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TikTok’s newest idea comes as they look to raise user engagement by creating a platform that resembles Instagram. The redesign was first spotted by New York Times reporter Taylor Lorenz. TikTok also thinks that by mimicking Instagram, they will be able to bring new popular creators to the platform. TikTok hit 1.5 billion downloads in November andContinue reading “InstaTok?”

In the summer of 2019, The National Association of Insurance Commissioners formed the Artificial Intelligence Working Group. This group was established to study AI, the impacts it can have in the insurance industry, its impact on consumers, and its compatibility in the workplace. The current status of AI is that there is a lot ofContinue reading “Artificial Intelligence in Insurance”

https://digiparenthood.wordpress.com/2013/08/23/10-benefits-of-exposing-young-children-to-modern-technology/ Sometimes it seems like everyone is always lecturing about the downside of technology. These phrases are all too common: “It keeps you from sleeping”, “technology is taking over”, “it cause ADHD in children”, or the most absurd statement, “it causes cancer”. While I don’t quite believe that technology causes cancer, I have been guiltyContinue reading “The Screens Aren’t Always Bad”

With women representing a mere 20 percent of the current job force in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics – it is quite trivial as to why. Interestingly, women in STEM are underpaid compared to the male population. More over, it is shown that more women enroll in universities than their male counterparts,Continue reading “Gender inequality is alive and kicking in technology”

In 2019, Mark Zuckerberg testified to Congress that Facebook will exempt political ads and messages from fact-checkers because that is a limitation of freedom of speech. Their argument was that political turmoil, speech, and ads help each party, while also hurting, but that is a part of the job. This poses a question to ourContinue reading “Fact Check or Nah? Social Media and the 2020 Election”

SpaceX is at the front of the revolution in bringing access to Internet to everyone across the globe. In these efforts though, cybersecurity concerns have been brought up due to the vulnerability of the satellites that SpaceX houses. ” Makers of these satellites, particularly small CubeSats, use off-the-shelf technology to keep costs low. The wide availabilityContinue reading “Hackers targeting Satellites”

There are many different types of cyber security threats that you can come across while browsing the internet. One of the most common threats is Malware. Malware is a software, such as spyware, viruses, or Trojan horses, that can infect your computer. These can steal private information, delete files or folders off your computer, andContinue reading “Cyber Security Threats”

In a case about 1 year ago, a 12-year-old girl had committed suicide by hanging herself. While her death was being investigated, they were made aware they she had possibly been cyber bullied. This caused them to look through the girl’s phone and social media accounts to see who should be held possible. This goesContinue reading “There is something you can do…”

Cisco is a widely known and accepted company that specializes in advanced networking equipment. They manufacture equipment for small, medium, and large businesses as well as internet service providers. They have recently removed several backdoor accounts from their small business line of networking devices. They stated that these accounts were present for diagnostic and manufacturingContinue reading “Week 6: Cisco Device Backdoors”

This article shows the results of research that was conducted to investigate the correlation between using social media, upward social comparison, and negative affect.  There is even a word for the body comparison culture that exists on Pinterest, and it’s called “Thinterest.”  The experiment was conducted online of US women (118 participants) and looked intoContinue reading “Pinterest or “Thinerest”?”