Editorial

Big tech races to reduce carbon footprint

As an environmentally conscious citizen of the world, you might take shorter showers, add LED lights to your home, recycle...
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NFTs: the future is non-fungible

Over the last few weeks, it has been impossible to escape the hype surrounding the latest tech craze of non-fungible...
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Cybersecurity limbo: is there a place for women in the industry?

11% of the cybersecurity workforce worldwide are women, and it drops to only 7% in Europe. Experts argue that cybersecurity...
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The birth of the Artificial Intelligence of Things

Emerging technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have continued to dominate headlines in recent...
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The ‘1977 trinity’ and other era-defining PCs

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Technology is prone to lose functionality over time. Diminished performance, however, can be compensated by growing nostalgia. Since personal computing...
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Is someone tracking you? Signs that you may have been targeted by stalkerware

Are your emails disappearing? Does it feel like someone knows where you are at all times? Does someone recite you...
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A blast from the past: the finest retro PCs people use

In a world where new gadgets are released weekly, it’s easy to forget all the cool tech that was. Since...
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Unlocking virtual immortality: How AI clones can let ‘you’ live forever

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Anyone who has access to your smartphone, tablet, or laptop would quickly be able to build a picture of who...
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Should the robot that takes your job pay taxes?

The coronavirus pandemic has devastated organizations of all sizes across multiple industries. The last 12 months' events have also accelerated...
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This is the most heavily surveilled city in the US: 50 CCTV cameras per 1,000 citizens

The most populous US cities are under heavy surveillance. Atlanta alone has 50 CCTV cameras per 1,000 inhabitants. But do...
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AI can outperform humans. But at what cost?

Artificial intelligence (AI) can perform some tasks better than humans. But it leaves much bigger carbon footprints than people do....
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The world’s most dangerous state-sponsored hacker groups

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As conventional conflicts between great powers have been deterred by the threat of mutually assured nuclear holocaust, cyber warfare has...
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Post-COVID shopping: has item scanning become an unnecessary formality?

Contactless payment methods are gaining popularity for their convenience and the reduced risk of catching COVID by touching something shared....
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The Oldsmar water treatment facility hack was entirely avoidable – and it can happen again

Additional reporting by Bernard Meyer. Almost seven months ago, we warned that critical US infrastructure was so easy to hack...
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Why hybrid working is paving the way for virtual offices

After a year of working from home, many would agree that you can have too much of a good thing....
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Otherworldly bugs: outstanding software crashes

Everyone has encountered a software bug at least several times over the eons we’ve spent in front of the computer...
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Copyright trolls are out in force around the world. And the pandemic is their perfect excuse

Worldwide, cases of individuals receiving notifications for illegally downloading films and music are common. During the pandemic, with people staying...
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Could a secret deal with Facebook spell serious trouble for Google?

With Google already the subject of several antitrust probes, the stakes have been upped by allegations that the search giant...
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The sweet fruits of hard work: the most exquisite custom-made *NIX designs

Linux allowed users to bring that personal feeling to computing for years. However, some people are not shy of going...
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Mobile phishing attacks are scary and on the rise: 85% are outside of email

Mobile phishing attacks are getting so sophisticated that they can fool even the smartest of us. Cybercriminals can now intercept...
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