Remember when Twitter used to be good? I reckon it peaked somewhere around the first COVID lockdowns. In those days, there was a running gag on the site where everyone would refer to it as a “hellscape”. And it did invite some of the worst that humanity has to offer. Opinions, as the old joke […] … learn more→

The line between human and machine authorship is blurring, particularly as it’s become increasingly difficult to tell whether something was written by a person or AI. Now, in what may seem like a tipping point, the digital marketing firm Graphite recently published a study showing that more than 50% of articles on the web are being generated by artificial […] … learn more→

● Roblox’s open system makes its players, especially children, vulnerable to unsafe content and interactions. ● The role of parents is very important in maintaining children’s digital safety through digital skills and playing together. ● Despite its educational potential, each game in Roblox offers different experiences and risks. Roblox is one of the most popular […] … learn more→

Last week, OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT Atlas, a web browser that promises to revolutionise how we interact with the internet. The company’s CEO, Sam Altman, described it as a “once-a-decade opportunity” to rethink how we browse the web. The promise is compelling: imagine an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant that follows you across every website, remembers your preferences, summarises articles, […] … learn more→

Passwords are the keys to our digital lives – think how many times you log in to websites and other systems. But just like physical keys, they can be lost, duplicated and stolen. Many alternatives have been proposed in recent years, including passkeys. These offer a significant improvement in terms of user friendliness and potential […] … learn more→

Want to make a website but don’t have a lot of money to spare? If so, you’re not alone. College and university students are some of the biggest website builders out there, whether they’re creating portfolios, personal blogs, or kicking off their first entrepreneurial venture. The challenge? You need to find affordable web hosting you […] … learn more→

In 2022, nearly two-thirds of the world’s population was an internet user. In absolute terms, that’s 5.28 billion people who, on average, spend nearly seven hours a day in front of a screen. We live, then, in a hyperconnected world in which the work environment has become flexible. But this flexibility, which has positive aspects such as work-life balance […] … learn more→

Parenting over the summer holidays, especially when juggling work and childcare, comes with significant challenges. One of those is screen time and staying safe online. Children’s time online has the potential to soar in the summer, and when you’re doing your best to work from home with the kids around, it’s pretty difficult to monitor what […] … learn more→

In 2001, social theorist bell hooks warned about the dangers of a loveless zeitgeist. In “All About Love: New Visions,” she lamented “the lack of an ongoing public discussion … about the practice of love in our culture and in our lives.” Back then, the internet was at a crossroads. The dot-com crash had bankrupted many […] … learn more→

Some unusual witnesses helped convict Alex Murdaugh of the murders of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul. The first was Bubba, Maggie’s yellow Labrador retriever. Prosecutors used a recording of Bubba to place Alex at the site of the murders. Given Alex’s presence at the crime scene, other witnesses then revealed his movements, tracked his speed and […] … learn more→