Author Archive

Matt Phillips

Cybersecurity

Passwords Aren't the Problem. You Are.

It’s abundantly clear that we are living in an era of profound data insecurity.

Artificial Intelligence

Scientists Now Know How to Make Robots Less Creepy Looking

One simple gesture can turn a robot from foe to friend.

Digital Government

This US Navy Ship Is Now Armed With a Drone-Killing Laser Beam

Will the laser work in actual warfare? Nobody knows exactly.

Modernization

Bitcoin Is No Longer the Worst Investment in the World

Now it’s merely the third worst.

Cybersecurity

Target’s Traffic Still Hasn’t Recovered From the Giant Data Breach

Hackers stole data from 40 million credit and debit cards used at Target between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15.

Cybersecurity

Shoppers Decided to Avoid Target After Its Giant Data Breach

There was a 5.5% decline in customer transactions during Target’s fiscal fourth quarter.

Digital Government

How Facebook’s IPO was Bungled by Nasdaq’s Computers

A glitch in the exchange's computer system botched the social network's public offering

Modernization

Google Still Hasn’t Found a Way to Master Mobile

But then again, nobody has.