Decades of math lie behind your Google Maps search for the closest Walmart ...

Millions of people rely on a network of unpaid volunteers to stay anonymous online, and for 25 years that network has run on ...

My own networking career can be roughly divided into the “pre-cloud” and “cloud-centric” eras, with the dividing line being my 2011 decision to leave Cisco (the very definition of a traditional ...

As social media has evolved from a place to connect with friends into large-scale entertainment platforms, a startup called Yope is quietly building what it believes will be the future of online ...

Before computers existed, a radical idea emerged: what if a machine's intelligence lived not in its gears, but in its instructions? This video traces the philosophical thread from Aristotle's logic to ...

A joint operation involving Google has disrupted NetNut, a residential proxy network that gave access to millions of compromised Android devices, including smart TVs and streaming boxes. Also known as ...

For years, social media giants controlled what users saw in their feeds. While people could follow accounts, like posts or hide content they didn’t enjoy, recommendation algorithms controlled what was ...

Researchers at the University of Toronto showed how hackers could use artificial intelligence to create a program that could target any known flaw in the world’s computers. By Cade Metz Cade Metz has ...

While the billion-dollar question is about when quantum computing will become commercially viable, one of the problems being tackled at the moment is how to make the ...

One of the telltale signs that your computer has been compromised is unexplained slowdowns and constant background activity — even when you’re not using your computer. Additionally, look out for ...

A quantum computer capable of breaking the encryption that secures the internet now seems to be just around the corner. Stunning revelations from two research teams outline how it could happen, with ...