Why Would Someone Publicly Burn $8 Million Worth of Bitcoin? Theories Are Flying

Earlier this week, someone burned 107 bitcoin (currently worth roughly $7.8 million) by sending the coins to an address where ...

FBI Warns Companies About Ransom Gang’s Fake IT Support Tactics

The FBI warns Silent Ransom Group is targeting US law firms with phishing, fake IT calls, and in-person visits to steal data ...

America’s tech-filled classrooms are facing a backlash against school-assigned devices

Schools across the U.S. are starting to rethink the abundance of digital devices in classrooms. After pouring billions of ...
ARLnow.com

Arlington parents join national pushback against school-issued devices

Arlington parents are organizing to push for new limits on school-issued classroom devices, joining a growing national ...
The Harvard Crimson

We Analyzed a Decade’s Worth of Harvard Grades. Here’s What We Found, Department By Department.

Harvard’s new grade cap is meant to curb a decade of rising A’s — but confidential course-level data shows the policy will ...
PC World

Your dusty USB stick deserves a second life as a PC rescue kit

PCWorld highlights how old USB drives can be transformed into powerful PC rescue kits using portable applications that run without installation. Essential tools include bootable OS creators like Rufus ...
KQED

‘Like an Angel’: Meet the Helpers Working at Bay Area Immigration Court

After San Francisco’s immigration court closed, advocates are bracing for an influx of cases in Concord and building up a support system there — and one man is at the heart of the effort.
Scientific American

A quantum computing system’s perfect randomness could keep your secrets safe

Random number generators have been around for ages, but they often have subtle imperfections that cause patterns to emerge.