October 13, 2016 White House: We're researching AI, but don't worry about killer robots The White House is backing long-term investments in AI research and investigations into ethics and security risks.
October 10, 2016 Apple Watch banned from UK cabinet meetings over hacker fears Prime Minister Theresa May's government is concerned that Russian hackers could use them as listening devices.
October 6, 2016 Hackers can gain control of an insulin pump to inject a harmful dose to patients Johnson & Johnson is distributing letters to patients using the Animas OneTouch Ping insulin pump, warning that hackers could gain remote access. The pump comes with a remote control, but the connection between the devices isn't secure.
October 5, 2016 Yahoo denies mass email spying claim Yahoo denies building spying software to scan all of its customers’ incoming emails for U.S. intelligence agencies, a claim reported by Reuters Tuesday.
October 4, 2016 Yahoo built email spying software for intelligence agencies, report says Last year, Internet giant Yahoo built software to spy on incoming emails of hundreds of millions of accounts for U.S. intelligence agencies, according to Reuters.
October 3, 2016 Expect 'flood' of DDoS attacks after source code release Brian Krebs warns that "the Internet will soon be flooded with attacks from many new botnets."
October 2, 2016 Tech Q&A: Improving your iPhone's home button, setting up a live stream Want to know how to get Google search results removed, find free photo editing software, and more? Read this column.
October 1, 2016 One thing your router needs now to keep hackers out There’s a gadget in your home that you don’t give much thought to until it stops working and you discover you’re lost without it.
September 29, 2016 Tech industry supports internet oversight change, but others are concerned A controversial transition regarding internet oversight is set to occur on Saturday, and while the tech industry largely seems to supports it, others say: not so fast.
September 28, 2016 Report: iOS 10 backups easy to hack A Russian company that sells software for guessing iPhone passwords discovered a vulnerability in iTunes backups.