Politics Jun 24 4 questions answered about the software cyberattacks affecting car dealerships By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press
World Dec 14 Watch 4:09 Russia seen as likely culprit in major U.S. cyberattack. How widespread was it? Between March and May this year, hackers broke into several U.S. federal agencies, including the one designed to fend off cyberattacks against the country, officials said Sunday. The significant breaches were only discovered recently with Russia considered the likely culprit.
Education Aug 24 Zoom gets glitchy on first day of school for thousands Zoom is experiencing partial outages during the first day of school for thousands of students who are relying on the video conferencing technology to connect with educators. The company said Monday that it began receiving reports of disruptions around 9… By Associated Press
World Oct 01 Watch 9:56 Chinese tech makes cities ‘smart,’ but critics say it spreads authoritarianism Chinese 5G technology is designed to transmit huge amounts of data instantly, and deploy vast networks of surveillance cameras and facial recognition software. While dozens of countries around the world plan to adopt the innovation, human rights advocates and the… By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn
Science Oct 26 Watch 7:38 Cracking the stealth political influence of bots Among the millions of real people tweeting about the presidential race, there are also a lot accounts operated by fake people, or “bots.” Politicians and regular users alike use these accounts to increase their follower bases and push messages. Science… By Miles O'Brien
May 22 This designer creates jagged sculptures from software errors By Corinne Segal Software errors are front and center in "Constructs & Glitches," a new sculpture series by Christopher Stuart that draws several of its forms from technological mistakes. Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch Will the rush to correct the health care website problems add more complication? Will the rush to correct the health care website problems add more complication?… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch High volume, complex software led to troubled launch of insurance exchanges High volume, complex software led to troubled launch of insurance exchanges… Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch Tech Industry Faces Struggles Amid Economic Slump Microsoft announced a drop in earnings and unprecedented job cuts, and the Intel Corporation revealed plans to shutter five plants and lay off thousands of workers Thursday. Lee Hochberg examines how the technology industry is weathering the economic crisis. Continue watching