Archive for August, 2016
The digitization of everything has decreased the degrees of separation between everyone. While that interconnectedness has solved many problems, old and new, digitization has worsened one age-old problem: bullying. An online bullying epidemic is now…
The Rio Olympics have captured the world’s attention and with this attention certain unappealing realities about Brazil’s culture and state of development have come to light. Everyone knows about the abhorrent living conditions in the…
One of the most important laws protecting online speech is also one of the worst. You’ve probably heard of it. In 1998, President Bill Clinton passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, or DMCA. It’s the law…
Smantec and Kaspersky Lab last week separately announced the discovery of a highly sophisticated advanced persistent threat that had eluded security researchers for at least five years. A previously unknown group called “Strider” has been…
Solarcity, the company recently purchased by Elon Musk’s Tesla Motors, just announced their next project —- a roof made entirely of solar panels. The “Solar Roof” was revealed by SolarCity chairman, Elon Musk, saying that…
Elon Musk the renowned self-made billionaire and CEO of Tesla Motors has orchestrated a massive initiative to save SolarCity — a solar panel installation company — from failure. SolarCity, which Elon Musk is also a…
Google is constantly revolutionizing the way they do business, and with their latest initiative they are upping the ante. Github recently revealed Google is working on a brand-new operating system, one that could challenge…
Smartphones are proliferating among adolescents, and so is cyberbullying. That’s particularly worrisome due to its potential contribution to the No. 2 cause of teen death: suicide. About 26.3 percent of the middle- and high-school students…
Cisco Systems Inc is laying off about 14,000 employees, representing nearly 20 percent of the network equipment maker’s global workforce, technology news site CRN reported, citing sources close to the company. Cisco, which is due…
Bitcoin has been trying desperately these last few years to be viewed as a legitimate currency and a reliable alternative to paper currency. But setback after setback seems to plague the company, and on August…
Ransomware has received unprecedented popularity, and healthcare organizations are ripe targets . Criminals know it. In just a few short years, Ransomware has dominated the market, prompting a response from the federal government last week….
The FBI on Monday confirmed that it has opened an investigation into allegations that the WikiLeaks email dump of nearly 20,000 Democratic National Committee emails over the weekend might be linked to the Russian Government….
The popular augmented reality game Pokemon Go that has become an overnight sensation, experienced slowed performance over the weekend. Resulting from a possible hack on its login servers. This all happening shortly after Pokemon Go…