Opening up things, see how they work, and make them do what you want are just the basic needs of the average hacker. In some cases, a screwdriver and multimeter will do the job, but in other cases a ...

In the world of cybersecurity and software development, binary analysis holds a unique place. It is the art of examining compiled programs to understand their functionality, identify vulnerabilities, ...

Since modern household appliances now have an MCU inside, they often have a diagnostic interface and — sometimes — more. Case ...

Reverse-engineering the human brain so we can simulate it using computers may be just two decades away, says Ray Kurzweil, artificial intelligence expert and author of the best-selling book The ...

The two-year effort to decompile Super Mario 64 wasn’t started with a Windows executable in mind. Instead, it was motivated primarily by speedrunners who wanted “to understand the game’s code better ...

China’s Military Copycat Strategy: Innovation or Imitation? China, a country that historically pioneered the compass, gunpowder, and paper, has, in recent decades, gained a reputation for imitation ...