Electronics

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

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

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

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

“The Machine” research prototype is designed to tackle complex problems, but it’s a work in progress

The social media giant is making its speech artificial intelligence training data open source

Security upgrades for the National Health Service’s information technology systems have lagged behind for years

The Department of Homeland Security is weighing the possibility of expanding a ban on electronics larger than cell phones aboard U.S.-bound aircraft

This simple idea may be surprisingly secure