Today’s Tech Sightings: APAC Bore Brunt of Cyberattacks in 2016 The Asia-Pacific region took the lion’s share of cyberattacks in 2016, according to security firm Trend Micro. The region attracted three times more malware infections than North America and six times more than of Latin America. APAC experienced up to 500,000 unknown threats each day, […]
Asia Takes Brunt of 2016 Hacks; High-profile Twitter Accounts Hijacked
Posted March 15th, 2017 at 12:53 pm (UTC-4)
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Millions of Twitter Accounts Are Bots; Looking to Musk to Fix the World
Posted March 14th, 2017 at 9:38 am (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings Study: Up to 48 Million Twitter Accounts Are Bots Twitter, according to a joint study released by the University of Southern California and Indiana University, has more than 48 million bot accounts – and some of them could be among your followers. Twitter has about 319 million active monthly users. The study […]
Mobile Tech Key to Migrant Health Care Solutions
Posted March 10th, 2017 at 11:33 am (UTC-4)
More than 65 million people around the world are displaced and on the move with no access to health care. But mobile technology will soon change that, thanks to a partnership between design consultancy Frontend and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). When migrants and refugees fleeing their hometowns arrive at an emergency center or […]
More Ads Stray Into Windows 10; Backup Files Before Next iOS Update
Posted March 9th, 2017 at 1:14 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Microsoft Ads Invade Windows 10’s File Explorer Microsoft is spamming Windows 10 systems with ads that are appearing in the file system. Some users report an ad about Office 365 hidden in an offer to expand cloud storage. Writer Ian Paul shares a tip to turn these ads off if you are […]
Alleged CIA Hacking Kit Published; Danish Watchdog Calls Out Google
Posted March 7th, 2017 at 12:59 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: WikiLeaks Publishes CIA Trove Alleging Wide-scale Hacking Thousands of documents, allegedly from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, have been dumped on the internet, purportedly exposing the agency’s massive trove of hacking tools. The documents were published by WikiLeaks, though it is unclear how the group gained access to them. The dump includes […]
Cope With Eating Disorders, ADHD and Smoking With These Apps
Posted March 3rd, 2017 at 11:30 am (UTC-4)
A few months into 2017, some folks might still be having a hard time following up on their New Year’s resolutions and others may be looking for ways to change their behavior. But a few interesting apps that recently crossed Techtonics’ radar could nudge you in that direction and give you a helping hand. Recovery […]
Jury Out on Online Suicide-prevention Tools; ‘TorrentLocker’ Is Back
Posted March 2nd, 2017 at 12:31 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Big Questions Surround Facebook’s Suicide-Prevention Tools Facebook has been ramping up its suicide-prevention tools to include ways to encourage users to report people whose Facebook streams contain signs of self-injury. The person with the perceived suicidal tendencies then sees a message that provides resources for help. Writer Rachel Metz says experts see […]
Uber’s Harassment Reality Check; Slack Bug Puts User Accounts at Risk
Posted March 1st, 2017 at 12:56 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Uber Case Could Be Watershed for Women in Tech The recent allegations of Uber’s culture of sexism and sexual harassment have put the tech sector and its diversity problems in the spotlight – again. But writer Farhad Manjoo argues the Uber case feels like a watershed that could trigger innovation and new […]
Digital Assistants Explored to Aid the Elderly; Hacking for Dementia
Posted February 28th, 2017 at 12:25 pm (UTC-4)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Home Digital Assistants Could Be Boon for Assisted Living Voice-activated devices and digital assistants are quickly spreading and Elliptic Labs, which uses ultrasound technology to detect motion, wants to use the technology to help the elderly. The company is launching new software that can be added to digital assistants like Amazon’s Echo. […]
With Blockchain, Sub-Saharan Women Move Forward Without Bias
Posted February 24th, 2017 at 11:30 am (UTC-4)
Blockchain, the technology underlying digital currency Bitcoin, is making it easier for Sub-Saharan African women farmers to establish their economic credentials and negotiate gender bias. If you are a woman farmer in Sub-Saharan Africa and you go to a bank to borrow, you have to bring like seven pieces of paper, you might have to […]