Fifty years before the architecture for the web was created, Jorge Luis Borges had already imagined an analog equivalent. Sophie Bassouls/Sygma via Getty Images Roger J. Kreuz, University of Memphis How will the internet evolve in the coming decades? Fiction writers have explored some possibilities. In his 2019 novel “Fall,” science fiction author Neal Stephenson […]
In a world where reckless drivers are a growing concern, one planet’s government has proposed a radical solution: assigning driver credit scores to monitor driving behavior. By installing cameras and microphones in vehicles, the government plans to reduce accidents and reward safe driving—but at the cost of individual privacy. Drive safely? Your score goes up. […]
Meet dAIsy, the AI grandma who’s single-handedly turning the tables on scammers—and doing it with all the charm of a sweet old lady who’s just had her third cup of tea. Created by O2, Daisy isn’t here to knit sweaters or bake cookies. No, Daisy is here to talk. And talk. And talk some more. […]
Canada has taken a significant step by banning TikTok from operating within the country, citing national security concerns. However, Canadians are still free to use the popular app as they please. The decision to shut down TikTok’s Canadian offices in Toronto and Vancouver follows a national security review conducted with input from Canada’s security and […]
Shweta Singh, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick OpenAI, the company that made ChatGPT, has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) system called Strawberry. It is designed not just to provide quick responses to questions, like ChatGPT, but to think or “reason”. This raises several major concerns. If Strawberry really is capable of some form […]
Displays at LaGuardia Airport in New York show the infamous “blue screen of death.” AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County The global information technology outage on July 19, 2024, that paralyzed organizations ranging from airlines to hospitals and even the delivery of uniforms for the Olympic Games represents a growing concern […]
The tension surrounding TikTok’s fate in the United States has hit a critical point as the Senate greenlights a bill that could fundamentally alter the app’s future. The legislation, part of a broader package totaling $95 billion, demands TikTok’s sale to a U.S. owner within nine months, with a possible three-month extension if acquisition talks […]
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In a landmark decision, the United States House of Representatives has voted in favor of a bill that could potentially force the sale of TikTok or even lead to a complete ban of the popular app within the country. The bill, titled the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act,” passed with an overwhelming […]
Several popular messaging apps, including Messenger, Signal, Telegram and WhatsApp, use end-to-end encryption. Open Rights Group/Flickr, CC BY-SA Robin Chataut, Quinnipiac University Imagine opening your front door wide and inviting the world to listen in on your most private conversations. Unthinkable, right? Yet, in the digital realm, people inadvertently leave doors ajar, potentially allowing hackers, […]