Pandemic reveals opportunities for 5G connectivity
5G cellular technology, which has been promised to provide a connective fabric that will cover the globe in a seamless digital experience, is starting to […]
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The Trump 2020 app is a voter surveillance tool of extraordinary power
Ahead of President Trump’s rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, his 2020 re-election campaign manager Brad Parscale tweeted about the event. “Just passed 800,000 tickets,” he wrote. […]
Facebook needs 30,000 of its own content moderators, says a new report
Imagine if Facebook stopped moderating its site right now. Anyone could post anything they wanted. Experience seems to suggest that it would quite quickly become […]
Older users share more misinformation. Your guess why might be wrong.
The news: Misinformation on social media is often fueled by older adults, who share fake news and dubious links more than other age groups—up to […]
The secret to why some people get so sick from covid could lie in their genes
Some people die from covid-19, and others who are infected don’t even show symptoms. But scientists still don’t know why. Now consumer genomics company 23andMe […]