How to ensure the benefits of big data outweigh the risks.…
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Big Tech has never deserved our trust
Scholars and skeptics warned about Facebook long before its founder was even born. Technology companies keep asking for more and more data and proving they can't be trusted.…
Analysis of 3 million tweets by Russian "trolls"
3 million Russian ‘troll’ tweets explored: lessons from the rest of the world.…
Bitcoin's energy consumption is a price worth paying
Bitcoin may have a large carbon footprint, but cleaner digital currencies aren't going to prevent an environmental disaster.…
Digital technology sector could lift South Africa out of recession
South Africa's digital technology sector shows greater potential to not only lift flagging industries to new levels of prosperity, but to emerge as a powerhouse sector in its own right.…
Teaching self-driving cars how to go off-road
Today's self-driving cars can't go on off-road paths, and will need new algorithms to handle those conditions.…