You Cannot Encrypt Your Face
Democracy may be impossible in a world where no dissent is anonymous.
Apple's $1 Billion Advanced Manufacturing Fund
CEO Tim Cook said the company supports 2 million U.S. jobs and hoped to create more.
Up to 1 Million Gmail Users Affected in Massive Phishing Attack
Google downplayed the enormity of the scam in a series of statements.
When Internet Memes Infiltrate the Physical World
Deplorable frogs and “nasty women” aren’t just online for comic relief. They’re central to how people engage with political issues.
Did Someone Just Share a Random Google Doc With You?
Don’t click.
Online Dating Tries to Flirt With the Workplace
A chat bot that tells you if your co-workers have crushes on you, so you never have to stop working, or dating.
When a 'Remix' Is Plain Ole Plagiarism
Digital technologies make it easier for people to copy the work of other artists—yet the same tools make it more likely for them to get caught.
The Age of Misinformation
Facebook, Twitter, Google, and Microsoft must recognize a special responsibility for the parts of their services that host or inform public discourse.
Lessons From Isaac Asimov's Multivac
It isn’t too late to stop technologies from further destabilizing fragile democratic institutions.
The Next Great Experiment
Technology is changing the way people think about—and participate in—democratic society. What does that mean for democracy?
Growing Old in New York's Snarkiest Early-Internet Community
Members of Echo, an old-fashioned web forum, have been sneering together long enough to make it into retirement.
The Internet of Things Needs a Code of Ethics
Technology is evolving faster than the legal and moral frameworks needed to manage it.
Porn Star James Deen's Crisis of Conscience
The most famous male adult film actor—and porn website proprietor—of his generation frets that his industry doesn’t protect children from exposure to hardcore content on the internet.
The NSA Is Changing Some of the Information It Collects
The agency says it’s stopping the controversial practice of collecting Americans’ emails that mention foreign intelligence targets.
Facebook Data ‘Does Not Contradict’ Intelligence on Russia Meddling
The social platform says it has a problem with government-run efforts to manipulate public opinion.
Hackers Get Back to the Basics
As the costs of complex cyberattacks increase, old-school email tricks are coming back in style.
Why Fruit Has a Fake Wax Coating
For centuries, artificial protective coatings have preserved and protected foods—and made them look more appealing. An Object Lesson.
Sergey Brin's Secret Zeppelin
Reports about the Google co-founder’s dirigible project are a reminder that the romance of pre-aviation futurism is, somehow, still alive.
The (Sometimes Unintentional) Subtext of Digital Conversations
Different people have different ideas about what it means to sign an email “XOXO,” what you should use Facebook for, and how long you can wait before texting back.
The Elegant Way Online Social Networks 'Heal' After a Death
Friends of the deceased person start interacting more after a loss, and stay in touch for years afterward.