Computing

As faith in government hits historic lows, organizers in the U.K. are trying a new math-based approach to democracy. Would it work in the bitterly divided U.S?

An expert explains how automation enables quick deliveries—which will include ballots for November’s election

Technology is blurring the lines between consumers and producers, amateurs and professionals, and laypeople and experts. We’re just starting to understand the implications

Why do we ignore information that could improve our ability to predict the odds of a personal cyberattack?

The system works like noise-cancelling headphones but fits over an open window. Christopher Intagliata reports. 

A new video re-creates a history that never happened, showing the power of AI-generated media

Originally published in February 1950

Such a system could bypass the fiber-optic cables that can be severed when storms down utility poles

A government push for access is ostensibly about fighting crime, terrorism and child porn. Yet it could put all of us at risk of unwarranted surveillance

With floods maps often outdated, augmented reality may help homeowners better understand the risk of inundation

Coming out of lockdown, the country is relying on thousands of local case trackers and on software, once used to protect rhinoceroses, for disease surveillance

The potential dangers of this technology are great enough that we need to be very careful about how powerful we allow it to be