The internet as religious experience
Source: BBC News By Amol Rajan For most of recent human history, by which I mean the last few millennia, social organisation has been rooted in practical faith. Religion, which departs […]
The German Data Diver Who Exposed China’s Muslim Crackdown
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Josh Chin KORNTAL, Germany—Research by a born-again Christian anthropologist working alone from a cramped desk in this German suburb thrust China and the West into […]
Websites to be fined over ‘online harms’ under new proposals
Source: BBC News By Chris Fox Technology reporter Internet sites could be fined or blocked if they fail to tackle “online harms” such as terrorist propaganda and child abuse, under government […]
The Internet Can Make Us Feel Awful. It Doesn’t Have to Be That Way
Source: Time By ELI PARISER What broke the Internet? Was it the business model, the tech bros’ myopia, Russian infiltrators, millennials? Lately commentators have heaved a world-weary sigh and pointed at […]
Facebook ends initiative to provide wireless internet via drones
Source: Al Jazeera News Facebook has cancelled its Project Aquila, a programme to develop drones to deliver high-speed internet to remote areas currently not connected to the internet. According to Facebook, […]
Muslim and fabulous: how the internet changed fashion for Aussie hijabistas
Source: The Guardian BY Yassmin Abdel-Magied Clothes shopping as a teenager was a nightmare for me. There were the usual teen concerns about body image, budget, and whether my booty would […]
‘Halal’ internet means more control in Iran after unrest
Source: Associated Press By JON GAMBRELL DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Guns drawn, Iranian intelligence agents rushed into the apartment of a Washington Post reporter and his journalist wife […]
How Trolls Are Ruining the Internet
Source: Time By Joel Stein Aug 18, 2016 This story is not a good idea. Not for society and certainly not for me. Because what trolls feed on is attention. […]
Tomorrow’s incredible inventions are here already
The world’s first virtual shopping center opened in Korea . All the products are just LCD screens that allows you to order the items by touching the screen. When you get to the counter, your items are already bagged and ready to go. A cellphone you can bend as […]
China’s internet has overtaken the West
Source: BBC By David Robson Four years ago, the British anthropologist Tom McDonald set-up home in Anshan, a small rural town between Beijing and Shanghai. His aim was to study […]
E-learning for Africa held back by power shortage
Source: BBC Is a lack of power holding back educational technology in Africa? There are well-documented problems about access to education. The Africa Learning Barometer at the US-based Center for […]
Is the Internet killing religion?
Source: CNN (CNN) We can blame the Internet for plenty: the proliferation of porn, our obsession with cat videos, the alleged rise of teen trends like – brace yourself – […]
Iranian Hackers Infiltrated Computers That Control New York Dam
Source: The Huffington Post WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) – Iranian hackers breached the control system of a dam near New York City in 2013, an infiltration that raised concerns about […]
NSA Prism program taps in to user data of Apple, Google and others
theguardian: by Green Glenwald — Top-secret Prism program claims direct access to servers of firms including Google, Apple and Facebook • Companies deny any knowledge of program in operation since 2007 • Obama orders US to draw up overseas target list for cyber-attacks A slide depicting the top-secret PRISM program. Guardian The […]
Prophet Jesus, the Son of Mary, is dead.
The Truth Message – Part – 1: … Jesus is dead. Period. Tomb of Jesus found in Kashmir (It’s proved & confirmed) Proofs are indeed available now to confirm that Jesus had survived crucifixion, traveled towards India to continue his ministry among the Tribes of Israel, as he was commissioned, and […]
The Messiah Jesus, the Son of Mary, is dead (Proved from Bible, evidences from History & supported by Science)
The Truth Message – Part – 1.1: … Jesus is dead. All References for the Messiah Jesus, Son of Mary Tomb of Jesus found in Kashmir (It’s proved & confirmed) Proofs are indeed available now to confirm that Jesus had survived crucifixion and traveled towards India to continue his ministry among the Tribes […]
Show This Video To Your Friend Who Is Always On His Phone
Huff Post: Alexis Kleinman — “I have 422 friends, yet I’m lonely.” That’s how writer and director Gary Turk starts his poetic tirade against technology, “Look Up.” He calls his very popular video “a spoken word film for an online generation.” With more than 11.6 million views on YouTube in only 10 days, […]
Facebook Knows Everything About You, And If You Don’t Believe Us Here’s Proof
Huff Post: by Taylor Casti — A marketing stunt for the upcoming Ubisoft game “Watch Dogs” is inadvertently allowing users to check how well they’ve set up their Facebook privacy settings. The campaign called “Digital Shadow”, which currently is available only in the US, requests permission to access a user’s account […]
Losing our religion and Internet
Daily Mail, New research has shown a correlation between the rise of the Internet and the decline of Americans claiming religious affiliation. Other factors, such as an increase in higher […]
Wi-Fi speeds are about to triple
Source: CNN Money By James O’Toole @jtotoole April 4, 2014: 3:53 PM ET The ultra-slow Wi-Fi at your local coffee shop could soon be getting a big boost. Qualcomm (QCOM, Fortune 500) announced plans this […]