You Don’t Even Need to Be on Social Media, The Companies Still Have Data on You
We’ve all thought about it. Maybe it’s time to flick Facebook. Terminate Twitter. Silence social for good, and just be a person again. Sadly, if this dream of going off…
Change Your Phone Settings So Apple And Google Can’t Track Your Movements
Technology companies have been pummelled by revelations about how poorly they protect their customers’ personal information, including an in-depth New York Times report detailing the ability of smartphone apps to…
Biggest Data Breach Yet Has Leaked 773 Million Emails. Here’s What You Need to Do Now
Looks like it’s time to change your passwords, again: security experts have flagged up a monster data breach made up of some 773 million email addresses and 21 million passwords.…
Mathematicians Have Developed a Computing Problem That AI Can Never Solve
Not everything is knowable. In a world where it seems like artificial intelligence and machine learning can figure out just about anything, that might seem like heresy – but it’s…
MIT Scientists Score Breakthrough in Finding Bacteria That Produce Electricity
Deeps in mines, at the bottom of lakes, and even in your own gut, bacteria are hard at work producing electricity in order to survive in environments low in oxygen.…
These Genius ‘Worm Toilets’ Backed by Bill Gates Are Changing People’s Lives in India
Worms may not have spines, but they’re doing some back-breaking sewer work in more than 4,000 toilets across India. Since 2015, a creative new type of toilet called the Tiger…
Here Are 15 Wild Sci-Fi Predictions About Future Technology That Actually Came True
Science fiction introduces us to elaborate, futuristic worlds that often sound like nothing more than a dream. But humanity has made incredible technological advancements over the past 100 years, and…