Why might TikTok be banned soon?

By Jonathan Goldfeder So, what and how valuable is data? Have you ever been online, looking to buy something or searching for a product, when suddenly, you see an advertisement on an entirely different website about the exact product you are buying? Or some days later, you see an ad for another brand of the same product or an addon for that product? When you … Continue reading Why might TikTok be banned soon?

Recent Tech Layoffs: Are They Cause For Concern?

By Michelle Liu Again, Meta states that they will lay off 10,000 more employees. As of now, this seems like no news to us. All the word about the technology industry is either about the layoffs or Chatgpt. Most major tech companies like Meta, Amazon, and Google have recently been having layoffs. The layoffs are concerning, but what is even more concerning is the question: … Continue reading Recent Tech Layoffs: Are They Cause For Concern?

Science News: New Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence!

Written By: Jonathan Goldfeder Recently, AI has been on the forefront of peoples’ minds after ChatGPT has risen to the scene. ChatGPT is a website that uses neural networks to provide AI generated responses to users’ questions. It has been trained with information from petabytes of data from all over the internet and can answer questions you ask it with responses that sound just like … Continue reading Science News: New Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence!

Science News: New Frontiers in Biology!

Written By: Jonathan Goldfeder CRISPR Cas9 has seen some new progress very recently. On November 24th, 2022, an article was posted in Nature Biotechnology that shook the world of CRISPR. CRISPR is an acronym which stands for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, which basically cuts into DNA to add or remove small sections of other DNA. Cancer, along with many other diseases, come from … Continue reading Science News: New Frontiers in Biology!

ChatGPT: High Schoolers’ New Weapon of Choice

By Jyotika Maharaj Since its inception, ChatGPT has revolutionized what we consider natural language through multiple facets of writing. This AI technology has mastered algorithmic language composition. Feed it a prompt with a dash of rich language and ChatGPT will eat it up and produce writing, disguising the artificiality of its voice for one of authenticity. From taking notes using transcripted documents to developing cohesive, … Continue reading ChatGPT: High Schoolers’ New Weapon of Choice

The Evolution of Technology During the Pandemic

By Ben Goldfeder Covid-19 has changed the way we operate. For many, Covid-19 has been a struggle to adjust to new procedures and a new lifestyle. However, for some, it has been an opportunity for growth. Since most consumers have moved to a hybrid or fully digital environment, it opens the door for new companies to aid the transition process. Zoom, for example, was created … Continue reading The Evolution of Technology During the Pandemic

The Ethical Implications of Embryonic Stem Cell Research

By Jyotika Maharaj Just as embryonic stem cells are at the heart of what could be the future of regenerative medicine, it is also at the heart of an ethical debate addressing the potential immoral implications of the destruction of fertilized embryos. Stem cells are essentially the pinnacle to the development of humans’ bodies. Stem cells are defined by the following abilities: self-renewal (make copies … Continue reading The Ethical Implications of Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Smart Mirrors: Reflecting the Future of Tech

By Jyotika Maharaj               The world is continuously advancing and evolving through technology into a more automated way of life. By developing our way of life into a faster and more convenient world, development in home automation is essential to fulfilling these characteristics. Throughout the development of home automation, IOT (Internet of things) devices are utilized, ensuing into the evolution of smart technology. An IOT … Continue reading Smart Mirrors: Reflecting the Future of Tech