Data Espionage Sleuths Aim to Put Chinese Corporations in Court
CrowdStrike says it can help U.S. companies identify the companies that benefit from stolen data.
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Tom Simonite
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I’m MIT Technology Review’s IT editor for hardware and software and enjoy a diverse diet of algorithms, Internet, and human-computer interaction with chips on the side. Working in our San Francisco office, I cover new ideas about what computers can do for us, whether they spring from tech giants, new startups, or academic labs.
My journey to the West Coast started in a small English town called Wantage and took in the University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, and five years writing and editing technology news coverage at New Scientist magazine.
Tom Simonite's Stories
Exposé of Chinese Data Thieves Reveals Sloppy Tactics
A report on the Chinese group that breached the computers of U.S. companies reveals that they took few precautions against detection.
We Still Don’t Know What Google Glass Will Be Like to Use
New video and images from Google still don't reveal what its wearable display will show the user.
Pinterest’s Founder: Algorithms Don’t Know What You Want
CEO Ben Silbermann says Pinterest is built on the idea that crowds of people are best at finding content that consumers care about.
Dropbox Offers a Way to Free Data from Mobile Apps
A new feature makes it easy for mobile apps to sync data—and poses direct competition to Apple’s iCloud.
How Nest’s Control Freaks Reinvented the Thermostat
Two men who created the iPod and iPhone founded Nest and injected new technology into the humble thermostat. Now they have their sights on the rest of your house.
Welcome to the Malware-Industrial Complex
The U.S. government is developing new computer weapons and driving a black market in “zero-day” bugs. The result could be a more dangerous Web for everyone.
PayPal, Lenovo Launch New Campaign to Kill the Password
A new standard that gives phones and PCs a bigger role in authentication could disarm attacks that rely on stealing passwords.
Siri, Google Now, and the End of Apps
If Siri gets more powerful people will have little use for many apps.
AT&T Brings Online Ad Targeting Tactics to TV Commercials
Experiments suggest that monitoring viewer behavior via set-top boxes could help make TV commercials much more effective.
