It’s Not Sci-Fi: China Is Developing Tech That Can Mold U.S. Kids’ Minds
Chinese companies are buying up U.S. companies that store mammoth personal data on American children and adults. National-security analysts are starting to take notice.
Why You Can Never Truly Take The ‘Batsh-ttery’ Out Of Social Media
Viral tweet: ‘Before the internet, everyone…thought most other ppl weren’t batsh-t.. Once we could all see how batsh-t everyone else was, we gave up the old charade.’ Not quite.
What Happened When I Tried To Solve My Screen Addiction By Buying A Flip-Phone
Smartphones may make our lives easier, and some may have their usage under control, but mine was destroying my attention span and ability to focus.
50 Years Ago, ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Outlined An Enduring Cosmic Vision
A year before the moon landing, man’s greatest achievement of space exploration so far, Stanley Kubrick gave us the first and still most impressive vision of our cosmic destiny.
How Eradicating Bad Bots Can Quickly Mutate Into Cracking Down On Free Humans
If using fake interlocutors to ‘hack’ or ‘crash’ the democratic process feels alarming, consider how easy it will be for bots to unload high-quality political speech on the best and brightest.
Why You Shouldn’t Delete Facebook After The Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Facebook is facing a scandal after reports of a political firm improperly collecting and using the data of up to 50 million users.
5 Ways You Can Stay Sane On Social Media
Conservatives are having a fun time complaining about social media and the Internet with the kind of ire they normally reserve for soccer. They should lighten up.
In Blocking The Broadcom Deal, Trump Declares A Technology Race With China
This is the first time a U.S. president has used executive powers to block a private company’s acquisition. It all boils down to a race against China over 5G technology.
How Sexbots And Robot Citizenship Help Us Refuse Responsibility For Being Human
What are we doing when we divorce sex not only from procreation and consequence, but from humans and humanity?
4 Ways To Hide Your Online Conversations And Transactions
The process of securing your online and social life can seem overwhelming and daunting, but it doesn’t need to be.
When It Comes To Screen Time, Learn To Tell Kids ‘No’
Naomi Schaefer Riley’s new book ‘Be The Parent, Please,’ warns of a growing body of evidence that digital media is harming our kids—and offers practical solutions for raising kids without it.
Why Nationalizing 5G Networks Is A Terrible Idea
Federalizing 5G is infeasible and would severely damage the U.S. telecom and Internet sector, one of the brightest spots in the U.S. economy.
Instead Of Overregulating Tech, Grant People Ownership Of Their Data
If tech regulations are not carefully constructed, they could reduce quality for consumers, fail to encourage competition, and prove a bigger burden to startups than established behemoths.
How Ditching Net Neutrality Will Give Consumers More And Better Options
Do you really want ‘all or nothing’ to be your only choice in Internet plans? That’s what you get with so-called ‘net neutrality.’
Why I’m Not Giving My Ten-Year-Old A Smartphone
According to Time magazine, ten years old is the average age kids receive phones nowadays. That’s ridiculous.
How Sex Robots Will Annihilate Our Sense Of Reality
It is much more depressing to imagine this sex robot manufacturer’s version of his customers than to imagine horny idiots who just want to have sex with a humanoid hunk of plastic.
Do You Know Your Kids Can See Soft Porn On Snapchat Without Sexting?
Snapchat has dedicated an entire page to glorified advertisements posed as news and lifestyle articles. This multimedia mayhem often contains graphic, R-rated content.
Here’s How To Save Your Family From Technology Creep
The more time we spend on our various technological devices, the less time we spend together as a family. How do we fix this problem?
The Universal Basic Income Is An Idea Whose Time Has Not Come
Does it seem odd that those who made their billions by applying their ingenuity and skill to create technological advances now recommend establishing a nonworking class?
Facebook Makes More Money If You’re Addicted To The Internet And Fake News
Facebook claims to ‘build community’ and ‘bring the world closer together.’ Its actual mission is maximal monetization by exploiting users through monopolistic surveillance.
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