Technology

Martin Ford is the founder of a Silicon Valley-based software development firm and author of Lights in the Tunnel: Automation, Accelerating Technology and the Economy of the Future.

Attention White-Collar Workers: The Robots Are Coming For Your Jobs

12:45pm August 31, 2015

The machines have long been used in manufacturing, but Martin Ford, author of Rise of the Robots, says they're now poised to replace humans as teachers, lawyers and even journalists.

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World News

China Arrests Nearly 200 Over 'Online Rumors'

4:31pm August 30, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The rumors ranged from a man leaping to his death in Beijing over stock losses to highly inflated death tolls in the Tianjin industrial blasts.

Dartmouth Football's Brilliant Dummies

9:07pm August 28, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Two then-students at Dartmouth College built a game-changing mobile robotic football dummy that they say will decrease head injuries sustained from repeated tackling collisions.

Eugene Kaspersky, founder and chief executive officer of Kaspersky Lab, at his office in Moscow last Dec. 9. Kaspersky and his firm have ties to the Russian government, but say that should not be cause for concern in the West, where the company's cybersec

National

Kaspersky Lab: Based In Russia, Doing Cybersecurity In The West

1:41pm August 28, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

The software security company is big in the U.S. and around the globe, but tensions between Russia and the West have raised questions about the Moscow-based company.

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Why Shooters Record Themselves In The Act

1:13pm August 28, 2015

by Aarti Shahani

The Virginia shooter who murdered two TV journalists allegedly recorded the attack himself. Experts say wearable cameras will become a regular part of the toolkit for killers who want attention.

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The website of the "married dating" service Ashley Madison was the target of hackers, who released customer data.

CEO Of Cheating Website Ashley Madison, Noel Biderman, Has Stepped Down

10:57am August 28, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The parent company, Avid Life Media, has been reeling since hackers released information on 33 million of its customers. The company did not immediately appoint a new CEO.

Casey Corcoran and his wife, Margie Skeer, were on a romantic getaway when they discovered he was listed in the Ashley Madison leaked data.

Husband Found On Ashley Madison: It Wasn't Me. (His Wife Believes Him)

6:12pm August 27, 2015

by Aarti Shahani

When Casey Corcoran found his email address in the adultery website's customer database, he told his wife. It was a mistake, and he wanted her to know that. Then they did some computer forensics.

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The founders of Clever met at Harvard. From left: Tyler Bosmeny, CEO; Dan Carroll, chief product officer; Rafael Garcia, chief technology officer.

One-Third Of Schools Are Using This App You've Never Heard Of

6:02pm August 27, 2015

by Anya Kamenetz

Clever, a three-year-old startup, is used by 20 million students and teachers to manage all their other apps.

When you answer your phone and there's no one on the other end, it could be a computer that's gathering information about you and your bank account.

Economy

Why Phone Fraud Starts With A Silent Call

2:17pm August 27, 2015

by Aarti Shahani

When you answer your phone and there's no one on the other end, it could in fact be a computer that's gathering information about you and your bank account. Here's how.

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Text messages helped remind diabetes patients to check their blood sugar and report in.

Texting Helps Low-Income Diabetes Patients Manage Insulin Dosing

10:10am August 27, 2015

by Rina Shaikh-Lesko

Many low-income patients can't make multiple visits to the doctor, which is a problem if you're a diabetic trying to get insulin dosing just right. A text-based system made remote reports possible.