Category «Internet»

Wikilinker

Wikilinker – Auto-links the most popular 1,000,000 people, places, organizations, and other matchable names to their Wikipedia pages on any webpage, using a bloom filter for compact name lookup. Browser extension – The best way to use Wikilinker is with the browser extension for Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. It works on any website, runs entirely …

Subjects: Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Search Engines

Much of the government’s technology isn’t accessible, internal report finds

NextGov/FCW: “Nearly 30 years after Congress put accessibility requirements for government technology into law, much of the federal government’s technology still isn’t fully meeting accessibility standards.  Less than 40% of the government’s most-viewed public webpages are fully accessible, according to a new report by the General Services Administration.  Overall, the federal government’s technology, including internal …

Subjects: E-Records, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Search Engines

DOGE employee stole Social Security data – put it on a thumb drive

TechCrunch: “A former employee of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency reportedly stole Americans’ personal data from the U.S. Social Security Administration and stored it on a thumb drive, according to a whistleblower complaint reported by The Washington Post. The former DOGE software engineer told co-workers at his new job that he “possessed two tightly …

Subjects: E-Government, E-Records, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy

Elliott Report

The Elliott Report is a news site published by consumer advocate Christopher Elliott in association with Elliott Advocacy, a nonprofit organization. The Elliott Report features articles and commentary about how to become a smarter consumer. We publish an authoritative list of executive contacts. If you have a problem with a company, this information will help …

Subjects: AI, Economy, Financial System, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Search Engines, Transportation

From Iran to Ukraine, everyone’s trying to hack security cameras

Ars Technica: “Research shows apparent Iranian state hackers trying to hijack consumer-grade cameras. For decades, satellites, drones, and human spotters have all been part of war’s surveillance and reconnaissance tool kit. In an age of cheap, insecure, Internet-connected consumer devices, however, militaries have gained another powerful set of eyes on the ground: every hackable security …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Records, Free Speech, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy

How AI Assistants Are Moving the Security Goalposts

KrebsOnSecurity: AI-based assistants or “agents” — autonomous programs that have access to the user’s computer, files, online services and can automate virtually any task — are growing in popularity with developers and IT workers. But as so many eyebrow-raising headlines over the past few weeks have shown, these powerful and assertive new tools are rapidly …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

When Using AI Leads to “Brain Fry”

Harvard Business Review: “A new study finds that certain patterns of AI use are driving cognitive fatigue, while others can help reduce burnout…AI promises to act as an amplifier that will drive efficiency and make work easier, but workers that are using these AI tools report that they are intensifying rather than simplifying work. This …

Subjects: AI, Economy, Education, Health Care, Internet, Social Media

26 Useful Concepts for 2026

Gurwinder: “We’ve entered the Age of Slop, and are adrift in an ocean of thoughtless content that’s diluted all truth and meaning. And yet, hidden in that ocean are more pearls of wisdom than ever. I’ve spent months sifting through the slop for ideas of value. Here I present 26 for 2026, each one chosen …

Subjects: AI, Internet, Knowledge Management

Laid-off lawyers, history PhDs, scientists now part of a miserable gig economy in which they’re teaching AI how to do their old jobs

The Verge – no paywall – You Could Be Next – The Verge and New York Magazine. “The LinkedIn post seemed like yet another scam job offer, but Katya was desperate enough to click. After college, she’d struggled to make a living as a freelance journalist, gone to grad school, then pivoted to what she …

Subjects: AI, Economy, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Social Media

The Met Introduces High-Definition 3D Scans of Dozens of Art Historical Objects

Colossal: “In the age of the internet, we’re fortunate to have virtual access to museum collections around the world, thanks to objects in the public domain and programs like The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Open Access Initiative. Through a searchable digital catalogue, visitors to the museum’s website can see hundreds of thousands of objects, many …

Subjects: Education, Internet