Q: I heard something on the radio about Amazon building a robot to help them decide who to hire but the robot was sexist or something and now I’m confused. What’s going on?
Bias AI
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We Know Where You Are
Q: At the movies, it seems like they can always track the fugitive with all sorts of personal electronic devices. Is this for real?
General Data Protection Regulation
Q: I keep getting all of these cookie notifications lately? I know websites have been using cookies for years. Why do they feel the need to tell me about it now in such an ‘in your face’ manner?
Q: Recently I was traveling in Europe and when I tried to view a website back in the US to read about the hurricanes I kept getting messages that the site was unavailable due to legal reasons. Did I break the law? I was worried they wouldn’t let me leave the country!
Browser Updates
Q: Google Chrome crashes regularly on my laptop now. Is there another browser I should replace it with?
URL Shorteners
Q: I think URL shorteners are heading the way of the dodo. Take goo.gl for instance. Justify their existence!
Internet Challenges
Dear PropellerHeads: My kid seems really interested in internet challenges, but I’ve heard some could be dangerous. Should I be worried? A: I’m going to state the obvious first, that you need to be...
2019 Space Exploration
Dear PropellerHeads, Am I the only one that got a little emotional when the Mars Rover Opportunity died? A: It definitely got a little dusty in here when I heard “My battery is low and it’s getting...
CES 2019
Q: The Consumer Electronics Show came and went a month ago and I’m still waiting for the PropellerHeads’ take on all the exciting new technology they announced – what gives?