Author Archive
Adrienne LaFrance
Science & Tech
Stolen NSA Tool Suspected in Global Ransomware Attack
A dozen countries were hit in a cyberattack Friday. Such attacks have increased by more than 500 percent in recent years.
- Adrienne LaFrance
Science & Tech
Trump Wants ‘Goddamned Steam,’ Not Digital Catapults on Aircraft Carriers
The president's criticism of the USS Ford's EMALS 'blindsided' Navy officials.
- Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic
Threats
Hawaii’s Renewed Jitters About Nukes
The state is asking the Department of Defense to help it prepare for a nuclear attack, amid escalating tensions between the United States and North Korea.
- Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic
Business
A Border Wall by 2020? Doubt It
Megaprojects are rarely, if ever, completed on schedule.
- Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic
Ideas
Why Is the US Military Short-Staffing Its Sickest Children?
The military health-care system serves 2 million children with just a handful of full-time pediatric social workers. In the civilian world, this kind of staffing is 'unimaginable.'
- Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic
Science & Tech
What the OPM Hack Means for the Future of Warfare
It's not the first time the U.S. government's systems have been breached, and it won't be the last time either.
- Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic
Science & Tech
Building An Unkillable Robot
New research shows that artificial intelligence can use trial and error to finish a job even when a robot’s body is damaged.
- Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic
Science & Tech
How Surveillance and Privacy Will Overlap in 2025
In a new paper from Pew, experts warn that privacy will become a luxury commodity as surveillance-free spaces are rapidly disappearing. By Adrienne Lafrance
- Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic