Apps that help parents protect kids from cybercrime may be unsafe too

Children, like adults, are spending more time online. At home and school pre-schoolers now use an array of apps and platforms to learn, play and be...

Is gaming good for kids?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. My...

The Xencelabs Pen Tablet: An Elevated Drawing Experience for Professionals

PORTLAND, Ore., March 4, 2021 /CNW/ — Xencelabs, a recent newcomer to the industry, was founded by a group of experienced creative design professionals with a...

How the world ran out of semiconductors

There’s a global shortage in semiconductors, and it’s becoming increasingly serious. The US is currently reviewing of its supply of the technology, following a landmark executive...

Five ways 5G will change your life forever

5 ways the COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed cybersecurity

More than ever before, as pandemic conditions persist, the threat of data breaches and cyberattacks continues to grow. COVID-19 has permanently changed organizational culture and behaviour....

For the record: Digitizing archives can increase access to information but compromise privacy

Stay-at-home orders mean no eating at restaurants, attending shows or visiting friends and family. It also means that Canadian archives institutions and facilities, following public health...

AI is killing choice and chance – which means changing what it means to be human

The history of humans’ use of technology has always been a history of coevolution. Philosophers from Rousseau to Heidegger to Carl Schmitt have argued that technology...

The robot revolution is here: How it’s changing jobs and businesses in Canada

In 2017, I returned to Canada from Sweden, where I had spent a year working on automation in mining. Shortly after my return, the New York...

3 technologies poised to change food and the planet

Agriculture’s impact on the planet is massive and relentless. Roughly 40 per cent of the Earth’s suitable land surface is used for cropland and grazing. The...