Technology
China’s Tech and Finance Crackdown Is a Challenge to Western Ideas That Cuts across Developing World
Johannes Petry University of Warwick Johannes Petry is a political economist researching the changing dynamics of financial globalisation and its impact on the global norms, institutions and governance that underpin the global economy. China introduced new rules on November 1 that restrict the extent to which internet companies can collect
The Great Reset’s Digital ID for New Zealand
Olivia Pierson oliviapierson.org Our government likes to rule under cover of darkness while people are utterly distracted and have little knowledge of bills going through parliament. They’re never shouted from the rooftops for a reason. I share my submissions sometimes in order for others to notice these issues
Facebook Relaunches Itself as ‘Meta’ in a Clear Bid to Dominate the Metaverse
Marcus Carter University of Sydney Ben Egliston Queensland University of Technology Marcus Carter is a Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures at The University of Sydney, and a recipient of the University’s SOAR fellowship in 2018. Dr Ben Egliston is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Digital Media Research Centre
The Rise of Dark Web Design: How Sites Manipulate You into Clicking
Daniel Fitton University of Central Lancashire Daniel Fitton is a Reader in User Experience Design at the University of Central Lancashire where he leads the User Experience Design MSc and MRes courses in addition teaching a range of technical and HCI-related modules. He work within the Child-Computer Interaction (ChiCI) research
A Florida Restaurant Chain Introduced Robot Waiters. Now Their Human Servers Are Getting Higher Tips
Patrick Carrol fee.org Patrick Carroll has a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo and is an Editorial Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education. With the labor market in rough shape, restaurant owners across the country have been forced to find new and creative ways to
Tech Talk: Clinton and the BleachBit Email Cleanup
This series is designed to help people to understand modern technology, and become more confident in using computing devices. It is not designed to educate experts. The author is involved in tutoring older students at SeniorNet, a New Zealand wide organisation. SeniorNet hopes that students will feel more confident in
Op-Ed: IRD Shutting down for Days
Melissa Lee National Spokesperson for – Broadcasting & Media| Digital Economy and Communications | Ethnic Communities Alongside the significant drop in Crown digital support, the refusal of the Government to invest further in the Ultra Fast broadband rollout and constant attacks on the cyber border of New Zealand, a nation with more
Hydrogen Is Just Another Green Bomb
It’s said that reliable fusion power is always just ten years away. It’s certainly been just around the corner ever since I was a spotty little Herbert starting high school. It’s the same story with the end of the world: for as long as I can remember,
Computer Space Launched the Video Game Industry 50 Years Ago – Here’s the Real Reason You Probably Haven’t Heard of It
Noah Wardrip-Fruin University of California, Santa Cruz Noah Wardrip-Fruin is the author of How Pac-Man Eats (2020) and a Professor of Computational Media at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He co-directs the Expressive Intelligence Studio, a technical and cultural research group, with Michael Mateas. Before Pong there was Computer
Tech Talk: A Free New Android Phone
This series is designed to help people to understand modern technology, and become more confident in using computing devices. It is not designed to educate experts. The author is involved in tutoring older students at SeniorNet, a New Zealand wide organisation. SeniorNet hopes that students will feel more confident in
Earmuffs That Tell You When You’re Drunk
Michelle Wheeler particle.scitech.org.au Michelle is a former science and environment reporter for The West Australian. Her work has seen her visit a snake-infested island dubbed the most dangerous in the world, test great white shark detectors in a tinny and meet isolated tribes in the Malaysian jungle.
HGV Driver Shortage: Remote-Controlled Lorries Could Prevent Future Logistical Nightmares
Siraj Ahmed Shaikh Giedre Sabaliauskaite Coventry University Siraj Ahmed is a Professor of Systems Security at the Centre for Mobility and Transport at Coventry University. His main research interest lies in systems security, essentially at the intersection of cyber security, systems engineering and traditional computer science. Giedre is an Associate
What Really Happened to Facebook?
Kelli Ballard libertynation.com National Correspondent at LibertyNation.com. Kelli Ballard is an author, editor, and publisher. Her writing interests span many genres including a former crime/government reporter, fiction novelist, and playwright. Originally a Central California girl, Kelli now resides in the Seattle area. There was a bit of
What Caused the Unprecedented Facebook Outage? The Few Clues Point to a Problem from Within
David Tuffley Griffith University Dr. David Tuffley is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity at Griffith University in Australia. David’s expertise is in the ethics of technology, in particular Artificial Intelligence, and managing data breaches in the cybersecurity domain. Suddenly and inexplicably, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and
