Category Archives: Technology

07Oct/22

End-to-end encryption keeps us all safe

October 7, 2022SecurityAcademic disciplines, Articles, Bangladesh, Center for Democracy and Technology, Cryptography, Data security, Disk encryption, Encryption, End-to-end encryption, Global Partners, Human rights and encryption, India, Internet privacy, Mallory Knodel, Ryan Polk, Sheetal Kumar, Strong cryptography, Thomson Reuters Foundation, United Kingdomadmin

Mallory Knodel,Ryan Polk,Sheetal Kumar

Published: October 05, 2022 | Center for Democracy & Technology

Mallory Knodel is Chief Technologist at the Center for Democracy and Technology, Ryan Polk is Director of Internet Policy at Internet Society and Sheetal Kumar is Head of Global Engagement and Advocacy at Global Partners Digital.

At the Human Rights Council in Geneva last month, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) presented the strongest endorsement of encryption yet by the world body in its report on privacy in the digital age, underlining that the technology that leverages cryptography to secure communications, is crucial to the rights to privacy, access to information, and free expression in an online world. Continue reading →

06Oct/22

Introducing RESIDENCE, A Group of Multidisciplinary Companies Empowering the Creative Community

October 6, 2022InnovationAptitude, Articles, Creativity, Design, Learning, Product management, Skillsadmin

Today marks the debut of Residence, a multidisciplinary network of companies with the shared vision of creating a thriving ecosystem to empower the creative community at large by nurturing rising talent, encouraging egoless creativity, and fostering community among its members. Continue reading

06Oct/22

London BLOCKCHAIN, NFT, WEB3, FINTECH Mega Event Presented by Metaverse Week

October 6, 2022InnovationFinancial technology, hilton hotel, London, Metaverse, United Kingdom, Virtual reality in fictionadmin

An incredible BLOCKCHAIN,NFT,WEB3,FINTECH,METAVERSE mega event rounded up at Canary Wharf Hilton Hotel London, organized by Metaverse Week & hosted by Kora Events.

The event was crowned by 80+VIP speakers and 500+ enthusiasts in the blockchain, NFT, WEB3.0, Fintech, metaverse space from the UK and around the world. This conference brought together high-profile industry masterminds to discuss different expects and potentials in Metaverse and Blockchain. Continue reading

05Oct/22

HFCL launches World’s First Open source Wi-Fi 7 Access Points at India Mobile Congress

October 5, 2022InternetCompanies, Fabless semiconductor companies, HFCL Limited, HSA Foundation, New Delhi, Qualcomm, Qualcomm Technologies Inc., Technology, Telecommunications, Wi-Fiadmin

HFCL Limited, the leading high-tech enterprise and integrated next-gen communication product and solution provider in collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. launches world’s first Open source Wi-Fi 7 Access Points under its IO product line at India Mobile Congress, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi on 01 October 2022. Continue reading

05Oct/22

US Ports and Terminals Sustain Increased Cybersecurity Attacks

October 5, 2022SecurityAndy Lee, Computer network security, Computer security, Jim Kearns, JONES WALKER LLP, Oklahoma, Port, Prevention, Security, Security engineering, Tulsaadmin

Jones Walker LLP today publicly released the findings of its 2022 Ports and Terminals Cybersecurity Survey, examining cybersecurity preparedness in US-based ports and terminals. The report outlining the results of the survey is authored by four of the firm’s attorneys and the findings will be presented by two of them, Jim Kearns and Andy Lee, during the Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals (IRPT) conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma at 2:30 pm Central Daylight Time today. Continue reading

05Oct/22

Nobel prize: physicists share prize for insights into the spooky world of quantum mechanics

October 5, 2022ScienceAlbert Einstein, Anton Zeilinger, Bell's theorem, Creative Commons, Emerging technologies, France, Hidden-variable theory, J.F. Clauser, John Bell, John Clauser, John F. Clauser, Northern Ireland, Optics, Paris, Physical sciences, Physics, Quantum entanglement, Quantum information science, Quantum measurement, Quantum mechanics, Quantum technology, Robert Young, United Statesadmin

Members of the Nobel Committee for Physics announce the winners of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics (L-R on the screen) Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger.
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Robert Young, Lancaster University

The 2022 Nobel prize for physics has been awarded to a trio of scientists for pioneering experiments in quantum mechanics, the theory covering the micro-world of atoms and particles.

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04Oct/22

Nobel prize: Svante Pääbo’s ancient DNA discoveries offer clues as to what makes us human

October 4, 2022ScienceAncient DNA, Anders Götherström, Biology, Branches of biology, Creative Commons, Denisova Cave, Denisovan, Genetic mapping, Genetics, Genomics, Germany, Human evolution, Love Dalén, Neanderthal, SHUTTERSTOCK, Svante Pääbo, Upper Paleolithicadmin

Love Dalén, Stockholm University and Anders Götherström, Stockholm University

The Nobel prize in physiology or medicine for 2022 has been awarded to Svante Pääbo from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, “for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution”.

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01Oct/22

Big Tech and the right to know

October 1, 2022SecurityAccess to information, Articles, Free software, Freedom of information laws by country, Humanities, Ilaria Fevola, Open government, Public sphere, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Transparency, User-generated contentadmin

Ilaria Fevola
Published: September 28, 2022

Ilaria Fevola is ARTICLE 19’s legal officer focused on transparency.

Today, Sept. 28, is the International Day for Universal Access to Information, that recognises the importance for every individual to be able to access information held by public institutions. Traditionally, it has been an opportunity to examine whether countries have adopted a law on access to information and if, in practice, public bodies adhere to their transparency obligations. Continue reading →

01Oct/22

We’ve had the backlash against Big Tech. Now what?

October 1, 2022Internet.google, Big data, Boston, Cambridge Analytica, Computing, David Carroll, Digital media, Digital rights, Digital technology, Dobbs, Donald Trump, Facebook, Human rights, Internet privacy, Mark Zuckerberg, META, Privacy, Right to privacy, Sacramento, Shopify, SNAP, Terms of service, Thomson Reuters Foundation, United Kingdom, United Statesadmin

David Carroll
Published: September 29, 2022 | Parsons School of Design

David Carroll is an associate professor of media design at Parsons School of Design at The New School in New York.

Thomson Reuters Foundation — On Sept. 13 an employee of Boston’s Northeastern University was injured when a package delivered to a virtual reality research lab exploded in his hands. Like a scene from a futuristic thriller, a note accompanying the bomb accused the lab of secretly working for Facebook and Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg in a plot to take over society through virtual reality. Continue reading →

30Sep/22

As Mental Health Persists, Social Media Platform Rises to Meet the Challenge

September 30, 2022InternetManitoba Provincial Road 272, Meir Joe, Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railwayadmin

The pandemic, societal and global issues, inflation and more are increasingly taking a toll on people’s mental health worldwide. According to Mental Health America, nearly 50 million Americans are currently experiencing a mental health issue of some kind, and one in four Americans ages 18 to 44 reported in a survey that they received mental health treatment in 2021-2022. With high demand and unable to find the assistance they need, many are seeking online communities and exploring alternative therapies for self-expression, including poetry. In recognition of World Mental Health Day, Monday, October 10, 2022, Poetizer, the next generation social media startup for poetry, is encouraging everyone to write some poetry. Continue reading