Computing

Space-based transmission of quantum cryptographic keys could make the “unhackable” Internet a reality

It is not good enough to say, “We can’t prove fraud.” In every election we need evidence that vote counts are accurate

Online recommendation systems that include differing views may be an answer, say hoax researchers

Experts tone down a news story about the Clinton campaign being urged to challenge results due to possible cyber attack

The popular claim that “filter bubbles” are why fake news thrives on Facebook is almost certainly wrong

Products such as Semantic Scholar and Microsoft Academic could be a boon for scholars

Every one of October’s widely reported hacks was achieved using a surprisingly simple e-mail deception technique called “spear-phishing”

More than two dozen states offer some form of internet voting, but it often means waiving the right to a secret ballot

The field of “scientific theology” ponders the ultimate purpose of mind

Paul Rosenzweig, former deputy assistant secretary for policy in the Department of Homeland Security and founder of Red Branch Consulting, PLLC, talks about the October 21 attack on internet service in the U.S. that left millions without connectivity for hours.

Don’t worry about disobedient machines. Devious human masters and misunderstood commands are the real threat

Hollywood’s dark vision of machines taking over belies how far AI is from meaningful reality—and what it will look like when it gets there