Cogito, ergo sum. We’ve all heard that famous assertion, foundation for a modern philosophy of self, consciousness, and individualism. But Descartes had it easy: for him, thought was self-evident — he didn’t have to define it. What is thought? What is intelligence? And can a machine be said to possess either? The field of artificial…
The world has changed incredibly quickly over the past few centuries and we can be sure it will continue to do so at an exponential rate. This has many people now questioning what we are doing here and in what direction our species is heading. “The world went and got itself in a big damn hurry.” – Brooks, from the…
A new Android malware has managed to steal access to more than 1 million Google accounts, and it continues to infect new devices, according to security firm Checkpoint. “We believe that it is the largest Google account breach to date,” the security firm said in Wednesday blog post. The malware, called Gooligan, has been preying…
We warned you yesterday about this ransomware attack that is being deployed through Facebook Messenger. We know that the attack is launched through a Scalable Vector Graphic (SVG) image file that directs to a fake YouTube site. This fake site then prompts the victim to install a Chrome extension that is actually a malware downloader…
iPhone and iPad users beware, there’s a video out there that will crash your phone if watched. The mysterious five-second video causes phones to slow down and eventually die, much like the VHS tape from horror movie ‘The Ring.’ The video is a seemingly harmless mp4 file showing what appears to be a very quick…
Until corporate media and the neoliberal establishment refused to acknowledge their direct role in the election of Donald Trump and threw a temper-tantrum about misinformation on social media to scapegoat blame, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg balked at the notion faulty reports circulating on social media had anything at all to do with the November 8th…
