Google Home Cory Doctorow

Gadgets Vulnerabilities in smart electric plugs give attackers a staging point for scanning and attacking your whole network Cory Doctorow

Gadgets The Internet of Shit: a godsend for abusers and stalkers Cory Doctorow

smart homes Man hides TV in sliding door Mark Frauenfelder

Gadgets The Gimdow turns your dumb door into a smart lock Boing Boing's Shop

Gadgets Your barista may be at home, but that doesn’t mean your coffee game should suffer Boing Boing's Shop

News Social security for all — for now Maureen Herman

Gadgets Are you cut out to be a COVID-19 stay-at-home teacher for your kids? Maybe these DIY projects can help. Boing Boing's Shop

Funny Burglar left behind notebook with list of homes to burglarize. He got busted. Xeni Jardin

Earthship An Earthship meets a tiny house Gareth Branwyn

Business Google 'disabling Xiaomi integrations on our devices' after Nest Hub user picked up random pics from strangers' feeds Xeni Jardin

occult Weird "witch bottle" found in former pub's chimney David Pescovitz

Gadgets Let these robot vacuums do your cleaning for you Boing Boing's Shop

Calling the kettle black Here's a smart person deconstructing Steven Mnuchin's dumb speech about cryptocurrencies Mark Frauenfelder

amazon Amazon's being greasy about Alexa user data. Again. Seamus Bellamy

plagiarism High school student claims principal plagiarized Ashton Kutcher for graduation speech David Pescovitz

law Germany demands an end to working cryptography Cory Doctorow

politics Ben Carson confused 'REO' (HUD real estate term) with 'Oreo' (the cookie) Xeni Jardin