Editorial
Should gig workers get unemployment insurance?
Those working in the gig economy are among the most precarious people in the workforce today. Not only are their hours extremely uncertain, but they also lack any of the social protections that come with salaried employment.
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Inside Russia’s plans to create a local “Xbox” and other tech isolated from the West
From producing local gaming consoles to creating Russian Wikipedia, Russia has tried quite a few local tech projects since the beginning of its invasion of Ukraine, many of which have failed.
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Arbitrage experiment: the inefficient loot box market allows unboxing profits
Kids gamble on loot boxes, spending money for the chance to get something valuable, like a new knife skin for Counter-Strike 2 or a weapon camo for Rust. More often than not, they end up disappointed and unload lackluster loot at bargain prices. Suspecting an inefficient market, I saw an opportunity to profit.
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Solar farms in space move one step closer
A breakthrough in power transmission is just the latest step towards readily available, continuous solar energy.
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Book review: nuclear war would end us, but Annie Jacobsen’s scenario is unrealistic
In her new book, Annie Jacobsen envisions a mad scenario of how an all-ending nuclear war would unfold. The details of what happens when an atomic bomb hits are horrifying, but the whole plot is a bit of a fantasy.
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Emotion tracking AI: a tool for empathy or surveillance?
AI continues to encroach on nearly every facet of our daily lives, from digital assistants to autonomous vehicles. However, one of the more nuanced and potentially transformative applications is called emotion tracking AI (EAI).
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Project Gunman: the grandfather of all cyber operations
The year is 1984. In the National Security Agency (NSA) Washington campus, near Fort Meade in Maryland, sits a small parking lot next to Operations Building 3. This parking lot would become a place of legend, where the “grandfather” of all cyber operations in the United States was born.
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California Dreamin’ no more: state facing tech jobs exodus
Silicon Valley is still the main hub of the world's best tech firms, but the Golden State is now bleeding talent – and fast. Several factors explain the worrying trend – but is it reversible?
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Cybernews podcast #35: AI-supported attacks of the future
The future is impossible to see – we often don’t notice a new danger until the beast charges. Yet we can try, and it’s the future of hacking, both offensive and defensive, we simply need to look at today in order to be safer tomorrow.
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Election year alert: US cyber threats from major state actors – interview
In an election year, understanding adversaries’ cyber warfare tactics is just as critical as understanding their physical strategies.
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Astrophysicist-turned-data scientist introduces critical thinking to cybersecurity
A big part of a data scientist’s job is taking a step back and visualizing the bigger picture.
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Cybernews podcast #34: ownership in the digital age
DVDs are no longer being crammed into TV cabinets, CDs are not overspilling their holders, and newspapers no longer clutter recycling bins. Everything’s on the cloud, and it’s oh so convenient. But is our stuff actually safe? And what about the emotional connection to our items?
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The XZ Backdoor explained
As software projects become more complex, development teams are working to integrate different components from various sources to build their software solutions.
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Digital detox: the urgent call to address tech trash
We dive into a new report from the United Nations that reveals how our hoarding of old tech is rising five times faster than e-waste recycling.
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Why I can’t leave the hacker scene – a confession
Many things in life can be a dichotomy. Even while things in life can oppose each other, it doesn’t necessarily mean they don’t each hold significant value.
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Tech driving "massive changes in way of working" – interview
Firms are rushing to implement AI, blindsighted by the promise of a productivity surge.
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WiFi WPS vulnerability: disable it, or else
When it comes to someone breaking into a wireless network with a WPS-enabled router (WiFi Protected Setup) for those of you in the know, it’s not a matter of if someone will break in, but when. Some might think that your wireless network would be uninteresting to an outside threat, but then again, you didn’t know me.
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Inside the war on child exploitation
These are perilous times when it comes to protecting children from online predators. In fact, the fight is so overwhelming that advocates, including some countries, are wading into dangerous waters by striving to normalize pedophilia and diminish the stigma and, ultimately, the crime itself.
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Connectivity as a right: ending the digital divide and digital poverty
Join us as we unveil strategies to bridge the digital divide and forge a path to a world where everyone can harness the power of connectivity.
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Cybernews podcast #33: the horrors of scam slavery
Not every romance scammer is a posh socialite with a lavish lifestyle.
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