In today’s hyper-connected era, the convergence of advanced technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and the proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices has ushered in a new era of challenges in cybersecurity. The synergy between AI and cyber threats has given rise to sophisticated AI-driven cyber attacks, while the rapid… Read More... "Cybersecurity: How to remain safe online"
Yesterday, boston dynamics posted a video on youtube bidding farewell to the old Atlas, humanoid robot that most of us have associated the company with. This was pretty sad, as the little guy was a very iconic(mainly thanks to all the videos of people pushing it around and abusing and… Read More... "Bye Atlas, hello new Atlas – Boston Dynamics"
Before I even start talking about how absurd this is and how it might literally kill the entirety of life on earth, here are the 10 companies responsible for about 50% of ALL the CO2 emitted by humanity between the years of 2016 and 2022: The study conducted by InfluenceMap,… Read More... "10 Companies are responsible for HALF the global CO2 emission"
After a couple months trying to convince people involved in the development of WordPress core to drop versions of PHP which, frankly, are not just old but haven’t seen updates in years, and thus are extremely unsafe, my and others’ efforts seem to have paid off! I just received an… Read More... "WordPress to finally start dropping old versions of PHP"
In a significant stride for Brazilian AI technology, a national startup has unveiled MariTalk: an artificial intelligence chatbot entirely in Portuguese, rivaling its international counterparts. This breakthrough comes amidst the dominance of giants like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, backed by Microsoft, in an attempt to compete. Six years ago, a team of… Read More... "Brazilian researchers develop their own chatGPT"
According to the 2023 Internet Segment Reliability Report, Brazil has remained as the most resilient country to global internet failures. This distinction places Brazil as the only South American nation among the top 10 globally, surpassing its regional counterpart Argentina, which holds the 19th position, with the United States ranking… Read More... "Brazil Ranked 1st in Resiliency to Global Internet Failures in 2023"
In a recent development, unsealed court documents have shed light on Facebook’s clandestine project back in 2016. The social media giant, whose parent company’s name changed to Meta to reduce social backlash, embarked on a secret mission codenamed ‘Ghostbusters’ aimed at acquiring, decrypting, transferring, and utilizing private, encrypted in-app analytics… Read More... "Facebook exposed for stealing more data than imagined"
Since my highschool years 10 years ago, I’ve had interest in the area of microbiology(which I sadly couldn’t pursue due to my hemophobia). Back then, a certain technology called “CRISPR” was circulating, which promised to change everything. The other day, I found a video talking about, and specifically showing how… Read More... "How is Crispr being applied in 2024"
If you have been looking at the news recently, or watching certain twitch streamers, you’ve heard about a massive security concern regarding Apex Legends. Two streamers, Genburten and ImperialHal, were playing the global series live when suddenly a text message stating “Apex hacking global series by Destroyer2009 & R4ndom“ appeared… Read More... "[Updated] Remote Code Execution Apex Legends security issue"
On March 14, 2024, internet connectivity across several African countries faced significant disruptions, affecting millions of users and sparking concerns about the reliability of local internet infrastructure. The disruptions, which primarily impacted west and central African countries along with South Africa, were attributed to multiple undersea cable failures in the… Read More... "Half of Africa had no internet this Thursday"