IEEE Spectrum

What to call U.S. intelligence agencies’ activities comes down to semantics

China’s new top-ranked supercomputer is at the top of the heap for some needs, but not for the kind of data sifting the NSA and Amazon.com do

China's Tianhe-2 outflanks U.S. systems to take No. 1 spot in Top500 list

German bank supervisor reinstated after missing sleep error, Chrysler has more recalls, Ford adds knobs back to touch-screen system

Plus: Online bank robbers nabbed, and cybercrooks’ recruiting efforts uncovered

The son of the cyborg moth is a radio-equipped cockroach

U.S. prosecutors ask Google, Apple and other tech leaders to secure smartphones against thieves

Graphene nanoribbons could be the answer to improving the storage capacity of Li-ion batteries

Thirty-two-sensor array reliably sniffs out differences between apples and pears

The startup unveils its first product: a "real-world video game"

Flying robots and cybernetic bugs invade Video Friday

Samsung’s millimeter-wave transceiver technology could enable ultrafast mobile broadband by 2020

It adapts to your playing style, and wants to get on your nerves

Launching in 2016, the “Chinese Quantum Science Satellite” could make China the first country with space-based quantum communication capability

MPs Claim Mark Thompson wasn’t truthful in Parliamentary inquiry as BBC Director General

A silicon-based nanoparticle aims at replacing the rare-earth-element phosphors used in LEDs

An optical trick makes solar cells disappear

New study finds that hands-free technologies take drivers' minds off the road even if their eyes aren’t

Ayla Networks software platform connects smart thermostats, refrigerators, and other Wi-Fi-enabled gadgets to cloud apps

A Google patent filing suggests better face recognition could someday replace passwords for Android phones