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The service's mixed messages have frustrated cryptographers, as the US government and other sensitive organizations increasingly depend on it.

Scientists can’t say for certain why the current pandemic is discriminating by sex, but it likely comes down to biology, lifestyle, and behavior.

More than 4,000 Google Play apps let developers and advertisers collect a list of the user's other installed apps, no permission needed.

A Silicon Valley executive returns home to the rural South to see for himself the ways in which AI is affecting the local economy.

The latest reboot is trying to be a missing link, but it ends up being too much.

Plus: The DIY movement, the Long Tail theory of the internet, and wild animals in the streets.

What happens when the only device that can make you stop crying is exactly the device that is making you cry?

To swap out the spent uranium rods, hundreds of technicians from around the country must work in close quarters for weeks. That’s a challenge during a quarantine.

This week, we discuss the nationwide shortage of ventilators and protective equipment, and how we’re going to deal with it amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Keep washing those hands.

“It is a contagion, this need to wear a mask, not unlike the contagion the mask is meant to repel.”

This week in our living oral history, the city’s residents—from the great to the humble—try to come to grips with a metropolis under assault by a virus.

Social distancing rules have reduced many eateries to delivery and take out. But apps like Uber Eats exact a 25 percent toll on their shrinking revenue.

The US is short of ventilators to help Covid-19 patients breathe. Ford, GM, and satellite-launch company Virgin Orbit are trying to fill the gap.

As the coronavirus spreads, unhoused people are among the most vulnerable to infection.

The president is presiding over a public health nightmare and a mounting economic crisis. So why are voters warming up to him?

Are you being a good citizen and staying at home? Good. Here are some comics to pass the time.

I had hoped the high-end headset would provide an escape from the real world. It didn’t.

Initially criticized for covering up and failing to control the virus, China is rebranding its response as a symbol of leadership and strength.

As the government fumbled Covid-19 testing, researchers at UC Berkeley's Innovative Genomics Institute stepped up—with their own time and funding.

You may have seen recent videos of goats roaming an empty town. But for more vulnerable species, like rhinos, this shutdown poses a great danger.

Consumer advocates fear the deal will reduce competition and lead to higher prices. But regulators and a federal judge let it proceed.

Census-taking used to spur innovation. Now, the pace of technology, and the challenge of going go door to door, could force it to adopt existing systems instead.

The best, most beautiful weather app is about to be an iOS exclusive.

A class action lawsuit. Rampant zoombombing. And as of today, two new zero-day vulnerabilities.

For some longtime preppers, it's not all about bunkers and power generators.

If you're also streaming movie after movie, trying to forget that we’re living in a housebound half-life, there's no better time to try one.

It can replicate a sense of being touched, even when there’s no one around. As the world self-isolates, that feeling is more important than ever.

To protect governments as well as people’s rights from coronavirus, we need to use tech as a scalpel, not a sledgehammer.

Mohammad Mosaed, a reporter who criticized the Iranian government's response to the coronavirus pandemic, has been arrested and banned from social media.

The administration reversed Obama-era rules that set strict fuel-economy standards, setting up a fight with states including California.

Many Americans who may need a Covid-19 test still can't easily get one. What's going on?

MMORPGs aren't a perfect substitute for real-life socializing. But these days it's about as close as you can get.

The Pentagon's Institute of Infectious Diseases has been handling the world’s most dangerous organisms for decades. Now they're researching the new coronavirus.

Governors of a half-dozen states worry about the economic fallout of forcing businesses to close and say there's no clear guidance from Washington.

It doesn't matter if you have the Samsung Galaxy S20, S20 Plus, or S20 Ultra—a case to protect your new phone is a good idea.

You can score some great cases, bags, and other mobile gear today, at a discount.

Niantic is adjusting its game—built around leaving the house and meeting up with others—to fit the era of coronavirus-induced social distancing.

“Think twice before you hit Send” has long been solid advice. Now, we need thoughtful emails more than ever.

Our success in combating the pandemic and restarting the economy will depend on this administration's choices—and political pressure from citizens.

The hotel chain has suffered its second major breach in 16 months. Here's how to find out if you're affected.

George Lucas has been retro-tweaking the saga for years. It's time to give fans every version.

The scale of the Covid-19 crisis is dwarfing the leaders confronting it.

As brick and mortars close due to the novel coronavirus, thieves have increasingly targeted digital checkout.

The package includes $500 million for tracking and data collection, worrying some government watchdogs.

The Netflix docuseries is extremely popular. It’s also appalling. Why are people flocking to such a feel-bad show?

A new competition challenges scientists to innovate on how we map Earth's constantly shifting magnetic field—and make navigation safer and more accurate.

Gary Kobinger says a vaccine targeting groups like the elderly could be ready in less than a year, and control measures are slowing the disease's spread.

It's far from being the most important source of human suffering. But the rapid spread of boredom across the world is a crisis of its own.