
An AI That Knows the World Like Children Do
Artificial intelligence has staged a revival by starting to incorporate what we know about how children learn

An AI That Knows the World Like Children Do
Artificial intelligence has staged a revival by starting to incorporate what we know about how children learn

7 in 10 Smartphone Apps Share Your Data with Third-Party Services
The majority of apps running on Android and iOS smartphones report personal data to third-party tracking companies like Google, Facebook or Crashlytics


Fitness Bands Fail on Calorie Counts
Activity trackers accurately reckon heart rate—but they're way off in estimates of energy expenditure. Christopher Intagliata reports.

When Hatred Goes Viral: Inside Social Media’s Efforts to Combat Terrorism
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

What Are Software Vulnerabilities, and Why Are There So Many of Them?
It can be useful to think of hackers as burglars and malicious software as their burglary tools

Any Half-Decent Hacker Could Break into Mar-a-Lago
Investigators tested internet security at four Trump properties. It’s not good

Why Banning Laptops from Airplane Cabins Doesn’t Make Sense
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

Why Installing Software Updates Makes Us WannaCry
All people had to do to stay safe from the global WannaCry ransomware attack was update their software. But people often don’t, for a number of specific reasons

HPE Debuts Its Next-Gen Computer--Sans Much-Anticipated Memristors
“The Machine” research prototype is designed to tackle complex problems, but it’s a work in progress

U.S. Hospitals Not Immune to Crippling Cyber Attacks
Outdated systems and earlier breaches underscore America's health care data security risks

Facebook Wants to Make Chatbots More Conversational
The social media giant is making its speech artificial intelligence training data open source

NHS Ransomware Cyber-Attack Was Preventable
Security upgrades for the National Health Service’s information technology systems have lagged behind for years