A series of WikiLeaks disclosures that exposed a trove of the intelligence organization's secrets could have been avoided, a task force found.

After years of rainbow marketing and slogans, June is once again a time of queer action—and revolution.

Plus: Meg Whitman’s experience with angry commenters, technology’s double-edged sword, and the wrath of the primates.

If you’ve recently acquired a pandemic puppy, you might need a robot vacuum that can recognize pet poop.

The George Floyd protests have brought the holiday to the foreground. May it be a day of reflection and reckoning.

In San Francisco’s Mission District, a study showed Covid-19 tests aren't enough if people can’t take time off of work. They need financial and social support, too.

Throughout history, US presidents have fudged the truth about their health. But all the data voters need about Trump is already out for everyone to see.

Their CEOs have pledged support for reform amid the George Floyd protests—while their lawyers are fighting to preserve law enforcement’s advantage in court.

Sociologist and author Simone Browne connects the dots between modern marketing and the branding of slaves.

Facing criticism over workplace safety, the company is using cameras, sensors, and augmented reality to warn employees when they're too close to one another.

After George Floyd’s killing, experts warned that demonstrations could set off new waves of infections. But early testing in Minneapolis tells another story.

For the first time, the social media company is opening up about its most mysterious feature.

The Boogaloo Bois have been showing up online and IRL since the start of 2020. Now they're materializing at George Floyd protests.

The company's latest model delivers on the hybrid laptop-tablet we've been waiting for. Just don't use it for power-hungry tasks.

We hoped that Covid-19 would be a seasonal infection. We hoped wrong.

A new study estimates that there might only be 36 communicating extraterrestrial civilizations in our galaxy. But that number doesn’t tell the whole story.

The search giant was the only Chinese member of the Partnership on Artificial Intelligence, a US-led effort to foster collaboration on ethical issues.

Why have some Asian countries controlled their outbreaks so well? It's because authorities have earned their citizens' confidence.

Many people will continue to WFH more, but remote communication tools are still lacking. Tech companies are racing to add more presence to our telepresence.

Homebound scientists were looking for ways to help battle the pandemic. I put out a call on Twitter, and the Covid-19 Dispersed Volunteer Network was born.

I started a Covid-themed newspaper for the children in my neighborhood. It turned into a global outlet for youth journalism—and no-parents-allowed tips for acquiring candy.

Many of us are failing to build the secure, stable households we were taught to desire. But new shapes of family are emerging from the isolation of quarantine.

We asked a geriatrician, the CEO of Bandcamp, a public schools chief, a transportation expert, and the US poet laureate what to expect in the wake of Covid-19.

What happens next? Writers share stories of a world—and a future—transformed by a viral cataclysm.

Blizzard has suspended or closed over 74,000 accounts in the last month, as bots have upended the game's economy.

So far, no studies have shown that the antimalarial drug can fight Covid-19, and agency officials say its potential benefits do not outweigh its risks.

The videoconferencing platform had previously said that only paid accounts would get the feature—a move privacy advocates roundly decried.

For 15 years, Anne Fadiman and her students huddled in cozy classrooms to study the craft of writing. Then came Covid-19.

Amid worldwide protests over racism and police violence, lawmakers are once again turning to the devices as a tool for reform.

It’s like birding, but for fantasy pocket monsters.

Diversity isn't data. It's about asking the hard, human questions, and involving everyone across an organization.

They’re built for privacy and community—and that’s what makes them dangerous.

Health experts want a 9/11 Commission-style report on the US pandemic response. They say we must forecast and prepare for outbreaks as we do for wars or weather.

Secondary Infektion appears to be a distinct effort from the meddling of the IRA and GRU—and it went undetected for years.

Today’s deal between the University of California and publisher Springer Nature is a big milestone on the path to dismantling paywalls around academic journals.

Boston Dynamics is finally making its mechanical canine available for businesses and developers. But know that this puppy ain't for everyone.

Films were once the most coveted medium, but talented composers now view games on an equal footing.

The so-called Ripple20 vulnerabilities affect equipment found in data centers, power grids, and more.

It’s the perfect time for a transportation revolution: the Green-Car New Deal.

A virologist helped crack an impossible problem: how to insure against the economic fallout from devastating viral outbreaks. The plan was ingenious. Yet we're still in this mess.

Surveillance. Harassment. A live cockroach delivery. US attorneys have charged six former eBay workers in association with an outrageous cyberstalking campaign.

3somes, Gay Daddy Bear, and Herpes Dating are among the nine services that leaked the data of hundreds of thousands of users.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, palliative care specialists are discovering that technology can add a lot to these difficult discussions.

Capacity limits and social distancing requirements prompt businesses to count how many people are inside—and force some to wait outside.

Anti-vaccine messages on social media have tripled since the pandemic began. One public health group wants to teach pro-vaccine Americans to fight fire with fire.

Though the Facebook-owned app doesn't give users complete control, there are ways to limit the data it collects and the types of ads you see.

Lynsey Weatherspoon, Alexis Hunley, and Darrel Hunter capture the narrative and moral identity of Black protesters in an era of misinformation and surveillance.

The latest update to Google's operating system has a host of privacy and security improvements.

Limiting in-person polling sites makes it both harder to vote and more dangerous.