Where does an ethical, “white hat” hacker get started? To learn and hone the skills you need to successfully fight the bad guys, how far…
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OPLIN 4Cast #652: Do we have to start taking cryptocurrency seriously now?
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We first discussed digital currencies 8 years ago, way back in 4Cast #231. We talked about the blockchain technology that makes it possible, the financial…
When I saw my first backup camera in a friend’s car, years ago, I was stunned. I assumed she was wealthy (she wasn’t) and thought…
“Ditch the GPS. It’s ruining your brain,” writes M. R. O’Connor in a recent Washington Post editorial. O’Connor is the author of Wayfinding: The Science…
Can you imagine the world without YouTube? Certainly, if I asked my teenage son to try that exercise, he’d look at me like I belong…
As the news about Huawei reported in last week’s 4cast continues to unfold, it does so against a backdrop of other stories where technology and…