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How to hack an election—and what states should do to prevent fake votes

Two speakers at this year’s EmTech MIT conference addressed voting vulnerabilities. Read more »

Wall Street’s embrace could break Bitcoin

Going mainstream could be disastrous for the currency, if traders treat it like a conventional asset. Read more »

Running quantum algorithms in the cloud just got a lot faster

A startup called Rigetti Computing is linking quantum computers with classical ones in a new cloud service Read more »

Four questions Silicon Valley should expect from Capitol Hill

And one fundamental question that should underlie tomorrow’s Congressional testimony. Read more »

California advances an ambitious climate policy that should be a model for the world

The state is on the verge of passing a rule requiring 100 percent of its electricity to come from carbon-free sources. Read more »

Complex Cloud Architecture Types

This excerpt from Architecting Cloud Computing Solutions explains the various types of complex cloud architectures, including multi-data center architecture, global load balancing, database applications, and multi-cloud. Read more »

Hybrid Cloud Architecture Concepts

This excerpt from Architecting Cloud Computing Solutions explains the various concepts of a hybrid cloud architecture, including hybrid user interface, processing, backup and application functions. Read more »

Crowdsourcing the hunt for software bugs is a booming business—and a risky one

Freelance cybersleuths can help companies find flaws in their code. But the bug hunters could fall afoul of anti-hacking laws. Read more »

This is what filter bubbles actually look like

Maps of Twitter activity show how political polarization manifests online and why divides are so hard to bridge. Read more »

The four ways that ex-internet idealists explain where it all went wrong

21st-century digital evangelists had a lot in common with early Christians and Russian revolutionaries. Read more »