Opening a traditional, bricks-and-mortar bookstore in the 21st century is a lot less common and a lot more risky than in the past, but becoming an online bookseller is becoming easier for just about ...

A recent dispute over an electronic database used in thousands of schools in the U.S. is a reminder of the precarious balance between access and censorship—especially now that more teachers and ...

Back in April, we looked at an ambitious European plan to simulate the entire planet. The idea is to exploit the huge amounts of data generated by financial markets, health records, social media and ...

There are many popular, low-cost ways to toss text onto the Web, from blogs and Google Docs to social networking sites. Likewise, you can find a lot of sites where you can post photos and videos. But ...

Many organizations store sensitive data in online databases. But much of this data is left unprotected, without even requiring basic authentication, making it easy for hackers to access the stored ...