Smart TVs, streaming boxes, and other connected home devices are now a standard part of everyday life. However, recent cybersecurity research shows that these devices are increasingly being targeted and exploited by cybercriminals. A large-scale operation known as KimWolf botnet demonstrates how vulnerable Internet of Things (IoT) devices can be when security is overlooked. What …
Author: Ronnie Nadri
AI Is Here. Are Students Still Learning?
Source: EDUCAUSE | Link: https://events.educause.edu/webinar/2026/ai-is-here-are-students-still-learning This EDUCAUSE webinar, held in early 2026, explores whether students are genuinely learning more deeply in an era where AI tools are embedded across the learning ecosystem. A panel of academic leaders and learning scientists discuss how generative AI is reshaping students’ study habits, assessment design and expectations of feedback. The …
The Benjamin Franklin Paradox – Why You Should Stop Giving and Start Asking
From an eighteenth-century anecdote in Philadelphia to modern laboratory experiments: how asking for a small favour disrupts the logic of give-and-take and creates emotional closeness By: Israel Namdar In 1737, in pre-Revolutionary Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin found himself in a situation that could have derailed his public career before it had even begun. At the time, …