News Someone is jamming a mysterious Persian shortwave spy signal Ellsworth Toohey

security Apple's iPhones and iPads are the first consumer devices certified for NATO classified data without any modifications. Séamus Bellamy

mexico Cartel violence engulfs Mexico after military kills El Mencho Ellsworth Toohey

Technology Uber [says it is not] selling your ride and food ordering data to advertisers for marketing insights [Updated] Ellsworth Toohey

Science The surprising intelligence of brainless organisms Ellsworth Toohey

language Scientists report groundbreaking first conversation between humans and whales David Pescovitz

privacy How voice data is being used with AI to generate "predictive" medical diagnoses Elías Villoro

digital bridges Paralyzed 40-year-old man walks again after doctors gave him brain and spine implants Carla Sinclair

security Video of the suspected Chinese spy balloon (aka "civilian airship") floating over Montana David Pescovitz

Space NASA to power down the mighty Voyager space probes David Pescovitz

movies 2001: A Space Odyssey—a brief history of that future as imagined in 1968 David Pescovitz

Science Here is NASA's new UFO FAQ David Pescovitz

psychology A new neuroscience book argues that our brains aren't computers — they're the internet Thom Dunn

Spoken Word with Electronics MOUSE EARS! Does Mickey Mouse regularly use a Ring Modulator to sneak onto Air Force One? Ethan Persoff

Boing Boing Gadgets Add smart, safe brake lights to your bike with this $41 attachment and app Boing Boing's Shop

Alien Life Form Scientists investigate radio beam from the direction of a nearby star Miss Cellania

divination The wonderworld of Oracolarium Ferdinando Buscema

Science "My dad launched the quest to find alien intelligence. It changed astronomy." David Pescovitz

happy mutants 88 Names: Matt Ruff's MMORPG heist novel is "Snow Crash meets the King and I" Cory Doctorow