Internet

Why “passkeys” are about to make passwords obsolete

A cybersecurity researcher explains how you can use your phone to make passwords a thing of the past.

Sayonnha Mandal

“Digital detoxes” don’t work. Try these 4 skills instead

Digital distractions have become a ubiquitous part of work and life. But these distractions begin with emotional discomfort.

Kevin Dickinson

Global Development

Starlink: SpaceX’s new internet service could be a gamechanger in Africa

SpaceX’s Starlink service is slowly arriving in Africa, starting with Nigeria and Rwanda. It could be a game-changer.

Marian Selorm Sapah

Apps

Twitter’s founder donated a quarter of a million to a new social media app

Jack Dorsey has donated 14 bitcoins to Nostr, a decentralized protocol on top of which developers can build apps, such as a social network.

Shubham Agarwal

Aerospace

SpaceX announces Starlink Aviation service for planes

SpaceX is launching Starlink Aviation, a new service that will make its satellite internet network available on airplanes.

Kristin Houser

Aerospace

SpaceX’s high-speed internet service is heading to sea

SpaceX’s Starlink Maritime internet service will soon be available to passengers on all Royal Caribbean Group cruise ships.

Kristin Houser

Prosthetics

Is our world ready for mind-controllable robotic body parts?

Advanced neuroprosthetics are here, and they could hook our brains into the Internet of Things.

Rupendra Brahambhatt

Aerospace

Elon Musk’s Starlink internet helps destroy Russian tanks

An elite Ukrainian drone unit is using SpaceX’s Starlink internet service to coordinate attacks on high-priority Russian military targets.

Kristin Houser

Surveillance

Computer scientists explain how to stop smart devices from spying on you

"Smart" appliances tempt you with useless conveniences, but myriad privacy violations lie just beneath their shiny exterior.

Primal Pappachan and Roberto Yus

Disaster Response

Starlink lands in Ukraine

Starlink satellite internet service has been established in Ukraine.

B. David Zarley

A blimp hovers above houses and a palm tree.

Global Development

Airships could boost internet coverage and help close the digital divide in Africa – and beyond. Here’s how

Johnny Wood

Series| Just Might Work

NYC’s nonprofit DIY internet is taking on Verizon & more

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1.5 million New Yorkers lack access to high-speed internet. Can a DIY mesh internet network change that?

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