AT&T Call Protect aims to curb nuisance calls
Tis the season for spammers and fraudsters to start calling again. The FTC has notices on how to spot fake charities or what to do if...
Former Uber employee alleges God View is still up and running
Samuel Spangenberg, former employe of Uber, alleges in court documents that Uber employees are able to track anyone using a real-time "aerial" program called God View....
FTC publishes best practices on securing your IoT devices
Just a few months ago the world witnessed a new online threat capable of taking down internet giants like Twitter and Netflix. The source...
Your face is all you need to enter the Chinese tourist town Wuzhen
Visitors at one tourist destination in China no longer need to carry around tickets, stamps, or IDs to get into the park. Just their...
Stopping Apple iCloud calendar spam (at least for now)
If you have an iCloud account then it's likely you have been getting spam messages added directly to your calendar. When used for good,...
Chinese scientists gene-edit a human using CRISPR
Chinese scientists have become the first in the world to use CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology on a human. They applied the innovative technique on a...
New FCC rules are a win for net neutrality
In 2015 a battle begun between the FCC and internet providers when broadband was classified as a utility and President Obama urged for the strictest possible mandates...
Google’s DeepMind AI learns to play StarCraft
No, playing video games isn’t a waste of time. At least not for Google’s artificial intelligence machine DeepMind. Google just announced they’re partnering with...
The internet of things bot Mirai goes open source
Typically when we see open source software we envision a community of programmers working together to develop useful software. However, hackers have been utilizing the same...
What’s next for Yahoo after a confirmed data breach in 2014
In what initially looked like a quiet end to an internet pioneer, Yahoo announced on September 22nd that almost 500 million accounts were hacked...
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Uber Advanced Technologies Group wants to discuss the future of trucking
The Uber Advanced Technology Group wants to start a conversation around automation and the future of the transportation industry. Uber has published a study that...
Facebook now uses a selfie to prove your identity
The next time Facebook notices suspicious activity on your account, they could be asking you to verify your identity via selfie. The social media...
New study shows that learning a second language as a young child has huge...
Learning a second language can have benefits for our brain that go far beyond language itself. And when it comes to young children, research...
