Intelligent Machines The four ways that ex-internet idealists explain where it all went wrong 21st-century digital evangelists had a lot in common with early Christians and Russian revolutionaries. by Tim Hwang 2018-08-22T07:00:00-04:00
Computing Hackers are out to jeopardize your vote Cyberattacks on the 2016 US election caused states to bolster the defenses of their voting systems. It hasn’t been enough, says the University of Michigan’s Alex Halderman. by Martin Giles 2018-08-15T07:00:00-04:00
Connectivity Latest NSA Leak Reveals Exactly the Kind of Cyberattack Experts Had Warned About The Russian-backed assault, outlined in a newly public NSA analysis, targeted a particularly vulnerable component of the U.S. voting system. by Mike Orcutt 2017-06-06T15:35:00-04:00
Connectivity Obama Demands the Facts on Election Hacks A report will investigate who was behind the myriad security breaches in this year’s presidential race. by Jamie Condliffe 2016-12-09T13:50:00-05:00
Connectivity Wikileaks E-Mails Are an Election Influence to Really Worry About Hacked e-mails published to Wikileaks were a “conscious effort by a nation-state” to interfere with the election, according to the NSA’s chief. by Jamie Condliffe 2016-11-16T11:25:00-05:00
Connectivity Facebook’s Fake-News Ad Ban Is Not Enough Rattled by criticism, the social network has taken a positive step—but misinformation can continue to spread. by Jamie Condliffe 2016-11-15T11:00:00-05:00
Connectivity Regardless of Its Influence on the Election, Facebook Needs to Change The social network may not want to be a media company, but it must stamp out fake news. by Jamie Condliffe 2016-11-14T11:15:00-05:00
Sustainable Energy The Troubling Road for Climate and Energy Under President Trump Threats to pull out of the Paris agreement and burn more fossil fuels are more likely than you may hope. by Jamie Condliffe 2016-11-10T14:45:00-05:00
Business Impact Silicon Valley’s Call to Secede Shows How Out of Touch It Is Clamoring for California to leave the U.S. is little better than Donald Trump’s plan to build a border wall with Mexico. by Jamie Condliffe 2016-11-10T13:05:00-05:00
Intelligent Machines Prediction Models Gone Wild: Why Election Forecasts and Polls Were So Wrong The polls had Clinton ahead, the real-time data said she’d walk it—here’s what they missed. by Michael Reilly 2016-11-09T16:50:00-05:00
