Computing

Jobs are not created or lost because of a single technology, but because of the business models designed to leverage the power of the technology

Computer scientists borrowed insights from the fruit fly brain to create a more accurate search algorithm. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Much of the necessary technology already exists

Consumer technologies—whether user reviews and recommendations, social media or health care portals—involve logistical effort that means more administrative work at home.

This is more than just another industrial revolution—it is something that transcends humankind and even biology

The Library of Congress has your back

The damage that the ransomware caused to Britain’s National Health Service was not a cybersecurity failure in the practicalities but a failure of cybersecurity management at the top level

A new study uses brain imaging to separate those who think about and even attempt suicide from those who don’t 

Geotagged tweets using slang like “dummies,” “Captain Cody” or other drug handles could help pinpoint clusters of opioid problems more quickly than traditional methods do

Aid organizations have been piloting a nimble approach to cut through the fog of war

New qubit designs could enable more robust machines