How IBM and the CDC are testing blockchain to track health issues like the...
IBM and CDC experts are hopeful that using a blockchain could help streamline long-running surveys that track patient symptoms and treatments. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and IBM are...
View ArticleHere’s the North Korean computer programmer charged in the Sony and...
Park Jin Hyok is alleged to be part of a North Korean hacking group behind numerous high-profile attacks in recent years. Federal prosecutors in California unveiled charges Thursday against Park Jin...
View ArticleScientists urge a surge of cash and paper to protect U.S. elections
A sweeping report, the product of two years of work by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, says paper ballots are essential. Paper ballots should be used to help guarantee...
View ArticleHow an antivirus search engine plays into Alphabet’s security ambitions
VirusTotal, which is a product of Chronicle, a company created within Alphabet’s fabled “moonshot factory,” has been described as “Google for malware.” Earlier this year, Google parent Alphabet...
View ArticleThe Winklevoss twins just won NY approval for their crypto coin
The coin will be backed one-to-one by dollars on deposit in financial institutions. Gemini Trust, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, has won approval from New York...
View ArticleFake documents could spur an AI arms race
Inscribe is developing technology that can help insurers and lenders detect forged and altered documents. If you’ve ever taken out a loan, you’ve probably been asked for copies of documents that show...
View ArticleDARPA pledges millions to scour a surge of satellite photos
The award to Descartes Labs, a Los Alamos spinoff, is part of a DARPA push to build efficient cloud systems for processing big volumes of geospatial data. A New Mexico startup called Descartes Labs...
View ArticleSouth Carolina won’t evacuate prison for Hurricane Florence
State officials say the inmates and staff may be safer in the prison itself. South Carolina will not be evacuating Ridgeland Correctional Institution, even though it’s in an area that could be hit by...
View ArticleCourt: U.K. spy program revealed in Edward Snowden leaks violated human rights
The court didn’t consider pending changes under a 2016 law, but said that existing practices violated privacy provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights. A U.K. spy agency’s bulk collection...
View ArticleHow Google is breaking EU privacy law, according to a new complaint
A new legal complaint argues that personal data is being dispersed across wide networks of ad providers in violation of Europe’s privacy regulation. Ad customization technology used by Google and other...
View ArticleBanned from Facebook, Myanmar military finds a voice on Russian social media
The Russian social network doesn’t have the same reach in Myanmar as Facebook. After Facebook banned a number of Myanmar military officials in August citing evidence of human rights violations, the...
View Article4 sobering predictions about the future of jobs in an automated world
By 2025, machines will be working more total hours than humans, according to a prediction from the World Economic Forum. Artificial intelligence and automation will create more jobs than they replace,...
View ArticleYouTube’s right-wing influencers are more organized than you think
A tightly knit group of right-wing YouTube broadcasts can bring viewers to more extreme positions on subjects like race and gender, a report says. YouTube is home to a right-wing “alternative influence...
View ArticleApple tight-lipped on removal of Freedom and other content-blocking apps
Changes in policies have affected ad blockers, antivirus apps, and an anti-distraction tool, but Apple hasn’t spoken publicly about which apps are permitted. For people trying to avoid online...
View ArticleGoogle says app developers can still scan Gmail with opt-in
Google has stopped scanning emails for its own advertising, but third-party apps that process email still have wide latitude. Google told U.S. senators it still allows third-party app developers who...
View ArticleSay cheese! Delta says the first all-biometric airline terminal is coming...
International passengers will be able to put their passports away and use their faces as ID. By the end of this year, some international passengers flying from Atlanta will be able to leave their...
View ArticleWe can’t have smart guns but we could get smart vapes
The FDA says it may accelerate review of e-cig features like geofencing and biometrics that would make the devices hard for kids to vape. The Food and Drug Administration wants to see e-cigarette...
View ArticleNYT: Rod Rosenstein proposed taping Trump, using 25th Amendment
The deputy attorney general has denied the report by the New York Times, which was based on unnamed sources. U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein discussed recruiting cabinet members to invoke...
View ArticleHow a new generation of security firms is learning to protect blockchain code
As big money pours into coin offerings and smart contracts, security firms are building powerful tools and techniques to audit them for thief-friendly bugs. In early September, Gemini Trust, the...
View ArticleYour next Mailchimp message might be on a snail-mail postcard
A postcard service, soon to offer email-style automation features, will be Mailchimp’s first foray into the world of tangible mail. Companies that use Mailchimp for their online marketing now have a...
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