Is the Power Grid Getting More Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks?
Rising computerization opens doors for increasingly aggressive adversaries, but defenses are better than many might think
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Cryptographers and Geneticists Unite to Analyze Genomes They Can't See
Computer-security methods could help scientists identify disease-causing genes—while preserving patient privacy
How Washington Gridlock Delays High-Speed Broadband to Rural U.S.
Former Congressman Rick Boucher talks about how Congress and electric power lines could break the federal government’s net neutrality deadlock
Tracing the Sources of Today's Russian Cyberthreat
Some of the most talented and dangerous cybercrooks and cyberwarriors come from Russia, a longtime meddler in other countries’ affairs
Social Media Sites Can Profile Your Contacts
Why you should think twice before you give an app access to your phone’s address book.
Magical Technologies Just over the Horizon
The products that really wow us seem like pure wizardry
The Imperfect Crime: How the WannaCry Hackers Could Get Nabbed
Even if they can exchange their ransom, the criminals will have a hard time accessing their money anonymously
Sophisticated Digital Aids Could Help Determine What Ails You
Sophisticated software could help doctors make better diagnoses
End-to-End Encryption Isn’t Enough Security for “Real People”
We real people should work on improving security where we are most vulnerable—on our own devices
"Textalyzer" Aims at Deadly Distracted Driving
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.
Demystifying the Black Box That Is AI
Humans are increasingly entrusting our security, health and safety to “black box” intelligent machines
Celebrities Tweet Like Bots
Celebrity Twitter accounts look a lot like Twitter bots: They tweet regularly, follow relatively few people, and upload a lot of content. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Creating a High-Speed Internet Lane for Emergency Situations
Net neutrality arguments aside, researchers pursue a faster and more reliable way to send and receive large amounts of data through the internet in times of crisis
Storing Data in DNA Brings Nature into the Digital Universe
We’re not going to stop taking pictures and recording movies, and we need to develop new ways to save them
Robots, Start Your Engines!
Roborace is creating a new motorsport to accelerate the arrival of self-driving cars
Attention Passengers: Your Flight Will Arrive 20 Years behind Schedule
Robopocalypse creator Daniel Wilson sets aside his dystopian tendencies to help the XPRIZE’s Sci-fi collection and writing contest find a silver lining in our obsession with intelligent assistants
Teaching Computers to Enjoy the View
Researchers in the U.K. trained computers to rate photos of parks and cities for what humans consider to be their scenic beauty. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Can You Hear Me Now? How to Protect Yourself from Voice Hackers
Security has to start with sound itself
The Real Costs of Cheap Surveillance
U.S. firms have both the incentive and the opportunity to use information about us in undesirable ways
What an Artificial Intelligence Researcher Fears about AI
“Being a scientist doesn’t absolve me of my humanity”
