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Month: August 2024

Internet

Team develops AI-powered tool to detect hate speech in Southeast Asian languages

August 26, 2024 Tech Xplore

The internet, and particularly social media, have grown exponentially over the last decades. The nature of social media allows anyone to go online and create content they find interesting, whether appropriate or not. One form […]

Internet

Boosting online safety through behavioral nudges: Delay, remind, and secure

August 26, 2024 Tech Xplore

In the face of rising cybersecurity threats, many internet users continue to neglect essential security actions, such as installing updates or changing compromised passwords. A new study led by Prof. Eyal Pe’er from the Federmann […]

Internet

A third of the world lacks internet connectivity—airborne communications stations could change that

August 26, 2024 Tech Xplore

About one-third of the global population, around 3 billion people, don’t have access to the internet or have poor connections because of infrastructure limitations, economic disparities and geographic isolation.This article was originally published on this […]

Internet

Telegram: The global rise of libertarian chat app

August 26, 2024 Tech Xplore

The boss of social media platform Telegram has been arrested in France, accused of allowing the sharing of illegal content.This article was originally published on this website.

Math

Mathematicians unlock the secrets of ouzo’s cloudy transformation

August 22, 2024 Phys Org

Mathematicians at Loughborough University have turned their attention to a fascinating observation that has intrigued scientists and cocktail enthusiasts alike: the mysterious way ouzo, a popular anise-flavored liquor, turns cloudy when water is added.This article […]

Internet

Privacy lawsuit over Chrome ‘Sync’ feature gets new life

August 21, 2024 Tech Xplore

A federal appeals court on Tuesday breathed new life into a lawsuit by Chrome users who say Google gathered data even though they did not “Sync” to their accounts.This article was originally published on this […]

Math

New research analyzes ‘Finnegans Wake’ for novel spacing between punctuation marks

August 20, 2024 Phys Org

Statistical analysis of classic literature has shown that the way punctuation breaks up text obeys certain universal mathematical relationships. James Joyce’s tome “Finnegans Wake,” however, famously breaks the rules of normal prose through its unusual, […]

Internet

Report: Growing demand on dark web for AI abuse images

August 12, 2024 Tech Xplore

There is clear evidence of a growing demand for AI-generated images of child sexual abuse on the dark web, according to a new research report published by Anglia Ruskin University’s International Policing and Public Protection […]

Math

Study uses topological data analysis to identify voting deserts

August 12, 2024 Phys Org

In past years, elections in the U.S. have been marked by stories of long waiting lines at the voting polls. Add other barriers, like long commutes and inadequate transportation, and voting can become inaccessible. But […]

Math

Those with the biggest biases choose first, according to new math study

August 12, 2024 Phys Org

In just a few months, voters across America will head to the polls to decide who will be the next U.S. president. A new study draws on mathematics to break down how humans make decisions […]

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