
Defending Hospitals against Life-Threatening Cyber Attacks
Despite widespread concern about lack of cybersecurity funding, two surprising factors more directly determine whether a hospital is well protected

Defending Hospitals against Life-Threatening Cyber Attacks
Despite widespread concern about lack of cybersecurity funding, two surprising factors more directly determine whether a hospital is well protected

If (Virtual) Reality Feels Almost Right, It's Exactly Wrong
How adding touch to VR can lead to an “uncanny valley” of sensations—and what we can do about it


IKEA-Building Robot Conquers Touchy-Feely Challenge
The Swedish furniture has become something of a benchmark for robotics engineers

The Facebook Controversy: Privacy Is Not the Issue
The real danger is that the information and social platforms on the internet are being corrupted in the service of con men, political demagogues and thieves

Mine Social Media Posts to Predict Flu
Researchers used Twitter searches for nonflu words associated with behavior to predict flu outbreaks two weeks in advance.

The Internet Needs a Tune-Up
Princeton University's Jennifer Rexford talks about optimizing the internet for the uses it got drafted into performing.

Can AI Really Solve Facebook’s Problems?
Despite CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s efforts to reassure Congress that artificial intelligence can help find fake news and protect privacy, lawmakers worry the tech may be “biased”

Do Quantum Machines Roam the Universe?
An upcoming public discussion triggers some thoughts on exotechnology

Urban Bungle: Atlanta Cyber Attack Puts Other Cities on Notice
The city has spent the past two weeks restoring online services disrupted by ransomware that held encrypted data hostage

Automobile Dashboard Technology Is Simply Awful
New cars have amazing technology everywhere but the dashboard

Spot the Fake: Artificial Intelligence Can Produce Lifelike Photographs
By pitting AIs against one another, tech companies are creating realistic computer-generated images

Did Stephen Wolfram's Knowledge Engine Just Become a Quantum Neural Blockchain AI?
Today's leading buzzwords seem to describe very separate concepts, but it turns out that they have some amazing commonalities