With a device surgically implanted into the skull of a pig named Gertrude, Elon Musk demonstrated his startup Neuralink's technology to build a digital link between brains and computers. A wireless link from the Neuralink computing device showed the pig's brain activity activity as it snuffled around a pen on stage Friday night.
Over the years, more and more advanced cyber threats appear. Many times state hackers do cyber attacks, with the ultimate goal of gaining their countries. But where do they focus more on their attacks? Now, government hackers are focusing more on stealing credentials than stealing money. But why is this happening?
The FBI has issued a security warning to Netwalker ransomware operators targeting USA but also other countries, advising ransomware victims not to pay the ransom they are asked to report to the FBI.
The Greek Navy has been hacked by Iranian hackers Researchers security IBM recently discovered leaked videos will, with hackers showing the techniques they use to hack accounts and systems their potential victims.
A new system uses software to dictate quarantines — and appears to send personal data to police, in a troubling precedent for automated social control.
The telecommunications industry and their experts have accused many scientists who have researched the effects of cell phone radiation of "fear mongering" over the advent of wireless technology's 5G. Since much of our research is publicly-funded, we believe it is our ethical responsibility to inform the public about what the peer-reviewed scientific literature tells us about the health risks...
The Riksbank, Sweden’s central bank, has announced the launch of a year-long pilot project of its proposed e-krona. The project will use distributed ledger technology inspired by the blockchains that run cryptocurrencies.
Kevin McAllister, associate editor at Protocol, leading the development of Braintrust. Prior to joining the team, he was a rankings data reporter at The Wall Street Journal, where he oversaw structured data projects for the Journal's strategy team.
More AI supervision, better transparency about privacy and stronger accountability measures are among the issues members of Protocol's Braintrust say need to be addressed.
The conversation on banning certain uses of artificial intelligence (AI) is back on the legislative agenda. The European Commission’s public consultation closed recently, leaving the EU to grapple with what the public think about AI regulation, write Nani Jansen Reventlow and Sarah Chander.
Η Google, Facebook and Twitter stop processing data requests from Hong Kong government as they reconsider a new law on safety entered into force on 1 July. Google has stopped all processing activities data just came into force last Wednesday.
In a major U-turn, the UK is ditching the way its current coronavirus-tracing app works and shifting to a model based on technology provided by Apple and Google.
The state of Michigan has introduced a bill to prevent employers from forcing their employees to accept microchip implants. The prospect of a company requiring employees to accept the implantation of a microchip monitoring under their skin, it could be a good idea if it was a movie script, which is not the case with the current reality.
All Russian schools will soon be equipped with face-recognition cameras, with the stated aim of protecting the safety of children by tracking a child’s comings and goings in school, as well as by identifying visitors.
Digital security advocates have expressed outrage at revelations that Australian law enforcement agencies have been potentially abusing mandatory metadata retention laws and receiving data explicitly excluded from the legislation.