The Download: Opting out of the crypto hype, and the gig workers resisting oppressive algorithms
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Flexibility is key when navigating the future of 6G
Mobile providers are accelerating their rollout of the flexible, low-latency, multi-gigabit-per-second communications network known as…
The changing economics of open source
Early 2022 has brought with it an unusually high level of commotion in the open-source…
Wealthy cybercriminals are using zero-day hacks more than ever
Organized cybercriminals with money to burn are fueling a spike in the use of powerful,…
These hackers showed just how easy it is to target critical infrastructure
Daan Keuper has hacked under a bright spotlight before. In 2012, he hacked a brand-new…
How engineered microbes could cut aviation emissions
A startup using genetically engineered microbes, light, and carbon dioxide in an attempt to make…
A new vision of artificial intelligence for the people
In the back room of an old and graying building in the northernmost region of…
Spilling Silicon Valley’s secrets, one tweet at a time
Shortly after midnight on May 4, 2018, Jane Manchun Wong tweeted her first “finding” ever.…
The Download: Language-preserving AI, and hackers showed it’s frighteningly easy to breach critical infrastructure
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…