Senators move to block US technology and user data from getting to Chinese govt

5 years ago

US senators are moving to block the transfer of data and technology from the US to China, so that the…

NIST research effort to measure bias in results we get from search engines: ‘Fair Ranking’

5 years ago

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) launches a research effort to measure bias in search engine results. (more…)

Catch phishing at the point of click: hook, line and multi-factor sinker

5 years ago

To deal with phishing a strong defense should be in your tackle box. There is one catching phishing attacks that…

Teens on TikTok: do the benefits outweigh the risks?

5 years ago

Video app TikTok is quickly rising in popularity, especially among teenagers, but with safety, privacy, and national security concerns, do…

Apple breaks ground on $1B campus in Austin, TX to house 5K – 15K employees

5 years ago

Apple announces today that it is beginning construction on a $1 billion campus in Austin, TX, which will employ between…

Senators ask big tech to explain how they curb child sexual abuse material

5 years ago

Five US senators are asking that big tech companies explain what efforts they are taking to curb child sexual abuse…

Google launching startup accelerator, campus in Tokyo, Japan

5 years ago

Today Google announces that it is opening the Google for Startups Campus in Tokyo, Japan, which will also include a startup…

Pentagon spent $95.3B on space and future warfare tech: DoD annual audit

5 years ago

The Pentagon releases its annual audit showing that it invested $95.3 billion this year on space and future warfare tech…

Staying motivated with UFC star Urijah Faber on Brains Byte Back

5 years ago

If you are a fan of UFC, you will probably know of our guest this week, Urijah Faber, whose fierce…

‘China is the single greatest counterintelligence threat we face. Period’: FBI Director Wray

5 years ago

"I think that the Chinese counterintelligence threat, especially on the economic espionage side, is the single greatest counterintelligence threat we…

Brain stimulating headgear for treating depression at home is getting smaller

5 years ago

Brain stimulating headgear for treating depression at home is getting smaller and less painful, with fewer headaches reported among those…

Politicians split over 2024 goal for Moon landing, sustainable path to Mars

5 years ago

President Trump's goal to return to the Moon by 2024 and to use it as a launching point for Mars…

Intel agency awards contract to company that harvests social media text, data

5 years ago

IARPA awards a research contract for extracting data from text to Raytheon BBN, which harvests the text of social media…

The Project Nightingale Effect: Google is after personal health data, Fitbit

5 years ago

Google's Project Nightingale is revealed just 11 days after the tech giant announces moves to acquire Fitbit, giving Google even…

The psychology of SEO on Brains Byte Back

5 years ago

The truth is, Google probably knows more about us than some of our closest friends. We ask the internet search…

‘Google is a threat to civilization’ and ‘Eric Schmidt is one of my best friends’: Henry Kissinger

5 years ago

Henry Kissinger reminisces saying, "Google is a threat to civilization," but that through his best friend Eric Schmidt, he has…

The role of cultural intelligence in business relations with China

5 years ago

Cultural Intelligence (CQ) has become significant within a global business scenario, where people seek new exciting markets, but are often…

‘China is building database on vulnerabilities of hundreds of millions of Americans’

5 years ago

China is creating databases on the behavior, preferences, and vulnerabilities of hundreds of millions of Americans to use for intelligence…

‘Let’s change India through sex’: MakeLoveNotPorn looks to empower Indian youth

5 years ago

Social sex video sharing platform MakeLoveNotPorn wants to launch in India to promote healthy sexual behavior in a country where…

Microsoft introduces Azure Quantum 10 days after winning JEDI cloud contract

5 years ago

Today Microsoft introduces Azure Quantum, a "full-stack, open cloud ecosystem," to make quantum computing benefits more accessible to organizations worldwide.…