If your social media networks are anything like mine, you’ve noticed an uptick in people getting “hacked” lately. Maybe you’ve gotten a weird Facebook message from someone you hadn’t spoken with in a while. Maybe your least tech-y friend is su…
As Covid-19 pandemic restrictions have eased, employers are adjusting their work-from-home policies. Some companies, including Airbnb, have doubled down and made substantial commitments to remote working. Others, like Google, have begun to shi…
Last week, Google held its annual developer conference, Google I/O, and discussed new products and services that they plan to rollout. These range from new features on YouTube, Google Meet, advances in AI technology used in Google Maps, and th…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in a Facebook post this week that Instagram is testing digital collectibles so users can display NFTs on their profiles by linking their third-party digital wallets. NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are unique d…
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and digital art (including, I proudly admit, my own) are offering people the chance to tell their stories in innovative new ways. Cryptocurrencies have exploded, offering people around the world a new tool to use for…
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and digital art (including, I proudly admit, my own) are offering people the chance to tell their stories in innovative new ways. Cryptocurrencies have exploded, offering people around the world a new tool to use for…
With more people looking to cash in on hype surrounding the cryptocurrency market than ever before and an increasing digital workforce which may lack awareness of network security set-ups, cybercriminal activity remains rampant. Bitcoin’s endu…
Seth* was almost 30 when he started to date for the first time. He’d married his high school sweetheart just after college and they’d recently opened up their relationship. Excited to check out this whole new world, he hopped on a couple of da…
How do you prove that you are who you say you are? That’s the fundamental question underpinning so much of what we do online. Our answers are varied: Passwords. Numerical codes. And, increasingly, biometrics.
In the first report produced through the Observatory function of the Europol Innovation Lab, Europol warns that the threats posed by deepfakes are increasing. Deepfake technology uses AI to alter existing images and sometimes create new ones. …