You probably know by now about rampant insecurity in Internet of Things devices. You've likely even heard about vulnerabilities in desk phones specifically. Security research into the devices—and the potential for hackers to take them over, turn them into listening devices, or use them as jumping off points to take over corporate networks—has been going…

Silicon Valley investor Ronny Conway is raising his third early-stage venture fund, shows a new SEC filing that states the fund’s target is $140 million and that the first sale…

Elsinore is an unlikely amalgamation of Hamlet and Groundhog Day, making the player Ophelia in the center of a time loop.Golden GlitchI am Ophelia, she of the flowers, she of the supposed madness. She of the death in the water, the tragic woman at the center of Hamlet's tale of existentially broken men. But I'm…

Did you know that Russia’s security services, particularly those related to hacking / information security, have been in the throes of vicious high-stakes infighting for years? Did you know that…

This week, the notorious 8chan went down after its infrastructure provider Cloudflare withdrew services over the forum's radical, violence-promoting content. Cloudflare didn't shut the site down directly, but by removing its protection against distributed denial of service attacks, it could all but guarantee that the forum would crash. But while classic DDoS attacks, which overwhelm…

Facebook is facing exposure to billions of dollars in potential damages as a federal appeals court on Thursday rejected Facebook’s arguments to halt a class action lawsuit claiming it illegally…

The potential for gene editing to make every acre of land more productive in the face of climate change has captured the imagination of plant scientists, the agtech industry, and governments alike.Jose A. Bernat Bacete/Getty ImagesRenewable energy. Electric vehicles. Offshore carbon storage. These are just a few of the ways humans have been trying to…

Glow is a new startup that says it wants to help podcasters build media business. That’s something co-founder and CEO Amira Valliani said she tried to do herself. After a…

A good night’s sleep is a key aspect of human health, and this is especially true for astronauts working in the ultra-demanding environment of space. After a long day of floating around in microgravity doing experiments, astronauts on the International Space Station retire to their sleep station, which is little more than a closet, for…

The Hyundai Nexo, a hydrogen fuel cell SUV first unveiled at CES 2018, has earned a top safety award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The award, announced Thursday,…