Cybersecurity, Encryption and the Golden Age of Surveillance

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jul 9, 2015 The governments of both the United States and the United Kingdom want a master key to everyone's digital life . Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Stephen Hawking: Artificial Intelligence Could Spell Doom for Humans

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Dec 3, 2014 Theoretical physicist and all-around genius Stephen Hawking has relied for decades on a kind of artificial intelligence to help him communicate, but that doesn't mean he endorses AI without reservation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Apple Watch Out

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Sep 11, 2014 Did you hear about the latest product you didn’t know you wanted? Call me a luddite, but I’m beginning to wonder if we need an electronic device with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth strapped to every part of our body. Dig deeper

Prisoner of Technology

Angel Boligan, Cagle Cartoons, El Universal, Mexico City Aug 2, 2013 Dig deeper

3-D Computer Gun

Angel Boligan, Cagle Cartoons, El Universal, Mexico City May 20, 2013 Dig deeper

Eden’s Apple

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How to Avoid an Unwanted Vacation From the Internet

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 7, 2012 For perhaps 64,000 computers in the U.S. and 300,000 worldwide, the Internet will go dead starting Monday. The story is rather complicated, but at its bottom is a piece of devilment named the DNS Changer Trojan. Click through below to the jump to find out if your Internet connection is set up for a KO punch and, if so, what you can do to sidestep it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Foxconn Pledges to Ease Up on Factory Workers

Staff / Truthdig Apr 2, 2012 Electronics manufacturer Foxconn has taken some considerable hits to its public image in recent years as reports about shocking labor conditions at the Apple supplier's factories cropped up with more frequency than new iPad product launches. On Sunday, Foxconn's chairman said that the company is changing its ways. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Apple Lets the World In on Its Supply Chain

Staff / Truthdig Jan 14, 2012 In a bid to increase transparency and overcome some dreadful PR from recent years about certain components of its global supply chain, Apple Inc. posted a lengthy "2012 Progress Report" about labor practices, working conditions and company ethics on its main website Friday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Malware ‘Worm’ Could Take Down World Internet

Staff / Truthdig Sep 27, 2011 Since sometime in 2008, more than 12 million computers around the world have been infected by a highly encrypted "worm," or self-updating type of malware called Conficker, that allows remote access and control of a network of those computers, essentially creating the most powerful computer in the world. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Computer Gamers Decipher Structure of AIDS Enzyme

Staff / Truthdig Sep 20, 2011 To the astonishment of scientists, online gamers deciphered the 3-D structure of an enzyme of an AIDS-like virus in just three weeks, a feat that had evaded researchers for 10 years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Dramatic Reading of iTunes Rules, Starring Richard Dreyfuss

Staff / Truthdig Jul 6, 2011 This is quite an exemplary display of dramatic prowess on the part of actor Richard Dreyfuss, who put his thespian talents to work to great effect in these dramatic readings taken from iTunes' EULA (End-User License Agreement) for CNet. You will comply! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )