At the end of December 2019 Canadian artificial intelligence (AI) start-up BlueDot picked up a cluster of unusual pneumonia cases…
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After years of denying they could filter out disinformation, the social media giants have suddenly been able to effectively keep…
Since the lockdown started in SA three weeks ago, yoga teacher Shasta Jordan’s online streamed classes have grown by a third. They are relatively small numbers, but it demonstrates the shift towards streaming in this sudden onset age of self-isolation.
The World Health Organisation already has a word for this other terrible, global, viral spread of disinformation, an “infodemic”. And…
As decades go, the last 10 have been quite remarkable for the amazing technology innovations that came out. In 2010…
Okay, good readers. Apparently we’ve come to a point where people look to reputable news sources to debunk conspiracy theories.…
The government is tracking your cellphone, and it’s happening in many parts of the world. Instead of being horrified at…
The worst part about being stuck at home with nothing to do isn’t the boredom. Nor is it the constant…
In September 2018, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced that it had classified gaming addiction as a disorder. With the…
We know you love your children, so please keep that in mind when we say that we also know how…