The malicious code, which masquerades as ransomware, appears to come from a hacking group with ties to Iran.

Is this home monitoring ecosystem really simple and safe? We tried it out for six months.

A new report tallies the death toll from excess emissions by looking at air pollution and spikes in local ozone levels.

Thanks to a retro gaming renaissance, enthusiasts are scouring online marketplaces for 20-year-old CRTs.

A study finds that users of advanced driver-assistance systems drive 4,888 more miles per year than similar drivers without the feature.

Mo Pinel spent a career reshaping the ball’s inner core to harness the power of physics. He revolutionized the sport—and spared no critics along the way.

Microsoft reveals plans to bring GPT-3, best known for generating text, to programming. “The code writes itself,” CEO Satya Nadella says.

By ignorance or malice, policymakers use sweeping platitudes to regulate artificial intelligence, which may persecute citizens more than protect them.

The move is the latest, and greatest, in a new wave of media consolidation sparked by the streaming wars.

A full fix for the “Half-Double” technique will require rethinking how memory semiconductors are designed.

Sometimes the best thing to do on Twitter or Facebook is to just shut up … isn’t it?

Megan unravels what your colleagues might really want from you.

HR departments are deploying virtual-reality platforms to foster racial empathy. But building inclusive workplaces will take more than that.

It’s never been easier to invest in startups, and Gen Z is taking full advantage.

Homegrown Covid-19 vaccine signals help create a positive environment so you and your neighbors can feel safer removing face masks.

A community of air traffic control roleplayers gets torn apart by a lawsuit, and the founders scatter, trying to pick up the pieces.

The Washington, DC, attorney general claims that the company obsessed with satisfying customers is actually screwing them.

Sandbox game It’s Winter is set in a khrushchyovka, a mass housing unit in the USSR. It's a lonely, haunting ode to Eastern ennui.

One year after George Floyd’s murder, science and technology institutions continue to evolve. The most radical and necessary step remains.

By restoring ecosystems, conservationists can help the land sequester carbon. But it's still no substitute for drastically cutting emissions.

Imagine buying a movie once and watching it in any app you like, or whichever one gives you the best quality on your device. Now wake up, it's real.

Now that the CDC has relaxed mask requirements, a verification system might help identify who's vaccinated—but it’ll be a technical and political mess.

People went wild for its shared rides. Then came trouble. Now the startup is hellbent to prove it can be cool and safe—and exactly what cities need.

The Stop Social Media Censorship Act almost certainly violates both the US Constitution and Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

When I met Grace Nakimura in the Gabriel Knight trilogy, I found not just someone like me but someone who inspired me.

Coral in the Red Sea is unusually heat tolerant. The secret to its success may lie in the lucky confluence of geography and genetics.

The App Store’s draconian demands prevent app creators from making changes that would help consumers, or from making helpful apps in the first place.

Some studies are too small. Some are too pharma. But a bigger, bolder approach could (finally!) figure out which drugs work against the virus—and which don’t.

These death-defying rodents do not age normally. Will their weird biology help extend human life spans, or are those ambitions a dead end?

Georgetown researchers used text generator GPT-3 to write misleading tweets about climate change and foreign affairs. People found the posts persuasive.

Extreme weather is rapidly eroding the limestone caves where people first drew images 40,000 years ago.

This screenless Paper Shoot digital camera makes photos that look like what you get from film, without the long waits or development costs.

The calculations work even in cases where it shouldn’t, like when the black holes are close in size.

If you're spring cleaning or just need to get rid of things, here's how to do it sensibly and safely—and perhaps make a profit.

Apple’s and Google’s approval guidelines are notoriously lax—and they won’t keep out apps that are after your money and data. Here’s how to sniff them out.

Ireland's ransomware crisis continues, a Russian scammer gets sentenced, and more of the week's top security news.

The 12.9-inch tablet has some small upgrades and a phenomenal display, but it needs a robust software update to bring out its true potential.

The tiny jellies, which arrived sometime after Henry David Thoreau, are an example of how a non-native species can coexist peacefully with its new environment.

Cookie consent notices are everywhere, and opting out of tracking is a pain. It doesn’t have to be this way.

The automaker says the battery inside the pickup can power a home for three days—useful in a world of fires, floods, and freezes.

Microsoft will finally put the venerated, vulnerability-ridden browser out to pasture, but it's still got a year to cause some trouble.

Whether you'll be chilling indoors or in the sunshine this summer, we've got discounts on TVs, headphones, and outdoor gear.

The gaming company's lawyers and the judge both questioned the Apple CEO as he testified in the ‘Fortnite’ antitrust trial.

Catch up on the most important updates from this week.

Forty-six seasons in, the show seems to lag behind the speed of internet comedy.

It's time the work of sci-fi writer Roger Zelazny got its own adaptations.

The complaint alleges nearly 30 percent of the internet company's DSL customers may have received speeds slower than what they paid for.

The new merger means streaming could soon be dominated by a Big Three. Sound familiar?

This pocket-sized accessory lets you play (and record) your electric guitar anywhere.

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