How to Avoid Another Flash Crash
A clever new approach could help monitor an incredibly complicated, increasingly automated system that thrives on secrecy.
Computing
Startup Taps Quantum Encryption for Cybersecurity
GridCom Technologies says quantum cryptography can work to make the electricity grid control systems secure.
Google Glass and the Rise of POV
Will Google Glass revive a controversial cinematographic technique?
Ghost's Blogging Dashboard Doesn't Need to Exist
Are dashboards really the best way to deliver analytics to people who want to "just blog"?
What Will Terms-of-Service Agreements Look Like in the Age of Brain-Computer Interfaces?
As consumer tech companies bring brain interfaces ever closer to the mainstream, human-friendly legalese could become a crucial part of the user experience.
Internet Everywhere--But on Your Terms
I hate feeling tethered to the internet. So why do I love FreedomPop?
A New Computer Screen Reaches Out to Touch You
An experimental new touch screen, the Obake, has a stretchable surface that to reacts user interaction in new ways.
Yahoo's Weather App Has No "Cool" Interactions--and That's Amazing
It's pretty, yes. But more importantly, it doesn't force you to interact with it.
Think Gestural Interactions Suck? Design Your Own
Creating your own gestural patterns could make these interactions easier to remember, researchers say.
Two Ways to Fix the Typing-on-Touch-Screens Problem
One solution to the typing-on-a-screen problem asks us to change our behavior; the other changes its behavior to fit us.
