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After a study in New York City reveal that teens in psychiatric hospital had worsened symptoms of existing depression and PTSD, Philip Harvey, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, started finding out much more. He had found that teens who had been abused in the past, emotionally or physically, were more likely to beContinue reading “Cyberbullying Can Worsen Depression And PTSD?”

A report recently conducted by Palo Alto Networks found that of roughly 1.2 million IoT devices across thousands of physical locations in the United States pose real security risks, with 98% of traffic being exposed. This exposed traffic can reveal personal and confidential information to hackers. Even worse, most networks blend IoT devices with moreContinue reading “New Report Reveals How Extreme Internet of Things Security Flaws Are”

Fiber to the home infrastructure has already been proven to be exceptionally fast. A recent bill introduced in California could help jump start and revitalize projects to expand this fiber network. It would enable many more homeowners to access high speed internet compared to their traditional legacy connections. This would be beneficial to everyone regardlessContinue reading “Week 14: Fiber to the home”

Zoom can’t seem to catch a break. In a statement, the Taiwanese executive branch has banned the use of Zoom by all of its government agencies. Instead recommending they use other approved software like Google Meet and Microsoft Teams. The Taiwanese government is the first to completely ban the use of Zoom, following similar bansContinue reading “Taiwan bans official use of Zoom”

How well do you know your dog? AI think it might know it better. While Furbo has been using in-home cameras to photograph your dog throughout the day and send selfies while they’re eating meals their new AI solution intends to keep track of their behavior. By using AI to monitor animal behavior they hopeContinue reading “AI: Helping you keep an eye on things when you aren’t home”

Coronavirus has turned the nation’s roiling health privacy debate on its head. Concerns about what Google and Facebook might be doing with patients’ sensitive health information have receded, and instead, Americans are being asked to allow surveillance of their daily movements and contacts, and even their temperature and other physiological changes. The federal agency inContinue reading “Privacy during COVID-19”

Tech. Politics. Tech + Politics. Politics + Tech. Politics. Ragtag is a group of tech volunteers whose primary goal is to help activists use technology to amplify their work. Who would have thought we created an inclusive way of bringing about change in this new era? This is the group that helped March for OurContinue reading “Tech and Politics”

To begin with, code has already changed the way many industries operate, and how we operate with each industry. For example, the banking system has seen a massive change in the way it operates within each company and with the way people bank. Depositing a check to your account no longer requires you to goContinue reading “How Can You Change The World With Code?”

The age of Artificial Intelligence is upon us, in the next 15 years AI will transform the economy for the better. It is expected by 2035 AI will have an economic impact of $19 Trillion dollars. It is estimated that AI will create more value for global businesses than the current worth of the entireContinue reading “Artificial Intelligence Will Transform The Global Economy By 2035”