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Matt Phillips
Cybersecurity
Passwords Aren't the Problem. You Are.
It’s abundantly clear that we are living in an era of profound data insecurity.
- By Matt Phillips, Quartz
Artificial Intelligence
Scientists Now Know How to Make Robots Less Creepy Looking
One simple gesture can turn a robot from foe to friend.
- By Matt Phillips, Quartz
Digital Government
This US Navy Ship Is Now Armed With a Drone-Killing Laser Beam
Will the laser work in actual warfare? Nobody knows exactly.
- By Matt Phillips, Quartz
Modernization
Bitcoin Is No Longer the Worst Investment in the World
Now it’s merely the third worst.
- By Matt Phillips, Quartz
Cybersecurity
Target’s Traffic Still Hasn’t Recovered From the Giant Data Breach
Hackers stole data from 40 million credit and debit cards used at Target between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15.
- By Matt Phillips, Quartz
Cybersecurity
Shoppers Decided to Avoid Target After Its Giant Data Breach
There was a 5.5% decline in customer transactions during Target’s fiscal fourth quarter.
- By Matt Phillips, Quartz
Digital Government
How Facebook’s IPO was Bungled by Nasdaq’s Computers
A glitch in the exchange's computer system botched the social network's public offering
- By Matt Phillips, Quartz
Modernization
Google Still Hasn’t Found a Way to Master Mobile
But then again, nobody has.
- By Matt Phillips, Quartz
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