Quarantine reveals potential for content creators in Colombia to transform its eSports industry
“Hi, guapos!” eSports commentator Lenore told her followers as she began her daily League of Legends stream on Twitch, the...
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The Most Dangerous Countries on the Internet: Russia (Brains Byte Back)
Welcome to our final installment of The Most Dangerous Countries on the Internet edition of the Brains Byte Back podcast,...
How to be a digital ally to the Deaf community
When we think about the biggest barriers to accessing online content that most of us face, paywalls, and language barriers...
The most dangerous countries on the internet: North Korea (Brains Byte Back)
Welcome to another episode of our Most Dangerous Countries on the Internet series. In our third installment in the series,...
‘We must not let coronavirus response be a cover to restrict our human rights’: Committee to Protect Journalists advocacy director
Privacy, the freedom to access and share information, the freedom to peacefully assemble, and the freedom of expression are all...
The most dangerous countries on the internet: Iran (Brains Byte Back podcast)
Welcome back to our mini-series on the most dangerous countries on the internet. In this episode of the Brains Byte...
What does it mean to run an ethical online business?
As COVID-19 forces people to stay home and employees to work remotely, some parts of the world have seen a...
The most dangerous countries on the internet: Brazil (Brains Byte Back Podcast)
Welcome to our mini-series on the most dangerous countries on the internet as we kick off this week's Brains Byte...
World Bank will live stream Agriculture Innovation Challenge on YouTube
The World Bank Group will be live streaming the Agriculture Innovation Challenge for Southern Africa on YouTube beginning April 21,...
Media mergers and acquisitions, OTT innovation give viewers more original streaming content
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) have been no stranger to the media industry over the last couple of years. Disney acquired...
Silicon Valley visionaries to debate post-COVID-19 future in free webinar
As healthcare professionals across the globe continue their fight to save human life and contain the spread of COVID-19 --...
Social distance drinking: Is quarantine changing our boozing habits?
Social media users watched as American TV chef Ina Garten sloshed generous servings of vodka and cointreau into her giant...
Pixar and PDI/DreamWorks co-founders to dissect the evolution of CG on ACM webinar
As people around the world pass time in self isolation due to COVID-19 watching classic films like Toy Story and...
FBI warns fraudsters are exploiting COVID-19 pandemic with increased cyberattacks
Over the past week, the FBI has been warning that there has been an increase in cybersecurity threats exploiting the...
How to biohack your body (Part 2) on Brains Byte Back
Following on from last week’s topic of biohacking presented by Mags Tanev, I will be interviewing Josh Clemente, an engineer...
Shopping online could be less sustainable than in-store, study suggests
Online shopping via distribution centers can generate more greenhouse gases than making physical purchases in-store, research by the peer-reviewed scientific...
Harnessing technology to reduce violence against women
Education, increasing connectivity, challenging stereotypes and raising awareness are just some of the ways technology -- if used efficiently --...
The role of data science in predicting political violence
Data collection and analysis has changed drastically over the last decade, but for predicting political violence, data science is also...
Maintaining vendor autonomy in the era of Amazon
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It’s hard to believe that in the year 2020, any vendor would have to be convinced to sell their products...
How governments are using charges of cybercrime to silence journalists
Governments are cracking down on journalists worldwide, charging them with so-called cybercrimes, but evidence suggests that the cybercrime charges are...
