Science fiction author F. Brett Cox has explored the UFO phenomenon in short stories such as “It Came From the Sky” and “The Sexual Component of Alien Abduction,” which appear in his recent book The End of All Our Exploring. But as much as he loves UFO stories, he’s... Read more

Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. As companies increasingly apply artificial intelligence, they must address concerns about trust. Here are 10 practical interventions for companies to employ to ensure AI fairness. They include creating an AI fairness charter and implementing training and testing. Data-driven technologies... Read more

Democratic lawmakers are calling for an investigation into the Trump administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) and its use of subpoenas to obtain device metadata belonging to at least two members of Congress. They say it’s a disturbing attack on the separation of powers, the principle of keeping the operations... Read more

CD Projekt Red, the maker of The Witcher series, Cyberpunk 2077, and other popular games, said on Friday that proprietary data taken in a ransomware attack disclosed four months ago is likely circulating online. “Today, we have learned new information regarding the breach and now have reason to believe... Read more

Sarah Tew/CNET Disney Plus has been a breakout success among the wave of new streaming services, thanks to a deep library of shows and movies, buzzy originals and (sometimes) big-screen movies to watch the same time they hit theaters. The latest big title is its Marvel original series Loki, which landed Wednesday.... Read more

The FBI’s repeated success in overcoming its “going dark” problem belie the protestations that it’s an existential threat. In some ways, Anom shows just how creative the agency’s workarounds can be. Researchers caution, though, that as more governments around the world seek the power to demand digital backdoors—and as... Read more

Elevate your enterprise data technology and strategy at Transform 2021. When politicians embrace games and the metaverse, you know we’re getting somewhere with mainstream recognition. And yesterday, New York mayoral candidate Andrew Yang dressed up as a metaverse avatar at one of his events. Yang donned a 3D animated... Read more

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the US’s top enforcer of labor rights, just expanded its complaint against Google to include three more fired Google workers. Those former employees say the company retaliated against them for protesting its work with US Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Now that these... Read more

Raiders of the Lost Ark villain Belloq — played by Paul Freeman — peers into Indiana Jones’ soul. Paramount It’s been 40 years since Indiana Jones whip-cracked his way into pop culture in Steven Spielberg’s exhilarating Raiders of the Lost Ark. Premiering in the US and Canada on June... Read more

This week, Senator Joe Manchin announced that he won’t support HR 1, the sweeping election reform legislation that passed the House and has been languishing in the Senate, effectively torpedoing its passage. But policymakers shouldn’t scrap the bill entirely. For legislators who are serious about expanding platform liability to... Read more