Smart bandwidth key to upcoming surge in wireless device connectivity
Wireless communication has been a key facilitator of most recent and pending technologies. Smart bandwidth usage is a prerequisite if society...
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DARPA, IARPA scientist named 1st permanent director of Space Development Agency
The Department of Defense appoints a former DARPA and IARPA scientist as the first permanent director of the new Space...
The unconventional lives of digital nomads on Brains Byte Back
If you have spent any time in cities such as Medellin or Chiang Mai, you have probably met a digital...
Decentralized cloud storage makes more efficient use of company resources
Decentralized cloud storage systems are making more efficient use of company resources while providing secure ecosystems for businesses. Amazon Web...
‘Zuck Buck’ grilled in the House: Facebook CEO defends Libra in hearing
Mark Zuckerberg is appearing before the House Financial Services Committee where Chairwoman Maxine Waters grills him over Libra, political ads,...
Cybersecurity wisdom from the US National Guard (video series)
With October designated as Cybersecurity Awareness Month, check out the videos the US National Guard is releasing on ways hackers...
Majority of Americans don’t trust mass media, why does Google?
Just 41% of Americans trust mass media, yet Google continues to prop up mainstream media in its algorithms. Why is...
Internet Accountability Project launches to take on big tech’s ‘bad acts’
A former Senate staffer is taking a stab at big tech through the non-profit Internet Accountability Project (IAP), which aims...
Google contributed ~$40K to AG not participating in anti-trust investigation
Google contributed around $40,000 to California's attorney general's political campaigns, and the AG is not participating in the anti-trust investigation...
Virtual healthcare: doctors are the new digital nomads on the Brains Byte Back podcast
In a world where our work is becoming more virtual, why do we still wait days to physically see a...
Centralized web browsing is a threat to your privacy and security
Centralized web browsing is a threat to your privacy and online security as it makes it more likely that secondary...
Negotiating with hackers for ransomware victims on the Brains Byte Back podcast
In this episode of Brains Byte Back, we speak with Bill Siegel, the CEO of Coveware, a company that negotiates with hackers...
Decentralizing the web amidst debate on censorship, 8chan ban
8chan is banned in a knee-jerk reaction to two mass shootings in the US over the weekend, launching another round...
‘Doing the right thing gives a sense of pride’: the guy who hacked Instagram
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"Doing the right thing gives us a sense of achievement and pride," the guy who hacked Instagram and was awarded...
Dark Web Duality on the Brains Byte Back podcast
On this episode of The Sociable's Brains Byte Back podcast we discuss the duality of the dark web -- an...
As big tech and govts differ over hate speech, should AI neutralize it?
As big tech platforms and governments have their own policies on hate speech, should society task AI with neutralizing it...
The many motives of hackers and how much your data is worth to them
Why do hackers display breached information like emails and private information out in the open? What effect does this behavior...
Is porn addiction real or a myth? Sex addiction counselor, gender professor weigh in
In this episode of The Sociable Podcast, we speak with two experts with very different opinions on porn and addiction....
Salesforce is down, updates on Twitter
Today Salesforce is down, experiencing major technical issues, and its Co-Founder and CTO Parker Harris has been giving updates on...
Tech giants seek to exorcise privacy woes to win back user trust
While companies like Google and Facebook want to show that they are taking ‘privacy’ very seriously, they will have to...
