Apple Just Patched a Modem Bug That's Been in Macs Since 1999
By Lily Hay Newman
A researcher found the 20-year-old flaw by drawing on tricks from a childhood spent tinkering with his parents’ Mac Performa.
Tiananmen
US Companies Help Censor the Internet in China, Too
By Tom Simonite
The 30th anniversary of the end of the Tiananmen uprising highlights how Chinese, and Western, companies filter what Chinese internet users can see.
Rivalry
What a Bay Area Dispute Says About the Future of Bike Share
By Aarian Marshall
Lyft's Motivate has exclusive bike-share contracts with several cities. San Francisco officials are debating what "exclusive" means.
RIP (Mix, Burn)
iTunes Is Dead. Let's Pay Our Respects
By Brian Barrett
Yes, iTunes was bloated and terrible. But it still deserves a proper sendoff.
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Much @Stake: The Band of Hackers That Defined an Era
By Joseph Menn
Today's cybersecurity superstars share a common thread—one that leads back to early hacking group Cult of the Dead Cow.
Cantina Talk
Meet the New New Class of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
By Graeme McMillan
The next film in the franchise is all about millennials. Kinda.
ant man
At 90, E. O. Wilson Thrives on Being a Scientific Provocateur
By Claudia Dreifus
Over six decades, the biologist (and workaholic) Edward O. Wilson has made huge contributions to science, often sparking controversies along the way.
Product Review
This Google-Powered Clock Digitizes Your Morning Routine
By Lauren Goode
This cute little alarm clock has Google Assistant inside. It's also missing a camera. Which is a good thing.
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