WhizKids.ca
WhizKids.ca Logo

  • Computers
  • Ecology
  • Education
  • Internet
  • Math
  • Technology
  • Special Features
  • Curious Kids
  • Computers
  • Ecology
  • Education
  • Internet
  • Math
  • Technology
  • Special Features
  • Curious Kids

Articles by Tech Xplore

Internet

Algorithmic insight could combat clickbait and fake news

September 18, 2024 Tech Xplore

The media landscape is increasingly complicated. It is also plagued by sensationalism and a disconnection between media literacy and management practices. Many observers worry about the proliferation of “click bait” and “fake news.”This article was […]

Internet

Why is the internet overflowing with rubbish ads—and what can we do about it?

September 18, 2024 Tech Xplore

It is difficult to spend any time on the internet these days without being inundated with advertisements.This article was originally published on this website.

Internet

Study finds that thousands of browser extensions compromise user data

September 17, 2024 Tech Xplore

Browser extensions, the software add-ons that help users customize and enhance their web browsers, are wildly popular. Some of the most-used extensions find shopping deals, fix grammar and typos, manage passwords, or translate web pages. […]

Internet

Opinion: The internet is worse than it used to be. How did we get here, and can we go back?

September 17, 2024 Tech Xplore

When it comes to our experience of the internet, “the times, they are a-changin’,” as Bob Dylan would say. You can’t quite recall how, but the internet certainly feels different these days.This article was originally […]

Internet

Opinion: Have you heard of the open source internet? The antidote to a capitalist web already exists

September 17, 2024 Tech Xplore

In the early days of the internet, famously, no one knew if you were a dog. The internet was a place where you could be anyone.This article was originally published on this website.

Internet

Instagram makes teen accounts private as pressure mounts on the app to protect children

September 17, 2024 Tech Xplore

Instagram is making teen accounts private by default as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a growing backlash against how social media affects young people’s lives.This article was originally published on […]

Internet

Going once, going twice: Google’s millisecond ad auctions are the focus of monopoly claim

September 14, 2024 Tech Xplore

It happens in milliseconds, ideally, as you browse the web. Networks of computers and software analyze who you are, what you are looking at and buy and sell the advertisements you see on web pages.This […]

Internet

Meta’s home county backs call for warning labels on social media posts

September 12, 2024 Tech Xplore

San Mateo County, California, home to tech giant Meta, urged Congress to pass legislation requiring social media companies to add labels to their platforms warning people about their potential to harm users’ mental health.This article […]

Internet

Ireland launches EU privacy probe into Google AI development

September 12, 2024 Tech Xplore

An Irish regulator helping to police European Union data privacy launched an investigation Thursday into Google’s artificial intelligence development.This article was originally published on this website.

Internet

Brazil’s shutdown of X fans debate over free speech curbs

September 10, 2024 Tech Xplore

Is Brazil’s shutdown of Elon Musk’s X a drastic but necessary move in the global fight against disinformation, or pure censorship?This article was originally published on this website.

Posts pagination

« 1 … 57 58 59 60 »

Top Stories In Pictures:

Curious Kids: Wonder Why? Series

  • Curious Kids: Why are the northern lights only spotted near the North Pole?
    December 16, 2021
  • Curious Kids: Who invented video games?
    December 17, 2021
  • Curious Kids: What is brain freeze?
    December 13, 2021

Also on WhizKids.ca

  • BlueYonder Training
    May 1, 2025
  • Two officers charged in fatal wrong-way pursuit on Highway 401, Ontario watchdog says
    January 18, 2025
  • The Role of Bilingual Education in Shaping Canada’s Future Generations
    January 18, 2025
Popular Headlines:
  • With a government review underway, we have to ask why children bully other kids
    June 4, 2025
  • Academics join global call on Meta for more rigorous study of social media impact on children
    June 4, 2025
  • Study finds teachers, students together can form own social constructions of thinking
    June 3, 2025
  • ChatGPT useful for learning languages, but students’ critical vision must be fostered when using it, says study
    June 3, 2025
  • Weight-based victimization identified as most common form of bullying that schools fail to address
    June 3, 2025
  • Virtual reality is beneficial for remote instruction, says study, but there’s a time limit
    June 2, 2025
Hot Topics:
  • A net a kilometer: Drones successfully identify ghost nets along NT coastline
    June 5, 2025
  • Pledge to protect oceans falling billions short: Report
    June 5, 2025
  • Dilly Dally the sea turtle returns to the ocean after flipper amputation
    June 5, 2025
  • Probiotics can slow spread of deadly disease decimating Caribbean reefs
    June 5, 2025
  • Female earwigs may also use their forceps as weapons in battles for mates
    June 4, 2025
  • New tool defines more precisely which areas to prioritize in environmental conservation plans
    June 4, 2025
Special Features:

CONTACT US

TERMS OF USE

PRIVACY POLICY

  • Home
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions of Use
  • Contact Us

© 2024 WhizKids.ca