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First they came for the Uighurs: China’s abuse of technology and their justifications

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China's abuse of technology in the State-sponsored persecution of Uighurs demonstrates what the Communist regime is capable of unleashing against...

Technology

Human rights groups ask House not to fund invasive tech for border security

Tim Hinchliffe10 months ago

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Over 25 human rights and tech groups petition the US House of Representatives to not fund "various invasive surveillance technologies...

Technology

IARPA launches Proteos program for human identification using shedded skin

Tim Hinchliffe1 year ago

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Under the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, IARPA announces the launch of the Proteos Program for human identification...

Technology

US intelligence researching DNA for exabytes of data storage

Tim Hinchliffe1 year ago

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Like spiraling serpents entwined in symbiosis; sequential strands of DNA continue to bring to light new breakthroughs in technology with...

Technology

DNA could be the code to unlocking Artificial Intelligence consciousness

Tim Hinchliffe3 years ago

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DNA could be the software language that will lead to Artificial Intelligence consciousness if consciousness is more likened to a radio...

Business

Founder Institute entrepreneur DNA decoded

Tim Hinchliffe3 years ago

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Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur that lives up to the Founder Institute's high...

Science

UW research into DNA storage backs up ancient shamanic knowledge

Tim Hinchliffe4 years ago

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With the successful retrieval of digital data encoded in snippets of synthetic DNA sequences, the University of Washington (UW) has...

Brains Byte Back

(Previously The Sociable Podcast) The weekly podcast looking at how our brains, psychology, and society are impacted by the ever-evolving technology that surrounds us. Every Monday we bring you the best stories and guests from around the world relating to technology, psychology, and society.

According to 99 firms, 293.6 billion emails are sent every day. That figure probably doesn’t surprise you given the number of emails sitting in your inbox, hundreds if not thousands… Right? But among these emails are numerous malicious emails, designed to trick, scam and hack.

These emails are known as phishing emails, which in its simplest form can be described as a fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details by disguising oneself as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.

But there is good news, as we now have a guardian angel ready to look out for us. My guest today is the president and founder of Pixm, a company that provides real-time anti-phishing on log-in pages and shuts down an attack at the point of click, Arun Buduri.

And for our Neuron to Something piece, where we discuss a story relating to psychology and technology, we will look at a recent Pew Research Center survey, analyzing Americans’ feelings and perceptions relating to data collection.

Video from Buduri: Amazing mind reader reveals his ‘gift’