Sign of the Times: Camo That Outwits Facebook’s Facial Recognition

Sign of the Times: Camo That Outwits Facebook’s Facial Recognition

Adam Harvey's thesis project at New York University's Interactive Telecommunication Program is very Philip K. Dick: in a world where there's some computer-assisted lens watching you almost everywhere, use the inherent dumbness of facial recognition algorithms against them. How? With artfully-applied, avant-garde face makeup called CV Dazzle. It works like a charm against Facebook's built-in face-detecting bots, too:

Infographic of the Day

Infographic of the Day: When the Earth Warms, Who Suffers?

Infographic of the Day: When the Earth Warms, Who Suffers?

Westerners like you and me are the alpha consumers of the global marketplace -- never in the world's history have humans ever had so much. Which sounds awesome, except we know now that everything we consume comes with the cost of the carbons emitted to produce it.

Now, if the world were fair, we'd be the ones eventually footing that bill. But you know what they say about life, and this vitally important map shows exactly how true that old saw is. The ones least responsible for climate change are also the ones who pay the most dearly.

Hoping to Win Over a Town, Facebook Holds Urban Planning “Hack-a-thon”

Hoping to Win Over a Town, Facebook Holds Urban Planning “Hack-a-thon”

Some social networks still function better in the flesh, and so, on Saturday, Facebook played host to a massive "design charrette" that brought four busloads of architects, designers, and urban planners together for an all-day cram session devoted to re-imagining Menlo Park's Belle Haven community, soon-to-be home of the company's global headquarters.

[Zuckerberg with architect John Stewart]