Technology

If passed, new legislation could affect the way users of DC ++ are prosecuted under Canadian law
  • 11 years 5 months ago

Campus file-sharing draws attention

Queen's Information Technology Services receives complaints from major film companies concerning illegally downloaded files on the network.Continue...
  • 3 weeks 3 days ago

Sentient AI is an irrelevant obsession

If someone told you they believed ChatGPT was sentient, you might laugh.Continue...
  • 2 months 1 week ago

Cheating has never been easier with ChatGPT

New year, new artificial intelligence (AI), and new threats to academic integrity.Continue...
  • 4 months 2 weeks ago

Virtual assistant default settings have misogynistic undertones

Virtual assistants like Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa are a part of daily life nowadays.Continue...
  • 1 year 9 months ago

Technology and turmoil have fueled our obsession with astrology

Today, astrology is so normalized that dating apps like Bumble allow you to disclose your sign. Let’s be real, who would want to take on the challenge of dating a Pisces man?Continue...

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  • 2 years 4 months ago

As we integrate more with technology, unplugging is no longer the solution

Even before the pandemic, smartphones and laptops were attached to us by the hip. Over the past few months, this invasion of technology into our lives has only been exacerbated as we work from home or connect with loved ones online. We’re now constantly plugged into our devices—but is that really such a bad thing?Continue...
  • 2 years 4 months ago

Blue light glasses: Do they actually work?

Staring at a computer for hours on end, only to take a break by switching to stare at your phone, is hardly the healthiest way to spend your day. Unfortunately, with online work and classes to study for, it’s the reality for many—if not all—students.Continue...
  • 3 years 1 month ago

Too much technology use hurts our capacities to connect

A great deal of university life relies on exposure to technology despite its negative effects—and it’s up to our schools to provide opportunities to limit that exposure.Continue...
  • 4 years 4 months ago

App unnecessary for better voter turnout

An app pressuring friends into voting is the wrong solution to low voter turnout, but it’s a step in the right direction.Continue...
  • 4 years 5 months ago

Are our phones listening to us?

The idea that everyone with an electronic device is under surveillance has circled mainstream society since George Orwell's 1984 .Continue...

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