Online searches boost belief in fake news

Searching online to evaluate the truthfulness of fake news articles actually increases the probability of believing misinformation.

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
Dec. 21, 2023 ~6 min

Rural communities are being left behind because of poor digital infrastructure, research shows

New research reveals the digital divide that was exposed by the COVID pandemic.

Sarah Lindop, Senior Lecturer in Finance, Aberystwyth University • conversation
Dec. 6, 2023 ~6 min


The vast majority of us have no idea what the padlock icon on our internet browser is – and it's putting us at risk

The padlock symbol simply means that the data being sent between the web server and the user’s computer is encrypted and cannot be read by others. But many people don’t know that.

Fiona Carroll, Reader in Human Computer Interaction, Cardiff Metropolitan University • conversation
Nov. 22, 2023 ~6 min

Every state is about to dole out federal funding for broadband internet – not every state is ready for the task

Every state is poised to receive a large amount of federal money to expand broadband access, but they have a lot of work to do to meet the government’s requirements for distributing it.

Brian Whitacre, Professor and Neustadt Chair, Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University • conversation
Nov. 20, 2023 ~8 min

Technique enables AI on edge devices to keep learning over time

With the PockEngine training method, machine-learning models can efficiently and continuously learn from user data on edge devices like smartphones.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Nov. 16, 2023 ~8 min

Internet of Things: tech firms have become our digital landlords – but people are starting to fight back

No one has time to read the terms and conditions we are often asked to consent to. But we’re sometimes agreeing to things we would rather not.

Guido Noto La Diega, Chair in Intellectual Property and Technology Law, University of Stirling • conversation
Nov. 8, 2023 ~7 min

In online news, do mouse clicks speak louder than words?

Partisan media might deepen political polarization, but we should measure people’s media habits more carefully before drawing conclusions, researchers say.

Peter Dizikes | MIT News • mit
Nov. 2, 2023 ~7 min

US, Australia to Provide Underwater Internet Cables for Pacific Islands

VOA Learning English • voa
Oct. 25, 2023 ~2 min


Let the community work it out: Throwback to early internet days could fix social media's crisis of legitimacy

In the days of online bulletin board systems, community members decided what was acceptable. Reviving that approach to content moderation offers Big Tech a path to legitimacy as public spaces.

Chand Rajendra-Nicolucci, Research Fellow, Initiative for Digital Public Infrastructure, UMass Amherst • conversation
Oct. 24, 2023 ~10 min

Self-driving robot can run indefinitely on harvested power

A self-driving robot that weighs about the same as a raisin only needs surrounding light or radio waves to run indefinitely.

Stefan Milne-U. Washington • futurity
Sept. 29, 2023 ~6 min

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