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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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