Section 702 Surveillance Reauthorization May Get Slipped Into ‘Must-Pass’ NDAA
Congressional leaders are discussing ways to reauthorize Section 702 surveillance, including by attaching it to the National Defense Authorization Act, Capitol Hill sources tell...
A Sprawling Bot Network Used Fake Porn to Fool Facebook
An orchestrated attack went after an independent news website and harvested swathes of Facebook user data. And nobody can stop it.
11 of the Weirdest Careers for Creative People
Everything comes with a price. Pursuing a creative or artistic life often means you can sleep in, dress in weird clothes, and avoid...
Take a look at Conditions, our new feature in Care Studio
At Google Health, we’re always thinking about how we can make our tools most useful for clinicians. This includes Care Studio, our clinical software...
Alexis Ohanian Resigns from Reddit Board
Alexis Ohanian has stepped down from his seat on the board of Reddit, the website he cofounded just shy of 15 years ago, in...
‘Disease X’ Is a Thought Experiment, Not a Real Disease
Have you heard about the new pandemic, the one caused by a virus that’s 20 times more deadly than COVID, and which has earned...
The Fractured Future of Browser Privacy
Better anti-tracking measures have become the norm for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and other modern browsers. But they still disagree on how exactly they should...
When to Pay for ‘Clear’ Over TSA PreCheck
With airports jammed with travelers, you might be thinking about signing up for the airport security fast-track program TSA PreCheck. But what about Clear,...
Honoring Stephen Hawking’s scientific legacy
As we welcome in another year, and reflect on the turbulent one that’s passed, the existential words of Professor Stephen Hawking are as poignant...
New Regulation Could Cause a Split in the Crypto Community
An article in the infrastructure bill led cryptocurrency to acquire a great marker of prestige: a lobby. But can it keep a united front?
