The Life Of A White-Hat Hacker
Ethical hackers work to expose security risks. That doesn’t mean companies always like them.

August 8, 2019 at 12:26PM
via Digg https://ift.tt/2YtMSu2

A Mexican Physicist Solved A 2,000-Year Old Problem That Will Lead To Cheaper, Sharper Lenses
It’s a problem that’s existed for thousands of years with optical devices, and one that was assumed to be unsolvable until a Mexican physicist developed a mind-melting formula that could revolutionize how lenses are manufactured.

August 8, 2019 at 12:26PM
via Digg https://ift.tt/2Tep5Zo

Life After Gmail: Why I Opted For A Private Email Server
Fifteen years after entrusting everything to Google, I transitioned to a $500 device made by Helm to take back my privacy. If you didn’t get my last email, please check your spam folder.

August 8, 2019 at 11:18AM
via Digg https://ift.tt/2YPEOTX

The Lonely Work Of Moderating Hacker News
Can a human touch make Silicon Valley’s biggest discussion forum a more thoughtful place?

August 8, 2019 at 11:18AM
via Digg https://ift.tt/2ZTIv88

I Tried Hiding From Silicon Valley In A Pile Of Privacy Gadgets
Avoiding digital snoops takes more than throwing money at the problem, but that part can be really fun.

August 8, 2019 at 09:12AM
via Digg https://ift.tt/2ZIgj8n

Wait, People Pay For Tinder?
Like a mobile game, the dating app offers paid features that increase the odds of success. Lots of people are buying.

August 8, 2019 at 06:54AM
via Digg https://ift.tt/2H8pzvp

How Android Paved The Way For The Smartphone
From today’s vantage point, it’s easy to view the ubiquity of the smartphone as preordained, but only an extremely optimistic tech seer would have predicted it when Google bought a startup called Android in 2005.

August 7, 2019 at 05:36PM
via Digg https://ift.tt/2YwRBLq

How TikTok Could Fail
It’s only a year old, but it already faces significant challenges around the world.

August 7, 2019 at 05:36PM
via Digg https://ift.tt/33i02sV

The Race To Design Personalized, Wearable Air Conditioning
Extreme heat around the world is pushing companies — and researchers — to find new ways to cool down the human body.

August 7, 2019 at 12:06PM
via Digg https://ift.tt/2KuPyxP

How Artificial Intelligence Is Learning What People Look Like Just By Hearing The Sound Of Their Voice
Engineers are working hard at developing visualizations of people from hearing their voices.

August 7, 2019 at 08:18AM
via Digg https://ift.tt/2OJIBhT