“Epidemics of the mind” may be more challenging than ever to stop in an online world, experts say. Most mental illnesses are individual problems but others are contagious, according to Australian psychologist Dianna Kenny. These forms of self-destruction tend to spread by personal contact or by the distribution of information. “These things just take off….
Online Influencers Spreading Transgenderism to Thousands of Young Americans, Experts Say
10 American Inventions That Changed the World
March 16, 2022
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Electricity Efforts to understand and harness electricity began in the 18th century. Scientists thought electricity could be used to create a cheap way for people to light their homes. One of the most notable pioneers in electricity was Thomas Edison, who developed the first practical electrical light bulb in the late 1870s. Edison launched a…
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March 10, 2022
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Three girls die before they turn 21. They all become overnight internet sensations. In spirit they are changing the world, but what is happening to the people they left behind? How do you say goodbye, when death goes viral? This title is only available in the US. – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original…
Internet in Ukraine Disrupted as Russian Troops Advance
February 28, 2022
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LONDON—Internet connectivity in Ukraine has been affected by the Russian invasion, particularly in the southern and eastern parts of the country where fighting has been heaviest, internet monitors said on Saturday. Russian forces captured the southeastern Ukrainian city of Melitopol on Saturday, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported, as Moscow launched coordinated cruise missile and artillery…
Musk’s Starlink Connects Remote Tonga Villages Still Cut Off After Tsunami
SYDNEY—Elon Musk’s satellite venture has launched a free high-speed internet service to connect remote villages in Tonga that have been cut off since a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami in January. Tonga’s prime minister, Siaosi Sovaleni, said in a ceremony on Wednesday in the capital, Nuku’alofa, that 50 VSAT terminals provided free of charge by…
Revamped Bill to Regulate Internet ‘the Same Pig With Different Lipstick’
Commentary There has been a lot of talk about liberty lately. Some, like those in the truckers’ convoys and blockades, want a lot more of it. Others, startled at the prospect of mingling with the unvaccinated and unmasked, want less of it, as does the Trudeau government, which on Feb. 14 invoked the Emergencies Act….
CRTC Lacks Expertise to Regulate Online Streaming, YouTube: Experts
OTTAWA—Internet experts have cast doubt on whether the body the federal government wants to regulate streaming services and video-sharing platforms such as YouTube and Netflix has the expertise to do so. They have also questioned whether the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission should be given new regulatory powers, or even if it fully understands how…
‘Has Anyone Seen Web3?’ Musk, Dorsey Mock Tech’s Latest Buzzword
Billionaires Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey dismissed the so-called Web3 and criticized the involvement of venture capital firms such as Andreessen Horowitz in building out what some have called the next phase of the Internet. Web3, a vague term for a utopian version of the Internet that is decentralized, is based on digital record-keeping technology…
Widely Used Software With Key Vulnerability Sends Cyber Defenders Scrambling
WASHINGTON—A newly discovered vulnerability in a widely used software library is causing mayhem on the internet, forcing cyber defenders to scramble as hackers rush to exploit the weakness. The vulnerability, known as Log4j, comes from a popular open-source product that helps software developers track changes in applications that they build. It is so popular and…
India Tells Public to Shun Musk-Backed Starlink Until It Gets Licence
NEW DELHI—The Indian government advised people against subscribing to Starlink Internet Services, a division of billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX aerospace company, as it does not have a licence to operate in the country. A government statement issued late on Friday said Starlink had been told to comply with regulations and refrain from “booking/rendering the satellite…
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