To celebrate ‘World Password Day’ (the first Thursday of May), Microsoft, Google and Apple are launching a ‘joint effort’ to stop the use of passwords. They want to ‘expand support for a common passwordless sign-in standard created by the FIDO…
Researchers Say Facebook Outage May Show Extent of Dependency on Social Media
Researchers have suggested that users’ response to social outages show how social media is viewed as important as electricity and gas, and not just a mere tool of entertainment and communication. Studying the reactions of users to an outage of…
Study Says COVID-19 Pandemic Revealed Divide in Mental Health Among College Students
According to researchers at Dartmouth College, the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that young people most concerned about the virus had a likelihood of struggling with depression, self-anxiety and low self-esteem. ‘The pandemic has put students on a literal mental health…
Researchers Create AI that Reviews Products
In 2020, the computer science team of Alan Riddell, Dan Rockmore, and Keith Carlson set out to create a computer code to write product reviews. However, they struggled with a practical question. ‘Getting the code to write reviews was only…
U.S. “Fort Worth” City, First City to Mine Bitcoin
Fort Worth, Texas, is now the first city government in the U.S. to mine bitcoin. A small mining farm was constructed in City Hall, supervised by Mayor Mattie Parker. The three mining rigs will run 24/7 all through the week…
Mobile App Makes it Possible to test for Neurological Disease at Home
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego recently developed a mobile app that allows people test for ADHD, Alzheimer’s disease, as well as other neurological diseases just by recording closeups of their eyes. The app makes use of a…