Editorial

Kick vs. Twitch: the battle of the streaming titans

11 July 2023

Kick and Threads are ripping up the rulebook, sparking a tech clone war, and reshaping the digital engagement landscape. Will these transformative platforms redefine the future or simply reiterate the past?

Causal AI: rewriting the rules of artificial intelligence

by Neil C. Hughes

10 July 2023

Venturing beyond traditional 'black box' AI, we explore the emerging domain of Causal AI, which promises to revolutionize decision-making processes across every industry.

Musk vs. Zuckerberg (and why women avoid the tech industry)

by Stefanie Schappert

10 July 2023

Elon Musk's lawyers sent a cease and desist letter to Mark Zuckerberg and Meta for copying Twitter's social networking platform and stealing employees to launch its rival Threads app. But the real story playing out on social media is much more than just two tech moguls having a spat.

What happens to your digital life when you pass away?

by Paulina Okunytė

2 July 2023

With numerous accounts across multiple platforms, modern life is digital. But what about death? Tech companies are trying to deal with it, but users are often left in uncertainty.

Having a hacktivism ethos while mitigating unethical sabotage

by Jesse William McGraw

3 July 2023

It took me serving over a decade in federal prison as the first person in US history convicted for corrupting industrial control systems to reflect on my cyberattacks.

Tech and me: earn my trust and we can be friends

by Gintaras Radauskas

30 June 2023

I’m definitely not a late adopter of new technology. I’m just trying to be careful and curb my enthusiasm, so to speak, since all these friendly-seeming gadgets need to earn my trust first.

AI: bridging or broadening the gap for disabled and older people

by Neil C. Hughes

29 June 2023

Can AI deliver on its promise of a more inclusive future, or will it exclude the ones who need it the most? Let’s dive into the complexities of AI's dual role as a potential catalyst for inclusion and a source of discrimination for the elderly and people with disabilities.

an eye of an elderly person and an eye of a robot

Idea of separate US Cyber Force raises eyebrows

by Gintaras Radauskas

2 July 2023

The prospect of an independent Cyber Force within the US military might be assessed in Washington soon. However, experts aren’t sure that this is the right time to commit to reorganization.

Cybernews podcast #06: Decoding Black Mirror: Demon 79 arises, Boney M. style

by Cybernews Podcast Team

26 June 2023

The final episode of the new season of Black Mirror contains no innovative technology whatsoever. Despite this, Demon 79 is still great as an homage.

The living dead: the rise of AI griefbots in China

by Neil C. Hughes

25 June 2023

Welcome to an era where the recently departed speak through algorithms. Journey with us through the astonishing yet ethically challenging landscape of AI 'resurrections' transforming grief, memory, and mortality in China and beyond.

Cybernews podcast #05. Decoding Black Mirror: Mazey Day could have been a lot better

by Cybernews Podcast Team

24 June 2023

“Mazey Day,” wiping the dust off decades-old criticism of paparazzi ethics, was, at first, a snooze fest for me. But then Charlie Brooker brought a werewolf onboard.

Cybernews podcast #04. Decoding Black Mirror: Beyond the Sea, where machines live better lives than people

by Cybernews Podcast Team

22 June 2023

In Charlie Brooker’s dystopian world “Beyond the Sea,” people seem to live lesser lives than robots.

Cybernews podcast #03. Decoding Black Mirror: the Loch Henry monsters

by Cybernews Podcast Team

22 June 2023

The second installment of Black Mirror’s sixth season depicts a ghoulish digital media that’s out of control. Watching it made me ponder the unthinkable: perhaps authoritarianism isn’t such a bad idea after all.

Anonymous Sudan: neither anonymous nor Sudanese

by Vilius Petkauskas

23 June 2023

Microsoft Outlook, UPS, and Scandinavian Airlines all fell victim recently to attacks by the group known as Anonymous Sudan. However, experts we’ve spoken to believe the group is most likely a pro-Kremlin pet project for spreading a pro-Russian agenda.

Cybernews podcast #02. Decoding Black Mirror: Joan is Awful — and Netflix too?

by Cybernews Podcast Team

21 June 2023

Joan is Awful, the season opener of the new Black Mirror series on Netflix, proves that Charlie Brooker, its creator, is ready to sabotage both the streaming service and his popular anthology.

Beyond Instagram filters: what being a digital nomad actually means

by Paulina Okunytė

17 February 2025

Being a global citizen, traveling the world while living the dream, or just another way to increase social inequality and mess up your mental health. What does being a digital nomad actually mean?

Cl0p, the MOVEit bug, and what to make of it all

by Vilius Petkauskas

14 June 2023

Before Cl0p ransomware begins releasing its supposed avalanche of MOVEit zero-day bug victims, we asked experts what should be expected from the gang’s second “grand show” of 2023. Spoiler alert: it might be the biggest we’ve seen for some time.

Massive impersonation campaign targets apparel firms including Nike and Adidas

by Gintaras Radauskas

14 June 2023

Attackers employing unique search engine optimization (SEO) techniques are carrying out a widespread brand impersonation scam campaign and targeting hundreds of clothing, footwear, and apparel brands, new research has shown.

Transhumanism and Neuralink: the dawn of digitally enhanced humans

by Neil C. Hughes

10 June 2023

Musk envisions a future where brain implants could pave the way for game-changing solutions to various conditions, including obesity, autism, depression, schizophrenia, Parkinson's, epilepsy, and beyond.

How fictional is the Black Mirror dystopia?

by Jurgita Lapienytė

9 June 2023

Black Mirror is a dystopian science fiction TV series about our dependence on social media and technology. Is it really fiction, though?

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