A Clicking Time Bomb

With the Internet of Things, we're building a world-size robot that senses, thinks, and acts. How are we going to control it?

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IT'S ALL CONNECTED WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK Bad Wi-Fi Will Die, And Other Facts digg.com ​Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: Wi-Fi is going to suck a lot less now, the super-rich are preparing for the apocalypse and a good way to make coffee. THE FOUR BOTNETS OF THE APOCALYPSE Click Here To Kill Everyone nymag.com With the Internet of Things, we're building a world-size robot that senses, thinks, and acts. How are we going to control it? A NOT-SO-SUBTLE BUTTERFLY EFFECT How A Deadly Heat Wave Led To Disastrous Floods 2,000 Miles Away fivethirtyeight.com A heatwave that struck Russia in 2010 managed to set off a chain of events that would ultimately lead to deadly floods in the Himalayas. SPORTS WE DIGG | SPONSORED Get 40% Off Some Excellent Workout Shorts hylete.com HYLETE's signature workout shorts come in four different lengths, and have a near weightless feel while still maintaining their strength and durability. Use the promo code DIGG and get 40% off your entire order! ALL NINE LIVES NO ONE COULD HEAR IT MEOW The Secret History Of The First Cat In Space gizmodo.com After lagging behind its Soviet and American competitors, France was eager to stake its claim in the space race — with cats, for some reason. YOU LITERALLY MAKE YOUR OWN LUCK To Be Lucky, Believe That You Are nautil.us It turns out that believing you are lucky is a kind of magical thinking that can lead to a virtuous cycle of thought and action THE BEST POST-DRINKING DRINK Letter Of Recommendation: Pedialyte nytimes.com Packed with an incredible amount of sodium and potassium, Pedialyte is the perfect drink for toddlers with diarrhea and adults with a hangover. ALWAYS PERKIN' E-40's Eternal Comeback thefader.com E-40 has been selling water to the sea since before you were born. It hasn't always been easy. VIDEO OF THE DAY SOME SAY HE'S STILL FLOPPING Basketball Player Sets A New, Embarrassing Low For Flopping digg.com Oregon junior Dillon Brooks is an All American talent. That talent doesn't appear to extend to flopping, because this is just shameful. IN THE NEWS An Updating Roundup Of Today's Trump News Two Infants Treated with Universal Immune Cells Have Their Cancer Vanish Steve Bannon Says Media Is 'The Opposition Party,' Should 'Keep Its Mouth Shut' Mike Pence Set To Speak At March For Life In DC FROM THE DIGG STORE Stuff You've Wanted To Buy But Can Now Justify Getting For The Super Bowl digg.com If you're hosting a Super Bowl party, you now have a great excuse to buy a lot of great new stuff for your home. Do: Enjoy your Friday; Don't: Commandeer a botnet and cripple the internet. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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