A Touch ID fingerprint reader is embedded in the power button; the headphone jack is gone; the iPad branding has been removed from the back; and there’s a USB-C port on the bottom (one benefit of upgrading for me—the old iPad Air was the last Lightning device in the house, give or take a Magic … Read more
Eve Hill was quoted as a legal authority in The New York Times about possible discrimination against people with disabilities in scientific research grants as a result of President Trump’s executive order. The New York Times reported that a postdoctoral researcher learned that his application for a National Institute of Health (NIH) grant, studying the … Read more
A serious security vulnerability has been found in popular stalkerware apps, exposing the sensitive personal information and communications of millions of people. Stalkerware is a type of spyware, frequently used to spy on every message sent or received by a romantic partner, learn who they are speaking to on their phone, learn their location, or … Read more
People like to live in certain places, even when higher wages are on offer elsewhere. Gabriel Ahlfeldt, Fabian Bald, Duncan Roth and Tobias Seidel show that once you take into account people’s preferences, large cities offer a higher quality of life than previously thought. More than 50 per cent of the world’s population lives in … Read more
By Eve Hill Immediately upon President Trump’s return to the Oval Office, he issued an Executive Order allegedly aimed at “defending” women from so-called gender ideology extremism. The purpose of this Order is to roll back both recognition and protections for transgender and nonbinary people. Regardless of the President’s feelings, transgender and nonbinary people have … Read more
