Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
The US Department of Homeland Security Urges ‘Digital Literacy’
In the war against misinformation and social media-inspired violence, ultimately the social media platforms are just one front. But what about the people consuming misinformation? In June America’s National Security Council unveiled a “National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism,” which argued that “pursuing the goal of preventing, disrupting, and deterring Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
France Expands Open Source Use, Seeking Interoperability, ‘Digital Sovereignty’, and ‘Democratic Confidence’
The French government’s roadmap for developing open source to make it a vector of digital sovereignty and a guarantee of “democratic confidence” was presented by Public Transformation and Civil Service Minister Amélie de Montchalin on Wednesday (10 November). EURACTIV France reports Montchalin spoke at the closing of the first edition Read more…
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Will Cryptocurrency Face a Quantum Computing Problem?
“If current progress continues, quantum computers will be able to crack public key cryptography,” writes CNET, “potentially creating a serious threat to the crypto world, where some currencies are valued at hundreds of billions of dollars.” If encryption is broken, attackers can impersonate the legitimate owners of cryptocurrency, NFTs or Read more…
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Heavy Rains and Storms in Egypt’s Aswan Unleash Scorpions in People’s Homes
Heavy rain and flooding in Aswan, Egypt, have driven drifts of scorpions to seek shelter in people’s homes. Three people died and more than 400 were hospitalised across the governorate to receive anti-venom treatment after being stung by the panicking arachnids, according to state-run media. However, acting Health Minister Khalid Read more…
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Roblox, Building Out the Metaverse, Looks To Bring Educational Videogames To Schools
Roblox plans to help bring educational videogames to classrooms world-wide, part of its strategy to expand its mostly teen and preteen user base and play a role in the next evolution of the internet known as the metaverse. From a report: Roblox, based in San Mateo, Calif., is expected to Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
How Should Facebook Be Fixed?
The technology site Recode interviewed 12 “leading thinkers and leaders on Facebook today,” including the Senator pushing tech-industry updates for U.S. antitrust law, an early researcher on viral misinformation, and a now-critical former Facebook executive. “[M]ost believe that Facebook can be fixed, or at least that some of its issues Read more…