Removing large-scale networks of accounts has a different, but no less significant, effect. Changes to the information ecosystem reduce the amplification power of these groups; removing the networked faction of QAnon accounts ahead of the election is notable because...
INNOVATIVE new technology will be trialled in various Victorian locations from this week, in what could become a new tool to crack down on distracted drivers. The state-of-the-art road safety cameras are able to detect drivers using mobile phones...
Even the most gifted among us won't be a tarot expert overnight. It takes a lot of practice to not only learn what each card represents, but to interpret what cards mean together based on the person and question...
The traditional understanding of QAnon was that its ideas are spread by a relatively small number of adherents who are extremely good at manipulating social media for maximum visibility. But the pandemic made that more complicated, as QAnon began...
Australia's biosecurity regime is about to get a timely technological boost from an unlikely alliance. Key points:Australia is the only inhabited continent still free of Varroa destructorResearchers have trained AI to count bees and detect the mites inside a...
This week, WIRED broke the news of a Russian military intelligence hacking campaign that dates all the way back to December 2018. The targets included government organizations and energy utilities, as Russia's Fancy Bear hackers used a variety of...
Zac Freeland/Vox Our pick for July 2020 is Rodham, by Curtis Sittenfeld. Here’s how the Vox Book Club works: Every month, we pick a book. Throughout the month, we publish discussion posts containing thoughts and questions from...
The firm in question is Australia-based PredictiveHire, founded in October 2013. It offers a chatbot that asks candidates a series of open-ended questions. It then analyzes their responses to assess job-related personality traits like “drive,” “initiative,” and “resilience.” According...
Zac Freeland/Vox Deciding which streaming services to subscribe to is daunting. Here’s what you need to know. The streaming wars are well and truly upon us.
And they’ve become radically more complicated in just the past year....
All the kids are talking about it. And now, so are government officials and corporate bigwigs. An app typically known for short, clever videos (and lots of dancing), TikTok has recently found itself at the center of international scrutiny....
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