‘I wish I was wearing a filter right now’: why tweens need more emotional support to deal with social media
Chinnapong/ShutterstockMany eight- to 12-year-olds are now heavy users of social media such as Instagram and Snapchat – even though most...
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Where our thoughts come from: How microemotions affect spontaneous thought
People can have several thousand thoughts per day, many of which can be classified as spontaneous or involuntary. (Shutterstock) Our...
Six big digital trends to watch in 2022
Lemonsoup14/ShutterstockAccording to recent McKinsey research, 2021 was a year of transformation: people, corporations and society began to look ahead to...
The Russian invasion shows how digital technologies have become involved in all aspects of war
Three women displaced by the Russian invasion of Ukraine check their mobile phones at a refugee centre in Hungary. (AP...
Improving cybersecurity means understanding how cyberattacks affect both governments and civilians
Cybersecurity is a growing global threat. (Shutterstock)For nearly two years, 68 United Nations member states — along with private enterprises,...
Inside a ransomware attack: how dark webs of cybercriminals collaborate to pull them off
BeeBright/ShutterstockIn their Carbis Bay communique, the G7 announced their intention to work together to tackle ransomware groups. Days later, US...
Most common passwords of 2021: here’s what to do if yours makes the list
Thomas Andreas/ShutterstockIf you use “123456”, “password” or “qwerty” as a password, you’re probably aware that you’re leaving yourself vulnerable to...
Facebook data breach: what happened and why it’s hard to know if your data was leaked
Alon Gal/TwitterOver the long weekend reports emerged of an alleged data breach, impacting half a billion Facebook users from 106...
How to protect children online without using tough rules and reprimands
gpointstudio/ShutterstockEstablished the same year Facebook was founded (2004), Safer Internet Day has become a fixture in schools, teaching children how...
It takes a lot of energy for machines to learn – here’s why AI is so power-hungry
Data centers like this Google facility in Iowa use copious amounts of electricity. Chad Davis/Flickr, CC BY-SAThis month, Google forced...
