Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Twitter removes 130 Iranian accounts for trying to disrupt the US Presidential Debate
Submitted October 01, 2020 at 09:35AM by CodePerfect https://ift.tt/3iiqysC
Facebook bans U.S. ads that call voting fraud widespread or election invalid
Submitted October 01, 2020 at 05:23AM by FortuitousAdroit https://ift.tt/3jk0VbU
We've Long Waited for Fusion. This Reactor May Finally Deliver It—Fast.
Submitted October 01, 2020 at 05:16AM by ShihPoosRule https://ift.tt/34gjVSi
Windows XP leak confirmed after user compiles the leaked code into a working OS
Submitted October 01, 2020 at 03:29AM by wewewawa https://ift.tt/3cJbRgZ
Serious injuries at Amazon fulfillment centers topped 14,000, despite the company’s safety claims
Submitted October 01, 2020 at 02:19AM by alexander_karamazov https://ift.tt/34f7Blo
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez asked the SEC to investigate secretive data firm Palantir before it hit the stock exchange
Submitted October 01, 2020 at 12:55AM by ohnoh18 https://ift.tt/3jd7Svv
Ikea is saying goodbye to non-rechargeable batteries.
Submitted September 30, 2020 at 09:45PM by AdamCannon https://ift.tt/3cM17yn
Detroit Extends Contract of Facial Recognition Program That Doesn’t Work - The city’s own police chief admits the technology misidentifies 96 percent of time and yet the city voted to extend its use.
Submitted September 30, 2020 at 09:18PM by _hiddenscout https://ift.tt/3cLU9tm
Trump’s FCC Is Using Junk Data to Downplay Broadband Woes - Tens of millions of Americans have either cripplingly slow or no internet at all. And the FCC's shameful practices are making a bad situation worse.
Submitted September 30, 2020 at 07:56PM by Philo1927 https://ift.tt/33gYSjj
Exclusive: China preparing an antitrust investigation into Google
Submitted September 30, 2020 at 05:42PM by giuliomagnifico https://ift.tt/3ioXZtD
Conservative unease with science is global, but extreme in the US
Submitted September 30, 2020 at 04:43PM by swingadmin https://ift.tt/33dZvdu
Explosive Amazon warehouse data shows serious injuries have been on the rise for years, and robots have made the job more dangerous
Submitted September 30, 2020 at 04:46PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/36iHkoV
UK embraces hydrogen-fuelled future as transport hub and train announced
Submitted September 30, 2020 at 02:05PM by Fosse22 https://ift.tt/3jiGZ9r
Washington emergency responders first to use SpaceX's Starlink internet in the field: 'It's amazing'
Submitted September 30, 2020 at 11:59AM by wewewawa https://ift.tt/33dplyb
Google plans to shut the loophole that lets Netflix, Spotify, and Tinder avoid paying its 30% app tax
Submitted September 30, 2020 at 11:59AM by iali307 https://ift.tt/2SdMD0N
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Twitter criticizes Trump after he says indoor rallies had no 'negative' effects: 'Ask Herman Cain'
Submitted September 30, 2020 at 07:59AM by Zhana-Aul https://ift.tt/36pNqno
Artificial intelligence is taking over our lives. We’re the MIT Technology Review team who created a podcast about it, “In Machines We Trust.” Ask us anything!
Submitted September 30, 2020 at 03:24AM by veritanuda https://ift.tt/2HHZgzb
Tell the Department of Homeland Security: Stop Collecting DNA and other Biometrics
Submitted September 30, 2020 at 01:32AM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/3n2wcT5
Deepfake Putin is here to warn Americans about their self-inflicted doom. AI-generated synthetic media is being used in a political ad campaign—not to disrupt the election, but to save it.
Submitted September 29, 2020 at 11:05PM by hoosakiwi https://ift.tt/2GaRvBd
Denmark: We can slash CO2 by 70% in a decade and still have welfare
Submitted September 29, 2020 at 10:42PM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/2Sc5RE4
Washington emergency responders first to use SpaceX's Starlink internet in the field: 'It's amazing'
Submitted September 29, 2020 at 09:46PM by getBusyChild https://ift.tt/3jkHqQQ
Verizon, AT&T to pay $127M for allegedly overcharging government agencies - $127 million settlement in lawsuits that said carriers violated gov't contracts.
Submitted September 29, 2020 at 08:49PM by Philo1927 https://ift.tt/3jd0Dne
Nokia replaces Huawei 5G equipment in U.K.
Submitted September 29, 2020 at 07:13PM by DonVandomon https://ift.tt/3if5YJA
All four of the world's largest shipping companies have now been hit by cyber-attacks
Submitted September 29, 2020 at 07:52PM by speckz https://ift.tt/3cF3tyW
Former Amazon finance manager and family charged with $1.4m insider trading scheme
Submitted September 29, 2020 at 06:53PM by CodePerfect https://ift.tt/30ji2mW
Elon Musk says he may vote for Trump, despite saying climate crisis is existential threat
Submitted September 29, 2020 at 06:29PM by bjiwkls23 https://ift.tt/3cFArzf
I monitor my staff with software that takes screenshots. Employers, don’t do this.
Submitted September 29, 2020 at 03:57PM by g33xter https://ift.tt/3cCZCCA
Exclusive: Biden campaign blasts Facebook for "regression"
Submitted September 29, 2020 at 04:34PM by zsreport https://ift.tt/33d90da
Hackers Steal $150 Million from Asian Cryptocurrency Exchange
Submitted September 29, 2020 at 03:51PM by g33xter https://ift.tt/3jjLa56
Nationwide Reports of Brief 911 System Outages, Cause Not Immediately Clear
Submitted September 29, 2020 at 07:17AM by FortuitousAdroit https://ift.tt/2GbjjW6
Monday, September 28, 2020
China accuses U.S. of "shamelessly robbing" TikTok and warns it is "prepared to fight"
Submitted September 29, 2020 at 10:10AM by esoterix_luke https://ift.tt/30gXlIg
Global Microsoft outage brings down Office 365, Outlook and Teams
Submitted September 29, 2020 at 07:40AM by habichuelacondulce https://ift.tt/30cHYAw
Microsoft 365 suffers outage across the US
Submitted September 29, 2020 at 05:10AM by thisonesforsnoopin https://ift.tt/2G6KKAw
A Police Charity Bought an iPhone Hacking Tool and Gave it to Cops
Submitted September 29, 2020 at 01:25AM by g33xter https://ift.tt/3mYQoVQ
YouTube celebrates Deaf Awareness Week by killing crowd-sourced captions
Submitted September 29, 2020 at 01:43AM by human-no560 https://ift.tt/338bvxg
Court finds Trump probably doesn’t have the authority to ban TikTok | TikTok said the White House can't do that. The judge says TikTok is probably right.
Submitted September 29, 2020 at 12:55AM by Eurynom0s https://ift.tt/3ibRLx5
Major hospital system hit with cyberattack, potentially largest in U.S. history
Submitted September 29, 2020 at 12:10AM by ohnoh18 https://ift.tt/2Sk57gh
US Religious data platform 'targets mentally ill, vulnerable people'
Submitted September 28, 2020 at 10:58PM by PrincipledInelegance https://ift.tt/3icvK0Q
Pew Research: 26% of U.S. adults get their news from YouTube.
Submitted September 28, 2020 at 09:48PM by AdamCannon https://ift.tt/3mYlmxw
Ring Mailbox Sensor: Amazon quietly introduces mail surveillance
Submitted September 28, 2020 at 02:14PM by rto0057 https://ift.tt/33ZGx9K
Telepath is a new, kinder social network. But is the internet ready to be nice?
Submitted September 28, 2020 at 04:21PM by doors_2 https://ift.tt/3mXxyOS
Uber secures right to continue operating in London
Submitted September 28, 2020 at 03:10PM by NinjaDiscoJesus https://ift.tt/30dWckG
TikTok: US judge halts app store ban September 28 2020, at 02:06 AM
Submitted September 28, 2020 at 10:16AM by x101y https://ift.tt/3kSTybR
Judge rules TikTok can avoid a ban in the US, for now
Submitted September 28, 2020 at 02:37PM by Gboard2 https://ift.tt/2S3x7Eq
Sunday, September 27, 2020
Google removes 17 Android apps caught engaging in WAP billing fraud
Submitted September 28, 2020 at 11:26AM by g33xter https://ift.tt/30appNd
DC Judge Blocks Trump's TikTok App Store Ban
Submitted September 28, 2020 at 05:56AM by zman1981 https://ift.tt/3czPJFL
German-made FinSpy spyware found in Egypt, and Mac and Linux versions revealed
Submitted September 28, 2020 at 04:47AM by g33xter https://ift.tt/3j9GDlw
TikTok beats Trump in court, ban won't take effect
Submitted September 28, 2020 at 05:55AM by stem12345679 https://ift.tt/3mWloGa
The Flashing Warning of QAnon
Submitted September 28, 2020 at 03:57AM by zsreport https://ift.tt/3mVhzAY
We Finally Know How Much Radiation There Is on The Moon, And It's Not Great News
Submitted September 27, 2020 at 08:56PM by Philo1927 https://ift.tt/2S0POc7
Bing mobile apps suffered a data leak, leaking 6.5TB of search data
Submitted September 27, 2020 at 09:02PM by CaptainTomato21 https://ift.tt/2FV3rHr
Ex-Audi boss to stand trial for 'dieselgate'
Submitted September 27, 2020 at 08:30PM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/3l4C0tJ
iPhone 12 braided USB-C may finally fix Apple cord rep
Submitted September 27, 2020 at 07:42PM by Jedistro https://ift.tt/3kREPOn
Judge rejects TikTok creators’ request to delay ban, says they won’t suffer ‘irreparable harm’
Submitted September 27, 2020 at 07:19PM by Sumit316 https://ift.tt/3cxUVdg
How to Build a VPN in Four Easy Steps Without Spending One Penny
For cash-strapped companies looking for a way to support remote workers in the COVID-19 era, here are four easy steps - complete with video demos - to building a company VPN without spending any money. Nothing is free in this world; you will spend sweat equity. But when you're done, you'll have a VPN that can scale to a few dozen users, with discussion to scale to thousands, and it will be yours. No fees, no giving away your contact info, no funny stuff. Consider it a public service from a cybersecurity thriller author looking for an audience.
Enjoy.
https://www.dgregscott.com/how-to-build-a-vpn-in-four-easy-steps-without-spending-one-penny/
Submitted September 27, 2020 at 06:52PM by DGregScott https://ift.tt/339mkPH
Websites shared over 100 trillion pieces of our personal data last year - CozyIT
Submitted September 27, 2020 at 05:51PM by lacbeetle https://ift.tt/2HBbb1H
Deep algebra for deep beats: The beautiful sounds of musical programming
Submitted September 27, 2020 at 03:37PM by PowerOfLove1985 https://ift.tt/341bDxL
Saturday, September 26, 2020
Green Lasers Used To Bring Down Police Drone, Defend Against Police Helicopters and Riot Control Officers in Chilean Protests
Submitted September 27, 2020 at 09:27AM by SpickyKink https://ift.tt/2HuVF7j
This hacked coffee maker demands ransom and highlights a key IoT flaw
Submitted September 27, 2020 at 08:54AM by CodePerfect https://ift.tt/3kPOp4h
It's Possible To Travel Back In Time Without Changing The Present, Shows Breakthrough Math Modeling By Australian Student
Submitted September 27, 2020 at 08:17AM by auscrisos https://ift.tt/3i1kogc
New DOJ Filing: TikTok's Owner Is 'A Mouthpiece' Of Chinese Communist Party
Submitted September 27, 2020 at 06:12AM by FakePotion https://ift.tt/3mUl6j1
Surveillance Company Explains How to Keep Facebook From Detecting Fake Accounts in Leaked Manual
Submitted September 27, 2020 at 03:35AM by g33xter https://ift.tt/2HDyAzH
Trump's involvement in pending TikTok deal sets a dangerous precedent
Submitted September 26, 2020 at 05:35PM by bobbyw24 https://ift.tt/3420z3l
Arm wants to obliterate Intel and AMD with gigantic 192-core CPU
Submitted September 27, 2020 at 12:21AM by Philo1927 https://ift.tt/366oLEx
When coffee makers are demanding a ransom, you know IoT is screwed
Submitted September 26, 2020 at 08:58PM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/3mQiy5D
Former Facebook Employee Admits to Making the Site as Addictive as Possible
Submitted September 26, 2020 at 06:18PM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/3mRK5Dz
It’s time for states that grew rich from oil, gas and coal to figure out what’s next
Submitted September 26, 2020 at 04:53PM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/2G1Xl83
What is LiDAR & Why is It on Apple Devices All of a Sudden
Submitted September 26, 2020 at 03:03PM by july2020july https://ift.tt/3mPNzGR
Civil Rights Groups Say If Facebook Won't Act On Election Misinformation, They Will
Submitted September 26, 2020 at 01:50PM by timzflowers https://ift.tt/36987nK
EU Commission to appeal Apple ruling in Ireland over $14.9 billion tax case
Submitted September 26, 2020 at 01:35PM by lemonrodeo https://ift.tt/3mVmEsY
Cell-based meat startup secures $55m. - Dutch firm Mosa Meat secures funding to bring cell-based meat to consumers in approx 3 years.
Submitted September 26, 2020 at 02:03PM by Langernama https://ift.tt/366CwmA
SpaceX's GPS contract modified to allow reuse of Falcon 9 boosters - SpaceNews
Submitted September 26, 2020 at 01:36PM by timzflowers https://ift.tt/3j67PSc
SpaceX fires up in-space version of Starship's Raptor engine for 1st time (video)
Submitted September 26, 2020 at 01:39PM by timzflowers https://ift.tt/30c2mSj
Microsoft had a secret Windows XP theme that made it look like a Mac
Submitted September 26, 2020 at 11:00AM by wewewawa https://ift.tt/2S3TmKo
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Friday, September 25, 2020
Justice Department opposes TikTok’s request for injunction in new filing
Submitted September 26, 2020 at 08:13AM by FakePotion https://ift.tt/2HBHPQV
Britain has offensive cyberwar capability, top general admits
Submitted September 26, 2020 at 06:43AM by idarknight https://ift.tt/363stPc
The Government’s Antitrust Suit Against Google: Go Big and Do It Right
Submitted September 26, 2020 at 04:32AM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/308KI1Q
Students Are Pushing Back Against Proctoring Surveillance Apps
Submitted September 26, 2020 at 12:32AM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/2GbaGKO
Google to block election ads after November 3
Submitted September 26, 2020 at 12:00AM by geoxol https://ift.tt/2RZfqGe
Straight, Middle-Aged Men are Being Charged More to Use Tinder Plus - A recent investigation found that age, sex and location are all factors in how much users are charged.
Submitted September 25, 2020 at 07:42PM by speckz https://ift.tt/330bJWY
Amazon Employee Warns Internal Groups They’re Being Monitored For Labor Organizing
Submitted September 25, 2020 at 09:53PM by x101y https://ift.tt/33XUcya
Microsoft will replenish more water than it consumes by 2030
Submitted September 25, 2020 at 07:17PM by RayS0l0 https://ift.tt/2HAaFRH
Windows XP source code reportedly leaked, posted on 4Chan.
Submitted September 25, 2020 at 06:17PM by CaptainFunktastic https://ift.tt/332OxaB
Microsoft boots apps used by China-sponsored hackers out of Azure
Submitted September 25, 2020 at 04:58PM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/3080g5S
Looks Like the Windows XP Source Code Just Leaked on 4chan
Submitted September 25, 2020 at 04:59PM by jackasstacular https://ift.tt/3j667A4
Twitter is bringing its ‘read before you retweet’ prompt to all users
Submitted September 25, 2020 at 05:37PM by rbevans https://ift.tt/2G2AbOK
Justice Department asks the judge to allow the U.S. to bar WeChat from U.S. app stores
Submitted September 25, 2020 at 03:03PM by World_Of_Techs https://ift.tt/2GcaUBK
Astronomers Warn That Geosynchronous Orbital Debris Threatens Satellites, Not Being Monitored Closely Enough
Submitted September 25, 2020 at 01:04PM by archontwo https://ift.tt/3mKd2kK
Thursday, September 24, 2020
The Windows XP source code was allegedly leaked online
Submitted September 25, 2020 at 10:08AM by x101y https://ift.tt/304p0MA
It's not just you, a bunch of Google services are down right now
Submitted September 25, 2020 at 06:56AM by nocbob https://ift.tt/3065HT2
Facebook removes hundreds of accounts linked to Russian agencies ahead of election
Submitted September 25, 2020 at 04:40AM by DonaldWillKillUsAll https://ift.tt/3kM0ffX
Illinois Facebook users tagged in photos can now submit claims as part of $650 million settlement
Submitted September 24, 2020 at 11:33PM by magenta_placenta https://ift.tt/334Cjyx
Spotify Employees Threaten to Strike If Joe Rogan Podcasts Aren’t Edited or Removed
Submitted September 24, 2020 at 10:44PM by grepnork https://ift.tt/32WTVvX
DHS Admits Facial Recognition Photos Were Hacked, Released on Dark Web
Submitted September 24, 2020 at 10:30PM by hildebrand_rarity https://ift.tt/3hVTdDn
Facebook's former director of monetization says Facebook intentionally made its product as addictive as cigarettes — and now he fears it could cause 'civil war'
Submitted September 24, 2020 at 10:02PM by PAsInPsychology https://ift.tt/2FQrK9s
Facebook allowed hundreds of misleading super PAC ads, activist group finds
Submitted September 24, 2020 at 09:11PM by speckz https://ift.tt/33PfT36
California bans new internal combustion engines, starting in 2035
Submitted September 24, 2020 at 08:31PM by Philo1927 https://ift.tt/3643knB
Google Maps adds an overlay of COVID-19 layer to track coronavirus trends
Submitted September 24, 2020 at 02:22PM by Shadabkazi03 https://ift.tt/3hVc817
Thailand takes first legal action against Facebook, Twitter over content
Submitted September 24, 2020 at 05:12PM by NiceJun https://ift.tt/3mQMD4I
New version of Microsoft Office coming next year that won't require a subscription.
Submitted September 24, 2020 at 02:29PM by AdamCannon https://ift.tt/364XP7R
Wikipedia is getting a new look for the first time in 10 years. Here’s why.
Submitted September 24, 2020 at 03:26PM by Memey-McMemeFace https://ift.tt/306yG94
Tesla sues Trump Administration to end tariffs on the ‘brain’ of its vehicles
Submitted September 24, 2020 at 01:14PM by CodePerfect https://ift.tt/3mOkjA8
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Apple to Give Employees Paid Time Off to Vote in U.S. Election
Submitted September 24, 2020 at 08:47AM by whydowelookback https://ift.tt/35XuDzQ
3-D Printing inside the Body Could Patch Stomach Ulcers. In vivo bioprinting might also help repair hernias and treat infertility
Submitted September 24, 2020 at 06:59AM by rchaudhary https://ift.tt/32UuKtX
California to ban sale of new gasoline-powered passenger vehicles starting 2035
Submitted September 24, 2020 at 04:44AM by geoxol https://ift.tt/33RpIxC
Falling battery costs adds pressure on oil and gas industry
Submitted September 24, 2020 at 01:45AM by skonats https://ift.tt/3j9KxKY
State of Women in Tech Report Details Rampant Harassment and Discrimination Across Silicon Valley and Tech Industry
Submitted September 24, 2020 at 01:12AM by McTavishSoap https://ift.tt/3mKWZmT
Uber, Lyft Give California GOP Millions While Fighting Driver Reclassification - The Yes on Proposition 22 gave $2 million to the California Republican Party last Friday.
Submitted September 24, 2020 at 12:08AM by _hiddenscout https://ift.tt/2G4pVFk
Lawsuit asks court to force Facebook to ban militias
Submitted September 23, 2020 at 10:34PM by CharyBrown https://ift.tt/3iWGeD1
California moves to end sales of new gas-powered cars
Submitted September 23, 2020 at 11:36PM by ohnoh18 https://ift.tt/30597Fv
Facebook leaks show Mark Zuckerberg defending his decisions to angry employees
Submitted September 23, 2020 at 07:52PM by speckz https://ift.tt/2RYAyfz
Tesla's value drops $50 billion as Musk's promised cheaper battery three years away
Submitted September 23, 2020 at 07:05PM by World_Of_Techs https://ift.tt/3cqE3VS
Facebook pledged to fight misinformation about climate change. Then it suspended a slew of environmentalist groups.
Submitted September 23, 2020 at 08:00PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3cnvkU6
Facebook will let Trump run ads on election night prematurely claiming victory
Submitted September 23, 2020 at 07:27PM by idarknight https://ift.tt/3j06ooq
The men behind QAnon
Submitted September 23, 2020 at 04:52PM by geoxol https://ift.tt/2ZZiK8w
Firefox usage is down 85% despite Mozilla's top exec pay going up 400%
Submitted September 23, 2020 at 04:42PM by PowerOfLove1985 https://ift.tt/3kLi9iZ
Louisiana's voter registration portal mysteriously shuts down on National Voter Registration Day
Submitted September 23, 2020 at 03:14PM by Veldron https://ift.tt/3mNWice
TikTok deal under new threat as Trump insists on total US control
Submitted September 23, 2020 at 11:41AM by lemonrodeo https://ift.tt/3iYF7m7
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Elon Musk reveals plans to slash electric battery costs, build $25,000 Tesla
Submitted September 23, 2020 at 10:29AM by roku44 https://ift.tt/3j06H2o
Commentary: How India's ancient caste system is ruining lives in Silicon Valley | ZDNet
Submitted September 23, 2020 at 10:11AM by 5tingerb0ast https://ift.tt/30138S0
Barry Diller on TikTok deal: 'The whole thing is a crock'
Submitted September 23, 2020 at 08:50AM by habichuelacondulce https://ift.tt/2RNa4Ol
Elon Musk says cheaper, more powerful electric vehicle batteries are 3 years off
Submitted September 23, 2020 at 08:18AM by x101y https://ift.tt/35X5eWY
Musk Says Tesla Plans New $25,000 EV in About Three Years
Submitted September 23, 2020 at 07:15AM by Fr1sk3r https://ift.tt/3kGXCw0
Video game loot boxes: another form of gambling? The government is asking for the public's opinion about the impact of loot boxes in video games, in an eight-week consultation.
Submitted September 23, 2020 at 06:00AM by Bdub76 https://ift.tt/2RTERc0
Apple CEO Impressed by Remote Work, Sees Permanent Changes
Submitted September 22, 2020 at 08:21PM by magenta_placenta https://ift.tt/3iXS53x
Facebook says it may quit Europe over ban on sharing data with U.S.
Submitted September 22, 2020 at 09:41PM by AdamCannon https://ift.tt/3iTwR6X
Face shields ineffective at trapping aerosols, says Japanese supercomputer | Simulation using world’s fastest supercomputer casts doubt on effectiveness in preventing spread of coronavirus
Submitted September 22, 2020 at 07:16PM by Majnum https://ift.tt/3kAXoq7
DOJ Continues Its Quest To Kill Net Neutrality (And Consumer Protection In General) In California
Submitted September 22, 2020 at 07:10PM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/2HgDTog
Shell reportedly to slash oil and gas production costs to focus more on renewables
Submitted September 22, 2020 at 05:54PM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/3hQ4fdn
Facebook suspends environmental groups despite vow to fight misinformation
Submitted September 22, 2020 at 03:23PM by CharyBrown https://ift.tt/300IGAV
NASA Makes Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough: State of Nuclear Fusion
Submitted September 22, 2020 at 02:40PM by super_monero https://ift.tt/2Hqpmqp
Federal Agencies Tapped Protesters’ Phones in Portland - Homeland Security has not yet come clean to the public about the full extent of its intelligence operations in Portland.
Submitted September 22, 2020 at 12:58PM by speckz https://ift.tt/3iS64rN
Monday, September 21, 2020
An entire village in the UK was having its internet service cut off by someone using an old television
Submitted September 22, 2020 at 09:31AM by Lav_ https://ift.tt/2RMBuDT
Ex-content moderator sues YouTube, claims job led to PTSD symptoms and depression The worker watched videos that included beheadings, shootings and child abuse, according to the lawsuit.
Submitted September 22, 2020 at 05:01AM by habichuelacondulce https://ift.tt/35V3rBN
Airbus announces concept designs for zero-emission, hydrogen-powered airplanes
Submitted September 21, 2020 at 07:51PM by hildebrand_rarity https://ift.tt/3688PSj
Facebook Threatens to Pull Out of Europe If It Doesn’t Get Its Way
Submitted September 21, 2020 at 06:58PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3cgKEC9
$100,000 in bribes helped fraudulent Amazon sellers earn $100 million, DOJ says
Submitted September 21, 2020 at 07:54PM by CrankyBear https://ift.tt/2RIou24
GE to pursue exit from new build coal power market
Submitted September 21, 2020 at 06:55PM by geoxol https://ift.tt/3iPLZCr
Comcast Shuts Off Internet for Customers They Say Were Sold Service Illegally - Comcast is rightfully angry at its services being sold illegally. But what about the people who just lost coverage?
Submitted September 21, 2020 at 06:32PM by speckz https://ift.tt/3cijkTM
Microsoft to Acquire ZeniMax Media and Its Game Publisher Bethesda Softworks
Submitted September 21, 2020 at 06:39PM by symbiosa https://ift.tt/3cfTgZI
The Age Of Electric Cars Is Dawning Ahead Of Schedule - Battery Prices Are Dropping Faster Than Expected. Analysts Are Moving Up Projections Of When An Electric Vehicle Won’t Need Government Incentives To Be Cheaper Than A Gasoline Model.
Submitted September 21, 2020 at 06:18PM by speckz https://ift.tt/3kAof5x
Think Twice Before Using Facebook, Google, or Apple to Sign In Everywhere
Submitted September 21, 2020 at 05:21PM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/33OLuC6
Twitter is investigating after users discovered its picture-cropping algorithm sometimes prefers white faces to black ones
Submitted September 21, 2020 at 05:54PM by Bdub76 https://ift.tt/2ZTP2Sq
TikTok owner ByteDance is reportedly eyeing a $60 billion valuation for TikTok Global
Submitted September 21, 2020 at 04:57PM by Fr1sk3r https://ift.tt/33M8Zf1
Airbus reveals new zero-emission concept aircraft
Submitted September 21, 2020 at 02:05PM by sn0r https://ift.tt/2FDujLX
Sunday, September 20, 2020
A judge has blocked Donald Trump's bid to ban WeChat from US app stores
Submitted September 21, 2020 at 11:05AM by stysoe https://ift.tt/2FSxSNW
UK plans to bring forward ban on fossil fuel vehicles to 2030
Submitted September 21, 2020 at 11:23AM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/3kFTxrX
ByteDance says it will not transfer algorithm and technology to Oracle as part of TikTok deal
Submitted September 21, 2020 at 10:12AM by ohnoh18 https://ift.tt/3mECp7K
Impossible Burger Sales Replace 72% Of Traditional Burger Sales. The majority of sales of the plant-based Impossible Burger come at the expense of animal-derived meat.
Submitted September 21, 2020 at 06:56AM by roku44 https://ift.tt/2RHWjjF
US Postal Service Files A Patent For Voting System Combining Mail And A Blockchain
Submitted September 21, 2020 at 04:20AM by auscrisos https://ift.tt/2EmtaaU
ByteDance says not aware of $5 billion education fund in TikTok deal
Submitted September 21, 2020 at 12:11AM by FakePotion https://ift.tt/2Em5MdC
OnePlus is poisoning its phones with Facebook bloatware
Submitted September 20, 2020 at 11:58PM by Jedistro https://ift.tt/3cidnGC
GitHub To Replace 'Master' With 'Main' Starting Next Month
Submitted September 20, 2020 at 08:43PM by auscrisos https://ift.tt/3mLgonR
Homeland Security issues rare emergency alert over ‘critical’ Windows bug
Submitted September 20, 2020 at 09:56PM by MicroSofty88 https://ift.tt/3ceCzh4
CNN highlights Joe Rogan's peddling of debunked conspiracy theories about wildfires
Submitted September 20, 2020 at 09:10PM by yaochin https://ift.tt/3iOF24s
Linkin Park Succeeds In Getting Fan-Made Trump Campaign Ad Pulled From Twitter
Submitted September 20, 2020 at 09:09PM by auscrisos https://ift.tt/365ErrJ
Court blocks Trump’s WeChat ban from taking effect today — The White House is now 0 for 2 on enforcing bans on China-owned apps today
Submitted September 20, 2020 at 07:47PM by swingadmin https://ift.tt/3mBEPE3
Judge blocks Trump administration order to remove WeChat from app stores
Submitted September 20, 2020 at 07:55PM by DonaldWillKillUsAll https://ift.tt/3mG5qzA
U.S. judge halts Commerce Department order to remove WeChat from app stores
Submitted September 20, 2020 at 07:13PM by NetwalkEffect https://ift.tt/35ZxFmW
US Teens Are Being Paid to Spread Disinformation on Social Media
Submitted September 20, 2020 at 06:37PM by killkeke https://ift.tt/35U1Vjs
Hackers leak data on 1,000 Belarusian police officers
Submitted September 20, 2020 at 06:21PM by x101y https://ift.tt/3iOzUxg
What Was IBM’s OS/2, and Why Did It Lose to Windows?
Submitted September 20, 2020 at 12:36PM by wewewawa https://ift.tt/35QAuH9
I don’t like Muslims, Dyson manager told engineer
Submitted September 20, 2020 at 04:52PM by Animus47 https://ift.tt/2FYg0B6
Netgear Firmware Requires Online Registration
Submitted September 20, 2020 at 10:15AM by wewewawa https://ift.tt/33Kmj3v
Saturday, September 19, 2020
Trump Wants $5 Billion From TikTok Deal for New History Project
Submitted September 20, 2020 at 08:47AM by habichuelacondulce https://ift.tt/2FSerEW
TikTok files last-minute lawsuit against Trump administration to stave off looming ban
Submitted September 20, 2020 at 07:51AM by NotsoPG https://ift.tt/32LucXi
Windows 10’s new Meet Now feature could be a Zoom killer
Submitted September 20, 2020 at 03:52AM by WPHero https://ift.tt/33LCEVB
West Virginia saw biggest decrease in broadband speed during global pandemic
Submitted September 20, 2020 at 03:04AM by MountainsMan55 https://ift.tt/364gYan
Trump says he is approving TikTok Oracle deal
Submitted September 20, 2020 at 03:10AM by MicroSofty88 https://ift.tt/33PmACC
A Bluetooth Flaw Leaves Billions of Devices Vulnerable
Submitted September 19, 2020 at 07:21PM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/3cbE9Av
Trump administration reportedly questions Epic Games and Riot about Tencent ties
Submitted September 19, 2020 at 05:40PM by lemonrodeo https://ift.tt/2REySrt
A Patient Dies After a Ransomware Attack Hits a Hospital
Submitted September 19, 2020 at 06:21PM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/33OtSXg
Apple Sued for Copying Businesswoman’s Diverse Emojis Idea
Submitted September 19, 2020 at 05:04PM by x101y https://ift.tt/3cciTKO
Australia's first private space rocket blasts off from Koonibba Aboriginal community
Submitted September 19, 2020 at 10:49AM by F00dbAby https://ift.tt/35N94BW
Friday, September 18, 2020
Assange lawyer says she saw Trump ally offer to arrange pardon
Submitted September 19, 2020 at 10:26AM by x101y https://ift.tt/3mE2CTY
How a Bot Bought Dozens of RTX 3080 Units Before Consumers Could Grab Them
Submitted September 19, 2020 at 09:35AM by dinolex https://ift.tt/35QOZLa
Zhenhua Data Database Leak Proves China Has Been Doing ‘Mass Surveillance’ On US And UK - Professor Chris Balding
Submitted September 19, 2020 at 05:39AM by mrsteamfist https://ift.tt/3hM7t1z
‘It’s So Essential’: WeChat Ban Makes U.S.-China Standoff Personal
Submitted September 19, 2020 at 04:11AM by khayrirrw https://ift.tt/3iXstnD
Google and Facebook under pressure to ban children's ads
Submitted September 19, 2020 at 03:11AM by lemonrodeo https://ift.tt/3kxWcE2
Facebook Has Been a Disaster for the World: How much longer are we going to allow its platform to foment hatred and undermine democracy?
Submitted September 19, 2020 at 12:41AM by x101y https://ift.tt/3iPMah6
Trump's TikTok ban violates first amendment, ACLU says
Submitted September 18, 2020 at 10:01PM by UTUSBN533000 https://ift.tt/3c9WKNj
Mozilla wants to understand your weird YouTube recommendations - The organization has announced a new tool to gather the data that YouTube is refusing to share.
Submitted September 18, 2020 at 08:22PM by Philo1927 https://ift.tt/3iIWuXP
Companies Can Track Your Phone’s Movements to Target Ads
Submitted September 18, 2020 at 05:21PM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/3cdn1tS
Oil Billionaire Says It’s Time to Move Focus to Renewables
Submitted September 18, 2020 at 05:56PM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/2FO6TTO
Facebook Is Being Sued for Spying on Instagram Users Again. Last month, the firm was accused of harvesting its users' biometric data. This time, it is being sued for watching Instagram users through their phone cameras.
Submitted September 18, 2020 at 05:24PM by petitveritas https://ift.tt/2FJat1N
TikTok will be banned in US from Sunday
Submitted September 18, 2020 at 05:32PM by DaFunkJunkie https://ift.tt/2FwTqA1
TikTok to be banned from US app stores from. Sunday
Submitted September 18, 2020 at 05:09PM by FakePotion https://ift.tt/3mxpYKO
'Disappointing' start to Australia's private space race as rocket misfires at Koonibba
Submitted September 18, 2020 at 03:04PM by F00dbAby https://ift.tt/32Er4wn
First U.S. Small Nuclear Reactor Design Is Approved
Submitted September 18, 2020 at 03:49PM by rchaudhary https://ift.tt/3iKeKjB
Facebook accused of watching Instagram users through cameras
Submitted September 18, 2020 at 12:43PM by ParachutedOut https://ift.tt/32GXOVS
Trump replaces FCC member in bid to push through Twitter/Facebook crackdown | Trump nominates NTIA official who helped write White House's social media order.
Submitted September 18, 2020 at 06:34AM by mepper https://ift.tt/3c6U0Ai
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Facebook Accused of Watching Instagram Users Through Cameras
Submitted September 18, 2020 at 08:18AM by BasculinSushi https://ift.tt/3iCok8e
Free Speech Champion Mark Zuckerberg Announces Plan to Censor His Employees
Submitted September 18, 2020 at 06:29AM by killkeke https://ift.tt/2ZPxney
Amazon reportedly sold drugs used for doping months after promising to crack down.
Submitted September 18, 2020 at 03:49AM by AdamCannon https://ift.tt/2FE8bB0
Encrochat Investigation Finds Corrupt Cops Leaking Information to Criminals
Submitted September 17, 2020 at 09:59PM by _Steamed_Hams https://ift.tt/35OjT6G
Pandemic May Permanently Replace Some Human Jobs With Machines
Submitted September 17, 2020 at 11:35PM by speckz https://ift.tt/33GA8QH
2 US senators just demanded Amazon stop spying on its workers via social media after news surfaced that the tech giant was monitoring drivers' plans to protest or strike
Submitted September 18, 2020 at 02:30AM by hildebrand_rarity https://ift.tt/2ZP6QxY
Facebook down: Site and app not working as Instagram also knocked offline
Submitted September 18, 2020 at 12:12AM by ohnoh18 https://ift.tt/2EbsncP
Raytheon to eliminate more than 15,000 jobs, citing airline downturn
Submitted September 17, 2020 at 08:36PM by afreelittle_flower https://ift.tt/3kqmWpJ
Bill to tear down federal courts’ paywall gains momentum in Congress - Federal courts charge 10 cents per page for many documents online.
Submitted September 17, 2020 at 07:35PM by Philo1927 https://ift.tt/32BN3UK
Kanye West kicked off Twitter for 12 hours for violating its rules
Submitted September 17, 2020 at 05:01PM by DaFunkJunkie https://ift.tt/3mxfrPR
5 Chinese nationals charged in mega hacking scheme, Indian govt networks hit: US
Submitted September 17, 2020 at 02:19PM by Willing_Heart https://ift.tt/32DC5hB
Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo is growing fast
Submitted September 17, 2020 at 11:49AM by WPHero https://ift.tt/3mw0MEf
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Nintendo's Switch update stops users from being able to type the words "covid" and "coronavirus"
Submitted September 17, 2020 at 08:58AM by AllGodsAreFalseGods https://ift.tt/2RBwn9o
Witnesses, evidence finds that ‘Boeing and FAA share responsibility’ for 737 Max disasters
Submitted September 17, 2020 at 04:08AM by grepnork https://ift.tt/2H9Epob
The Air Force Secretly Designed, Built, and Flew a Brand-New Fighter Jet
Submitted September 17, 2020 at 03:24AM by taquitoburrito1 https://ift.tt/3msxtCx
Facebook and Instagram Flag Tucker Carlson Covid-19 Posts
Submitted September 17, 2020 at 02:11AM by khayrirrw https://ift.tt/32A2vR2
Facebook Was Warned for 5 Years About Violent Event Pages but Didn't Act, Civil Rights Group Says
Submitted September 17, 2020 at 01:40AM by protossFTW https://ift.tt/35HQyLb
Feds Charge Chinese Hackers With Ripping Off Video Game Loot From 9 Companies
Submitted September 17, 2020 at 12:21AM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/3ccNB6I
Apple says 'Fortnite' hype is fading and the only reason Epic Games started a legal battle was to generate buzz
Submitted September 16, 2020 at 08:41PM by HayashiSawaryo https://ift.tt/3iC67aN
Apple gave the FBI access to the iCloud account of a protester accused of setting police cars on fire
Submitted September 16, 2020 at 09:37PM by grepnork https://ift.tt/35JNHl8
Boeing hid design flaws in 737 Max jets from pilots and regulators
Submitted September 16, 2020 at 08:58PM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/2FqWnCb
Urgent! The FCC is moving forward with Trump’s “Censor the Internet” executive order.
Submitted September 16, 2020 at 08:35PM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/3kou5XH
Twitter Suspends Account of Chinese Virologist Who Claimed Coronavirus Was Made in a Lab
Submitted September 16, 2020 at 08:04PM by Sumit316 https://ift.tt/3hCbWUD
More than 1,000 Parents Sign Open Letter Calling for a Ban on Facial Recognition in Schools
Submitted September 16, 2020 at 07:35PM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/32yWELS
Stealing sensitive browser data with the W3C Ambient Light Sensor API
Submitted September 16, 2020 at 06:30PM by Argibolen https://ift.tt/2ZIzHUW
TikTok’s 44 million downloads in August beat Facebook, Instagram
Submitted September 16, 2020 at 06:17PM by digiiital https://ift.tt/32AAtFl
Apple accuses Epic of ‘starting a fire and pouring gasoline on it’ in new Fortnite filing
Submitted September 16, 2020 at 05:00PM by hassanahmad https://ift.tt/3iNI6gY
Backup driver in fatal Arizona Uber self-driving car crash charged with negligent homicide
Submitted September 16, 2020 at 02:57PM by FortuitousAdroit https://ift.tt/3c5daqb
China state media outlet calls Nvidia's Arm purchase 'disturbing', urges regulatory caution
Submitted September 16, 2020 at 10:35AM by kenshen https://ift.tt/2Fp02jV
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Google Fiber to offer 2 Gig internet for $100 a month starting this year
Submitted September 16, 2020 at 08:41AM by Datsm1015 https://ift.tt/32zjgMr
The Federal Trade Commission is reportedly working on an antitrust lawsuit that it could potentially bring against Facebook
Submitted September 16, 2020 at 07:40AM by grepnork https://ift.tt/3mrVhXe
New Ham Radio Onboard The ISS Is On The Air
Submitted September 16, 2020 at 01:47AM by CrankyBear https://ift.tt/2E48rbL
Father of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates dies at 94
Submitted September 16, 2020 at 05:46AM by HalfCodex https://ift.tt/33vrPXP
Google Says It Doesn't Monopolize Digital Ad Market. Senators Don't Buy It
Submitted September 16, 2020 at 05:38AM by aiptruss https://ift.tt/3kjDMqi
Apple will release iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 on September 16th
Submitted September 16, 2020 at 01:05AM by ltc- https://ift.tt/3c0RJ9G
Biden receives endorsement from Scientific American, magazine's first in 175-year history
Submitted September 16, 2020 at 02:35AM by paone22 https://ift.tt/2RvwDGY
Chinese database detailing 2.4 million influential people, their kids, their addresses, and how to press their buttons revealed
Submitted September 15, 2020 at 10:44PM by Lazy_Bat https://ift.tt/3mqMZif
New Google Fiber plan: $100 for 2Gbps, plus Wi-Fi 6 router and mesh extender
Submitted September 15, 2020 at 09:58PM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/3hzVtjI
'Huge Victory for Net Neutrality': Top EU Court Rebuffs Zero-Rating Schemes
Submitted September 15, 2020 at 09:01PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/33yUcEi
Tech companies are starting to let their employees work from anywhere — as long as they take a lower salary
Submitted September 15, 2020 at 07:42PM by speckz https://ift.tt/3mopCWH
Over At Politico, The AT&T Monopoly Gives Tips On Fixing A Broadband Problem It Spent Thirty Years Creating
Submitted September 15, 2020 at 06:57PM by speckz https://ift.tt/32uvd62
New Windows exploit lets you instantly become admin.
Submitted September 15, 2020 at 05:29PM by firig1965 https://ift.tt/33u8SVn
Gen Z is eroding the power of misinformation
Submitted September 15, 2020 at 04:05PM by hildebrand_rarity https://ift.tt/3bZbiiF
Data from huge Experian breach found on the internet
Submitted September 15, 2020 at 03:19PM by grepnork https://ift.tt/2ZzZJJK
Microsoft tests underwater servers in Orkney.
Submitted September 15, 2020 at 12:45PM by Jack50517 https://ift.tt/3kn5jqZ
Hackers Connected to China Have Compromised U.S. Government Systems, CISA says
Submitted September 15, 2020 at 01:20PM by FakePotion https://ift.tt/2RoZz3z
Veterans' records, personal information exposed in data breach. The personal information of about 46,000 veterans was compromised.
Submitted September 15, 2020 at 08:10AM by MiamiPower https://ift.tt/33yevlD
Monday, September 14, 2020
Facebook whistleblower claims US politicians were artificially boosted by millions of fake followers and reactions during the 2018 elections
Submitted September 15, 2020 at 04:38AM by stem12345679 https://ift.tt/32zY74R
A fired Facebook employee wrote a scathing 6,600-word memo detailing the company's failures to stop political manipulation around the world
Submitted September 15, 2020 at 03:52AM by grepnork https://ift.tt/3ke54yn
US Customs isn’t backing down, says seized OnePlus Buds violate Apple AirPods trademark
Submitted September 15, 2020 at 02:14AM by TheTwoOneFive https://ift.tt/2H1pRa3
Facebook Is Turning A Blind Eye To Global Political Manipulation, According To This Explosive Secret Memo
Submitted September 15, 2020 at 01:26AM by Thyme2GetSchwifty https://ift.tt/32tLAiZ
Google Faces $3 Billion U.K. Suit Over Use of Children's Data
Submitted September 14, 2020 at 11:48PM by nafizzaki https://ift.tt/35zim4r
Social media disinformation on US west coast blazes ‘spreading faster than fire'
Submitted September 14, 2020 at 04:52PM by PodcastBlasphemy https://ift.tt/3mignqZ
Astronomers may have found a signature of life on Venus — evidence indicates phosphine, a gas associated with living organisms, is present in the habitable region of Venus’ atmosphere
Submitted September 14, 2020 at 08:51PM by swingadmin https://ift.tt/3kt035h
100,000 Razer users’ data leaked due to misconfigured Elasticsearch | No need to breach any systems when the vendor gives the data away for free.
Submitted September 14, 2020 at 07:09PM by swingadmin https://ift.tt/3iu008z
Microsoft finds underwater datacenters are reliable, practical and use energy sustainably
Submitted September 14, 2020 at 06:37PM by myinnerbanjo https://ift.tt/3hy251U
Sunday, September 13, 2020
Global oil demand may have passed peak, says BP energy report
Submitted September 14, 2020 at 06:29AM by geoxol https://ift.tt/3khK9uq
Vinyl record sales surpass CDs for the first time since the 1980s
Submitted September 14, 2020 at 09:28AM by habichuelacondulce https://ift.tt/3irGsBC
Feds seize almost $400K of ‘counterfeit Apple AirPods’ that are actually OnePlus Buds
Submitted September 14, 2020 at 08:33AM by habichuelacondulce https://ift.tt/3mi45ih
China's mass surveillance of 35,000 Australians revealed
Submitted September 14, 2020 at 06:03AM by super_monero https://ift.tt/3inC9ax
Japan will send an 8K camera to Mars and its moons
Submitted September 14, 2020 at 02:33AM by formati https://ift.tt/3iqW9sY
NVIDIA to Acquire Arm for $40 Billion, Creating World’s Premier Computing Company for the Age of AI
Submitted September 14, 2020 at 05:07AM by ifonefox https://ift.tt/3bWRHzF
Oracle Chosen as Winner in Deal for TikTok’s U.S. Operations
Submitted September 14, 2020 at 05:17AM by Futirla https://ift.tt/2ZAHGmO
‘The Social Dilemma’ Review: Unplug and Run | This documentary from Jeff Orlowski explores how addiction and privacy breaches are features, not bugs, of social media platforms.
Submitted September 14, 2020 at 12:59AM by Fuzier https://ift.tt/3itnH0y
Trump gave TikTok a deadline to sell the app. He doesn’t remember what that deadline is.
Submitted September 14, 2020 at 01:11AM by stysoe https://ift.tt/3ix3reE
Nvidia reportedly to acquire ARM Holdings from SoftBank for $40 billion
Submitted September 13, 2020 at 10:40PM by theone_sg https://ift.tt/3hpmGFK
Facebook deleting posts linking activist groups to Oregon fires
Submitted September 13, 2020 at 10:50PM by Niyi_M https://ift.tt/3itUVgj
Mississippi Investigates AT&T $300 Million Plan To Expand Rural Broadband
Submitted September 13, 2020 at 09:24PM by Philo1927 https://ift.tt/2DZxAnW
Operation Legend Is Bringing Surveillance Tech to Cities
Submitted September 13, 2020 at 08:00PM by HeartlandDaily https://ift.tt/32q9V9y
How to recycle your old phone, laptop, TV and batteries for free
Submitted September 13, 2020 at 08:18PM by Jedistro https://ift.tt/3isN4j8
Twitter flags Trump tweet. Again.
Submitted September 13, 2020 at 07:27PM by Fr1sk3r https://ift.tt/2ZBusGu
Why Amazon tried to thwart Portland's historic facial recognition ban | Amazon reportedly lobbied in secret to weaken Portland's ban on private use of facial recognition technology
Submitted September 13, 2020 at 06:57PM by Fr1sk3r https://ift.tt/3mfjNuF
Snowden criticises Amazon for hiring former NSA boss
Submitted September 13, 2020 at 06:10PM by ninjascotsman https://ift.tt/3iriyGh
Many iPhone and Android apps simply ignore user privacy requests, study finds. When they respond, they mostly do so in a flawed way, including severe security violations and deceptive statements.
Submitted September 13, 2020 at 01:44PM by bayashad https://ift.tt/2GPn0Rm
Ex-Google boss: US 'dropped the ball' on innovation
Submitted September 13, 2020 at 11:37AM by x101y https://ift.tt/35zI3Si
Saturday, September 12, 2020
Elizabeth Holmes may attempt to claim 'mental disease' in Theranos criminal case
Submitted September 13, 2020 at 09:27AM by stysoe https://ift.tt/3hqMdye
Googling for Gut Symptoms Predicts Covid Hot Spots, Study Finds
Submitted September 13, 2020 at 08:59AM by geoxol https://ift.tt/32pi1PJ
Asus just unveiled the first router that supports next-gen Wi-Fi 6E connections
Submitted September 13, 2020 at 07:57AM by FacelessOnes https://ift.tt/33hnoj2
Facebook to take down false reports of antifa arson in Oregon
Submitted September 13, 2020 at 06:46AM by FacelessOnes https://ift.tt/3hqB7td
How to blur your house on Google Street View (and why you should)
Submitted September 13, 2020 at 01:45AM by stysoe https://ift.tt/32oinpD
Twitter adds warning to Trump tweet calling on supporters to vote twice
Submitted September 13, 2020 at 03:43AM by CapitalCourse https://ift.tt/3hyeqmZ
Facebook election study comes too late, has wrong focus: researchers
Submitted September 13, 2020 at 02:19AM by michel-slm https://ift.tt/3iuWuuA
Cleaners Demand Harassment Safeguards From the Booking Service Handy: Workers for a home services company say they face sexual harassment and unfair fees. A civil rights group is asking California regulators to step in.
Submitted September 13, 2020 at 01:42AM by Fuzier https://ift.tt/3isspvD
Twitter Slaps Warning on Trump Tweet Advising Voter Fraud
Submitted September 13, 2020 at 12:06AM by mostaksaif https://ift.tt/3hpWhYb
Hackers Target Porn Site Visitors Using Flash and Internet Explorer
Submitted September 12, 2020 at 07:21PM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/3ioPRdp
Google Maps blurred “fight for freedom” and “democracy” graffiti in Hong Kong
Submitted September 12, 2020 at 11:11PM by Sesamechama https://ift.tt/3kcc52K
Twitter again flags Trump tweet about voting in North Carolina
Submitted September 12, 2020 at 10:09PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/32q0h6R
Hitting the books: How China uses AI to influence its 1.4 billion citizens
Submitted September 12, 2020 at 09:25PM by arrthur1 https://ift.tt/2RmFc76
Debunked 'Antifa' Wildfire Rumors Cause Death Threats, Overloaded 911
Submitted September 12, 2020 at 08:16PM by marji80 https://ift.tt/2Fmbw7u
Trump and Twitter are on likely showdown path with expanded misinfo rules
Submitted September 12, 2020 at 05:58PM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/3meYE3N
Peter Thiel Met With The Racist Fringe As He Went All In On Trump
Submitted September 12, 2020 at 05:27PM by javaxcore https://ift.tt/3meH4Nb
Amazon’s Alexa for Landlords Is a Privacy Nightmare Waiting to Happen
Submitted September 12, 2020 at 05:29PM by OneHeapedAndStir https://ift.tt/35AT0TT
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey: People think ‘success means I work 20 hours a day’ like Elon Musk — ‘which is BS’
Submitted September 12, 2020 at 02:30PM by overdressed11 https://ift.tt/33lGnt5
Facebook engineer quits, says company is 'profiting off hate'
Submitted September 12, 2020 at 02:27PM by wewewawa https://ift.tt/35qYMY1
More evidence emerges that Windows 10 is killing off "Control Panel", one of its most useful features
Submitted September 12, 2020 at 11:53AM by WPHero https://ift.tt/3hsduAi
Friday, September 11, 2020
QAnon website shuts down after NJ man identified as operator
Submitted September 12, 2020 at 07:37AM by LordGriffiths https://ift.tt/2DSiDnw
NS8, a tech startup that protects against online fraud, is now under SEC fraud investigation. CEO abruptly left last week as company lays off hundreds of employees
Submitted September 12, 2020 at 06:26AM by habichuelacondulce https://ift.tt/2ZrIQRh
Changing Tack: Wind Power Sails Back Into Shipping with Swedish Venture
Submitted September 12, 2020 at 04:39AM by auscrisos https://ift.tt/3bTODEy
Berkeley study: 90% carbon-free electricity achievable by 2035
Submitted September 12, 2020 at 03:01AM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/3ipQJOJ
QAnon Website Shuts Down After N.J. Man Identified As Operator
Submitted September 12, 2020 at 04:29AM by auscrisos https://ift.tt/3hnuiIL
U.S. Company Faces Backlash After Belarus Uses Its Tech to Block Internet
Submitted September 12, 2020 at 12:05AM by arrthur1 https://ift.tt/3hn3yIm
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Confirms a Pattern of Age Discrimination at IBM
Submitted September 11, 2020 at 10:57PM by Exastiken https://ift.tt/32n4acJ
Professor Sir Martin Hairer: British Maths Genius Scoops $3M Prize From Mark Zuckerberg
Submitted September 11, 2020 at 10:00PM by auscrisos https://ift.tt/3k3OPne
Give everybody the internet - We need to get the internet to everyone in America. Here’s what it would take to do it.
Submitted September 11, 2020 at 06:17PM by speckz https://ift.tt/35xqQsV
Ami, the tiny cube on wheels that French 14-year-olds can drive
Submitted September 11, 2020 at 07:21PM by TheVerifiedEmail https://ift.tt/3m60F26
Auto Industry Pushes Bullshit Claim That 'Right To Repair' Laws Aid Sexual Predators
Submitted September 11, 2020 at 07:08PM by speckz https://ift.tt/3mcrfGT
These States Have Seen the Biggest Decreases in Internet Speed During COVID-19
Submitted September 11, 2020 at 06:52PM by speckz https://ift.tt/2RhAWWw
Amazon sold items at inflated prices during pandemic according to consumer watchdog
Submitted September 11, 2020 at 07:28PM by HayashiSawaryo https://ift.tt/3bNX4Rs
Russians who hacked Democrats in 2016 target U.S. political groups again, Microsoft says
Submitted September 11, 2020 at 06:51PM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/2Ru9UeF
Russian state hackers are targeting Biden and Trump campaigns, MSFT warns
Submitted September 11, 2020 at 06:58PM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/3meeQ59
The Potentially Revolutionary Celera 500L Aircraft Officially Breaks Cover - Otto Aviation Aims To Disrupt The Aviation Landscape With A Design That Flies At Jet Speeds, But Uses A Fraction Of The Gas, And Has More Range.
Submitted September 11, 2020 at 05:44PM by speckz https://ift.tt/2Zt7aSU
The Russian hackers who interfered in 2016 were spotted targeting the 2020 US election
Submitted September 11, 2020 at 03:43PM by hardlyeverawesome https://ift.tt/3bMAQzr
Netflix Faces Boycott After 'Cuties' Scene Goes Viral
Submitted September 11, 2020 at 12:02PM by MSGTiger https://ift.tt/35mU25L
Thursday, September 10, 2020
Fortnite Maker Tim Sweeney On Apple and Google: 'These Monopolies Need To Be Stopped'
Submitted September 11, 2020 at 10:46AM by zsreport https://ift.tt/2GME1M1
Reviews raise red flags about safety of Amazon's line of electronics, appliances, report says
Submitted September 11, 2020 at 08:14AM by BasculinSushi https://ift.tt/2RhgLrs
A sheriff launched an algorithm to predict who might commit a crime. Dozens of people said they were harassed by deputies for no reason.
Submitted September 11, 2020 at 05:56AM by RealApostate https://ift.tt/2RbDdm1
Former NSA Chief Keith Alexander—Who Lied About Mass Surveillance—Joins Amazon's Board, reports Brett Wilkins of CommonDreams
Submitted September 11, 2020 at 03:40AM by Kincy_Jive https://ift.tt/32hqQuK
Large network of Facebook pages circulates voting misinformation from obscure right-wing website
Submitted September 11, 2020 at 01:01AM by marji80 https://ift.tt/3mcwkPm
Russia, China and Iran are trying to hack the 2020 election, Microsoft finds
Submitted September 11, 2020 at 01:10AM by Niyi_M https://ift.tt/3hke6YP
AT&T’s current 5G is slower than 4G in nearly every city tested by PCMag due to allocation of available spectrum.
Submitted September 11, 2020 at 12:06AM by mybeachlife https://ift.tt/33jSQgy
AT&T hopes you’ll forget its years-long fight against accurate broadband maps
Submitted September 10, 2020 at 11:58PM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/3bJiBe6
Kids' Smartwatches Are a Security Nightmare Despite Years of Warnings
Submitted September 10, 2020 at 10:21PM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/3bSuUoI
Portland adopts strictest facial recognition ban in nation to date
Submitted September 10, 2020 at 08:50PM by grepnork https://ift.tt/3m8Q6eO
Dozens of Amazon's own products have been reported as dangerous -- melting, exploding or even bursting into flames. Many are still on the market
Submitted September 10, 2020 at 09:24PM by DieFlavourMouse https://ift.tt/33jVVgT
New podcast series about Softbank's Vision Fund - the $100bn Venture Capital fund that promised to usher in a singularity-esque, super-technological future - and how it burned most of its money on disastrous, money-losing bets like WeWork and Uber
Submitted September 10, 2020 at 08:29PM by antiantimatter https://ift.tt/33fEkXj
Amazon Spent $24,000 To Kill Portland's Facial Recognition Ban
Submitted September 10, 2020 at 08:15PM by Projectrage https://ift.tt/32ja3rv
Portland City Council votes to ban facial recognition technologies in public places
Submitted September 10, 2020 at 07:34PM by speckz https://ift.tt/2Fi4jVL
How Satellite ‘Megaconstellations’ Will Photobomb Astronomy Images - Most Detailed Report Yet About The Impact Of Giant Satellite Clusters Says Damage To Observations Is Unavoidable — And Offers Mitigation Strategies.
Submitted September 10, 2020 at 04:41PM by speckz https://ift.tt/2RbVRtV
'Every City Council Should Follow Suit': Portland, Oregon Becomes First US City to Ban Corporate Use of Facial Recognition Surveillance
Submitted September 10, 2020 at 04:27PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/2GJZiWF
Biden Campaign Firm Hit by Suspected Kremlin Hacking Attack — the failed hacking attempt was caught by Microsoft, which reportedly gathered information identifying hackers linked to the Kremlin as the most likely suspect
Submitted September 10, 2020 at 04:29PM by swingadmin https://ift.tt/2DMDuZx
Zuckerberg Says Conservatives Don't Rule Facebook. Data Says He's Wrong.
Submitted September 10, 2020 at 03:20PM by hardlyeverawesome https://ift.tt/3m5lHOl
Dozens of scientific journals have vanished from the internet, and no one preserved them
Submitted September 10, 2020 at 02:32PM by randomusefulbits https://ift.tt/2Fmj6ia
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Russian state hackers suspected in targeting Biden campaign firm – sources
Submitted September 10, 2020 at 10:26AM by FortuitousAdroit https://ift.tt/35ly82L
Ireland to Order Facebook to Stop Sending User Data to U.S.
Submitted September 10, 2020 at 09:00AM by x101y https://ift.tt/3jY09Bi
Zuckerberg Says Conservatives Don't Rule Facebook. Data Says He's Wrong.
Submitted September 10, 2020 at 08:02AM by hardlyeverawesome https://ift.tt/32cMOiI
Portland passes broadest facial recognition ban in the US
Submitted September 10, 2020 at 06:07AM by thesbros https://ift.tt/2FeFvON
Ireland Asks Facebook To Stop Sending EU User Data To The US
Submitted September 10, 2020 at 04:50AM by auscrisos https://ift.tt/2Rd2OLo
Portland passes the toughest ban on facial recognition in the US
Submitted September 10, 2020 at 04:55AM by DaFunkJunkie https://ift.tt/3hfbUlo
Netflix boss says staff can return to office when the majority are vaccinated
Submitted September 10, 2020 at 03:29AM by CaptainTomato21 https://ift.tt/3igT52i
Former NSA chief Keith Alexander has joined Amazon’s board of directors.
Submitted September 10, 2020 at 02:38AM by AdamCannon https://ift.tt/35rNxyF
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook won't remove anti-vaccine posts despite Covid concerns
Submitted September 10, 2020 at 01:19AM by x101y https://ift.tt/2Fe582d
No, Facebook Does Not Reflect Reality
Submitted September 09, 2020 at 11:11PM by khayrirrw https://ift.tt/3lZDeYe
NSA and CIA have classified evidence the Russians had placed malware in the election registration systems of at least two Florida counties, Bob Woodward reports
Submitted September 10, 2020 at 12:08AM by mepper https://ift.tt/2F7FyMq
Researchers demonstrate in-chip water cooling
Submitted September 09, 2020 at 09:42PM by swingadmin https://ift.tt/32fKXtz
Apple Doubles Down In Fight With Fortnite Creator Epic Games, Seeks Damages For Breach Of Contract
Submitted September 09, 2020 at 08:30PM by auscrisos https://ift.tt/3bIz2HI
Don’t lump us in with Facebook, internet infrastructure companies warn European Union
Submitted September 09, 2020 at 01:06PM by RO9a0TON https://ift.tt/2DGIqyU
Zuckerberg: Facebook won't target anti-vaccination posts like COVID misinformation
Submitted September 09, 2020 at 06:49PM by speckz https://ift.tt/35xzNT5
Your Smartphone Can Tell If You’re Drunk-Walking - In A Recent Study, Scientists Could Tell If People Were Intoxicated Just By Looking At Their Phones’ Motion Data.
Submitted September 09, 2020 at 05:40PM by speckz https://ift.tt/2DHxoJK
Luxury Trailer Has Enough Power to Charge a Tesla Cybertruck
Submitted September 09, 2020 at 04:37PM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/3hfDjDD
Zuckerberg Says He ‘Hopes’ Facebook Won’t Destroy Society
Submitted September 09, 2020 at 04:53PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/33cNWSD
Google and Apple app stores investigated by Australia's competition watchdog
Submitted September 09, 2020 at 08:19AM by BoGaN223 https://ift.tt/3idJxVZ
Tesla Rejected from S&P 500, Stocks Drop 21%
Submitted September 09, 2020 at 05:12AM by bedouintrader https://ift.tt/2R6RyQx
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Chinese cyber power is neck-and-neck with US, Harvard research finds
Submitted September 09, 2020 at 08:25AM by supernovaeast https://ift.tt/2DGcc6U
‘Profiting Off Hate’: Facebook Employee Resigns in Disgust as Facebook spews Trump propaganda
Submitted September 09, 2020 at 04:50AM by Exastiken https://ift.tt/3bBWeaC
A Facebook engineer just quit in protest, accusing the company of 'profiting off hate'
Submitted September 09, 2020 at 02:27AM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/2R7UE72
Apple filed a claim seeking damages from 'Fortnite' for lost profits and harm to its reputation
Submitted September 09, 2020 at 01:40AM by grepnork https://ift.tt/2FjrhM4
White House supposedly blocked Walmart from buying Tiktok because it would prove its rationale for forcing a deal was bullshit
Submitted September 09, 2020 at 12:20AM by mepper https://ift.tt/3m5aj5h
AT&T’s current 5G is slower than 4G in nearly every city tested by PCMag
Submitted September 09, 2020 at 12:58AM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/3287bgO
A Weapon for Extortion Long Ignored in Alabama Prisons: Cellphones - Families say they have been threatened by call and text into sending thousands of dollars to protect loved ones on the inside. Some suffered anyway.
Submitted September 08, 2020 at 07:46PM by speckz https://ift.tt/3iaK62x
The FTC Is Investigating Intuit Over TurboTax Practices - The probe, spurred by ProPublica reporting, centers on whether Intuit tricked customers into paying for tax filing when they should have been able to file for free.
Submitted September 08, 2020 at 07:11PM by speckz https://ift.tt/2GwKydB
General Motors acquires 11% stake in electric truck maker Nikola
Submitted September 08, 2020 at 05:39PM by geoxol https://ift.tt/3291FKT
A robot wrote this entire article. Does that scare you, human?
Submitted September 08, 2020 at 05:16PM by Doener23 https://ift.tt/333JKEK
TikTok censoring LGBTQ+ issues, Uighur crackdown: report.
Submitted September 08, 2020 at 11:41AM by AdamCannon https://ift.tt/3jXe7Uk
Monday, September 7, 2020
Japan's 'Big Four' Motorcycle Makers Test Swappable Electric Batteries
Submitted September 08, 2020 at 09:33AM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/334y30w
Elon Musk Says Tesla Cars Will Reach 620 Miles On A Single Charge “Within A Year Or Two,” Be Fully Autonomous In “Three Years”
Submitted September 08, 2020 at 08:49AM by Babladuar https://ift.tt/3jSfhAn
Italy opens competition probe into Apple, Google and Dropbox's cloud storage services
Submitted September 08, 2020 at 05:26AM by NotsoPG https://ift.tt/2ZieJf9
China bans Scratch, MIT’s programming language for kids
Submitted September 08, 2020 at 03:28AM by im-the-stig https://ift.tt/329AbFb
Creepy ‘Geofence’ Finds Anyone Who Went Near a Crime Scene
Submitted September 08, 2020 at 03:04AM by hardlyeverawesome https://ift.tt/327d8dV
Solar PV Panels Were 12× More Expensive In 2010, 459× More Expensive In 1977
Submitted September 08, 2020 at 01:00AM by auscrisos https://ift.tt/3lYqz7Z
Large Hadron Collider Creates Matter From Light
Submitted September 08, 2020 at 12:23AM by GT-FractalxNeo https://ift.tt/3i8HEd4
Justice Dept. Plans to File Antitrust Charges Against Google in Coming Weeks
Submitted September 07, 2020 at 09:44PM by Minifig02 https://ift.tt/325PH4C
Battery-free Game Boy runs forever: button pressing and solar energy power the retro gaming device
Submitted September 07, 2020 at 07:59PM by Bardlebeez https://ift.tt/2F7mlKv
Managers Of $40 Trillion Make Plans To Decarbonize The World
Submitted September 07, 2020 at 06:47PM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/3bxh7DR
31% of Americans agree with Trump to ban TikTok in the United States
Submitted September 07, 2020 at 06:18PM by dimipriftis https://ift.tt/2GCCt7o
The FBI botched its DNC hack warning in 2016—but says it won’t next time
Submitted September 07, 2020 at 03:58PM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/334N967
Mozilla CEO Mitchell Baker urges European Commission to seize ‘once-in-a-generation’ opportunity
Submitted September 07, 2020 at 04:08PM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/3m0AqKk
Taiwan, US forging 5G supply chain based on ‘shared values’
Submitted September 07, 2020 at 11:59AM by Exastiken https://ift.tt/357DL4u
Sunday, September 6, 2020
Samsung Wins $6.6 billion 5G Verizon Deal While Huawei Struggles
Submitted September 07, 2020 at 10:26AM by tester25386 https://ift.tt/2R3qD8k
Google tells employees to take Friday off as a ‘collective wellbeing’ holiday during pandemic
Submitted September 07, 2020 at 09:37AM by just_abhi99 https://ift.tt/324X0tu
Google says Street View maps algorithm error blurred out Hong Kong protest graffiti aimed at Xi Jinping
Submitted September 07, 2020 at 09:15AM by Acrzyguy https://ift.tt/325fOZJ
Mark Zuckerberg mentor on why Facebook refuses to curb disinformation: ‘It’s about power’
Submitted September 07, 2020 at 06:28AM by mepper https://ift.tt/3byZfbz
Solar and Wind Reach 67% of New Power Capacity Added Globally in 2019, while Fossil Fuels Slide to 25% | BloombergNEF
Submitted September 06, 2020 at 11:53PM by altmorty https://ift.tt/326fwBU
Tech giants are the 'winners' of the coronavirus crisis and should pay more tax, Europe official says
Submitted September 06, 2020 at 10:15PM by Sumit316 https://ift.tt/2ZcaIZz
LocalBitcoinsOutage Sept 5th 2020 Stuns Crypto Community as Withdrawals Stop Working For Last 24 Hours | Marijuana News Online
Submitted September 06, 2020 at 09:07PM by boyzwontdown18 https://ift.tt/3h4i2wF
Amazon is filled with fake reviews and it's getting harder to spot them
Submitted September 06, 2020 at 09:40PM by yaochin https://ift.tt/2F8G8sL
Netflix, Amazon and Disney+ will self-regulate to avoid censorship in India
Submitted September 06, 2020 at 07:59PM by Philo1927 https://ift.tt/2GE0ScR
T-Mobile Plans To Give Free Internet To 10 Million Students For Remote Learning, Homework
Submitted September 06, 2020 at 07:31PM by auscrisos https://ift.tt/2QWnzdY
US considers blocking deals with China's largest chip maker
Submitted September 06, 2020 at 07:26PM by CamelsandHippos https://ift.tt/2F6iiOm
Lasted Only 3 Years, LAPD's Electric-BMW Cars Now Sold Online for Very Rip-Off Prices
Submitted September 06, 2020 at 05:34PM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/32VTwZm
Anarchist Activists Say Facebook Banned Them to Placate the Right
Submitted September 06, 2020 at 01:26PM by Pilast https://ift.tt/3jRGUJE
Nvidia's DLSS AI-upscaling SDK now supports VR
Submitted September 06, 2020 at 11:15AM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/330139D
Saturday, September 5, 2020
Online Privacy Should Be Modeled on Real-World Privacy
Submitted September 06, 2020 at 11:04AM by Mandelmus100 https://ift.tt/3300dtv
A Florida Teen Allegedly Shut Down School With a DDoS Attack
Submitted September 06, 2020 at 07:09AM by auscrisos https://ift.tt/3jRd6gg
Court Approves Warrantless Surveillance Rules While Scolding F.B.I.
Submitted September 06, 2020 at 06:12AM by habichuelacondulce https://ift.tt/3389X5g
Why The Microsoft Zune Failed Spectacularly
Submitted September 06, 2020 at 04:23AM by xerexes1 https://ift.tt/323aCFO
Apple's 2030 carbon neutrality goal gets a boost from huge Danish wind turbines
Submitted September 06, 2020 at 12:36AM by altmorty https://ift.tt/3i5E1o9
A Saudi Prince's Attempt to Silence Critics on Twitter
Submitted September 05, 2020 at 11:22PM by OriginalAddiction https://ift.tt/35aEphK
T-Mobile details its plan to give free internet to 10 million homes - It's committed $10.7 billion to closing the "homework gap" for low-income students.
Submitted September 05, 2020 at 10:48PM by Philo1927 https://ift.tt/356GWJG
Surprise! Voting app maker roasted by computer boffins for poor security now begs US courts to limit flaw finding
Submitted September 05, 2020 at 09:15PM by Philo1927 https://ift.tt/355blIl
Google's Quantum Computer Achieves Chemistry Milestone
Submitted September 05, 2020 at 08:05PM by auscrisos https://ift.tt/3m1tvkr
Futuristic 'Flying-V' Airplane Makes Successful Maiden Flight
Submitted September 05, 2020 at 08:01PM by auscrisos https://ift.tt/3lUblRq
Amazon calls JEDI cloud decision 'politically corrupted' by Trump
Submitted September 05, 2020 at 07:44PM by CrankyBear https://ift.tt/3bwDnO7
The Pandemic Is No Excuse to Surveil Students - Trying to do so is all but useless.
Submitted September 05, 2020 at 07:23PM by speckz https://ift.tt/2Z7OvMi
A Florida Teen Shut Down Remote School With a DDoS Attack
Submitted September 05, 2020 at 07:21PM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/2Zr0Uvd
Prison phone service Telmate exposes messages, personal info of millions of inmates and their contacts
Submitted September 05, 2020 at 06:24PM by speckz https://ift.tt/3i3qEF8
Robot Chicken Butchers, Brought to You by COVID-19
Submitted September 05, 2020 at 05:06PM by speckz https://ift.tt/3lRutPW
Kids' 'green' time reduces adverse effects of 'screen' time on behavior, learning
Submitted September 05, 2020 at 04:50PM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/2Z9LJX8
Parents Got More Time Off. Then the Backlash Started.
Submitted September 05, 2020 at 04:11PM by khayrirrw https://ift.tt/3h20zF5
Facebook Says Trump’s Misleading Post About Mail-In Voting Is OK. Employees Say It’s Not. - “Facebook is broken. Another performative announcement by leadership not intended to address any issues.”
Submitted September 05, 2020 at 04:58PM by speckz https://ift.tt/3lNfzu9
Pasco’s sheriff created a futuristic program to stop crime before it happens.
Submitted September 05, 2020 at 11:28AM by cantstoplaughin https://ift.tt/2QYWJlo
Friday, September 4, 2020
Congress Must Be Clear: No Doctored Videos
Submitted September 05, 2020 at 10:08AM by nosotros_road_sodium https://ift.tt/2Gykor5
Read Apple’s commitment to freedom of expression that doesn’t mention China
Submitted September 05, 2020 at 09:17AM by mng8ng https://ift.tt/31YGhI7
Facebook Says Trump’s Misleading Post About Mail-In Voting Is OK. Employees Say It’s Not.
Submitted September 05, 2020 at 10:06AM by marji80 https://ift.tt/3jTTrMZ
Pentagon Awards JEDI Contract To Microsoft—Again—In Blow To Amazon
Submitted September 05, 2020 at 07:33AM by auscrisos https://ift.tt/32Yo6lf
Intel researchers design smartphone-powered robot that costs $50 to assemble
Submitted September 05, 2020 at 06:24AM by grepnork https://ift.tt/3bvIv4R
Amazon deletes 20,000 reviews after evidence of profits for posts
Submitted September 05, 2020 at 06:05AM by stem12345679 https://ift.tt/2QTn848
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Submitted September 05, 2020 at 05:35AM by AutoModerator https://ift.tt/3gY2fzj
Canadian law firms to file class-action suit against Google alleging the company unlawfully collects and profits from personal information
Submitted September 05, 2020 at 03:53AM by Spirited_Cheer https://ift.tt/358A6U8
Donald Trump campaign repeatedly doctoring videos for social media ads
Submitted September 05, 2020 at 03:01AM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/3buR1S0
Pentagon Awards $10 Billion JEDI Cloud Contract to Microsoft Over Amazon for the Second Time
Submitted September 05, 2020 at 12:47AM by FK_919 https://ift.tt/2F9szJr
Why Facebook’s Blocking of New Political Ads May Fall Short
Submitted September 05, 2020 at 12:11AM by khayrirrw https://ift.tt/3h499Dc
Ajit Pai touted false broadband data despite clear signs it wasn’t accurate
Submitted September 05, 2020 at 01:00AM by grepnork https://ift.tt/2ERwlYx
Facebook: Apple censored update that mentioned App Store's 30% commission
Submitted September 04, 2020 at 08:18PM by wewewawa https://ift.tt/31Yipo7
Don't Trust Mark Zuckerberg to Put Out the Fires He Started
Submitted September 04, 2020 at 09:03PM by mostaksaif https://ift.tt/2Z6gRql
Three major trucking companies subscribe to self-driving truck service
Submitted September 04, 2020 at 08:15PM by thinkB4WeSpeak https://ift.tt/352biNv
Anyone else noticed that the top countries for broadband speeds are well-known tax havens? No? Just us then?
Submitted September 04, 2020 at 07:26PM by speckz https://ift.tt/3boSCIU
Creepy ‘Geofence’ Finds Anyone Who Went Near a Crime Scene
Submitted September 04, 2020 at 05:21PM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/2Gmutai
COBOL, A 60-Year-Old Computer Language, Is In The COVID-19 Spotlight - As State Governments Seek To Fix Overwhelmed Unemployment Benefit Systems, They Need Programmers Skilled In A Language That Was Passé By The Early 1980s.
Submitted September 04, 2020 at 06:59PM by speckz https://ift.tt/3i2FDyU
The Right To Repair Could Help Address A Critical Shortage In School Computers - Buying A Refurbished Computer Can Save Money And Cut Waste. It Might Also Be A Key Strategy In Addressing The Digital Divide
Submitted September 04, 2020 at 05:55PM by speckz https://ift.tt/3jPxWgf
Facebook Didn’t Remove Kenosha Militia Event Page
Submitted September 04, 2020 at 05:30PM by marji80 https://ift.tt/3lMoDPQ
Giant 60-Foot Robot in Japan
Submitted September 04, 2020 at 04:36PM by EngineeringNo1 https://ift.tt/2QWlT46
Battery-free Game Boy runs forever
Submitted September 04, 2020 at 09:14AM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/2DqqI2u
Facebook Oversight Board member warns against excessive social media regulation
Submitted September 04, 2020 at 04:49PM by DonaldWillKillUsAll https://ift.tt/322O6wN
Tencent loses 34 billion after India bans PUBG.
Submitted September 04, 2020 at 12:05PM by CamaroBro18 https://ift.tt/3jHcdXJ
Thursday, September 3, 2020
NuScale’s small nuclear reactor is first to get US safety approval
Submitted September 04, 2020 at 03:06AM by Forlorn_Cyborg https://ift.tt/3jJj6rn
Drone drops hundreds of bags of cannabis in Tel Aviv
Submitted September 04, 2020 at 09:32AM by Admiral_Asado https://ift.tt/353XIsY
Technology Can’t Predict Crime, It Can Only Weaponize Proximity to Policing
Submitted September 04, 2020 at 06:33AM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/354sPV6
Facebook Said It Removed A Militia Event Page Threatening Violence In Kenosha. It Didn’t.
Submitted September 04, 2020 at 06:26AM by r4816 https://ift.tt/32OOEVS
Facebook said it removed 2 of Rep. Clay Higgins' posts for violating the company's policies against inciting violence after the congressman suggested killing armed protesters
Submitted September 04, 2020 at 03:35AM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3lHw3no
Justice Dept. Plans to File Antitrust Charges Against Google in Coming Weeks
Submitted September 04, 2020 at 12:58AM by pipsdontsqueak https://ift.tt/2Z1Tn5A
Students uncover method to manipulate AI grading algorithm - Spamming relevant keywords, many of which could be found online, saw students' grades rise to potentially perfect scores
Submitted September 03, 2020 at 11:13PM by grepnork https://ift.tt/3hROOCi
Reddit Gets Its App To 50 Million Play Store Downloads, Mostly By Making The Mobile Web Experience Miserable
Submitted September 03, 2020 at 10:35PM by auscrisos https://ift.tt/3gUgZ2b
Another Trump Tweet Removed But This One Has a $150,000 Copyright Lawsuit Attached
Submitted September 03, 2020 at 08:30PM by -Gavin- https://ift.tt/2EZqL5S
Facebook Says It Will Flag Any Trump Effort To Declare Premature Victory
Submitted September 03, 2020 at 07:54PM by auscrisos https://ift.tt/3gXNQ6h
PayPal has terminated multiple accounts linked to a recently uncovered Russian influence operation that is said to have paid US and British writers for content aimed at influencing progressives and sowing discord in the West.
Submitted September 03, 2020 at 07:30PM by Sumit316 https://ift.tt/33004GK
Facebook bans political ads before US election as Zuckerberg warns of 'civil unrest'
Submitted September 03, 2020 at 05:21PM by DeadlyCanister https://ift.tt/3bmi15O
Mark Zuckerberg: Flagging misinformation about mail-in voting "will apply to the president"
Submitted September 03, 2020 at 05:20PM by CharyBrown https://ift.tt/3hWyD6C
China has successfully kneecapped Trump's TikTok ban as sale talks hit a speed bump
Submitted September 03, 2020 at 04:04PM by Fr1sk3r https://ift.tt/32QaRmJ
PayPal terminated accounts linked to Russian influence operation that hid behind a fake news website
Submitted September 03, 2020 at 07:21AM by stem12345679 https://ift.tt/2GsDfUx
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
A Freelance Writer Learns He Was Working for the Russians
Submitted September 03, 2020 at 05:11AM by khayrirrw https://ift.tt/2YVchLx
The NSA phone-spying program exposed by Edward Snowden didn't stop a single terrorist attack, federal judge finds
Submitted September 03, 2020 at 05:57AM by DaFunkJunkie https://ift.tt/3hSG9jb
Internet companies urge FCC to reject Trump bid to impose new social media regulations
Submitted September 03, 2020 at 02:35AM by unrecognizablyugly https://ift.tt/3jIZvYz
Instagram Has Suspended Some Of The Biggest QAnon Conspiracy Accounts
Submitted September 03, 2020 at 03:27AM by Bakedschwarzenbach https://ift.tt/2ERiNvX
The FBI Botched Its DNC Hack Warning in 2016—but Says It Won’t Next Time
Submitted September 02, 2020 at 10:21PM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/3lSYDm2
Court rules NSA phone snooping illegal — after seven-year delay
Submitted September 03, 2020 at 12:10AM by stupidstupidreddit2 https://ift.tt/2GoBh7u
India bans 100 more Chinese-linked apps, including PUBG and VPN for TikTok
Submitted September 02, 2020 at 07:20PM by Niyi_M https://ift.tt/3jESfg9
New Electronic Skin Can React to Pain Like Human Skin – For Better Prosthetics and Smarter Robots
Submitted September 02, 2020 at 04:38PM by speckz https://ift.tt/3lJiTWT
Microsoft strengthens deepfake fight with new authentication tools
Submitted September 02, 2020 at 05:57PM by minisimpsons https://ift.tt/31RYXJu
Hi Reddit! We’re privacy researchers. We investigate contact tracing apps for COVID-19 and privacy-preserving technologies (and their vulnerabilities). Ask us anything!
Submitted September 02, 2020 at 04:53PM by ImperialCollege https://ift.tt/2QM0M4r
Elon Musk is now the third richest person in the world
Submitted September 02, 2020 at 01:31PM by zaheenhafzer https://ift.tt/3lJIWgH
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Amazon has reportedly been spying on workers' private Facebook groups and tracking their plans to 'strike or protest'
Submitted September 02, 2020 at 10:53AM by HayashiSawaryo https://ift.tt/3gK7eUg
Cisco warns of actively exploited bugs in carrier-grade routers
Submitted September 02, 2020 at 07:06AM by WalkureARCH https://ift.tt/2EEbVlF
Apple's Move To Make Advertising Harder On iOS 14 Is Part Of A Trend
Submitted September 02, 2020 at 06:32AM by auscrisos https://ift.tt/3lJKdEO
'Just passed a guy in a jetpack': sightings at Los Angeles airport fuel concern
Submitted September 02, 2020 at 05:15AM by observer210 https://ift.tt/31PzLU1
How California’s Assembly Killed The Effort to Expand Broadband for All Californians
Submitted September 02, 2020 at 04:33AM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/34WdyG4
Microsoft Announces Video Authenticator to Identify Deepfakes
Submitted September 02, 2020 at 03:25AM by dreadpiratewombat https://ift.tt/2YWHfmr
Electric Cars Indirectly Emit Much Less Carbon Than Previously Reported
Submitted September 02, 2020 at 02:54AM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/2YQr75Z
Nvidia announces is new RTX 3080 GPU, priced at $699 and launching September 17th
Submitted September 01, 2020 at 10:11PM by Original_Dogmeat https://ift.tt/3lAHc9A
Amazon posted — and then deleted — a job listing for an 'intelligence analyst' to monitor workers' efforts to unionize
Submitted September 01, 2020 at 10:37PM by hildebrand_rarity https://ift.tt/3lA5Gjr
Deepfake detection tool unveiled by Microsoft
Submitted September 01, 2020 at 09:46PM by KikkoAndMoonman https://ift.tt/2ELQEGB
Airline Pilots Landing At LAX Report "A Guy In Jetpack" Flying Alongside Them
Submitted September 01, 2020 at 07:58PM by unicornsandnarwhals https://ift.tt/3gOuDnp
Amazon Drivers Are Hanging Smartphones in Trees to Get More Work
Submitted September 01, 2020 at 07:28PM by newsboyron https://ift.tt/32E5oPy
Biden campaign launches official Animal Crossing: New Horizons yard signs
Submitted September 01, 2020 at 08:06PM by CJKayak https://ift.tt/3bjiBBe
Amazon uses worker surveillance to boost performance and stop staff joining unions, study says
Submitted September 01, 2020 at 06:47PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/34ZJs4a
World’s first fossil-free steelmaking starts in northern Sweden
Submitted September 01, 2020 at 05:05PM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/31K1W6X
Remarkable low-drag "bullet plane" aims to democratize private flight
Submitted September 01, 2020 at 04:59PM by Wyls_ON_fyre https://ift.tt/2QHgFci
UChicago scientists discover way to make quantum states last 10,000 times longer
Submitted September 01, 2020 at 04:09PM by fchung https://ift.tt/2EEaHa2