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Apple CEO Tim Cook has warned that the 'dangers are profound' if AI…
Apple CEO Tim Cook has warned against big tech companies infringing on people's privacy to develop artificial intelligence.
It’s Impossible to Follow a Conversation on Twitter
Without major fixes to the product, the platform will never be a place for complex discussions.
Daily Crunch: French data watchdog investigates Criteo
Criteo faces a privacy investigation, an e-discovery startup raises $62 million and hackers hack other hackers. Here’s your Daily…
AI will dominate the 2020s — governments must ensure it’s ethical
Isaac Asimov, roboticist and science fiction writer, predicted in his novel I, Robot in 1950 that robots and artificial…
The Verge Tech Survey 2020: how people feel about Apple, Google,…
Ahead of the election year, we polled Americans about which big tech companies (Apple, Google, Facebook, Netflix, Microsoft,…
Data Freedom and Future of Digital Health
In recent years, patients around the world are more and more in favor of flexible access to their health records online. On…
As people start working remotely, hackers are trying to exploit our…
Security pros say a whole new set of threats await those transitioning to home work.
Creepy Facebook patent uses image recognition to scan your personal ph
Facebook may soon know if you’re holding a Starbucks cup or drinking Grey Goose vodka.
Mark Zuckerberg’s Power Is Unprecedented
It’s not just the extent of his influence—it’s the nature of it.
Here are the tools and technology journalists are using to tell the…
As if there was any doubt, thanks to technology we know for certain that everybody is focused on the spreading coronavirus…
Fatigued news consumers will pay more for less news
"That will make journalists as important as ever, though it may not mean there are as many journalism jobs to go around."
Internet Freedom in Asia Hits Unprecedented Low
The year 2019 was the worst for internet freedom in Asia in nearly a decade, and a worrisome omen for 2020.
Firefox 63 blocks tracking cookies, offers a VPN when you need one
Mozilla is trying to diversify its income streams by promoting a VPN service.
Children are being 'datafied from birth'
Internet giants and toy-makers should be clear about the data they collect, children's commissioner says.
Security lapse exposed a Chinese smart city surveillance system –…
Smart cities are designed to make life easier for their residents: better traffic management by clearing routes, making sure the…
The Madness of the Crowd
The internet was once praised for empowering the smart, collaborative crowd. Now it’s blamed for unleashing the stupid, malicious…
College Athlete Recruiting Software Exposed Students' Medical Info,…
The exposed information from company Front Rush included physical evaluations, post-injury reports, and performance reviews from…
The Internet Has Made Dupes—and Cynics—of Us All
The typical response to the onslaught of falsehood is to say, lol, nothing matters. But when so many of us are reaching this…
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