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Why the US is trying to block Huawei’s trans-continental courtship of allies over 5G: perspective

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While Huawei is peddling its 5G network to foreign governments, the US government has been warning its allies that the...

Technology

What ‘overwhelmingly classified’ technologies could the Space Force disclose?

Tim Hinchliffe4 weeks ago

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Will declassifying black space programs shed light on the development of advanced technologies that could rally public support for the...

Technology

5 ways China weaponizes tech against its own citizens, warning signs: Op-ed

Tim Hinchliffe1 month ago

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As China weaponizes technology against its own citizens from Hong Kong to Xinjiang, here I present five ways in which...

Technology

To know the future of AI is to look into the past

Tim Hinchliffe2 years ago

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If you want to know where the future of AI is heading, look no further than the past, for the...

Web

What mistake did ‘Bodega’ startup make to cause all this anger? perspective

Ben Allen2 years ago

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On Wednesday two ex-Google employees in Silicon Valley launched their new company ‘Bodega’, which could be a threat to existing...

Technology

3 Reasons the new iphone speculations are dull

Ben Allen2 years ago

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I always get incredibly bored at this time of year at the amount of speculation over what the new iPhone...

Mobile Social Media Technology

Action sports are continuing to take tech in their own direction

Ben Allen2 years ago

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Action sports have always been early adopters of new tech. Quick to capitalize on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and the like,...

Web

Google’s new Perspective API can help you not sound like a jerk while commenting

Tim Hinchliffe3 years ago

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Google and Jigsaw launch machine learning platform Perspective to identify comments that may be labeled as "toxic," and you can...

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.

How focused are you right now? Are you aware of the feeling of your feet touching the ground? The air flowing in and out of your lungs? Or are your thoughts, racing around your head, your main focus of attention? If you are like the majority of people, it can be hard to harness your full attention and focus.

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In this battle to stay focused, we might have an unlikely ally, our smartphones. In recent years, numerous apps have popped up to help us meditate, stay calm and remain focused in our daily lives. In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Drew Brazier, an experienced psychologist and the co-founder of the Mindcurrent app—a mindfulness app that uses expert tips and exercises to help users reduce stress. You will learn what benefits meditation can provide, how apps can help with daily guidance and how perceptions are changing in our society.

And for our Weird Wide Web piece, we have a story on Airbnb, regarding a new patent on software that scans user’s online presence to predict whether or not they are trustworthy.