The Growing Problem of Cyberbullying, Part 2
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 pushing parents, teens, teachers and technology companies to try even harder to mitigate the misery inflicted on its victims. The […]
Rio Olympics and the Internet
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 city, the un-swimmable water (let alone drinkable), and the rampant Zika virus; but the latest development might just be the […]
Internet Safe Havens are Becoming Less Safe
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 that, for example, makes it all too easy for companies to have embarrassing content removed from sites like YouTube by […]
Sophisticated Spyware Finally Discovered
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 using Remsec, an advanced tool that seems to be designed primarily for spying. Its code contains a reference to Sauron, […]
Solarcity Utilizing Tesla’s Tech
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 these will not only look better but last longer than traditional roofs. SolarCity seems to be tapping into a […]
Tesla Motors Merges with Solar City
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 cofounder of, has had a steady decrease in revenue for some time now. With eventual collapse seeming inevitable. However, Tesla […]
Google Changing the Game with Fuchsia
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 the reigning kings iOS and Windows. Fuchsia as they are calling it, would be a “new open source project that […]
The Growing Problem of Cyberbullying
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 who responded to a nine-school survey indicated that they’d been bullied in each of the eight years the poll was […]
Cisco Lays Off 14,000 Workers
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 to report fourth-quarter results later on Wednesday, is expected to announce the cuts within the next few weeks, the report […]
Bitcoin Hacked, Spreads Loss Equally
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 2nd a crippling blow was struck. Last Tuesday Hong Kong-based Bitcoin exchange, Bitfinex, was hacked, losing over $70 million of […]