There’s a new way to break RSA that’s faster than anything we’ve seen before

The world has known for decades that the RSA cryptosystem’s days are numbered. Once quantum computing becomes practical (estimates for that range from 3 to 20 or more years), the foundational security ...
HackerNoon

Building an Urban Heat Island Detector with Python, Satellite Data, and Machine Learning

Urban heat islands are a solvable data problem: this piece shows how to combine free satellite imagery, standard ...
UNESCO

The algorithm in the room: Seeing and confronting the implications of AI for the future of education

We live in algorithmic times. Algorithmic systems, content and infrastructures that underpin artificial intelligence (AI) now impact education systems across the world. The title of this volume is a ...
The Australian Financial Review

Albanese announces new algorithm rules, shrugs off Trump

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is not worried about upsetting US President Donald Trump with tougher rules governing big US technology companies, as he introduces new requirements to let ...
nytimes.com

Australian Social Media Users Could Get Power to Switch Off Algorithms

Technology companies have been “running real-time, unregulated product testing on Australians” for too long, communications minister says. By Laura Chung Reporting from Sydney, Australia The ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Labor proposes social media algorithm choice under new digital duty of care

The federal government's proposed digital duty of care could let Australians opt in or out of algorithmically recommended social media content. The draft laws will require online platforms to reduce ...
The Guardian

‘Global reckoning for big tech’: Australia to force social media platforms to allow users to opt out of algorithms

Draft legislation enforces digital duty of care including limiting children’s exposure to misogynistic and eating disorder content Australia will allow social media account holders to opt out of the ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Opt-out laws for social media algorithms to be introduced to parliament

Draft laws would create an opt-out system to turn off algorithms on social media platforms. The bill would also make social media companies responsible for minimising and preventing harm on their ...
Which

Ditch the algorithms and curate your own social media feed

Erica is a senior presenter and producer who has spent more than fifteen years crafting stories across for major international broadcasters. At Which? she works across our award-winning audio and ...
Phys.org

Teenagers understand social media algorithms but want more control, study finds

Teenagers want a greater voice in the design and governance of platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, according to new research led by University College Dublin. Rather than passive victims ...
TechCrunch

Social media’s next evolution: user-controlled algorithms

For years, social media giants controlled what users saw in their feeds. While people could follow accounts, like posts or hide content they didn’t enjoy, recommendation algorithms controlled what was ...
NPR

Reality TV stars throw their hats in the ring for public office

Luke Gulbranson had just gotten off the phone with his parents, was sipping his morning coffee, reciting his daily prayers and watching President Trump speak with reporters when he had a realization: ...