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Opinion: From the telegraph to cars, we've never feared tech as much as we think we have.

Our time with the first Sonos speaker that has a battery and Bluetooth. Is Sonos ready for portability?

By exploiting the WS-Discovery protocol, a new breed of DDoS attack can get a huge rate of return.

New models of Facebook's smart speaker plus camera start at $129, and offer improved tech to track body movements during calls.

That’s why all those weird, possibly toxic flavorings are allowed—and the lax regulatory environment goes back a century.

The controversial pioneer of free software resigned from MIT over his remarks on Jeffrey Epstein and Marvin Minsky. Stallman won’t be the last.

Joerg Arnu loves the secretive military base, documents it on an exhaustive fan site, and wants people to visit—just not all at once.

The biggest update is a most welcome one: A redesigned display that always shows the time of day.

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Google Project Zero found and reported a flaw in the widely used password manager.

Let's compute the power output required to sprint up a vertical wall.

Opinion: Aided by AI, brain scans know your past and future as well as your DNA. Determining their ethical implications is vital to scientific integrity.

It has to do with how the actor playing Freddie Mercury managed those prosthetic teeth.

A drone company on Great Abaco, in the Bahamas, was prepared to deliver emergency supplies if the hurricane struck. Dorian had other plans.

Vescovo says he dove deeper than Cameron. Cameron says not so fast. Perhaps only Poseidon knows for sure.

Like other automakers, General Motors is preparing for a mostly electric future. The catch is that building those cars requires a lot fewer workers.

At the Defcon hacking conference next year, the Air Force will bring a satellite for fun and glory.

Members of the latest age group to emerge are barely out of diapers, and the internet is already serving them ads.

Karen Navarra was a quiet woman in her sixties who lived alone. She was found beaten to death. The neighbors didn't see anything. But her Fitbit did.

It’s not the best iPhone you can buy, but it’s an excellent phone for the price.

This year's highest-priced iPhone models use premium materials and have a brighter screen. But the real benefit is that three-lens camera.

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Also: J.J. Abrams just signed a multimillion-dollar deal, and RIP, MoviePass.

In a new memoir and interview, the world’s most famous whistle-blower elucidates as never before why he stood up to mass surveillance—and his love for an internet that no longer exists.

In the streaming age, there are always new shows. But this fall in particular has some unique treats. (Hello, Disney+!)

Machine-learning systems are black boxes even to the researchers that build them. That makes it hard for others to assess the results.

A new class of apps can use machine intelligence to determine if your text conversations are imbued with hidden romantic sparks.

Billy Mitchell issues a 156-page “evidence package” in an attempt to prove his feats of arcade greatness.

Automakers show off their latest in Frankfurt, and California lawmakers rewrite the rules of the road for Uber and Lyft.

Also: President Trump loses another national security adviser, a potential ban on e-cigarettes, and more.

The latest iteration of Fitbit's popular smartwatch is still useful, if flawed.

A new measurement seems to eliminate an anomaly that has captivated physicists for nearly a decade.

MIT’s Media Lab, Harvard, Stanford, hospitals—they all take money from donors. Whether it's to truly help the world, or merely burnish a reputation, the money nevertheless bends the arc of the innovation universe.

The heavy hallucinogen ibogaine is illegal in the US, but some addicts are flocking to Mexican clinics for it, hoping to be cured. A physician investigates.

The spacecraft Juno made it through a very hostile environment to send back images of this enormous, telegenic, enshrouded planet.

Watching 'Buck Rogers in the 25th Century' can be quite a shock in the 21st.

White house spying, North Korea sanctions, and more of the week's top security news.

We've been testing inkless "Zero Ink" printers and instant cameras for months. These are our favorites.

Games built with the open source tool Bitsy are often more like stories. Our writer created one in two hours.

How do you make blockchain and other transactions truly private? With mathematical models known as zero-knowledge proofs.

Have an iPhone 11 hangover? These tech discounts may perk you up.

An innovative browser has launched on Android for the first time. Here's why you might want to give it a shot.

Also: PewDiePie canceled his donation to the Anti-Defamation League, and 'Control' might get a major crossover.

The Justice Department is investigating automakers who struck a deal with California. Some in Congress want to investigate the investigators.

With the departure of John Bolton from the White House this week, even the former national security advisor’s biggest critics are worried.

If you insist that drivers aren’t key to your business, apparently you end up making some bizarre U-turns.

In science, progress is all about building a better model—explaining more with less.

After years of digging, archaeologists discover nine medieval graves holding the remains of at least 300 people.

Opinion: Telling ourselves that devices and platforms “hijack” our brains plays right into Big Tech’s hands.

Living in the aftermath is a common trope in games. This one makes it beautiful.