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- Should tech companies delete ISIS videos?
Tech companies are once again facing criticism for providing a forum for terrorist recruitment and training. But the decision to remove ISIS-sponsored content is more complicated than many assume.
- Can female mentors patch the leaky STEM pipeline?
A two-year study found that 100 percent of women engineering students with female mentors stuck with the program, a surprising win in a field with a traditionally high attrition rate.
- Where are all the space hotels? Why smart people make terrible forecasts.
Virgin Galactic is in good company when it comes to aerospace organizations over-promising on their ability to deliver new technology, suggesting that accurate project management may actually be harder than rocket science.
- NASA's Parker Solar Probe: a mission six decades in the making
Named for pioneering physicist Eugene Parker and scheduled to launch next summer, the probe will plunge into the sun's corona in hopes of revealing clues about one of our solar system's most enduring mysteries.
- First LookNest Cam IQ: a security camera that recognizes you
A high-resolution security camera and Google's facial recognition technology combine to help protect people's homes, but the data capture raises potential privacy concerns.
- First LookComputer beats Chinese champion in game of Go
AlphaGo proves its expanding expertise in the ancient board game.
- First LookFacebook hit by fine from French data protection watchdog
The 150,000 euro fine is small, but part of a larger effort to hold the tech giant accountable for allowing user data to be taken by advertisers.
- First LookNorth Korea could be behind ransomware attack, say experts
The evidence is circumstantial, but it fits the profile of other cyberattacks perpetrated by the country.
- First LookWhat caused the global 'WannaCry' ransomware attack?
Experts do not expect the perpetrators of the attack to be a 'sophisticated' group, despite at least 200,000 victims cropping up since Friday.
- Should Silicon Valley be liable for cybersecurity?
The global ransomware attack that affected an estimated 300,000 computers in 150 countries is tied to a Windows vulnerability. Do Microsoft and other software makers bear responsibility for keeping products secure or is it up to users?
- First LookIn landmark case, Uber considered not just an app
An adviser to the European Union's top court said the ride-hailer is no more than a transport service, but Uber said the ruling would not change the way it is regulated in most EU countries.
- First LookWhat's keeping driverless cars off the road? Human drivers bending the rules
Traffic customs differ from area to area, and humans adjust relatively quickly to local idiosyncrasies. But autonomous vehicles are not so adaptable.
- Think technology is disrupting the job market like never before? Think again.
A new report from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation analyzes the US labor market from 1850 to the present and finds that we are in an era of unprecedented calm. And that's not good.
- Will your next home be built by robots?
Researchers hope to extend the manufacturing revolution to construction, but the building industry is proving set in its ways.
- Are government leakers bringing about the end of secrets?
In an age of Wikileaks, Hal Martin, and Shadow Brokers, is the US overclassifying documents it cannot protect?
- First LookHow Facebook plans to stop violent postings
The company's announcement is an acknowledgement that, at least for now, it can't rely on automated software to monitor inappropriate posts.
- The ExplainerHow the FCC hopes to curb those annoying spam calls
The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a new set of rules to stymie calls from 'spoofed' phone numbers, which often help scammers steal personal information.
- SpaceX launches classified spy satellite for US Department of Defense
Marking the first time the commercial space company has sent this kind of payload into orbit, SpaceX breaks a 10-year monopoly on US military satellite launches formerly held by Lockheed-Martin and Boeing.
- To colonize space, start closer to Earth
Space X's Martian ambitions are making people think seriously about colonizing space. But the Red Planet may not be the best place to start the first space settlement.
- Do today's cops need a 'Textalyzer' test?
A new app enables police to scan for cellphone use. In New York, it's generating interest among lawmakers – and worry from privacy advocates.