Weekly Roundup 12/22/17

As 2017 comes to a close, many eyes have been watching the exponential growth of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology this year. From Bitcoin’s peak (and subsequent fall) to Bitcoin futures trading on the CBOE exchange, significant attention has been paid to cryptocurrencies and various governments’ engagement with blockchain.

In other news:

Artificial Intelligence

• Facebook AI describes photo to visually-impaired individuals
• Facebook introduces new facial recognition features

Cybersecurity

• Biggest cyber attacks of 2017
• US and UK point to North Korea for WannaCry

Disinformation

• Facebook removes fake news warning flag

Open Internet

• Mobile internet services suspended for 24 hours in Udaipur, India
• Sudanese newspapers go online in the face of media censorship