From XXX to cookery? Erotic site OnlyFans seeks to shift debate
A year is a long time in the history of OnlyFans, an online platform where people sell erotic photos and videos to their subscribers.
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What you need to know before clicking 'I agree' on that terms of service agreement
We've all done it. We're updating the operating system on our mobile phone or installing an app, and we lazily skim through the privacy policy or we don't bother to read it at all before blindly clicking "I agree."
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Researchers expose vulnerabilities of password managers
Some commercial password managers may be vulnerable to cyber-attack by fake apps, new research suggests.
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How can the dead send us emails? The ethical dilemma of digital souls
Tim Hart was sitting on his couch one evening in November 2011 when he got an email with the subject line: "I'm watching." The message that followed was short and to the point …
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Engineers set new world record internet speed
The world's fastest data transmission rate has been achieved by a team of University College London engineers who achieved internet transmission speed a fifth faster than the previous record.
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How AI could upend the world even more than electricity or the internet
The rise of artificial general intelligence—now seen as inevitable in Silicon Valley—will bring change that is "orders of magnitude" greater than anything the world has yet seen, observers say. But are we ready?
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GPT-4's exciting—and ominous—achievements
Six decades ago, an episode of the legendary TV series "The Twilight Zone" warned us about the risks of ticking off machines. Frustrated by a wave of modern appliances, a grumpy magazine writer in the episode "A Thing About ...
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Study traces the origins and diffusion of image memes online
Memes, images or videos with text overlays that convey funny messages to specific audiences are a well-known global phenomenon. As they tend to rapidly circulate online and become viral quickly, memes are also sometimes included ...
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'Through the looking glass': How conspiracy theories wreck lives
Suddenly a loved one becomes a stranger. A dad, a mom or a friend lost to a parallel world made up of conspiracy theories and dangerous fantasies destroying couples and families.
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Computer scientist warns global internet is not prepared for a large solar storm
Sangeetha Abdu Jyothi, a computer scientist at the University of California, Irvine, presented her findings last week at the SIGCOMM 2021 data communication conference regarding her concerns about vulnerability in the global ...
