
Supreme Court Skeptical of Microsoft's Ireland E-Mail Privacy Claims
Justices are considering whether a law passed prior to the Web and cloud computing allows companies to hide data stored abroad

Supreme Court Skeptical of Microsoft's Ireland E-Mail Privacy Claims
Justices are considering whether a law passed prior to the Web and cloud computing allows companies to hide data stored abroad

Big Cities Have Fewer Tweeters Per Capita
But those who do tweet in big cities are more prolific—tweeting more often, on average, than their small-town counterparts. Christopher Intagliata reports.


SpaceX Launches Test Satellites for Internet Constellation
The launch also marked the company’s first attempt to recover and reuse the fairing of its Falcon 9 rocket

North Korea’s Growing Criminal Cyberthreat
The country’s cybercrime efforts are all seemingly state-sponsored and steal money that is then used to fund its cash-strapped government

“Smarticle” Robot Swarms Turn Random Behavior into Collective Intelligence
New algorithms show how very simple robots can be made to work together as a group

The Quantum Internet Has Arrived (and It Hasn’t)
Networks that harness entanglement and teleportation could enable leaps in security, computing and science

Estate Planning for Your Digital Assets
What will happen to your Facebook account when you die?

Are Autonomous Cars Really Safer Than Human Drivers?
Most comparisons between human drivers and automated vehicles have been at best uneven—and at worst unfair

Is Art Created by AI Really Art?
When AI creates compelling art, the meaning of creativity gets blurred

How Many Gigs are You Wearing?
Magnetic clothing could be used to store passwords and other data

How Secure Is Your Data When It’s Stored in the Cloud?
As cloud storage becomes more common, data security is an increasing concern

How to Hack an Intelligent Machine
AI scientists try to trick smart systems into making dumb gaffes