Audrey Tang says tech can build trust, tame misinformation, and strengthen democracy. Her plan might even work in the US.

In a study, people responded to messages that resonated with them personally—up to a certain extent. The results could help shape responses to future pandemics.

On the heels of another profitable quarter, despite a coronavirus-induced shutdown of its California plant, the electric-auto maker announced its fourth factory.

Last year, Apple announced a special device just for hackers. The phone—for approved researchers only—will soon go into circulation.

Twitter's new policy won't make the conspiracy group disappear. But experts say it could dramatically reduce its ability to spread.

Spectators spent much of the time debating who was real and who was fake.

The comet will make its closest approach to Earth on Thursday before it fades into black. Here's how you can catch a glimpse.

The company's compact action camera is a worthy GoPro competitor, especially at this discounted price.

A new experiment on how rapidly atoms can tunnel through a barricade revives a physics debate about how time passes on the quantum scale.

If the mission succeeds, China will become only the second country ever to deploy a rover on the surface of the Red Planet.

The new hardware-based attack, which has targeted machines across Europe, can yield a stream of cash for the attacker.

In his new book, psychologist Stuart Ritchie paints a portrait of the modern system of research, and all the ways it gets undermined.

The company's latest consumer projector looks better than ever and even offers a 240-Hz refresh rate for PC gamers.

Early results from the team in the UK show their approach is safe and provokes an immune response. But that doesn't mean it works.

The new program from OpenAI shows how far the field has come—and how far it has to go.

It feels impossible to get anything done right now. Here's how to keep your head above water—without falling into the busy trap.

From defense contractors to videogame companies, the indictment details an astonishing array of victims.

The risk of nasty side effects in the Moderna and Oxford trials should be made clear now, before it ends up as fodder for the skeptics.

These PC accessories allow you to plug microphones and instruments into your computer. They’re the nerve center of any studio—from your bedroom to Abbey Road.

The algorithmically-warped information crisis can't be fixed with half-measures.

If anything, these new initiatives show that earlier efforts just weren’t enough.

It’s hard enough to get an autonomous vehicle to work on Earth. It’s even harder on another planet.

Is going to the dentist more dangerous than grocery shopping? Public health groups want to help us weigh everyday risks with to easy-to-read guides.

This year, there are no great movies uniting film fanatics. Maybe that's not such a bad thing.

Riders are skittish. Cleaning costs are soaring. Some, like the Bay Area's Caltrain system, face an existential crisis.

Minutes and hours? That's old thinking. Artist Scott Thrift wants you to see the bigger picture.

Scientists calculate that the unprecedented wildfires burned 37,500 square miles. For already endangered species, the conflagration may have spelled doom.

Emma Donoghue's new novel, The Pull of the Stars, shows how pandemics—like the 1918 flu—can be woven into history.

From its need to make money to its ever-changing relationship with law enforcement, the hyperlocal news reporting app faces growing pains.

Covid-19 is a new disease. Remdesivir is an experimental drug. How can scientists tell if it’s successful while the world shifts around them?

Is the mission of the app really to make the world better? Or does it thrive on chaos? We went behind the scenes to find out.

For marginalized groups, dark fictions are not imaginary. Yet many in the US pretend the things that happen in books can’t happen in their own backyards.

Facebook. Google. Netflix. Sometimes your accounts get compromised, so it’s vital to understand the threats.

His incompleteness theorems destroyed the search for a mathematical theory of everything. Nearly a century later, we’re still coming to grips with the consequences.

You deserve privacy. Here's how to check your phone, laptop, and online accounts to make sure no one's looking over your shoulder.

Many so-called “quantitative funds” that mine historical data to make trading decisions fared poorly in March, when stocks fell sharply amid coronavirus fears.

The instrument was supposed to accompany my family on a road trip. Now it’s helping us make music together.

Plus: WhatsApp’s court case, a VPN exposed, and more of the week’s top security news.

Silence is increasingly scarce, even in national parks. Now, scientists and environmentalists are working to calm the noise for the good of nature—and for us.

Whether it's time to upgrade your headphones or you need to change up your sleeping routine, these sales have you covered.

If Tom Nook is getting you down, a new farming simulator offers a sweet escape.

Concerns about the Chinese government shouldn't be dismissed, experts say. But banning TikTok would be a drastic measure.

By tearing down bootleg network switches, researchers found ample opportunity for malice—but no signs of a backdoor this time.

The Netflix animated series has been pretty solid for three seasons now. But does it have anything left to say?

The annual confab is going online this year—and there's a chance it will never recover.

Plus: Early accounts from Vancouver, the endless surprises of tech journalism, and a new low for the White House.

This week, Recode’s Peter Kafka joins us to talk about Netflix’s dominance over the entertainment industry and how the streaming landscape continues to change.

An artificial intelligence system has outperformed physicians when detecting skin lesions. The results are changing how one school trains dermatologists.

As campuses reopen, the logistics of preventing an outbreak are posing thorny questions: Who to test? How often? And will students buy in?

Officials in the three countries believe a state-linked group is trying to steal intellectual property and information about potential vaccine candidates.