1+ hour, 54+ min ago  (640+ words) Artificial intelligence is often discussed in terms of extremes. Some people predict that AI will soon surpass human intelligence and take over society. Others fear catastrophic outcomes from powerful machines. In a recent Mind Matters podcast interview, Dr. Donald C. Wunsch…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (407+ words) Here's a big number: Bacteria multiply by dividing. But you are not bacteria. So here's this week's Micro Softy: "Without dividing, multiplying or using a calculator " using only your knowledge of number theory " show that this number x is divisible…...

11+ mon, 21+ hour ago  (678+ words) Social media like TikTok today interconnect active speakers and active viewers in all directions. The system monitors and stores all the communications, extracting volumes of data for each individual user. TikTok and the First Amendment Broad-band internet services, multi-billion-dollar social…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (632+ words) Chinese insiders with access to the state's surveillance data are selling the data on the black market, according to a report from a cybersecurity firm. It's easier to understand if we keep in mind that in China, many tech workers…...