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03/14/2018 / By Edsel Cook

How long are YOUR electronic devices programed to last? Proposed “durability” labels may help you make greener choices

If you ask Brune Poirson, the discerning French consumer should know exactly how long a product is expected to last. According to a Deutsche Welle article, he’s proposing for the adoption of a labeling system that will rate a product on its durability, ability to be recycled, and ecological footprint. The Secretary of State to France’s ecology minister has suggested […]

02/07/2018 / By David Williams

“Gaydar” legitimized: A.I. technology identifies individual sexual orientation at an alarmingly successful rate

New use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology has enabled a team of researchers to determine the sexual orientation of tens of thousands of individuals with great accuracy. What’s interesting is that they were able to do this based only on profile pictures that the individuals themselves uploaded on an online dating site. This could prove […]

01/11/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Chip design flaw bigger than first thought – billions of Intel and AMD-powered devices are vulnerable to hackers

Researchers from Project Zero, a team of security analysts under Google, have uncovered two computer chip security flaws that could potentially impact millions. Known as Meltdown and Spectre, these exploits first came to light in early 2018 but were already the subject of speculation in late 2017. According to the DailyMail.co.uk,, they only recently became […]

01/08/2018 / By Earl Garcia

“Google campus” dangers revealed: Schools that have embraced Google are experiencing security breeches

Cyber attacks on private schools significantly increased over the recent months, according to the chief executive of the Independent Schools’ Bursars Association. The authorities noted that hackers continue to breach vulnerable computer systems and access the personal information of parents whose data are stored on cloud-based apps. The hacked systems were then used to trick parents into […]

11/17/2017 / By Jayson Veley

Tomorrow’s AI detectives are learning their craft from TV: Binge watching CSI helps them guess the criminal 60% of the time

In the digital age we are currently living in, it’s not uncommon to see human employees working alongside computers and artificial intelligence, or even jobs that are being replaced by machines entirely. Crime scene investigators are certainly no exception to this trend, but while having computers work alongside investigators may seem like something that is […]

10/22/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Expert warns that AI brains are not infallible and have even been found to “make bad decisions” that can harm humans

We’re learning more every day about the price to be paid for all the conveniences modern technology brings us, and while some of the potential pitfalls of artificial intelligence (AI) are rather obvious, others are a bit more insidious. New York University Research Professor Kate Crawford and a group of colleagues are so concerned about […]

10/06/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Synthetic biology “breakthrough” could allow your body’s cells to be hacked with BIO-MALWARE that takes over cellular function

It seems like with every modern scientific “breakthrough” we become more vulnerable as a species. The latest such leap for mankind was announced recently in the journal Nucleic Acids Research, and involves programming cells to fight diseases like cancer and the flu. The research team, led by Professor Alfonso Jaramillo of the University of Warwick, […]

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