Cisco to Pay $8.6 Million to Settle Government Claims of Flawed Tech The Silicon Valley company, a major government contractor, was accused of selling video surveillance software that it knew had a security is...
The Tools for Covering Tech Are the Same as in 2009 John Herrman, who writes about the internet, is using many of the same tech tools as a decade ago — but the conversation around how we use t...
LightSail-2 Mission Shows Solar Sailing’s Potential for Spaceflight The spacecraft’s controllers on Earth succeeded in steering the spacecraft, demonstrating that mylar sails used for propulsion.
And Now, a Bicycle Built for None It’s not the first self-driving bike. But equipped with an A.I. chip, it may be the nearest to thinking for itself.
London Lab Advances Use of A.I. in Health Care, but Raises Privacy Concerns DeepMind is at the forefront of bringing artificial intelligence to health care. That its parent company is Alphabet raises issues of patien...
For Big Banks, It’s an Endless Fight With Hackers An engineer in Seattle was charged with stealing the information of millions of customers from Capital One. The incident was surprisingly co...
Apple Reports Declining Profits and Slowing Growth, Again The Silicon Valley behemoth said that its revenue rose slightly in the most recent quarter, but profits still fell as iPhone sales continued...
A New Way to Fight Crop Diseases, With a Smartphone A hand-held device could help farmers identify blighted plants, and perhaps reduce agricultural losses. It’s a like strep test for tomatoes ...
Huawei’s Sales Jump Despite Trump’s Blacklisting Executives at the Chinese tech giant sounded exuberant about the firm’s ability to thrive, even if it ends up fully cut off from American te...
Fortnite Is Here to Stay. Just Ask Its Competitors. Battle royale, a “fight for survival” genre popularized by Fortnite, has inspired imitators hoping to cash in. But there are signs that the ...
Huawei’s Sales Jump Despite Trump’s Blacklisting Executives at the Chinese tech giant sounded exuberant about the firm’s ability to thrive, even if it ends up fully cut off from American te...
Your Next iPhone Might Be Made in Vietnam. Thank the Trade War. Samsung already assembles half of its handsets in the country, which got a big lift from U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods. Now Apple is homing ...
Toby Walsh, A.I. Expert, Is Racing to Stop the Killer Robots Autonomous weapons, capable of acting without human oversight, are closer than we think, Dr. Walsh believes, and must be banned.
Would You Want a Computer to Judge Your Risk of H.I.V. Infection? A new software algorithm decides which patients are most likely to become infected with the virus. But this is not like other risk calculato...