iPhone 6 review
Apple has finally given the people what they want.

September 16, 2014 at 08:15PM
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Apple’s two-factor authentication now protects iCloud backups
Apple has put fixes in place to its iCloud cloud storage service that now prevent an attacker from mining data from an iOS device backup stored in the cloud by gaining access to the user’s password — at least if that user has turned on Apple’s new two-factor authentication.

September 16, 2014 at 07:14PM
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The World’s Largest Tunnel-Boring Machine Must Be Saved
Bertha has stalled deep beneath Seattle, leaving the city’s planned waterfront renaissance hanging in the balance.

September 16, 2014 at 06:16PM
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Will Minecraft’s Power Users Stick Around for Minecrosoft?
For a game that encourages free-thinking and creative expression, the modding scene at “Minecraft” is one of the most vibrant and diverse in the industry. The question is: Will Microsoft want to keep them around?

September 16, 2014 at 03:13PM
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Build your Martian dream home
A construction technology called “Contour Crafting” involves effectively 3D printing concrete buildings, layer by layer, using a giant robotic printer, in as little as 24 hours. And it could 3D print housing on the surface of the Moon using concrete made from lunar rock.

September 16, 2014 at 03:13PM
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This is Apple’s retail store gameplan for iPhone 6/Plus launch
Apple is going to great lengths to ensure that Friday runs smoothly for its customers and employees.

September 16, 2014 at 02:03PM
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23andMe reverses its decision to move to more lax privacy settings
The personal genetics testing company 23andMe is reversing plans to make a major change to its privacy settings, after a Vox story raised concerns about the move.

September 16, 2014 at 01:03PM
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DARPA testing planes with a ‘Star Wars’-style laser cannon
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is working with Lockheed Martin to test “a new beam control turret… to give 360-degree coverage for high-energy laser weapons operating on military aircraft.”

September 16, 2014 at 01:03PM
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Julian Assange on Snowden parallels, disliking Google, and “inevitable” freedom
It would be too much to say that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange feels optimistic. He’s been holed up in the Ecuadorean embassy in London for more than two years now.

September 16, 2014 at 10:51AM
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Who Is Running Phony Cell Phone Towers Around The United States?
A shroud of secrecy surrounds the technology, with the government trying to avoid admitting usage of interceptors, even in criminal trials where cell phone surveillance has provided key pieces of evidence.

September 16, 2014 at 09:32AM
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