New report casts doubt on WhatsApp’s privacy practices

A new investigation ProPublica has cast doubt on Facebook’s privacy practices and the encryption of its WhatsApp messaging platform. The article highlights several key findings that are not explicitly revealed to the 2-billion user base. Even though WhatsApp features end-to-end encryption since 2016, there are some circumstances in which the 1,000 contractors using Facebook’s special…

Food Shortages in the States

Food and water scarcity have been a global problem for as long as we can remember. Today, new factors—like the COVID-19 pandemic, upheaval in the supply chain, and an uptick in natural disasters caused by climate change, just to name a few—are bringing to light new concerns for food shortages across the globe and here…

Best dating apps for 2021

The best dating apps haven’t been slowed down by the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, they’ve kept adding new features such as video chats and remote dating activities that still let you meet new people from the safety of your home. After all, dating apps aren’t just about romance (though that’s the main appeal, honestly). Lately, a…

Are Software Engineers Burned Out?

Peggy and Junade Ali, consultant, Haystack Analytics, talk about road traffic safety and the potential burnout of software engineers. He shares his journey with road traffic sensor networks and behavioral interventions for drivers—and how he built an engineering team. Below is an excerpt from the interview. To hear the entire interview on The Peggy Smedley…

The best laptops under $500 in 2021

The best laptops under $500 are like diamonds in the rough right now, as there isn’t a vast selection of high-quality, well-made laptops available to purchase in that price range. The recent pandemic hasn’t helped, but hopefully as the year goes on we’ll see some more bargain notebooks hitting the market, especially when it comes…