New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- Over recent months, the straits of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb have become synonymous with geopolitical jostling. Whoever controls these narrow waterways governs the flow of mariti... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- Australia's Medicare system manages health and medical data for over 27 million people. So it makes sense there has been widespread shock at the news that it was hacked by an Op... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- The latest Apple Watch models have some new features: they can listen to the sounds around you all day, transcribe snippets of conversation on demand, and write up summaries of ... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- Why do people speak while they are sleeping? Mubina, age 15, Uzbekistan Everyone sleeps, but not everyone understands much about sleep. One of my favorite parts of being a sleep... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- The phone rings, and it's your grandson's shaken voice. There's been an accident, he says, and he needs money before anyone finds out. Except it isn't him. It's software that le... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- Stand in front of Turner's Sun Rising Over Water (1825-30) and something odd tends to happen. The painting holds you, even though observers might struggle to say why. Maybe it is... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- The 1960s were a time of great change in technology, culture and politics. Television was radically altering the media environment, and nobody was quite sure how to think about i... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- For 30 years, the world wide web has run on a surprisingly profound social contract: most sites are free for search engines to access, but if you use their content you give credi... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- When people apologise, they do more than acknowledge a mistake. They also reveal how they understand responsibility, ethics, social and moral norms, and their relationship with o... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- This week, a trial commenced in the US that could drastically change how Facebook and Instagram operate globally. The trial in Oakland, which is expected to last six weeks, pits... Read More