The Ungodly Surveillance of Anti-Porn ‘Shameware’ Apps

Churches are using invasive phone-monitoring tech to discourage “sinful” behavior. Some software is seeing more than congregants realize. Read more »

A New Linux Tool Aims to Guard Against Supply Chain Attacks

Security firm Chainguard has created a simple, open-source way for organizations to defend the cloud against some of the most insidious attacks. Read more »

There’s New Proof Crispr Can Edit Genes Inside Human Bodies

The technique had largely been limited to editing patients’ cells in the lab. New research shows promise for treating diseases more directly. Read more »

The ‘Surveillance Solutionism’ of Putting Cameras in NYC Subways

When “if you see something, say something” becomes “we see everything,” everyone loses. Read more »

Lawns Are Dumb. But Ripping Them Out May Come With a Catch

Meticulous turf is environmentally terrible. Yet grass does have one charm: It “sweats,” helping cool the local area. Read more »

Europe’s Heat Waves Offer a Grim Vision of the Future

Extreme temperatures are the direct result of climate change, which means more intense heat events, wild fires, and droughts to come. Read more »

A Better Birth Is Possible

As a young Black woman, I saw my pregnancy treated like a problem. So I ditched the doctors for home delivery and found an alternative model for health care. Read more »