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The New York Times: “In our digital age, few things are more irritating than a slow internet connection. Your web browser starts to lag. On video calls, the faces of your friends turn to frozen masks. When the flow of information dries up, it can feel as if we are cut off from the world. …
Ecker, U. K. H., Tay, L. Q., Roozenbeek, J., van der Linden, S., Cook, J., Oreskes, N., & Lewandowsky, S. (2024). Why misinformation must not be ignored. American Psychologist. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001448 Recent academic debate has seen the emergence of the claim that misinformation is not a significant societal problem. We argue that the …
Mashable: “In October, OpenAI’s ChatGPT Search became available for ChatGPT Plus users. Last week, it became available to all users and was added to search in Voice Mode. And, of course, it isn’t without its flaws. The Guardian asked ChatGPT to summarize webpages that contain hidden content and, it turns out, hidden content can manipulate …
CCRI – Cyber Civil Rights – “If you are a victim or survivor of image-based sexual abuse, you may want some help deciding what to do next. We know that every individual has a unique set of circumstances, so the resources below are designed to meet a range of needs. First, immediately below you’ll find …
PC Mag: “The best free PC software programs aren’t about the cost (or lack thereof), they’re about a fresh opportunity—collections of code that put the dumb hardware in your computer to smart use, tools that can accomplish anything from balancing your household budget to helping cure cancer. Stocking your PC is an intensely personal task. …
Ars Technica: “It’s been a wild year in tech thanks to the intersection between humans and artificial intelligence. 2024 brought a parade of AI oddities, mishaps, and wacky moments that inspired odd behavior from both machines and man. From AI-generated rat genitals to search engines telling people to eat rocks, this year proved that AI …
Fritinancy: ” Yes, words, plural. Because when you keep track of interesting new and newly prominent words all year long, as I do, you have a tough time settling on just one word of the year (WOTY). Other deciding bodies are more, well, decisive. Cambridge Dictionaries chose manifest. Collins Dictionary selected brat. (See my post …
EFF – “Cover Your Tracks is two things: a tool for users to understand how unique and identifiable their browser makes them online, and a research project to uncover the tools and techniques of online trackers and test the efficacy of privacy add-ons. Cover Your Tracks researches both how unique your browser is and how …
Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, December 21, 2024 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex …
Lifehacker: “It’s understandable if you’re a little burnt out on social media at the moment. I put off setting up a Bluesky account for years, mostly because I didn’t want yet another service to think about. At the same time, though, a lot of interesting people have shifted their posting to alternative sites like Bluesky …
How to Geek: The Option key on a Mac is a modifier key that is used to change the functions of menus and keyboard shortcuts. Use Option key to do things like force quit unresponsive apps, fine-tune the volume and brightness, bypass confirmation when shutting down or deleting files, and more. Try the Option key …
Android Trends: “A recent study shows that AI has taken over a big part of Google’s search results. AI-generated summaries now appear in almost half of all searches, taking up a lot of space on both desktop and mobile screens. This is changing the way people experience Google search. Also, Google Image Search now shows …
