cryptography

Tech

These ‘Psychedelic Cryptography’ Videos Have Hidden Messages Designed to Be Seen While Tripping

06.07.23

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Codebreakers Find ‘Sexts,’ Arctic Dispatches in 200-Year-Old Encrypted Newspaper Ads

07.27.22

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Air Force Spent Millions on Encrypted App Wickr

11.29.21

By Joseph Cox
Tech

‘Crypto’ Means Cryptocurrency. We Lost the War, and It’s OK

11.18.21

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

The Motherboard Guide to Steganography

06.30.21

By Thobey Campion
Tech

Hobbyist Cryptographers Seemingly Solve Infamous Zodiac Killer Cipher

12.11.20

By Samir Ferdowsi and Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Scientists Are Encrypting Information Using Crystals

02.11.20

By Maddie Bender
Tech

The CIA’s Infamous, Unsolved Cryptographic Puzzle Gets a ‘Final Clue’

01.31.20

By Mordechai Rorvig
Games

‘Mario Maker 2’ Creators Are Using Cryptography to Make Impossible Levels

11.07.19

By Patrick Klepek
Tech

Mozilla Asks Congress to Investigate ISPs Data Collection Practices

11.04.19

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Barr Says Police Need Encryption Backdoors, Doesn’t Mention Hacking Tools They Use All the Time

07.23.19

By Joseph Cox
Tech

As Authoritarian Governments Surveil the Internet, Open Source Projects Decide How to Respond

07.23.19

By Joseph Cox

The Latest

Sonos Beam (2nd Generation) – Credit: Sonos

Tech

Want a Sonos Home Theater Upgrade on a Budget? The Beam Soundbar Is Just $369.

Want better audio without having to sell a kidney? Sonos’ semi-affordable soundbar is on sale for a price that goes full-blown affordable.

06.05.25

By Matt Jancer
Empa

News

Scientists Used Mushrooms To Invent a Plastic That’s Alive

06.05.25

By Luis Prada
DJI Drone – Credit: DJI

News

Dji Is… Happy That the White House Will Decide Next Week on Whether To Ban Its Drones?

DJI has swagger as the US government fulfills it wishes and takes a rumored imminent look into whether the Chinese company can keep operating as usual in the US.

06.05.25

By Matt Jancer
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News

There Are 8.2 Billion People on Earth—but There Might Actually Be Billions More

06.05.25

By Luis Prada
Photo by Rijksmuseum/Kelly Schenk

Life

Rare 200-Year-Old Condom Goes on Display at Dutch Museum

A Dutch museum decided to put quite an unusual object on display in its most recent exhibit—a 19th century condom.

06.05.25

By Paige Gawley