TikTok’s secret algorithm is its greatest strength – and could also be its undoing
TikTok now has over a billion daily users. yogendrasingh.inI have a ten-year-old niece named Divya (not her real name) in...
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Kazakhstan’s internet shutdown is the latest episode in an ominous trend: digital authoritarianism
While security forces in Kazakhstan cracked down on street protests, the country's internet service went dark. AP Photo/Vladimir TretyakovThe Kazakhstan...
How does the Pegasus spyware work, and is my phone at risk?
ShutterstockA major journalistic investigation has found evidence of malicious software being used by governments around the world, including allegations of...
How vulnerable is your personal information? 4 essential reads
Chances are some of your data has already been stolen, but that doesn't mean you should shrug data breaches off....
This New Year, why not resolve to ditch your dodgy old passwords?
Elise Amendola/APMost of the classic New Year resolutions revolve around improving your health and lifestyle. But this year, why not...
How an app to decrypt criminal messages was born ‘over a few beers’ with the FBI
Australian and US law enforcement officials on Tuesday announced they’d sprung a trap three years in the making, catching major...
‘We have filed a case under your name’: beware of tax scams — they’ll be everywhere this EOFY
ShutterstockThe end of the financial year is near. So all of us — especially those scrambling at the last minute...
Hidden in plain sight: The infrastructures that support artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence requires machines, processing power and energy consumption, among other things. Often, we're unaware of the presence of this...
Cryptocurrency, NFTs and the metaverse threaten an environmental nightmare – here’s how to avoid it
Cryptocurrency's environmental impact is raising concerns. Voytek Pavlik/WikimediaAs concerns rise and hearings are held in the US about the cryptocurrency...
Four reasons your fibre internet could be slow – and five tips to speed it up
Inside Creative House/ShutterstockInternet use has increased significantly over recent years, and through the pandemic, we have become even more dependent...
