
Closer Look Punches Holes in Swing-State Election Hacking Report
Experts tone down a news story about the Clinton campaign being urged to challenge results due to possible cyber attack

Closer Look Punches Holes in Swing-State Election Hacking Report
Experts tone down a news story about the Clinton campaign being urged to challenge results due to possible cyber attack

Trump Proposes an Advocate of Mass Public Surveillance as CIA Chief
Mike Pompeo wants to collect bulk data for detailed profiles of anyone who uses the Internet


Can You Diagnose Dementia from a Gaming App?
More than two million healthy people played a game that could detect declining navigation skills, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s

Wireless Brain Implant Allows “Locked-In” Woman to Communicate
Experts call the technology a “significant achievement,” but critics say the risks may not be justified

Facebook's Problem Is More Complicated Than Fake News
The popular claim that “filter bubbles” are why fake news thrives on Facebook is almost certainly wrong

“Spear-Phishing” Roiled the Presidential Campaign—Here’s How to Protect Yourself
Every one of October’s widely reported hacks was achieved using a surprisingly simple e-mail deception technique called “spear-phishing”

Nothing Is New under the Technology Sun
No matter what a tech company invents, everyone knows they didn’t really invent it

Patent Data Show That Companies Invent in Very Different Ways
Patent data show that companies have very different strategies for invention

Blue LEDs Light Up Your Brain
Why electronic screens keep you awake at night and what you can do about it

Engineers Debut the Acoustic Prism
The device splits sounds without digital help

When Tech Companies Copy One Anothers’ Best Ideas, Consumers Suffer
Phones and tablets work pretty much the same way no matter who makes them, and it's not good for consumers

E-Voting Refuses to Die Even Though It's Neither Secure nor Secret
More than two dozen states offer some form of internet voting, but it often means waiving the right to a secret ballot