Whenever you buy used computers there is a risk that they come with unpleasant surprises that are not of the insect variant. From Apple hardware that is iCloud-locked with the original owner MIA ...

At M.I.T., a new program called “artificial intelligence and decision-making” is now the second-most-popular undergraduate major. By Natasha Singer Natasha Singer covers computer science and A.I.

Passkeys are a type of credential designed to replace less secure passwords. Using a passkey depends on one of three types of authenticators: platform, virtual, or roaming. Virtual authenticators are ...

MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Secret Double Octopus (SDO), the leader in enterprise-grade passwordless authentication, today announced the official launch of its ZeroPassword™ MSP Program, the ...

TL;DR: Get Adobe Acrobat Pro and Microsoft Office Professional 2019 together for $89.99 (MSRP $553). Technology moves fast, and that includes the software that powers our computers. Right now, you can ...

This post explains how to find your computer’s username and password in Windows 11. Usernames and passwords are assigned to users when they first set up their Windows account. They are the unique ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine that someone gives you a list of five numbers: 1, 6, 21, 107, and—wait for it—47,176,870. Can you guess what comes next? If ...

A web-based attack called clickjacking can get information from password manager browser extensions using auto-fill settings. Here’s how to protect yourself. Moe enjoys making technical content ...

The Commodore 64 remains the best-selling desktop computer of all time (according to the Guinness Book of World Records), even though it’s a computer that has been out of production since 1994. But ...

The Electrical and Computer Engineering Building, which connects to the Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering, on a sunny afternoon in June 2025. (GeekWire Photo / Lisa Stiffler) The ...

Randomness is a source of power. From the coin toss that decides which team gets the ball to the random keys that secure online interactions, randomness lets us make choices that are fair and ...