Computers: It's Time to Start Over
Computer scientist Robert Watson, putting security first, wants to design with a “clean slate”
The End of the Public Phone Network
A Washington, D.C., committee wants to phase out traditional telephony worldwide, by June 2018
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License Plates, Cameras, and Our Vanishing Privacy
New license-plate video cameras are tracking millions of us as we drive around
Is Windows 8’s Lack of Windows a Mistake?
Usability guru Jakob Nielsen says Microsoft’s new OS takes a giant step backward
iCandy: Robots and Us
A smart prosthesis, a robotic brain surgeon, and an exoskeleton
Paranoia Update: U.N. to Take Over the Internet
Beneath the overhyped fears, there are real issues—backbone policies, cybersecurity, the free flow of information—at a major telecom conference
Rewriting the Constitution on Facebook
The Icelandic Constitutional Assembly relied on social media in drafting a new constitution
Son of Sandy
Are we going to just sit back and wait for the next superstorm, or do something about it?
Efficient Lighting = Enormous Savings
With the right designs, buildings can cut 40 percent of their lighting costs
Hybrid Online-Classroom Education: How’s It Working?
A Duke University bioengineering professor offers his first impressions of Coursera