Tag: Computers
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More cyber attacks on the way, warn experts
There was chaos after 150 countries were hit by a cyber attack over the weekend. The malicious bug was stopped but security experts say there may be worse to come. How worried should we be?
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Brilliant ‘S-Town’ breaks podcasting records
Since its release two weeks ago, the genre-defying S-Town has been widely acclaimed as the best podcast ever made. It has drawn millions of...
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The plan to merge human brains with computers
This week Elon Musk launched a new company which will meld minds and machines. Meanwhile, a paralysed man used electrical brain implants to move his hand. Is “the singularity” approaching?
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Google apologises for ads that fund extremism
Yesterday a senior Google executive apologised for giving advertising money to extremists. Google and Facebook are under fire for failing to police content, so is the criticism justified?
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Quantum computers: technology’s next frontier
IBM has announced plans to build the world’s first commercially available quantum computer. The technology could completely change how the world works. Would it be a good thing?
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‘Help me save the web’ says its inventor
Exactly 28 years and one day ago, Tim Berners-Lee proposed creating a world wide web. He hoped it would lead to a more equal world for all — but now he fears the opposite is happening. Why?
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Obama’s secret North Korea cyberwar revealed
On Sunday night North Korea defied a UN ban by launching four ballistic missiles. Now it has been disclosed that for years the USA has been engaged in a secret cyberwar against the country.
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Britain to ‘strike back’ against cyber attack
Yesterday the Queen opened the National Cyber Security Centre, which is designed to improve the UK’s resilience to cybercrime. How much should we worry about this 21st century menace?
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Farewell Vine, the ‘six-second sensation’
A week ago Twitter launched its replacement for Vine, having announced in October that it would close the service. What went so wrong for the app, and should we mourn its passing?
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Row deepens over Putin and US election hack
The CIA blames Russia. Trump says we ‘cannot be sure’. WikiLeaks says a 14-year-old could have done it. Did Vladimir Putin really hack the election in Trump’s favour? And so what if he did?
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Facebook’s Zuckerberg hints at politics move
Mark Zuckerberg has made a fortune at social media giant Facebook. Now his new year’s resolution suggests he may follow Donald Trump from business to politics. Do CEOs make good presidents?
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Focus on ‘gadget fatigue’ as tech fest starts
The Consumer Electronics Show begins tomorrow. Tech giants and self-starters will wow viewers with their gizmos. But amid this frenzy, some are asking whether we have reached ‘peak gadget’.
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2016 in review: computers learn how to think
In the tech world, it was a year of robots, fake news and trying to catch a Pikachu. But the major companies have been getting excited about one trend in particular: artificial intelligence.
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Sweat, tears and Xbox: introducing eSports
‘The biggest sport you’ve probably never heard of’ earns its top players millions every year. Last night, London hosted the first eSports Industry Awards. But do video games count as sport?
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How relying on computers leads to ‘disaster’
As Google launches its new smart home assistant, the economist Tim Harford warns that we are becoming too reliant on automation. When it fails, he says, the consequences are disastrous.