While people in some corners of Silicon Valley worry about the risks of artificial intelligence, a simple software update gone wrong has caused a worldwide power outage.
The attack was in retaliation for a drone strike from Yemen the day before, which evaded Israeli defenses and hit a building in Tel Aviv, killing one person.
With each cascade of digital disasters, new vulnerabilities emerge. The latest mayhem was not caused by an adversary, but it provided a road map of America's vulnerabilities at a critical moment.
At the Biennale, Wael Shawky represented his country with a sumptuous retelling of a failed revolution that offers hope in a troubled political landscape.
Eight years after a devastating earthquake that devastated central Italy, the reopening of a monastery is inspiring an area still struggling to recover.
While Mr. Schmidt was CEO of Google, he had an extramarital affair with Marcy Simon, a public relations executive. A decade after their breakup, things are still messy.