The Switch: The federal government’s online privacy watchdog just made its Web site more secure

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The federal government’s online privacy watchdog just made its Web site more secure The Federal Trade Commission is the de facto online privacy enforcer for the federal government. And now, visitors to the agency's Web site will automatically have a little more digital privacy and security.  Read full article »

Innovations: What it will take for a head transplant to work

In 1970, a team of neurosurgeons pulled off a feat that was every bit as remarkable as it was controversial. Led by the renowned Robert J. White, they removed the head of a living rhesus monkey and hours later reattached it to a separate body. Though paralyzed, the donor body supplied enough blood to the brain to allow the monkey to consciously smell, hear, taste and see for a few days before the body’s immune system rejected the transplant.  Read full article »

The Apple Watch’s beautiful face is also its fatal flaw

Apple is hoping its new smartwatch will become a genre-defining device, much as the iPhone did with smartphones a decade ago. But unlike that groundbreaking technology, the Apple Watch will need to beat expectations in a huge way if it's to set the tone for the rest of the industry. And therein lies a big opportunity for the company that can come up with a better alternative.  Read full article »

Wonkblog: Apple is joining the Dow. This is why you should ignore the Dow.

Apple, the world's most valuable company, will join the Dow Jones Industrial Average on March 19, just in time for its stock to maybe explode up even more as it tries to convince us that we can't live without an Apple Watch firmly ensconced on our wrists. It's good news for the Dow, but a good reminder that the Dow is pretty meaningless.  Read full article »

The Switchboard: Clinton e-mails under review by the State Department

Published every weekday, the Switchboard is your morning helping of hand-picked stories from the Switch team.Over the next few weeks, we’ll be switching things up with a new Switchboard feature we’re calling "On Our Radar.” If you hate it, tell us.  In fact, tell us directly in our weekly live chat, which kicks off Friday at 11 a.m. ET. You can submit your questions now, right here.  Read full article »

Innovations: 6 things that will make you wish you had a self-driving car today

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