Scientists Find Adding Weak Links Makes a Distributed Network Stronger

The key effect described here seems to be that more weaker bonds help stronger bonds avoid absorbing too much stress individually. The new work builds on a 2023 study from Craig and Jeremiah Johnson, the A. Thomas Guertin Professor of Chemistry at MIT,…

Tesla Security Team Discloses Factory Racism and Drug Abuse

From bad to worse, the new lawsuit by a security professional says Tesla was setup and managed like the Jim Crow South. Working conditions at Tesla’s manufacturing plant in Fremont, California, have allegedly gone from bad to worse, with sexual assault…

The US Court Records System Has Been Hacked

Plus: Instagram sparks a privacy backlash over its new map feature, hackers steal data from Google’s customer support system, and the true scope of the Columbia University hack comes into focus.