
‘I hacked time to recover $3 million from a bitcoin software wallet’
Legendary hacker Joe Grand explains the steps he took to open a software wallet, full of money, that the owner believed was lost forever
Legendary hacker Joe Grand explains the steps he took to open a software wallet, full of money, that the owner believed was lost forever
Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen has gone viral at the Paris Games, not for winning a medal, but rather for his love of a chocolate treat
Meta’s new social media platform celebrates its first anniversary by coming close to X, the goal with which it was launched. Despite being a clone of X, Threads has always sought to distinguish itself as a less angry place, with fewer politics and news
A notable number of cryptocurrency investors tend to present typical dark personality traits including Machiavellianism and psychopathy, according to a large survey published by the scientific journal Plos One
The researcher analyzes the impact of regulation on the Chinese tech industry, which operates with a different system due to the relationships between the government, companies and public opinion
Artificial intelligence was predicted to have a fast and destructive impact on search engines, but the news announced so far does not suggest that there will be such big changes, say professionals in improving web traffic
A study has revealed that links without context go viral on social networks with the help of malicious actors, elevating the risk of misinformation
A new scientific article examines how specific models of artificial intelligence have deceived via manipulation, sycophancy and cheating to achieve their goals
The largest study ever carried out on social media deactivation has found that disconnecting lowers users political participation and also their propensity to believe misinformation
The author of ‘Filterworld’ talks to EL PAÍS about algorithmic anxiety, the difference between content and art, and why culture requires effort
Back in 2019, a group of company executives began discussing how to get users to do more queries. Since then, advertising revenue has been prioritized, according to critics
A new law aims to force ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns the platform, to sell the app under the threat of closure. It is a step with precedents in other countries that opens up multiple concerns and scenarios
The ‘Washington Post’ reporter, a digital culture specialist, has written the definitive history of content creators on the internet
The network’s algorithm is promoting outlandish AI-generated images whose virality helps to scam users
On social media, people are jokingly referring to the Microsoft developer as ‘the fucking master of the internet.’ He managed to find the trap by accident
The anti-machine movement arose in 19th-century England in a similar context to today. A new book reframes the revolt and reminds us that the conditions in which it occurred resemble our own day
A RootedCON session in Spain reveals the industry’s stubbornly persistent gender bias
A study published in ‘Nature’ analyzes 500 million messages over three decades to better understand bad manners on the internet
Gender bias in photos on the web is noticeable on platforms like Google, Wikipedia and IMDB, a problem that may be exacerbated by artificial intelligence
The Danish researcher speaks with EL PAÍS about how to understand the fragility of digital memory within the apparent abundance of the internet age
Spain’s RTVE Symphony Orchestra and Innovation Laboratory managed to compose a piece of music using artificial intelligence, but the result wasn’t very promising
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’