How technology can help Australia’s agricultural sector thrive – Independent Australia

The rise of "smart farming" is heavily dependent on the accessibility of technology and the internet, writes Paul Budde. EARLIER THIS MONTH, I went on a two-week tour into Queensland’s Outback, travelling through various landscapes from pastoral...

One doctor’s campaign to stop a covid-19 vaccine being rushed through before Election Day

After being released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on October 5, US President Donald Trump praised the doctors who treated him for covid-19 and promised that the public would soon have a...

US Indicts Sandworm, Russia’s Most Destructive Cyberwar Unit

The new indictment also represents the first official acknowledgement from the US government that Sandworm was responsible for a cyberattack on the 2018 Winter Olympics, in which a piece of malware known as Olympic...

NPM adds Workspaces for managing multiple packages

NPM 7.0.0, an upgrade to the JavaScript package manager, is due to be released with Node.js 15 this week, highlighted by Workspaces. Workspaces is a long-requested feature that gives NPM a set of features to manage...

To Build More-Inclusive Technology, Change Your Design Process – Harvard Business Review

David Malan/Getty Images In technology, inherent bias can be hard to root out. Our tech tends to reflect the people who create it — their perspectives and experiences shape how products are designed. Whether you’re...

12 Best Wireless Earbuds WIRED Has Tried (2020)

Wirefree (true wireless) earbuds are one of those ideas that sounds like a dream: Pop a tiny little headphone into each ear and listen to music or take calls untethered from everything. Until recently, the...

A Cut Cable Knocked Out Virginia’s Voter Registration Site

This week the New York Post published a story centered on information stolen from a laptop that purportedly belonged to Hunter Biden, and that has a high likelihood of being part a disinformation operation....

What the FCC can and can’t do to Section 230

The Trump administration is once again trying to force social media platforms to do its bidding. This time, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been tapped to use a law called Section 230...

Twitter’s ban almost doubled attention for Biden misinformation

The news: When Twitter banned, and then unbanned, links to a questionably sourced New York Post article about Joe Biden’s son Hunter, its stated intention was to prevent people from spreading harmful false material...

Treatment and Vaccine Trials are Halted, US Cases Rise, and More Coronavirus News

Treatment and vaccine trials are halted, the US forges ahead with its decentralized response, and new revelations about American society and institutions underscore the deadly toll of the virus. Here’s what you should know: Want...

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