An all wood 19th century ... relate to the apple. Most enigmatic of all is a pivoting wooden pawl attached to the back of the drive disc. There is not much evidence of use. The industrial revolution ...

Apple CEO Tim Cook vowed Wednesday to fight ... over smartphone encryption — and the answer may depend on an 18th-century law you’ve never heard of. This week, the FBI obtained a court order ...

Immediately following Apple and Google's September announcement ... a law with origins that go back to the 18th century, which allows courts to order a person or company to carry out an action.