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A massive crowdsourcing project is digitizing thousands of coded Union telegrams.
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The Limits of RedirectionThe problem with this Google plan to divert would-be jihadis searching for ISIS information online.
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Hacking Mr. Robot, Week 11Recapping the Season 2 finale with the experts from Tanium, a cybersecurity startup and technical consultant to the show.
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Why I’m Suffering From Nanotechnology FatigueThe field is important—but the hype is exhausting.
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The Hacking Law That Can’t Hack ItThe five cases that show how the frustrating and confusing 30-year-old Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is.
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Is $3 Billion Enough to End Disease?Probably not, but Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s new initiative is still worth it.
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Bring on the Ballot Selfies!Why snapping a photo in the voting booth is good for democracy.
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Join Dahlia Lithwick, Jamelle Bouie, and Others for a Discussion About Creating a Better Election System
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Fusing Age-Old Artistic Tradition With Cutting-Edge TechnologyA Q-and-A with Kate Nichols, artist in residence at a nanoscience laboratory.