fromSilicon Canals
9 hours ago
Digital life
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Social media marketing
fromHer Campus
1 day agoSocial Media is a Democracy, and You're Voting Every Day
Redesigning social media feeds can enhance the quality of news received and foster diverse perspectives on current events.
Digital life
fromSilicon Canals
9 hours agoPsychology says people who use social media but never post about themselves have separated the value of staying informed from the cost of participating in the performance - and that quiet withdrawal isn't disinterest or insecurity, it's one of the most deliberate digital choices a person can make in an era that treats visibility as currency - Silicon Canals
Many social media users prefer to observe rather than participate, valuing privacy and learning over broadcasting their thoughts.
Productivity
fromSilicon Canals
2 hours agoPeople who answer emails at 11 PM aren't more committed than people who don't - they've lost the boundary between availability and identity, and the late-night reply isn't proof that they care more about the work, it's proof that the work has colonized every hour of their day, and they stopped noticing because the invasion happened so gradually it felt like dedication instead of surrender - Silicon Canals
Being constantly available for work can lead to losing personal identity and boundaries.
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Information security
fromHarvard Gazette
1 day agoGot personal financial, medical data you'd like to keep private? Good luck.Got personal financial, medical data you'd like to keep private? Good luck. - Harvard Gazette
New AI models may increase the risk of cybercriminals breaching secure systems, exposing personal data.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
5 hours agoPsychology says the hardest truth about aging isn't that your body slows down - it's that you become invisible in rooms you used to command, and most people never acknowledge this shift because it implies something they're not ready to admit about how much of their identity was built on being seen - Silicon Canals
Aging invisibly is a significant issue, where older individuals feel unnoticed and undervalued in social contexts.
Mindfulness
fromSilicon Canals
16 hours agoPsychology says the most disciplined morning habit isn't waking up early, meditating, or cold plunging, it's the specific discipline of not touching your phone until you've had at least one quiet conversation with your own mind - Silicon Canals
Avoid using your phone immediately after waking to foster mental clarity and enhance the effectiveness of other morning practices.
fromThe Washington Post
5 days agoInside a growing movement warning AI could turn on humanity
"That requires a bunch of people to go take things that folks here are figuring out and [explain them] to the rest of the world," said Jeffrey Ladish, emphasizing the need for effective communication about AI risks.
US news
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Artificial intelligence
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 hours agoThe Guardian view on Anthropic's Claude Mythos: when AI finds every flaw, who controls the internet? | Editorial
Claude Mythos can autonomously exploit zero-day flaws, turning computers into crime scenes and significantly increasing the risk of cyber-attacks.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 hours agoThe Guardian view on Anthropic's Claude Mythos: when AI finds every flaw, who controls the internet? | Editorial
Claude Mythos can autonomously exploit zero-day flaws, turning computers into crime scenes and significantly increasing the risk of cyber-attacks.
Social media marketing
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoPsychology says the people who look the wealthiest on Instagram often aren't the ones with money, they're the ones who got trapped in a performance they can't figure out how to stop without admitting who they've quietly become - Silicon Canals
Instagram serves as a stage for performance rather than a window into real lives, often trapping users in a cycle of impression management.
Information security
fromTechCrunch
7 hours agoSurveillance vendors caught abusing access to telcos to track people's phone locations, researchers say | TechCrunch
Two spying campaigns exploit telecom infrastructure weaknesses to track individuals' locations, revealing ongoing vulnerabilities in global phone networks.
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 hours agoPrivate health records of half a million Britons offered for sale on Chinese website
The UK Biobank charity informed the government that it had identified their data had been advertised for sale by several sellers on Alibaba's e-commerce platforms in China.
EU data protection
Social media marketing
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks agoIt is no fluke that social media platforms are addictive and causing harm. They were designed that way | Van Badham
Recent court rulings hold tech companies accountable for user harm and deceptive practices, imposing significant penalties for exploitation and addiction issues.
fromPsychology Today
2 months agoAnonymity and the Erosion of Kindness
Throughout the year, we all have particular events that mark the passage of time. Birthdays, holidays, special events. As professors, we have a few unique days too: some fun, some not. There's the first day of classes, where we still (20+ years in) get the jitters. The last day of classes, when we are often just as, if not more excited, than the students. And then there is the day our course evaluations arrive.
Higher education
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