Stories by Larry Greenemeier

Look for the president-elect to pick a new FCC chairman, limit online privacy protections and stem the flow of tech talent from other countries

More than two dozen states offer some form of internet voting, but it often means waiving the right to a secret ballot

Last week’s use of connected gadgets to attack the Web is a wake-up call for the Internet of Things, which will get a whole lot bigger this holiday season

Hollywood’s dark vision of machines taking over belies how far AI is from meaningful reality—and what it will look like when it gets there

Online attacks are unpredictable and hard to control, leading to worries that White House cyber rattling could quickly escalate

Originally designed to give soldiers superhuman strength, exoskeletons are enabling heroic efforts to help patients re-learn to walk

Scientific American checked out New York City’s annual ode to homemade robots, 3-D printers and dozens of other DIY technologies

The U.S. tries to pave the way for autonomous vehicle technology, without relegating safety to the backseat

The weekend’s IED incidents are a reminder of ways that resourceful attackers can make their own weapons

The reclusive country’s latest provocation could pose a strategic threat not only to North Korea's neighbors, but also the U.S.

A prototype device measures ripeness by studying the fruit’s color

Sentiment analysis finds ghosts in the presidential candidate’s machine

Four years after Oscar Pistorius made history at the London Olympics, the question remains unanswered

The final round of DARPA’s Cyber Grand Challenge pits computers against one another as human programmers watch the future of cybersecurity unfold

A new study finds flaws in the policies governing how officers use wearable cameras

The leak of Democrats’ e-mails raises unprecedented fears of meddling in the election

The game app’s pocket monsters may be taking over the world—but they’re not quite part of it yet, a tech pioneer insists

Amid a federal investigation, ignorance of the technology’s limitations comes into focus

The enhanced ultrafast camera is three billion times faster than the one on an iPhone, the researchers say

Autonomous vehicles may put people in life-or-death situations. Will the outcomes be decided by ethics or data?

The social network is ramping up artificial intelligence to teach machines to figure out what users want—without human help

An expert answers questions about what could happen at the cellular level after a report links radio-frequency signals to tumors in rats

Winning this mechanized shoving match takes the right mix of might and agility—or at least a robot that works when switched on

A new type of micro aerial vehicle saves precious power by perching on leaves or walls instead of hovering