- Robo-Advisers Are Here – The Pros and Cons of Using AI In Investing https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2024/04/28/investing-ai/ 9 comments economics
- Canon invents a new nanoprint machine that promises to produce 5nm and 2nm chips at a cost 40% lower than the current ASML EUV machines https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2023/10/22/lithography-canon/ 10 comments economics
- 11% of serious crimes in the U.S. result in an arrest, and only 2% end in a conviction. https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2020/08/24/police-solve-crimes/ 33 comments law
- Text of the 1992 forum clash between compsci student Linus Torvalds and professor Tanenbaum https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2019/04/02/linux-tanenbaum-newsgroup-linus-torvalds/ 35 comments compsci
- Formula 1 says it’s going carbon neutral but fans must demand greater detail on how https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2020/01/26/formula-1-sustainable-fuels/ 12 comments formula1
- These celebrities cause 10,000 times more carbon emissions from flying than the average person. https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2019/10/22/celebrities-carbon-emissions/ 4 comments worldnews
- Who owns the moon? A space lawyer answers. https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2019/10/18/moon-owner-space-lawyer/ 12 comments space
- The BBC has announced that 2020 will mark the end of the Red Button text service – the final incarnation of what was originally known as CEEFAX and Oracle. https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2019/10/15/teletext-paved-way-internet/ 3 comments europe
- Multinationals use an intricate system to avoid paying US$125 Billion in taxes every year, new research reveals. https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2019/10/06/multinationals-avoid-billions-tax/ 41 comments business
- How Swedish literature reflects the benefits of a shorter working day and the 'fika' and 'lagom' culture. https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2019/10/05/swedish-literature-shorter-working-day/ 8 comments europe
- Discovery of prehistoric baby bottles in Germany shows infants were fed cow’s milk 5,000 years ago. https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2019/09/28/prehistoric-baby-bottles-cow-milk/ 8 comments germany
- Astronauts’ brains are subject to long-lasting damage due to low dose space radiation. https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2019/09/24/astronauts-brains-damage-radiation/ 17 comments space
- Surveillance Cameras Will Soon Be Unrecognizable https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2019/07/18/surveillance-cameras-unrecognizable/ 9 comments privacy
- China’s ‘sponge cities’ aim to re-use 70% of rainwater. https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2019/07/06/china-sponge-cities-reuse-rainwater/ 12 comments worldnews
- The EU plans to spend €100 billion on research and expects to add €850 to the European GDP for every €100 invested. https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2019/09/07/horizon-europe-research-plans/ 180 comments europe
- U.K. proposal to ‘Bcc’ law enforcement on messaging apps threatens global privacy: The ghost protocol, is a more strategic attack on privacy, packaged in security rhetoric that hides technical, personal and societal implications. https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2019/07/10/uk-law-messaging-privacy/ 98 comments worldnews
- New U.K proposal called Ghost Protocol aims to oblige messaging apps to give backdoor access to law enforcement https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2019/07/10/uk-law-messaging-privacy/ 163 comments privacy
- Low-cost LEO satellite technology is becoming more accessible than ever, raising questions about space debris, amateur spying and organized crime applications. https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2019/07/08/personal-satellites-technology-cubesat/ 6 comments space
- Long hours at the office could be killing you – the business and social case for a shorter working week https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2019/06/25/long-working-hours-killing/ 44 comments business
- The demand for qualified cybersecurity practitioners has quickly outpaced the supply, with three million unfilled cybersecurity posts worldwide. https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2019/04/22/hackers-cybersecurity-job-gap/ 32 comments compsci
- Privacy should be built right into software code https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2019/05/26/privacy-software-code/ 9 comments privacy
- Facebook's 'transparency' efforts hide key reasons for showing ads https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2019/05/18/ads-facebook-transparency-reasons/ 6 comments privacy
- Declassified archives show US helped Argentine military wage ‘dirty war’ that killed 30,000 https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2019/05/11/argentina-military-declassified-dirty/ 8 comments geopolitics
- Artificial Intelligence algorithms are learning to maximize profits for online retailers by colluding to set prices above where they would otherwise be in a competitive market, according to a researcher from the University of Strathclyde. https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2019/05/04/algorithms-profits-colluding-prices/ 127 comments science
- Algorithms are maximizing profits for online retailers by colluding to set prices above where they would otherwise be in a competitive market. https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2019/05/04/algorithms-profits-colluding-prices/ 10 comments business
- Labor laws are often based on how we worked decades ago. A report from the Economic Policy Institute estimated that employees lose $15 billion to wage theft every year, more than all of the property crime in the United States put together. https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2019/04/30/cheating-workers-wages/ 33 comments law
- The demand for qualified cybersecurity practitioners has quickly outpaced the supply, with 3 million unfilled cybersecurity posts worldwide. https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2019/04/22/hackers-cybersecurity-job-gap/ 17 comments compsci
- Regulations Needed After Cryptocurrency CEO Takes Passwords To Grave https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2019/04/14/regulations-cryptocurrency-ceo-passwords/ 8 comments economy
- Researcher from the University of Toronto proposes to regulate cryptocurrency. He studied the case of QuadrigaCX exchange which has filed for creditor protection after its CEO took passwords to grave, affecting the deposits of 115,000 people. https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2019/04/14/regulations-cryptocurrency-ceo-passwords/ 11 comments science
- Open Source Hardware Could Defend Against Next Generation Hacking https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2018/12/23/open-source-hardware-defend-next-generation-hacking/ 14 comments hardware
- When American Airlines announced that it had negotiated raises for its pilots and flight attendants, the market punished it with a 5.2% share drop. Analysts explained: “This is frustrating. Labor is being paid first again.” And: “We are troubled by AAL’s wealth transfer to its labor groups.” https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2018/08/10/apple-trillion-value-not-mean-biggest/ 348 comments business
- As a result of repressive regimes over the centuries, the EU has determined that privacy and security over personal data protection are fundamental rights. The U.S., by contrast, has opted to allow market forces to shape privacy policy https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2018/07/25/privacy-shield-framework-europe-usa/ 11 comments business
- Why Do Innocent Suspects Confess To Crimes They Did Not Commit? The Reid Interrogation Technique. https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2018/09/03/innocent-suspects-confess-crimes-not-commit/ 32 comments law
- Paris Revolt of 1956 Was Led By A Bookstore Owner https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2018/12/09/paris-bookstore-revolt/ 60 comments books
- Police Kill About 3 Men Per Day in the US, According to New Study https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2018/08/07/police-kill-3-men-per-day-us/ 3 comments science
- Rainwater Collector Jailed For Appropriating Water Without a Permit https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2018/06/17/rainwater-collector-jailed/ 17 comments business
- The race to mine the moon and asteroids aims to extract HE-3, platinum and other valuable elements; but the economic outcomes could be of cataclysmic proportions http://ponderwall.com/index.php/2016/07/21/moon-mining-race/ 5 comments science
- US nuclear arsenal is still controlled by 1970s system, and there's a reason for that http://ponderwall.com/index.php/2016/07/14/us-nukes-controlled-by-1970s-system/ 3 comments geopolitics
- Homeless veteran spends his last $20 to save a woman on her way to Philadelphia. She raises $250k online to help him recover his life http://ponderwall.com/index.php/2017/11/25/homeless-man-saves-girl-road-raises-250k-help-recover-life/ 5 comments worldnews
- Antonio Meucci was the real inventor of the telephone, United States Congress admits in a historic resolution http://ponderwall.com/index.php/2016/07/21/bell-did-not-invent-telephone-us-rules/ 46 comments italy