Be afraid: The era of easy deepfake videos is upon us
Digitally altered audio-visual content puts us on the brink of an information apocalypse
Has your phone secretly recorded your conversations? Mine has
But the recordings aren’t used to serve you ads. The industry has better ways of doing that
ISME celebrates and ‘Irish Times’ Innovation Awards
Your business this week: HP results, ECB meeting and Irish wholesale prices
Will you graduate or drop out from college? Ask 'big data'
Universities are using predictive analytics to spot students in danger of dropping out
How to future-proof your child
As automation and AI make many jobs obsolete, how can parents help children thrive?
The bigot in the machine: Tackling big data’s inherent biases
Discrimination in statistical analysis goes deeper than algorithms written by humans
Artificial intelligence is dead: long live data analytics
We are as far as ever from creating machines with true cognition
Software that helps to keep first-year students on track
All colleges help first-year students adapt, so they don’t get overwhelmed or drop out. A novel project at DCU uses data to predict performance and sends students helpful weekly emails
Be afraid: they know who you are and what you’re doing
It is easy for criminals to find out your credit card details in just a few clicks
Digital addiction: the social cost of constant mobile connection
Many of us check digital devices regularly, but is it interfering with our lives?
Even the most mundane online social commentary can have a purpose
Infodemiology is the buzz word for using social media data for gathering useful information on our trends
And the password is . . . (so easy to forget)
The number of logins, codes and passwords we’re expected to remember has gone beyond the ridiculous – but help is at hand
Farmers up in arms over potential misuse of data
While big data application can make agricultural practices more efficient, the benefits come at the potential price of privacy
When it comes to scientific data, sharing is caring
Data sharing is crucial to scientific progress, and can ensure that valuable research isn’t lost
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