Computing

Cybercrime researcher Gianluca Stringhini explains how he studies hate speech and fake news on the underground network 4chan

The breakthrough could lead to better data-storage devices and quantum computers

IBM AI expert Murray Campbell reflects on the machine’s long, bumpy road to victory over chess champ Garry Kasparov

A new bot uses feedback from sensors to stretch and fold dough 

Artificial intelligence has staged a revival by starting to incorporate what we know about how children learn

Alison Gopnik, author of “Making AI Human” in Scientific American’s June issue describes the use of Bayesian statistics to outline how youngsters infer the basics of cause and effect.

The majority of apps running on Android and iOS smartphones report personal data to third-party tracking companies like Google, Facebook or Crashlytics

Activity trackers accurately reckon heart rate—but they're way off in estimates of energy expenditure. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Online video serves the Islamic State and other terrorist organizations as a powerful tool for recruiting new members and inciting violence. A potential fix remains curiously in limbo

It can be useful to think of hackers as burglars and malicious software as their burglary tools

Investigators tested internet security at four Trump properties. It’s not good

It’s tempting to think that any level of cost and inconvenience is sensible if it cuts the risk of an attack even a little. But risks, inherent in flying and even driving, can never be avoided entirely