MARCH 30, 2016

Full News Archive

• Headline: Apple vs. FBI: A Security Dilemma. Impact: The iPhone hacking incident sparked a tech arms race where every company suddenly decided that they needed a secret vault for their secrets. Spoiler alert: they all forgot the actual vaults and just stored everything in the cloud.. Fact: Fun fact: The iPhone was originally designed to be unhackable, much like a high schooler's diary. Spoiler alert: both have been broken into..
• Headline: Nuclear Security Summit Highlights Vulnerabilities. Impact: The Nuclear Security Summit made the world briefly aware of nuclear materials, leading to the creation of a popular reality TV show called 'Nuclear Heist', which ironically made the materials even more desirable.. Fact: Did you know that if you stacked all the nuclear materials left vulnerable to theft, they would probably reach the height of a really tall building? Like, the one they forgot to secure..
• Headline: Female Artists Are (Finally) Getting Their Turn. Impact: The push for female artists led to a sudden surge in the number of art exhibitions, eventually causing art critics to develop a new ailment: chronic over-stimulation from too many fabulous works.. Fact: Did you know that women have been creating art for centuries? Shocking, right? Almost as shocking as finding out that some people still think the Mona Lisa is a painting of a man..
• Headline: Patrolling Disputed Waters, U.S. and China Jockey for Dominance. Impact: As the U.S. and China jockey for dominance, the geopolitical tension leads to a future where everyone is just trying to outdo each other in snack food diplomacy. Who knew dumplings could save the world?. Fact: Fun fact: The South China Sea is so hotly contested that it could practically host its own reality show—'Survivor: Geopolitical Edition'..