Google quantum-proofs HTTPS by squeezing 15kB of data into 700-byte space

Google on Friday unveiled its plan for its Chrome browser to secure HTTPS certificates against quantum computer attacks without breaking the Internet.
India.com

You can use WhatsApp without sharing your phone number – Here’s how most users don’t know

WhatsApp is secretly developing new privacy features that will revolutionize communication. But until WhatsApp rolls out a native option to hide your phone number from other users, you can use a few ...
The Straits Times

Use of partial NRIC numbers for identification not reliable, public sector to phase it out: Jasmin Lau

SINGAPORE – Public agencies are starting to use full NRIC numbers and progressively moving away from using partial numbers, as the latter are not reliable for identifying individuals accurately. But ...
The Straits Times

Private organisations still using NRIC numbers for authentication may face sanctions from 2027

SINGAPORE - Private organisations that have not phased out the use of NRIC numbers for authentication will risk breaching the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) from Jan 1, 2027. In a statement on ...
The Guardian

What the US TikTok takeover is already revealing about new forms of censorship

It’s not what we can or cannot say that matters – rather, it’s whether what we say can get any visibility at all under the US-specific algorithm We tend to think of censorship as the direct ...
IEEE

Personalized Exercise Group Assembly Using a Two Archive Evolutionary Algorithm

Abstract: Traditional exercise recommendation algorithms generate exercise groups according to the features of exercises for all students. However, as different students may have different knowledge ...
Los Angeles Times

Here’s how Trump gets away with using dubious numbers

Much attention has been focused on Donald Trump’s use of words — that is, his peculiar style of oratory. But more attention should be paid to another feature of his discourse: his use of numbers.
katu

Portland City Council votes to ban AI-assisted rent price fixing to promote fair housing

Pearl District landlord threatens lawsuit over NW Northrup Shelter impacts The landlord of a Pearl District apartment complex is threatening to sue the City of Portland and the Salvation Army over the ...
The New York Times

When the Phone Number in That TV Show Actually Connects Somewhere

Passing on the classic 555 number, “Stranger Things” is the latest show to offer Easter eggs for viewers who try to call a fictional character. By Victor Mather In the final season of the Netflix hit ...
The Economist

How AI is rewiring childhood

CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS may contain more surprises than usual this year, as children open presents that can talk back. Toymakers in China have declared 2025 the year of artificial intelligence (AI) and ...
Gameranx

Take-Two Interactive CEO Talks Using AI For “Efficiences”

Though he’s careful about what that word means. One of the many controversies going on right now in the world of video games and beyond is that of the use of artificial intelligence to generate ...
Pew Research Center

Americans’ Social Media Use 2025

To better understand which social media platforms Americans use, Pew Research Center surveyed 5,022 U.S. adults from Feb. 5 to June 18, 2025. SSRS conducted this National Public Opinion Reference ...