16 Mother’s Day Gift Ideas for the Mom You’ve Been Missing
This Mother’s Day is a bit more hopeful than last year’s. Even if you and your parents can’t get the
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Encryption Has Never Been More Essential—or Threatened
Given the global nature of the internet, the decisions some countries make affect us all. Foreign powers have already stolen
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Opinion | Some Bipartisan Ideas for Congress
The Biden administration’s next big legislative initiative—a “build back better” bill dealing with infrastructure and much else—is at least several
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The Dire Possibility of Cyberattacks on Weapons Systems
We often hear about cyberattacks, cyber operations, and malware infections that target computer systems or smartphones. Attacks against civilian infrastructure
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Clubhouse Cured My Imposter Syndrome
After just two months on Clubhouse, I finally understand how Theranos happened. While articles, books, and films have covered the
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What the Arab Spring Can Teach Us About GameStop
When I first learned of the campaign by folks on Reddit that has wreaked havoc on wealthy hedge funds looking
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If Covid-19 Did Start With a Lab Leak, Would We Ever Know?
“We find ourselves ten months into one of the most catastrophic global health events of our lifetime,” wrote Stanford University
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Opinion: Timnit Gebru’s Exit From Google Exposes a Crisis in AI
This year has held many things, among them bold claims of artificial intelligence breakthroughs. Industry commentators speculated that the language-generation
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Nice Try, Facebook. iOS Changes Aren’t Bad for Small Businesses
It’s true that small businesses generally depend on advertising. In recent years, because of the overwhelming popularity of social media,
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The Race for a Covid Vaccine Was More About Luck Than Tech
It’s been a constant theme in coverage of the new Covid vaccines: A years-long process of research and development has
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