Eagle Scout. Idealist. Drug Trafficker?
An incisive profile of the suspect and the ideology behind Silk Road, the defunct online drug bazaar.
—Brian Bergstein, deputy editor
What Do You Do If Your Refrigerator Begins Sending Malicious Emails?
It’s been confirmed: the first Internet of Things cyberattack. This NPR article tells the story of how “ThingBots” hacked smart TVs, wireless speakers, and at least one refrigerator.
—David W.M. Sweeney, marketing communications manager
The Macintosh Turns 30: Going the Distance
Happy 30th birthday, Macintosh! CNET commemorates the Mac’s third decade with the story of how it came to be.
—Colby Wheeler, manager of information technology
Epigenetic Event-Impacting Protein Linked to Alzheimer’s Memory Loss
Pretty matter-of-fact write-up, but I thought this was pretty cool. Hopefully the phase 1 human studies will go well.
—Molly Frey, senior software engineer
Biofuel from Desert Plants Grown with Seawater
A neat idea, field trials are coming, and there’s a Masdar tie-in.
—Molly Frey
The End of Anonymity
Technical barriers once prevented authorities from using facial recognition to find the name matching any face, but those barriers are slowly being eroded.
—Tom Simonite, senior editor, IT
Pope Francis Says the Internet is a ‘Gift from God’
The drawbacks of modern communications technology are real, Francis said, but “they don’t justify rejecting social media. Rather, they remind us that communication is ultimately a human rather than a technological achievement.”
—Mike Orcutt, research editor
The Six Things That Make Stories Go Viral Will Amaze, and Maybe Infuriate, You
In the age of the link-baity Upworthy headline style, researchers have confirmed that when it comes to content that resonates, Aristotle’s credo of “ethos, pathos, and logos” lives on online.
—Kyanna Sutton, senior Web producer
The Hidden History of the CIA’s Prison in Poland
Some covert and controversial CIA practices may soon come to light: “the bitter debate about the CIA’s interrogation program is about to be revisited.”
—Kyanna Sutton
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