Congressional Ignorance Leaves the U.S. Vulnerable to Cyberthreats
Security experts say that lawmakers’ bills fall short of needed protections
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How to Close the Tech Skills Gap
Industry involvement in computer science programs can upgrade the talent pipeline
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: October 2019
Eating arsenic, what to do in case of fire, bubble computers, and more
Artificial Intelligence Learns to Talk Back to Bigots
Algorithms are already used to remove online hate speech. Now scientists have taught an AI to respond—which they hope might spark more discourse. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Why Machine Learning Is Critical for Disaster Response
It can help decision makers answer questions such as “When?” and “How bad?”—and “How many people are in harm’s way?”
New Encryption System Protects Data from Quantum Computers
As quantum computing creeps closer, IBM successfully demonstrates a way to secure sensitive information
Beyond Quantum Supremacy: The Hunt for Useful Quantum Computers
With decades still to go until the first general-purpose quantum computers, the race is on to make today’s systems useful
To Invent a Quantum Internet
The physicist and computer scientist Stephanie Wehner is planning and designing the next internet—a quantum one
If You Want to Freak Out, Do a Web Search of Your Symptoms
You can find good information, but there's a lot more bad
Humans Can Improve Technology without Really Understanding It
Small tweaks, not deep physical insight, can lead to a better mousetrap
Scientists Tripped People for Science
An elaborate setup allowed researchers to study how people stumble and recover
3-D Printers Could Help Spread Weapons of Mass Destruction
Experts warn that new technology makes it easier to covertly produce WMDs
“Particle” Robots Work Together to Perform Tasks
Clusters of decentralized units could be used in search and rescue operations or drug delivery
Fighting Wildfires with Computer Models
Prescribed burns can remove excess fuel from the forest floor, and algorithms can help fire crews know where to set them
Will China Overtake the U.S. in Artificial Intelligence Research?
The nation wants to make its AI industry dominant by 2030
Faced with a Data Deluge, Astronomers Turn to Automation
For better or worse, machine learning and big data are poised to transform the study of the heavens
How to Defraud Democracy
A worst-case cyberwarfare scenario for the 2020 American presidential election
Misinformation Has Created a New World Disorder
Our willingness to share content without thinking is exploited to spread disinformation
Your Employer May Be Spying on You—and Wasting Its Time
New technologies help companies monitor their workers’ every move. But do those data tell them anything useful?
Why Are Deepfakes So Effective?
It’s because we often want them to be true
