technology

Without the knowledge of their users, major online and data apps including Grindr and Tinder have been allegedly sharing personal information to third party advertising companies. As a result, many civil rights and consumer organizations are urging the federal government to examine these…

As cybersecurity attacks become an increasing concern in the U.S., tech and research companies are being more public than the government in identifying potential foreign threats. In some cases, these firms are selling their information to the U.S. intelligence community. For more information, click…

In the coming decades, the use of VR headsets seems to be the future for workplace learning. Companies like Walmart, Fidelity Investments, and Accenture have recently been participating in using the 360-degree experience to allow employees to perceive different scenarios they might find themselves…

Type 1 diabetes is unique due to the dozens of gene mutations that each contribute a small amount to the genetic condition. In order to prevent emergency situations, researchers in Virginia are working on a genetic test that will identify certain antibodies that identify Type 1 diabetic children.…

A team of researchers from MIT’s Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research and Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital has developed an effective way to deliver insulin by swallowing a pill. The insulin is still injected with a needle, but it is so small it can be swallowed, and the injection…

On Monday, October 29th at 6:30 a.m., a Boeing plane en route from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang crashed into the sea minutes after takeoff, and authorities believe all 189 people on board were killed. As a result of this event, Indonesia has ordered an inspection of all Boeing 737 Max 8 planes, one of…