Why Google desperately wants to access US soldiers’ tissue samples

The tech giant wants to get its hands on the biological data stored at the Joint Pathology Center, the largest biorepository on the planet.

James Bandler, ProPublica

· Dec 16, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Are you a ‘digital hoarder’? Here’s how you can tell and what you can do about it

Easily accessible cloud and online storage options has increased this tendency.

Darshana Sedera, The Conversation

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Sachithra Lokuge, The Conversation

· Oct 10, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Loan apps rope in young Mexicans desperate for jobs to intimidate and threaten defaulters

Workers said they were told to mine data from a client’s contacts and harass clients.

Diana Baptista, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Sep 12, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Despite all the advances in technology, why can’t we still produce waterproof phones?

For now, if you want to keep your phone safe, all you can do is buy a waterproof case or dry pouch.

Ritesh Chugh, The Conversation

· Jul 01, 2022 · 01:30 pm

A computer scientist explains why you should not trust all QR codes

Just as it can be hazardous to click links in emails, visiting URLs stored in such codes can also be risky.

Scott Ruoti, The Conversation

· Apr 16, 2022 · 11:30 pm

How the US census kick-started the country’s computing industry 125 years ago

The national exercise gave rise to the world’s first automated data processing firm, the Tabulating Machine Company.

David Lindsay Roberts, The Conversation

· Dec 10, 2021 · 09:30 pm

Will India’s digital push in agriculture help farmers or help exploit them?

Agritech is touted as a remedy for the perennial problems ailing the Indian farmer. But what about the challenges it might create?

Karishma Mehrotra

· Nov 16, 2021 · 11:30 am

The digital music evolution that Apple iPod started two decades ago is still continuing

‘Personalised listening’ has gone to a whole new level.

Stuart James, The Conversation

· Oct 26, 2021 · 11:30 pm

What makes mutton taste like mutton? Indian researchers are trying to find out

Scientists are trying to create meat in the lab that tastes, feels and smells like the real thing but does not hurt the pocket. The question is, will it sell?

Karishma Mehrotra

· Sep 29, 2021 · 11:30 am

In the pandemic, more Indian children are falling victim to online grooming for sexual exploitation

Cyber police and NGOs say there has been a rise in cases of men befriending girls on the internet and sexually abusing them.

Karishma Mehrotra

· Sep 18, 2021 · 11:30 am

Interview: India’s laws need to keep up with the rapidly evolving science of gene editing

Debojyoti Chakraborty, one of the few researchers in India working on CRISPR, speaks about the benefits of the technology and the concerns around it.

Karishma Mehrotra

· Sep 11, 2021 · 11:30 am

Indian faces were run through facial recognition tech tools. Here’s why you should be concerned

A research paper audited four software tools and found they failed far more in identifying Indian women than Indian men.

Karishma Mehrotra

· Aug 05, 2021 · 11:30 am