Topic: Hackers
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Videos
The Skateboard As a Swiss Army Knife for Urban Living
Coat hanger, bottle opener, laptop desk? A French artist shows that a skateboard can be all of these, and more.
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The Dark Side of the Smart City, in Video Game Form
"Watch Dogs" puts the controls of a networked city in players' hands.
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Photos
Why Does This Bench Need an Instruction Sign?
Has the city's public-works department gone rogue?
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The Big Fix
The Street Hacker, Officially Embraced
Can cities make it just as easy for citizens to engage in the physical world as the digital one?
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Videos
A Strange Merry-Go-Round For Shopping Carts
An artist transformed this revolving billboard in Berlin into something that's fun for kids.
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Photos
A Crosswalk You Can Roll Up and Carry Away
Urban hacker Florian Rivière makes the streets of France his playground with movable crosswalks, pigeon traps and a shopping-cart soccer field.
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An Eye on Cyberattacks on Critical Infrastructure
A recent hacking scare at an Illinois water district should have cities taking notice
