Today’s Tech Sightings: UK Lawmakers: Brexit Referendum Website Might Have Been Hacked Rumors of possible manipulations swirled early on in last year’s Brexit referendum saga. But now, a UK legislative committee says the website that allowed more than a million potential voters to register for the referendum might have been hacked. Last June, the British […]
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Brexit Vote Site May Have Been Hacked; Net Neutrality Fight Begins
Posted April 12th, 2017 at 1:44 pm (UTC-5)
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In the Parallel War of Ad Blockers, Privacy Is Lost
Posted June 17th, 2016 at 10:49 am (UTC-5)
The war surrounding ad blocking software has cost advertisers and online publishers nearly $22 billion in blocked ad revenues in 2015. Caught in the middle are 198 million-plus users blocking ads for a slew of reasons, not the least of which is to escape online tracking. It is a war of parallels. As online advertising revenue […]
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Technology a Lifeline for Brussels Victims; Tor Project Tightens Security
Posted March 22nd, 2016 at 11:21 am (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Brussels Attacks Highlight Technology’s Importance, But We Could Do So Much More In Brussels, Belgium, thousands tried to reach loved ones following the devastating terror attacks on airport and subway systems, bringing the country’s mobile networks to a halt. As a result, people reached out on social media, using WhatsApp, Twitter and […]
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New Memory Chips Emulate Human Brain; Browsing the Ad-blocked Web
Posted January 20th, 2016 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
Today’s Tech Sightings: Memory That Learns Could Help Tomorrow’s Intelligent Computers Researchers at New Mexico-based start-up Knowm are working on a new generation of computer chips that can emulate more closely the way the human brain works. While existing chips can store a lot of information, the new breed, called memristors, can help artificial intelligence […]
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