Newsweek Magazine

November 01, 2019 Issue

Features

Cover story Science

There's Billions of Internet-connected Devices Around Us—Can We Trust Them?

There's a dark side to this wireless-driven revolution in convenience. The danger goes beyond hacking.

Science

8 Ways to Protect Your Home From Hackers

Nothing is 100 percent secure. That's especially true for homes chock full of devices chirping away day and night on the internet.

Analysis

Trump May Have Broken Federal Bribery Laws. What Will His Justice Dept Do?

Now that the snowballing evidence of quid pro quo has become so rock solid that even Trump's most die-hard stalwarts feel political pressure to concede it, a question begs to be answered: Why hasn't the Department of Justice opened a formal criminal inquiry into Trump's conduct?

Science

Our Privacy Nightmare and What Can Be Done About It

The Internet of Things (IoT) is not just a security problem. It's also a privacy nightmare.

In Focus

A Close Call

Beirut A Close Call A demonstrator walks past burning tires during protests on October 17 against Lebanon’s plan to tax calls made on WhatsApp, FaceTime and other apps. Hours later the government reversed course on the 20 cent daily fee. But in the midst of an economic crisis with the government declaring a state of “economic emergency” and public debts totaling 150 percent of gross domestic product, uncertainty remains.

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Periscope

Science

Are Manmade Viruses the Next Big Terrorist Threat?

In the wrong hands, this technology could create a weapon with the potential to inflict catastrophic damage on an unprecedented scale.

Downtime

Entertainment

Meghan Daum Declares War on Political Correctness

Daum watched with growing fascination as the Trump election, a profound challenge to progressive ideals, did not bring the opposition together, but splintered it, with the movement eating its own.