With new variants of the COVID-19 vaccine emerging every other day, the concept of vaccine hesitancy is become more present and powerful in the U.S. Researchers at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering recently published a paper which proposes a…
New Tracker like Band-aid Can Track Sleeping Disorders
A global study carried out in 2020 reported that over a third of adults had sleeping problems, heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Cleveland Clinic, there are over 80 different types of sleep disorders such as sleep apnea,…
Websites Are Collecting Your Data, Even Before You Click Submit
According to new research, an alarming number of websites collect some or all of your data when you type it into a digital form. Researchers from Radboud University, KU Leuven and University of Lausanne examined the top 100,000 websites, with…
Python is about to get faster
Python has a lot of great qualities— its versatility, possession of thousands of useful libraries, simplicity— but speed is not one of them. This is about to change in Python 3.11, still in its first beta phase ahead of its…
Costa Rica Declares State of Emergency Amidst Cyberattacks
Following a month of fatal ransomware attacks, the North American country of Costa Rica has declared a state of emergency. This measure is intended to relieve the government of less tasks so as to tackle the crisis more effectively. President…
Privacy Activists Against EU’s New Plan to Fight Child Abuse
On Wednesday, the European Union revealed new proposals which would require online platforms to more effectively screen and eliminate child abuse online. This legislation would allow countries in the EU to tell courts to order companies like Meta and Apple…