Editorial
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
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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Is there life on Mars?
To this day, many scientists and curious minds have been trying to answer a question that David Bowie asked back...
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Satellites are not safe enough. Here’s why that should worry you
Orbital infrastructure, whizzing above our heads, is vital to the modern way of life. With thousands more satellites set to...
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Here are the biggest digital heists of the last decade
At a time when interest in crypto has never been higher, it’s worth watching out.Ballooning bitcoin returns, and the opportunity...
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Hackers leverage sophisticated and novel techniques to break into networks
The recent SolarWinds and JetBrains attacks are prime examples of why state-sponsored attacks are so dangerous. The hackers leveraged sophisticated,...
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Is it healthy to track your fitness and wellbeing?
As businesses embrace data-driven decision-making, many will be familiar with the corporate mantra: if you can't measure it, you can't...
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NSFW: tech support workers share their oddest job experiences
It’s not unusual to hear stories about tech support workers rolling their eyes at peoples’ pleas for help. It turns...
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Here’s why you should leave WhatsApp for Signal, not Telegram
When WhatsApp updated its privacy policy to allow it to share its users’ data with Facebook, which bought WhatsApp in...
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Can we still believe what we see online?
That deepfakes are becoming increasingly prevalent is hard to dispute, with recent research from the Queensland University of Technology casting...
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