In an Era of ‘Smart’ Things, Sometimes Dumb Stuff Is ...
It can be tempting to hook up everything you love to the internet. But take a moment to […]
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Signing Your Name in Digital Ink by J. D. BIERSDORFER
If you need to electronically sign PDF files, annotation tools built into popular programs let you scrawl your […]
Why We May Soon Be Living in Alexa’s World by ...
Next to Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android, Amazon’s voice assistant may be turning into the third great consumer […]
In Picasso’s Blue Period, Scanners Find Secrets He Painted Over ...
Scientists used a variety of tools originally developed for medicine, manufacturing and geology to discover hidden details in […]
Good News: A.I. Is Getting Cheaper. That’s Also Bad News. ...
The building blocks of A.I. are becoming more affordable and easier to work with. A new report explains […]
AT&T Loses Bid to Obtain White House Call Logs by ...
The decision by a federal judge hampers the company’s argument that politics influenced the government’s move to block […]
Order Denying AT&T’s Request by Unknown Author
Judge Richard J. Leon, of the United States District Court in Washington, said AT&T did not show that […]
On Social Media, Lax Enforcement Lets Impostor Accounts Thrive by ...
Millions of “bots” posing as real users are promoting celebrities, spreading misinformation and sowing discord. And it’s far […]
Adding Ports to a Portable Computer by J. D. BIERSDORFER
If your lightweight laptop comes with only one standard port for plugging in devices, adding a dock or […]
After Florida School Shooting, Russian ‘Bot’ Army Pounced by SHEERA ...
Twitter accounts suspected of having links to Russia were focused on Robert Mueller. But after news broke about […]