2021 has broken the record for zero-day hacking attacks
A zero-day exploit—a way to launch a cyberattack via a previously unknown vulnerability—is just about…
Securing the energy revolution and IoT future
In early 2021, Americans living on the East Coast got a sharp lesson on the…
How these US schools reopened without sparking a covid outbreak
A version of this story was originally published at the COVID-19 Data Dispatch. It’s impossible…
The US is unfairly targeting Chinese scientists over industrial spying, says report
For years, civil rights groups have accused the US Department of Justice of racial profiling…
How Amazon Ring uses domestic violence to market doorbell cameras
This article was produced in partnership with Type Investigations, where Eileen Guo is an Ida…
This AI could predict 10 years of scientific priorities—if we let it
Every 10 years, US astronomers have to make some tough decisions. Outlined in a plan called the Decadal Survey…
Companies hoping to grow carbon-sucking kelp may be rushing ahead of the science
In late January, Elon Musk tweeted that he planned to give $100 million to promising…
Troll farms reached 140 million Americans a month on Facebook before 2020 election, internal report shows
In the run up to the 2020 election, the most highly contested in US history,…
This US company sold iPhone hacking tools to UAE spies
When the United Arab Emirates paid over $1.3 million for a powerful and stealthy iPhone…
Why Facebook is using Ray-Ban to stake a claim on our faces
Last week Facebook released its new $299 “Ray-Ban Stories” glasses. Wearers can use them to…