Editorial
Big names, big challenges
As I was trying to get a hold of some tickets to one of the world’s most famous music festivals, the world around me was unraveling in its own chaos – from tech giants battling multi-billion-dollar lawsuits to political turmoil and social media shake-ups.
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Bluesky surge continues: but is another echo chamber a good idea?
More users have been flocking to Bluesky, a microblogging alternative to X, in the wake of the US presidential election. Most newbies are American progressives who say they’re escaping whatever Twitter has become – but isn’t this actually a retreat?
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Internet addiction: encompassed by distractions on all fronts
Let’s discuss the psychological impact the internet has on our brains. In this way, we can better understand ourselves and why it’s so hard to leave technology alone.
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New book dissects hardcore work at SpaceX, its success, and what's next
Eric Berger's 'Reentry' chronicles Musk's odyssey and wonders how his obsession with his social media platform X threatens SpaceX and his dreams of settling on Mars.
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Squirrel’s lives matter, too
The internet has gone bonkers after the Trump and Musk duo won the White House.
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Unmasking election meddling: your guide to spotting AI-generated content in US polls
Foreign states' efforts are escalating as they seek to impact the US presidential election outcome.
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Ex-Pentagon UFO program chief beefs up personal security: I'm heavily armed and have six German Shepherds
Aliens are visiting Earth, and Luis Elizondo has cited extensive evidence and data to establish the fact. What do they want, though?
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Despite lies and rumors, US elections could be safest ever: here’s why
America’s top right-wingers are calling for the use of paper ballots in the presidential election. Computers are never completely safe, so they’re right – but paper will be used virtually everywhere anyway.
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When Strava feels like family: how much love for tech is too much?
Tech is designed to evoke our emotions. As we bond with our devices, is our mental well-being at stake?
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The rise of a hacktivist: an exclusive interview with Dexer
Hackers exist as a consequence of modern innovation, but hackers have never come to fruition more fully than with the advent of the computer and the realization that rules were meant to be broken.
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Your essay was AI-generated, so was the Bible, Harry Potter, and Bohemian Rhapsody
Aren’t we all living in a dystopian future? Human creators live in fear of accusations that their work might be generated using artificial intelligence (AI). Meanwhile, the Bible, Harry Potter, Bohemian Rhapsody, and other human works are supposedly generated by AI.
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Remote work stifles innovation, but it doesn't have to
During the Covid pandemic, when remote work became the norm for so many of us, concerns remained about the ability to be innovative when working apart from our peers.
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Can chatbots feel?
Chatbots like ChatGPT can sound human, but do they have other characteristics that make them appear sentient?
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Musk for president? Swaying the American election Elon-style
Anti-woke Trump surrogate. Campaign mega-donor. Informal (yet) policy adviser. Restless media influencer. Online disinformation superspreader. Meet Elon Musk and dive into his unprecedented effort to sway a US presidential election.
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PC makers claim 45 TOPS but devs only achieve 1% of that – where is the promised performance?
New Windows AI PCs and tablets with Qualcomm chips boast a neural processing unit (NPU) with 45 TOPS, or tera operations, per second. That's 45 with twelve zeros – a lot of operations. Yet, in real-world applications, developers cannot reproduce anything close to that number.
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Social media age restrictions: a comprehensive list
While social networks are happy to continue growing their audiences and feeding them targeted content, parents and government institutions are becoming increasingly concerned. But despite efforts to rein in the big tech behemoths, regulations are often of dubious value.
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Teenage 'mean girls' viciously attack their teachers on TikTok: will they escape punishment?
A group of bratty teenage girls sank their TikTok fangs into nearly two dozen middle school teachers this past spring, creating fake and defamatory accounts that spread like wildfire on the social media platform.
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Stargazers fear dimmer skies as China challenges Starlink in space
The orbit is already buzzing with Starlink satellites. Along with greater connectivity, it also comes at the cost of space pollution. With China set to build a Starlink-style satellite constellation, astronomers warn that the night sky may soon become unrecognizable.
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AI panic settles in
Is VR really the future? New book warns against hype from tech overlords
For several years now, Meta, Apple, and other tech giants have been hyping up the wonders of virtual reality (VR). But the revolution isn’t coming, and a new book explains why utopian promises are far from reality – and could even be dangerous.
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