SpaceX Makes History
For the first time ever, Elon Musk’s company flew a segment of its Falcon 9 that was used in another launch last year.
The Founding Fathers Encrypted Secret Messages, Too
Centuries before cybersecurity, statesmen around the world communicated with their own elaborate codes and ciphers.
Encryption Won’t Stop Your Internet Provider From Spying on You
Data patterns alone can be enough to give away what video you’re watching on YouTube.
Escaping Is Not a Form of Understanding
In the internet age, travel essays are shared far and wide—and they aren’t always well received back home.
Trolls Are Winning the Internet, Technologists Say
And they're pushing the rest of us toward a “Potemkin internet,” a mere shell of the web we know today.
Is Trump Still Tweeting From His Unsecured Android Phone?
If so, he’s extremely vulnerable to being hacked.
Can Uber Survive Without Self-Driving Cars?
After a high-speed crash in Arizona, the ride-hailing giant grounds its autonomous fleet.
Who Owns Your Face?
Advertising companies, tech giants, data collectors, and the federal government, it turns out.
When Fingerprints Are as Easy to Steal as Passwords
As hackers learn to imitate the body's unique features, scientists might turn to brainwaves and genomics to verify people's identities.
Artificial Intelligence: The Park Rangers of the Anthropocene
We worry about machines going rogue. What if they went green instead?
Not Wanting to Be a Token in Tech
How the Diving Bell Opened the Ocean's Depths
The simple device ushered in a new age of exploration—and burst many ear drums in the process. An Object Lesson.
The Video Game That Claims Everything Is Connected
Instead, it shows how individual and unique things really are.
Becoming ‘Everyone’s Little Sister’ to Deal With Sexism
What Happens If Uber Fails?
Even if the ride-sharing service goes under, it won't necessarily set off a bubble-popping chain reaction.
How the Rise of Electronics Has Made Smuggling Bombs Easier
New restrictions on flights from the Middle East reflect how just about anything with power can be turned into an explosive.
What Happens When the President Is a Publisher, Too?
With platforms like Twitter, Donald Trump is able to disrupt congressional hearings in real time.
The Like Button Ruined the Internet
How “engagement” made the web a less engaging place
Abu Dhabi to Los Angeles: 17 Hours Without a Laptop
DHS has banned carry-on devices larger than a smartphone on flights from 10 airports across the Middle East.
Hacking Tools Get Peer Reviewed, Too
A government-led effort paves the way for data extracted from electronic devices to be accepted as evidence in court.