Stories by Larry Greenemeier

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and several smart-home technologies that debuted at last week’s CES add convenience but also raise privacy concerns

As CES gets into full swing in Las Vegas, one of the researchers responsible for part of last week’s security bombshell weighs in on the possible consequences

The FCC’s decision to kill the 2015 Open Internet Order hands more control to large broadband providers, but internet users have other options for getting online

Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s artificial intelligence chief describes the “ultimate” test for AI in space exploration

In exchange for some concessions, a Republican’s proposal would grant ISPs plenty of leeway and stymy some future regulatory efforts

Big tech companies—including Apple, Amazon and Nintendo—made headlines this year, but here are some under-the-radar devices worth checking out

In Carpenter v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court is about to tackle its biggest case related to the Fourth Amendment and privacy of data generated by cell phones

The Martian author Andy Weir’s much-anticipated new novel Artemis takes place in and around an Earth colony overlooking the moon’s Sea of Tranquility

The island wants to upgrade its infrastructure, but must first wait for the lights to come back on

Up-to-date software, apps, browsers and router software offer the best protection against a potential flaw in wi-fi security called a key reinstallation attack, or KRACK.

DeepMind’s Go game-playing AI—which dominated its human competition—just got better

An experiment using a computer algorithm to create deceptive Yelp reviews was disturbingly successful, and could point to bigger problems as artificial intelligence matures

With much of the U.S. commonwealth’s cellular service and electrical grid down since Hurricane Maria, the parent company of tech giant Google could help restore wireless communication to 3.4 million residents

The U.S.’s 1954 Castle Bravo thermonuclear disaster offers a cautionary tale about what could go wrong

This year’s season has been particularly wild, with several category 4 and 5 storms. We explain the kind of damage to expect at each level

The White House lifted Obama’s ban on gear like tracked vehicles and grenade launchers, imposed after harsh police response to Ferguson protests

The former mayor speaks with Scientific American about the new Cornell Tech campus in New York City: “Culture attracts capital a lot quicker than capital will attract culture.”

Internet hosting company DreamHost is battling the U.S. Justice Department over requests for information about people visiting a Web site for organizing protests. Larry Greenemeier reports.

Drone pilots say they can save lives, but emergency responders want them grounded

Former Congressman Rick Boucher talks about how Congress and electric power lines could break the federal government’s net neutrality deadlock

Why you should think twice before you give an app access to your phone’s address book.  

A new device promises to tell police when a driver has been sending messages while behind the wheel, but is it legal? Larry Greenemeier reports.

Sanctions won’t end ‘cold war’ with North Korea, but diplomacy is still on the table, one expert says

The Robocar, a fully autonomous electric racecar, recently debuted in Times Square, New York City. Watch how the Roborace team behind it imagine a new motorsport and how the Robocar might accelerate the development of the consumer autonomous car.