China could be harvesting TikTok data, but much of the user information is already out in the open: Experts have been considering whether TikTok is worse in terms of privacy or security than other, US-based apps. Shutterstock / Primakov The social media app TikTok has been a focus for concerns that the Chinese government could …
Spring budget 2023: AI announcements hint at data grab behind the scenes: The UK government is keen to "maximise the potential" of AI Shutterstock / TierneyMJ In the area of digital technologies including artificial intelligence (AI), the UK budget can be a barometer of technological development and hype. However, there is a worrying drive towards …
Roads and power lines put primates in danger: South African data adds to the real picture: Samango monkey choosing to use a pole bridge instead of a ladder bridge. Birthe Linden About 25 million kilometres of new roads are expected to be built around the world by 2050. Along with power lines and railways, roads …
5 open source tools to take control of your own data: 5 open source tools to take control of your own data wsamh Fri, 02/24/2023 – 03:00 Back in the old days, there was no cloud. Everything was on your phone. Maybe you had a microSD card that you backed up everything on. Eventually, the …
Data bombing and dead cats – how PR uses practices of secrecy to influence media and society: Microgen/Shutterstock More than 100 years ago, sociologist Georg Simmel wrote that secrecy is a core part of all human relationships. The ratio of secrecy to openness in a society, he argued, can tell us much about that society. …
Six parts of your car that gather data on you: New Africa/Shutterstock You can tell a lot about someone from the car they drive. The data that many vehicles now collect can reveal the patterns of our daily lives and provide insights into our behaviour, actions and even our state of mind. Vehicle forensics is …
Census data shows England and Wales are more ethnically diverse — and less segregated — than ever before: 4kclips | Shutterstock National census data is the best tool – the gold standard – for obtaining the full, detailed picture of how the UK’s population is changing at the local level. In November 2022, publication of …
From a ‘deranged’ provocateur to IBM’s failed AI superproject: the controversial story of how data has transformed healthcare: US health data pioneer Ernest Codman at work on his national registry of patient outcomes, 1925. Roy Mabrey/Boston Medical Library Just over a decade ago, artificial intelligence (AI) made one of its showier forays into the public’s …
Elephant poaching rates vary across Africa: 19 years of data from 64 sites suggest why: YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images It’s a grim and all too common sight for rangers at some of Africa’s nature reserves: the bullet-riddled carcass of an elephant, its tusks removed by poachers. African elephant populations have fallen by about 30% …
inDriver will make the use of mobile data for its application free: Now all inDriver app users in South Africa can use the service without thinking about the cost of mobile data. The company takes care of all data usage costs. Johannesburg, Monday 09 January 2023. inDriver, the international IT platform for transport and consumer …
Use time-series data to power your edge projects with open source tools: Use time-series data to power your edge projects with open source tools zoe_steinkamp Fri, 01/06/2023 – 03:00 Gathering data as it changes over the passage of time is known as time-series data. Today, it has become a part of every industry and ecosystem. …
Why I’m righting the wrongs of my early research and sharing my scientific data with local communities : Dr Sarah Mothulatshipi and Topo Mpho Çhengeta in Gweta, Botswana exchanging knowledge with the local community about long term environmental change and stone age archaeology in the area. Sallie Burrough, Author provided “You know what’s wrong with scientific power? …
A data scientist’s guide to open source community analysis: A data scientist’s guide to open source community analysis Cali Dolfi Tue, 12/06/2022 – 03:00 In the golden age of data analysis, open source communities are not exempt from the frenzy around getting some big, fancy numbers onto presentation slides. Such information can bring even more …
Trust in UK politics has taken a hit after recent chaos – and historical data suggests only a change of government can fix it: A YouGov poll conducted in October this year asked respondents if they trusted the Conservative party. Some 68% said that the party could not be trusted and only 14% said that …
Monkeypox: latest data reveals how the virus has affected women and non-binary people: Our study on the spread of the monkeypox virus included data from 15 countries. Kateryna Kon/ Shutterstock Since May 2022, a global outbreak of human monkeypox infections has been reported in over 78,000 people. So far, infections have overwhelmingly occurred in sexually …
70 years of data suggest the Conservatives will suffer a big defeat at the next election — here’s how I worked it out: With the UK’s new prime minister in office, it looks like the political turmoil of the last few months is likely to ease, at least for the time being. Rishi Sunak and …
Earth’s oxygen has varied dramatically over time – here’s how our data could help us spot alien life: NASA Are we alone in the universe? This is a question that has intrigued humans for centuries and inspired countless studies and works of fiction. But are we getting closer to finding this out? Now that the …
Mozambique had no data about snakebites. Our new study filled the gap — and the results are scary: The Stiletto Snake is one of the species found in Mozambique. extinctorshy.org – Ali Puruleia Every year between 20,000 and 32,000 people in sub-Saharan Africa die after being bitten by snakes. That’s more than five times the …