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Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge Instagram is working on a way to protect users from receiving unsolicited nude photos in their DMs. Instagram’s parent company, Meta, confirmed to The Verge that the feature was in development after an app researcher published an early image of the tool. Meta says the optional user controls, which are still in the early stages of development, will help people shield themselves from nude photos as well as other unwanted messages. The tech giant likened…

The EU has taken action as power prices have have spiked in line with gas prices this year. Credit: Viktollio / Shutterstock Europe is getting more of its power from renewable sources every year but, as the current crisis has shown, power markets remain at the mercy of increasingly volatile gas prices. The EU Commission has recently proposed a plan to relieve the crisis by decoupling electricity and gas prices. But the plan…

Firefighters say that the worst fires are the ones that we generally don’t see coming. Amidst the chaos of saving human lives from an unprecedented fire, firefighters have been striving toward public safety, keeping aside their own security. Now, firefighters need not worry about their own safety and security. The advancement in artificial intelligence is enabling firefighters to protect human lives, by maintaining their safety. AI is becoming the first line of defense, the first responders to deadly,…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In disinformation campaigns, like the long-standing pro-Kremlin campaign targeted at Ukraine by the Russian government, who is most at risk of believing false information? A study led by McGill University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) found that Ukrainians who engaged in more analytic thinking were less likely to believe the pro-Kremlin disinformation, even if they were…

Greetings dear readers! Today I would like to discuss with you an important thing, but to understand the topic, please read my previous articles first, especially about the OpSec view through history. As you might have guessed from the title I would like to immerse you in the world of spies and KGB agents leading an eternal confrontation, then to tell you about the very essence of our conversation - Steganography.We are gonna learn about what it is, how it was used in ancient times and how hackers and ordinary users use…

It's a big ol' scary ocean out there. When you're just a teeny tiny embryonic squid, there are a lot of things that might like to have you for lunch.One strategy, employed by a variety of squids, is to protect their eggs in a giant ball of gelatinous, slippery mucus. Some deposit their eggs directly on the seafloor. But at least one squid seems to have a different strategy.  Recent footage taken by researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in the permanent darkness of the bathypelagic depths has…

Credit: Ed Benoit  When preparing for what could be a busy hurricane season, LSU Archival Expert Ed Benoit warns planning ahead is critical. When responding to a natural disaster gathering precious items and documents can be low on the priority list when life is at stake. These are the ways Benoit recommends you should store and preserve irreplaceable items and documents ahead of the possibility of storm damage.…

Clearly define your deliverable to avoid project driftDazu rock carvings. Chongqing China. Image by the author.As part of my portfolio of professional work, I do a lot of data consulting in the legal and non-profit sectors. This work typically involves analyzing administrative data, extracting information from extensive collections of text documents, and building visualizations and dashboards. I enjoy this work because of the flexibility, opportunities to learn new things, and financial gain. At the same time, data…

Follow the brief guide for the utmost data security to protect private data from hackers We all are connected to the web in one way or the other. It helps us handle a lot of things and makes our lives convenient. However, we have become so engaged with the internet facilities that sometimes we forget what we are giving away in return for the services. Believe it or not, data is the ultimate currency for businesses. If they have your data, it is easy for them to know what you do on the web. Then, it becomes…