The company abandoned work on an earlier military program after employees revolted.
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Alan Paller, a Mover on Cybersecurity Threat, Is Dead at 76
He made it his mission to find, recruit and develop the next generation of digital warriors to defend the nation against an onslaught of cyberattacks.
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Ukraine Wants to Be the Crypto Capital of the World
It has to be somewhere. Why not Ukraine?
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Can Hydrogen Save The Airline Industry’s Fuel Challenges? It’s Got a Way to Go.
Small, experimental hydrogen-powered planes are paving the way for net-zero carbon aviation by 2050. But the route is rocky.
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Securing your digital life, part three: How smartphones make us vulnerable
Enlarge / In this story, we’re going to learn about “pig butchering.” (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) There are, by some estimates, more smart phones on this planet than human beings to use them. People who have never used a desktop computer use smart phones and other mobile devices every day and have much...
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Amazon Staten Island Workers Withdraw Request for Union Vote
The workers had spent months collecting signatures to call for an election.
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Covid-19 Misinformation Goes Unchecked on Radio and Podcasts
False statements about vaccines have spread on the “Wild West” of media, even as some hosts die of virus complications.
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The Secret to a Better Internet? Post Less, Chat More.
One of the web’s oldest functions remains one of its most powerful and promising.
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Why the Internet Is Turning Into QVC
Hint: It’s not because we all have a burning desire to buy makeup on YouTube.
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Trump Allies Help Bolsonaro Sow Doubt in Brazil’s Elections
With his poll numbers falling, President Jair Bolsonaro is already questioning the legitimacy of next year’s election. He has help from the United States.