Journalist Antony Loewenstein: ‘Israel uses apps that make killing Palestinians as easy as ordering pizza’
A new book describes the technology used against Palestinians and their alleged ineffectiveness against the October 7 Hamas attack
A new book describes the technology used against Palestinians and their alleged ineffectiveness against the October 7 Hamas attack
Moms and dads’ fear over the effect phones can have on minors has triggered the use of parental control apps, but experts warn of risks: “Spying is not the way”
Two entrepreneurs from Spain launched MagnificAI, an image enlargement app that hit the big leagues in just a month and a half with 400,000 registered users, attracting attention from Elon Musk, Hollywood and Beeple
Restricting minors’ access to online content is a challenge that no country has managed to solve without generating new risks and inconveniences
Disinformation expert Joan Donovan wants an investigation into her dismissal, alleging undue donor influence on the university
The first generation of driverless vehicles has failed to catch on. But after 15 years of research, this Spanish engineer has founded a company in Canada that she sees as the solution: ‘We have the advantage of being second’
Character.AI generates fictional conversations with famous people, but occasionally spins out of control
Kristi Coulter spent 12 years in various positions at the company’s headquarters in Seattle. Now she has released a memoir about the grueling work conditions, which she says have been key to the business’s success
The debate about when to give kids their first smartphone is growing among parents and experts, but there are no clear solutions. Three researchers point out the key aspects
A WhatsApp chat group based in Barcelona, Spain, filled up in just a few weeks with families who want to restrict devices among schoolchildren. It is the largest example of a movement that is growing among parents across Spain
Pioneering research has discovered how smart devices talk to Android apps and each other to share data that allows them to know who enters a home, when, and how much they earn
The technology that allows for the creation of unique works gave an enormous boost to digital art. Nowadays, however, NFTs are dealing with malaise and waiting for better times
The reporter has firsthand experience with the changes of the last 20 years on the border between technology and information. He now recounts the rise and fall of viral content in a new book
Amazon and eBay offer hundreds of increasingly sophisticated and inexpensive surveillance equipment. While the items are legal, some of the purposes for which they are used are not
The famous journalist Walter Isaacson has had access to the magnate and his entourage for hundreds of hours. His biography lauds Musk’s achievements and addresses his mental health and family issues, especially with one of his 10 children who is trans because of the ‘woke mind virus’
The open-source algorithm enables users to collaboratively add context to potentially misleading tweets
According to analysis of data from 208 million US citizens, which Meta allowed a team of academics to access, 97% of fake news is seen by right-wing users. The investigation did not find clear links between social media and political polarization
This Mexican lawyer and member of Meta’s Oversight Board provides insights into the internet’s impact on democracy
The exploitation of a technology like the internet and successive global crises have led to a chaotic situation, says this Austrian researcher, who studies the proliferation of extremist ideas
Spanish researchers reveal just how difficult it is to reach the necessary numbers to live off the most popular video platform in the world
A new study finds that it is more difficult to detect misinformation in tweets written by artificial intelligence
The two moguls exchanged messages on their social media in which the Tesla co-founder accepted a challenge from the Facebook owner, who now practices martial arts
Experts agree that as helpful as the artificial intelligence tools are, programming professionals will still be necessary in the future, albeit with different roles
The MIT researcher, who has spent years studying the interactions between humans and machines, analyzes the explosion of artificial intelligence
The tech company proposes ‘spacial computing’ as the technological future
In recent weeks, the creators of this technology and the sector’s big investors, along with thousands of academics, have been warning about the extraordinary dangers of AI
The OpenAI co-founder, who has been touring Europe all week, is a typical Silicon Valley character, also because of his controversial views