Andrea Peterson The Washington Post
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Internet Archive's Wayback Machine Adds Keyword Search as a Beta Feature
The Wayback Machine feature lets you search for an archived website's main page, although it does not have the capacity to enable searches for specific webpages on that site.
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Hobbyist Hackers Probably Caused Friday's Internet Meltdown, Researchers Say
If Flashpoint is right, the attack shows that even hobbyists can cripple the Internet's fragile infrastructure.
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Uber's Self-Driving Truck Delivered 50,000 Cans of Beer
The truck that made the 120-mile journey is one of a handful of Volvo rigs equipped with tech developed by Otto, a startup Uber acquired in August.
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Why Apple Can Be Forced To Turn Logs Of Your iMessage Contacts Over To Police
iMessage encrypts the content of messages -- but not metadata, such as the contact you're chatting with.
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How Pokemon Go Took Over My Life - and Improved It
Since downloading the app on July 6, I've registered 117 types of Pokemon to my Pokedex.
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Opinion: How Pokemon Go Took Over My Life - And Improved It
Yes, Pokemon Go's first - almost hysterical - burst of popularity has faded. America's streets are filled with ever fewer zombielike players with their eyes turned to their smartphone screens as they wander the real world in search of digital critters.
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Why Those Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Batteries Exploded
The reason you can shove so much power into lithium ion batteries is that lithium basically "wants to react to almost anything."
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Star Trek at 50: A Look Back at How It Helped Inspire Todays Tech
Star Trek helped spur innovators to create technologies that have changed the way people live in the real world.
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Just What We Need, A Smart Belt That Tells Us We've Eaten Too Much
Your belt already has a built-in mechanism that prevents overeating: When you've had too much, you have to loosen it. But the makers of an upcoming smart belt dubbed the "Welt" - short for "Wellness Belt" - want to take that to the next level.
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FBI Director Explains Agency's Quest to Be Cool Enough to Recruit Hackers
"We're working very hard inside the FBI to be a whole lot cooler than you may think we are," James B. Comey said.
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NSA Hacking Tools Were Leaked Online. Here's What You Need to Know
A group calling itself the Shadow Brokers posted online what it claims is malware used by the Equation Group - hackers that have been linked to the NSA.
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There's a New Way to Make Strong Passwords, and It's Way Easier
Passwords that once looked like this: "W@5hPo5t!," can now be this: "mycatlikesreadinggarfieldinthewashingtonpost."
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The Author Tried the New White House Facebook Chatbot. Here's What Happened.
The new feature relies on a chatbot that simulates a conversation but doesn't directly respond to questions.
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There's A New Way To Make Strong Passwords, And It's Way Easier
The days of P@s5word rage might be coming to end.
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Analysis: Apple Is Going To Pay Researchers Who Find Bugs In Its Products. What Took Them So Long?
Apple will finally start paying out cash rewards to researchers who find security problems in their products, the company announced at the BlackHat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas Thursday. But the news left some experts wondering why Apple was so late to the party.
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Internet Archive's Wayback Machine Adds Keyword Search as a Beta Feature
The Wayback Machine feature lets you search for an archived website's main page, although it does not have the capacity to enable searches for specific webpages on that site.
-
Hobbyist Hackers Probably Caused Friday's Internet Meltdown, Researchers Say
If Flashpoint is right, the attack shows that even hobbyists can cripple the Internet's fragile infrastructure.
-
Uber's Self-Driving Truck Delivered 50,000 Cans of Beer
The truck that made the 120-mile journey is one of a handful of Volvo rigs equipped with tech developed by Otto, a startup Uber acquired in August.
-
Why Apple Can Be Forced To Turn Logs Of Your iMessage Contacts Over To Police
iMessage encrypts the content of messages -- but not metadata, such as the contact you're chatting with.
-
How Pokemon Go Took Over My Life - and Improved It
Since downloading the app on July 6, I've registered 117 types of Pokemon to my Pokedex.
-
Opinion: How Pokemon Go Took Over My Life - And Improved It
Yes, Pokemon Go's first - almost hysterical - burst of popularity has faded. America's streets are filled with ever fewer zombielike players with their eyes turned to their smartphone screens as they wander the real world in search of digital critters.
-
Why Those Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Batteries Exploded
The reason you can shove so much power into lithium ion batteries is that lithium basically "wants to react to almost anything."
-
Star Trek at 50: A Look Back at How It Helped Inspire Todays Tech
Star Trek helped spur innovators to create technologies that have changed the way people live in the real world.
-
Just What We Need, A Smart Belt That Tells Us We've Eaten Too Much
Your belt already has a built-in mechanism that prevents overeating: When you've had too much, you have to loosen it. But the makers of an upcoming smart belt dubbed the "Welt" - short for "Wellness Belt" - want to take that to the next level.
-
FBI Director Explains Agency's Quest to Be Cool Enough to Recruit Hackers
"We're working very hard inside the FBI to be a whole lot cooler than you may think we are," James B. Comey said.
-
NSA Hacking Tools Were Leaked Online. Here's What You Need to Know
A group calling itself the Shadow Brokers posted online what it claims is malware used by the Equation Group - hackers that have been linked to the NSA.
-
There's a New Way to Make Strong Passwords, and It's Way Easier
Passwords that once looked like this: "W@5hPo5t!," can now be this: "mycatlikesreadinggarfieldinthewashingtonpost."
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The Author Tried the New White House Facebook Chatbot. Here's What Happened.
The new feature relies on a chatbot that simulates a conversation but doesn't directly respond to questions.
-
There's A New Way To Make Strong Passwords, And It's Way Easier
The days of P@s5word rage might be coming to end.
-
Analysis: Apple Is Going To Pay Researchers Who Find Bugs In Its Products. What Took Them So Long?
Apple will finally start paying out cash rewards to researchers who find security problems in their products, the company announced at the BlackHat cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas Thursday. But the news left some experts wondering why Apple was so late to the party.
