Sunday, February 28, 2021
Far-Right Platform Gab Has Been Hacked—Including Private Data
Submitted March 01, 2021 at 11:02AM by LineNoise https://ift.tt/3kxXpw1
The Perseverance rover runs on processors used in iMacs in the 1990s
Submitted March 01, 2021 at 06:56AM by grenwood https://ift.tt/3r5kQiX
Judge approves $650 million Facebook privacy settlement over facial recognition feature
Submitted March 01, 2021 at 06:40AM by LisaMck041 https://ift.tt/2O9gfgW
Reddit CEO: Platform doesn't plan to ban pornography
Submitted March 01, 2021 at 05:21AM by WiredPiano https://ift.tt/3kAf6eG
Young people have a popular pandemic pastime: Filling, then abandoning, e-commerce shopping carts
Submitted March 01, 2021 at 04:58AM by BikkaZz https://ift.tt/37TIYgY
Dark Web Hackers Leaked Canadian Military Spy Plane's Design Docs
Submitted March 01, 2021 at 02:21AM by kry_some_more https://ift.tt/30cqDYh
Oracle, Which Promised To Protect TikTok User Data From China, Helps Chinese Law Enforcement Snarf Through Lots Of Private Data
Submitted March 01, 2021 at 01:15AM by Albion_Tourgee https://ift.tt/3sBEBz2
Facebook Just Admitted It Has Lost the Battle With Apple Over Privacy
Submitted February 28, 2021 at 11:51PM by bobbyw24 https://ift.tt/2NDAfsl
Nikola admits to making “inaccurate” statements under disgraced founder - Under new leadership, Nikola is trying to become a viable truck maker.
Submitted February 28, 2021 at 10:13PM by Philo1927 https://ift.tt/3dT76ns
Thanks to US laws, sex workers are fighting to stay online
Submitted February 28, 2021 at 08:26PM by thebelsnickle1991 https://ift.tt/3q4v1CZ
Diamond batteries promise to power space probes for 100 years
Submitted February 28, 2021 at 02:34PM by BurstYourBubbles https://ift.tt/37UTqEO
Saturday, February 27, 2021
'I'm operating': doctor makes Zoom court appearance while in surgery | California
Submitted February 28, 2021 at 10:03AM by spainguy https://ift.tt/3dTLnfa
Clubhouse Is Recording Your Conversations. That’s Not Even Its Worst Privacy Problem
Submitted February 28, 2021 at 07:44AM by surfinThruLyfe https://ift.tt/37VlBTZ
In France, Apple now shows how hard its products are to repair
Submitted February 28, 2021 at 08:35AM by EnterpriseNews_Elf https://ift.tt/2O8ppKM
SolarWinds Officials Blame Intern for ‘solarwinds123’ Password
Submitted February 28, 2021 at 07:37AM by treetyoselfcarol https://ift.tt/3dSp0Xv
Electricity needed to mine bitcoin is more than used by 'entire countries'
Submitted February 27, 2021 at 07:55PM by zsreport https://ift.tt/3q1Btuz
Google Stadia reportedly failed to meet expectations by “hundreds of thousands”
Submitted February 27, 2021 at 05:05PM by cj927 https://ift.tt/3kxIJwX
Explore live radio by rotating the globe
Submitted February 27, 2021 at 04:35PM by fchung https://ift.tt/3b1iP1H
4 Arrested in Germany for Selling Meth, Ketamine, and Marijuana on the Dark Web
Submitted February 27, 2021 at 04:17PM by x101y https://ift.tt/3dVBEFd
Universal Android Debloater is an open source tool that removes bloatware without root. Automatically or via user choice. Get back your battery, security and privacy
Submitted February 27, 2021 at 04:40PM by x101y https://ift.tt/2OaJ6le
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Submitted February 27, 2021 at 02:36PM by veritanuda https://ift.tt/3aZ3Rcw
Friday, February 26, 2021
Medical chatbot using OpenAI’s GPT-3 told a fake patient to kill themselves
Submitted February 27, 2021 at 09:56AM by CodePerfect https://ift.tt/3bJzwOb
FCC approves $50 monthly internet subsidies for low-income households during pandemic - CNN
Submitted February 27, 2021 at 12:35AM by Hyperion1144 https://ift.tt/37TnL6y
Federal Court Agrees: Prosecutors Can’t Keep Forensic Evidence Secret from Defendants
Submitted February 27, 2021 at 04:22AM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/2PgsYPz
Airbnb reports huge loss in first time out as public company
Submitted February 27, 2021 at 01:49AM by EnterpriseNews_Elf https://ift.tt/3uAr9gy
Judge in Google case disturbed that even 'Incognito' users are tracked - BNN Bloomberg
Submitted February 26, 2021 at 11:50PM by darkstarrising https://ift.tt/3aXmEET
Maryland school district places largest-ever order for electric buses. We might not be getting many EV mail trucks, but a lot of EV buses are on order.
Submitted February 26, 2021 at 09:22PM by swingadmin https://ift.tt/3aUljii
Bill Allowing Big Tech To Form "Techno-Governments" To Be Announced Today - The Debrief
Submitted February 26, 2021 at 07:06PM by ChasingTheCoyote https://ift.tt/3stocfH
Security researcher recommends against LastPass after detailing 7 trackers
Submitted February 26, 2021 at 06:11PM by HarryPoland https://ift.tt/2MyfZI4
The US Air Force Quietly Admits the F-35 Is a Failure
Submitted February 26, 2021 at 06:25PM by GalileoGurdjieff https://ift.tt/3qZnOoW
Why Is Facebook Launching An All-Out War On Apple's Upcoming iPhone Update?
Submitted February 26, 2021 at 06:12PM by zsreport https://ift.tt/3bFTOrZ
Canadian Liberal MP's private member’s bill seeks to give consumers 'right to repair' their smart devices
Submitted February 26, 2021 at 05:44PM by WillOfTheLand https://ift.tt/37Sx9Ym
Instagram and Facebook ban Alex Jones, Louis Farrakhan, and several others
Submitted February 26, 2021 at 04:05PM by Leo_Scar https://ift.tt/2ZYUBOZ
World's first video of a space-time crystal
Submitted February 26, 2021 at 11:04AM by AeneidDesign https://ift.tt/37PomX4
SolarWinds hack was work of 'at least 1,000 engineers', tech executives tell Senate
Submitted February 26, 2021 at 01:04PM by impishrat https://ift.tt/2ZTauGU
Thursday, February 25, 2021
Quantum Computing Breakthrough: Scientists Sent the First 'Landline' Message
Submitted February 26, 2021 at 10:25AM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/2ZU22qI
Amazon-Owned Twitch Bans Amazon’s Union-Busting Ads
Submitted February 26, 2021 at 06:35AM by RedditGreenit https://ift.tt/3r2GmF6
Internet providers put hypocrisy on full display in challenging net neutrality
Submitted February 25, 2021 at 08:38PM by Philo1927 https://ift.tt/3aT4nbX
The U.S. Air Force Just Admitted The F-35 Stealth Fighter Has Failed
Submitted February 26, 2021 at 03:23AM by rickk79 https://ift.tt/3aSraEA
Insultingly, Facebook continues to try to convince users that privacy-violating targeted ads are good
Submitted February 26, 2021 at 02:25AM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3aU9SXN
Twitch, owned by Amazon, pulls Amazon’s anti-union ads
Submitted February 26, 2021 at 01:26AM by a_Ninja_b0y https://ift.tt/3bFeeRJ
GPU Shortages so Severe, Entire Countries Only Getting 20 Units Per Month
Submitted February 25, 2021 at 11:51PM by kry_some_more https://ift.tt/3bJ3gLf
McDonald's Secretive Intel Team Spies on 'Fight for $15' Workers, Internal Documents Show
Submitted February 25, 2021 at 10:23PM by Litvi https://ift.tt/3dLwVWt
Two fighter pilots passed out over Nevada last year. Software saved them both. - In separate incidents, F-16 aviators were rendered unconscious, but a ground-collision avoidance system righted the aircrafts.
Submitted February 25, 2021 at 06:41PM by speckz https://ift.tt/3aSMY2X
Despite Nvidia's Anti-Mining Lock, RTX 3060 Can Still Earn Up To $7 a Day Mining - "it will still happily mine other coins"
Submitted February 25, 2021 at 03:08PM by braiam https://ift.tt/3bBUezl
The battery invented 120 years before its time
Submitted February 25, 2021 at 01:47PM by jackasstacular https://ift.tt/3swyPi9
Facebook bowed to demands from Turkey to block one of its military opponents
Submitted February 25, 2021 at 11:16AM by je97 https://ift.tt/3uqsO8t
Reddit recovers from hour-long outage amid heavy trading in GameStop
Submitted February 25, 2021 at 05:44AM by BikkaZz https://ift.tt/3kmrajn
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Gig Workers Gather Their Own Data to Check the Algorithm’s Math: Drivers for Uber, Lyft, and other firms are building apps to compare their mileage with pay slips. One group is selling the data to government agencies.
Submitted February 25, 2021 at 09:58AM by impishrat https://ift.tt/3uuk1Cm
Exclusive: Senators revive bill to combat Chinese censorship of U.S. companies
Submitted February 25, 2021 at 08:10AM by StuffyGoose https://ift.tt/3bzFWPT
Amazon Is Telling Workers At Historic Union Election The Wrong Deadline For Ballot Casting
Submitted February 25, 2021 at 08:43AM by JoeyZasaa https://ift.tt/3pWsbzH
Hackers Tied to Russia's GRU Targeted the US Grid for Years, Researchers Warn
Submitted February 25, 2021 at 05:32AM by MortWellian https://ift.tt/3pRPhHN
Twitter removes accounts of Russian government-backed actors
Submitted February 25, 2021 at 03:38AM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/3bzavVT
John Deere Fails to Uphold Right to Repair Agreement Signed in 2018
Submitted February 24, 2021 at 11:48PM by speckz https://ift.tt/2Mq8dQq
Deplatforming Works: Alex Jones says getting banned by YouTube and Facebook will only make him stronger. The research says that's not true.
Submitted February 24, 2021 at 11:38PM by AmericasComic https://ift.tt/37IINox
Musk: Starlink will hit 300Mbps and expand to “most of Earth” this year
Submitted February 24, 2021 at 10:05PM by KinnerNevada https://ift.tt/3aR6qgy
Sheryl Sandberg and Top Facebook Execs Silenced an Enemy of Turkey to Prevent a Hit to the Company’s Business
Submitted February 24, 2021 at 07:41PM by the-player-of-games https://ift.tt/3snO0tH
A moment of silence for Fry’s Electronics
Submitted February 24, 2021 at 08:05PM by Airlineguy1 https://ift.tt/37M6w7o
Fry’s Electronics is officially going out of business after 36 years
Submitted February 24, 2021 at 08:02PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/2P8f6a1
US and allies to build 'China-free' tech supply chain
Submitted February 24, 2021 at 03:47PM by x101y https://ift.tt/3urCfV4
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
'Next-gen' USPS vehicles can use gas or electric motors
Submitted February 24, 2021 at 06:10AM by TheMildEngineer https://ift.tt/3kjfhL9
California can finally enforce its landmark net neutrality law, judge rules
Submitted February 24, 2021 at 06:09AM by spsheridan https://ift.tt/3aMQEmK
Epic will pay off class-action loot-box settlement with in-game currency
Submitted February 24, 2021 at 05:27AM by meowmeowarmy https://ift.tt/37JCSPU
USPS unveils next-generation mail truck with electric drivetrain option
Submitted February 24, 2021 at 04:37AM by TheJadedSF https://ift.tt/2ZL8IHS
Spotify: Price rise 'could push users into piracy'
Submitted February 24, 2021 at 02:42AM by x101y https://ift.tt/3skg7Kd
The two hours that nearly destroyed the Texas electric grid - What happened in those two hours highlights how vulnerable even sophisticated energy systems are to the vagaries of climate change, and how close it all came to crashing down.
Submitted February 23, 2021 at 11:45PM by Philo1927 https://ift.tt/3bA9pZN
Attorney General James Ends Virtual Currency Trading Platform Bitfinex’s Illegal Activities in New York
Submitted February 23, 2021 at 06:27PM by Alpra_Creem https://ift.tt/3kcdSWI
Firefox 86 Introduces Total Cookie Protection
Submitted February 23, 2021 at 09:12PM by sidcool1234 https://ift.tt/3sibpwI
Mozilla begins testing a Firefox update which replaces the first two top sites in your new tab page with sponsored links
Submitted February 23, 2021 at 06:19PM by turok2 https://ift.tt/37DGmDA
Two F-16 Pilots Pass Out Mid-Flight, Software Saves Them
Submitted February 23, 2021 at 08:05PM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/3aJsjhF
States Push Internet Privacy Rules in Lieu of Federal Standards - Data protection bills in Washington and Virginia come as the pandemic pushes life further online
Submitted February 23, 2021 at 05:59PM by speckz https://ift.tt/3bzwBaz
Rows launches a spreadsheet with data, integrations, and sharing
Submitted February 23, 2021 at 06:37PM by HadyElHady https://ift.tt/3aKMo7q
Profits from propaganda: Facebook takes China cash to promote Uyghur disinformation
Submitted February 23, 2021 at 06:14PM by LeftUnite47 https://ift.tt/2P0fcAl
We're scientists and engineers working on NASA‘s Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter that just landed on Mars. Ask us anything!
Submitted February 23, 2021 at 03:04AM by x101y https://ift.tt/37EgGXA
Monday, February 22, 2021
Massachusetts Lawmakers Push to Ban Data Usage Limits
Submitted February 23, 2021 at 12:06AM by Cassion84 https://ift.tt/3byd1LQ
Lawmakers Ask Big Cable Why They Let OANN and Newsmax Spread Disinformation
Submitted February 23, 2021 at 03:12AM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/2ZCOpwd
AT&T raised phone prices 153% as service got steadily worse, report finds
Submitted February 23, 2021 at 02:28AM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/3qJXXBp
TikTok Users Are Burning Snowballs in Viral Videos to 'Prove' the Snow is Fake
Submitted February 22, 2021 at 08:33PM by -Gavin- https://ift.tt/3koaJTX
Chinese hackers cloned attack tool belonging to NSA’s Equation Group
Submitted February 22, 2021 at 07:40PM by EnterpriseNews_Elf https://ift.tt/3qKGh8y
SpaceX receives approval to begin providing Starlink Internet in France
Submitted February 22, 2021 at 06:01PM by parker2783 https://ift.tt/2ZB1kyJ
Metallica's BlizzCon Performance Ruined By Twitch - The legendary thrash metal band had its audio replaced by delicate little bells.
Submitted February 22, 2021 at 08:04PM by speckz https://ift.tt/3pHWEl9
'Net Neutrality Hurt Internet Infrastructure Investment' Is The Bad Faith Lie That Simply Won't Die
Submitted February 22, 2021 at 06:38PM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/3aHEGuU
Over 30,000 Apple Macs have been infected with a high-stealth malware, and the company has no idea why
Submitted February 22, 2021 at 06:52PM by bartturner https://ift.tt/3uuEqHB
Sunday, February 21, 2021
YouTube AI Blocked Chess Channel after Confusing 'Black' and 'White' for Racist Slurs
Submitted February 22, 2021 at 11:13AM by x101y https://ift.tt/3pCGwBv
Amazon Offers $2,000 “Resignation Bonuses” to Bust Union Drive in Alabama
Submitted February 22, 2021 at 06:32AM by Lucky-Engineer https://ift.tt/2OOUW4z
Tesla owners are being saved from TX's unusually cold weather and power outages
Submitted February 22, 2021 at 12:29AM by wewewawa https://ift.tt/3pHOw3U
China Censors the Internet. So Why Doesn’t Russia? — The Kremlin has constructed an entire infrastructure of repression but has not displaced Western apps. Instead, it is turning to outright intimidation.
Submitted February 21, 2021 at 10:34PM by wizardofthefuture https://ift.tt/3kbeqMv
Valve is fighting to stop Apple from demanding troves of information as part of its fight with 'Fortnite' maker Epic Games
Submitted February 21, 2021 at 10:37PM by EnterpriseNews_Elf https://ift.tt/2NjQWJe
If you don't agree to WhatsApp's new terms, your account will eventually be deleted
Submitted February 21, 2021 at 10:08PM by a_Ninja_b0y https://ift.tt/2ZEyr4F
Facebook takes down main page of Myanmar military
Submitted February 21, 2021 at 08:45PM by sidcool1234 https://ift.tt/37uZoMv
Komatsu aims for lead in hydrogen-powered mining trucks
Submitted February 21, 2021 at 09:45PM by BurstYourBubbles https://ift.tt/3sdsacn
Chrome vs Safari on Mac is not even close — and this is the proof | Chrome literally uses 10x more RAM
Submitted February 21, 2021 at 10:01PM by im-the-stig https://ift.tt/37vaTDF
Investors love data. So why not dig into sustainability metrics?
Submitted February 21, 2021 at 08:21PM by Doener23 https://ift.tt/3bsZiGe
A Trippy Visualization Charts the Internet's Growth Since 1997
Submitted February 21, 2021 at 07:24PM by jpc4stro https://ift.tt/2Zynrpv
Canada vows to be next country to make Facebook pay for news
Submitted February 21, 2021 at 06:21PM by Fine_Molasses_1354 https://ift.tt/2ZBTDZa
How to have a better relationship with your tech
Submitted February 21, 2021 at 04:32PM by fchung https://ift.tt/3ulFFbZ
Australia won't advertise COVID-19 vaccine on Facebook but vows publicity
Submitted February 21, 2021 at 11:19AM by electrictoothbrush09 https://ift.tt/2ZCI5Ve
Here’s Why PS5 Joysticks Drift (and Why They’ll Only Get Worse)
Submitted February 21, 2021 at 04:45PM by hi9580 https://ift.tt/37R2lY3
The Australian Facebook News Ban Isn’t About Democracy — It’s a Battle Between Two Rival Monopolies
Submitted February 21, 2021 at 03:21PM by impishrat https://ift.tt/3k6uhMp
Samsung's future smartwatch is rumored to use Android, not Tizen
Submitted February 21, 2021 at 01:25PM by EnterpriseNews_Elf https://ift.tt/2ZBJs6M
Facebook’s news ban in Australia is draconian. But it might not be wrong. - The social media giant cut millions of Australians off from the news to protest a potential law with a lot of flaws.
Submitted February 21, 2021 at 10:50AM by StuffyGoose https://ift.tt/37vjBBB
Saturday, February 20, 2021
iPhone 13 rumors: Apple could be adopting another feature Android has had for years
Submitted February 21, 2021 at 11:18AM by EnterpriseNews_Elf https://ift.tt/3aFkKsq
Google fires Ethical AI lead Margaret Mitchell
Submitted February 21, 2021 at 02:05AM by khaled https://ift.tt/3qJnmLu
The new cold war: U.S. must stop China from stealing its intellectual property
Submitted February 21, 2021 at 04:20AM by Bream1000 https://ift.tt/3duEKzJ
Mysterious malware infecting Apple Silicon Macs has no payload - yet
Submitted February 21, 2021 at 03:52AM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3ubPSYe
Facebook’s Australia news ban is the best decision it’s ever made
Submitted February 21, 2021 at 02:05AM by stoich_cynic https://ift.tt/3btvM34
Tesla makes more money on bitcoin than on cars
Submitted February 21, 2021 at 01:13AM by quixotic_cynic https://ift.tt/3uceRLb
Sweden tells Texas how to keep turbines spinning in freezing weather
Submitted February 21, 2021 at 02:01AM by xqcgreek https://ift.tt/3pCwTmb
Australian news app beats Facebook in App Store
Submitted February 21, 2021 at 01:37AM by holyhacker https://ift.tt/2NhZu3i
Comcast is yet again delaying its data cap rollout to 12 states, this time until 2022
Submitted February 20, 2021 at 10:13PM by EnterpriseNews_Elf https://ift.tt/3ug3uSr
Facebook faces a global backlash over its bid to 'bully' Australia
Submitted February 20, 2021 at 09:59PM by DonaldWillKillUsAll https://ift.tt/3dxeOn2
Microsoft Office 2021 is on its way
Submitted February 20, 2021 at 06:32PM by x101y https://ift.tt/3aEuhji
New malware found on 30,000 Macs has security pros stumped
Submitted February 20, 2021 at 08:48PM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/3bk578W
White House working with social media giants to silence anti-vaxxers
Submitted February 20, 2021 at 05:28PM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/3pyHpuR
DuckDuckGo search engine – The privacy browser is growing rapidly
Submitted February 20, 2021 at 06:26PM by Im_Special https://ift.tt/3pwDsGY
Anti-Solar Panels May Generate Power at Night Soon
Submitted February 20, 2021 at 03:19PM by robologiclab https://ift.tt/37uCvbO
Google fires another AI ethics leader
Submitted February 20, 2021 at 10:39AM by sidcool1234 https://ift.tt/2NlF9tC
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Submitted February 20, 2021 at 01:46PM by veritanuda https://ift.tt/3qJCAAk
Friday, February 19, 2021
Google fires second AI ethics researcher following internal investigation: Margaret Mitchell and Timnit Gebru, co-leads of the ethical AI team, have now both been terminated
Submitted February 20, 2021 at 09:27AM by Fuzier https://ift.tt/37yv1Vn
Amazon changed traffic light timing during union drive, county officials say: Organizers say the change made union efforts harder
Submitted February 20, 2021 at 10:12AM by Fuzier https://ift.tt/3aDWGX3
Google Fires Researcher Meg Mitchell, Escalating AI Saga
Submitted February 20, 2021 at 06:54AM by tach https://ift.tt/2ZxvVwT
Some Texans are using the generator functions in their 2021 Ford F-150 hybrid pickup trucks to power homes during winter storm
Submitted February 19, 2021 at 10:00PM by cutlass_supr3me https://ift.tt/2OXqlCd
Former Reddit CEO is looking to solve Climate Change by planting 1 Trillion trees at his new startup, Terraformation
Submitted February 20, 2021 at 02:41AM by davegoldblatt https://ift.tt/3bnR3uZ
Cops Using Music to Try to Stop Being Filmed Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg
Submitted February 20, 2021 at 12:17AM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/2ZwGkJl
Millions of Americans can't get broadband because of a faulty FCC map. There's a fix - A fundamental flaw in closing the digital divide is not knowing where the problems actually are. We're finally about to see changes.
Submitted February 19, 2021 at 11:43PM by Philo1927 https://ift.tt/3bo5QWM
Bitcoin’s total value tops $1 trillion for first time in its history
Submitted February 19, 2021 at 09:36PM by PoliticiansAlwaysLie https://ift.tt/3pANJ4W
Comcast responds to pressure, cancels data cap in Northeast US until 2022
Submitted February 19, 2021 at 10:58PM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/3dt8PzL
Farmers would gain 'Right to Repair' equipment under proposed Maryland legislation
Submitted February 19, 2021 at 09:18PM by speckz https://ift.tt/3s1tJtU
Unsealed court document claims Facebook 'knew for years' that a metric was inflated and ignored an employee warning to avoid a revenue hit
Submitted February 19, 2021 at 09:33PM by xqcgreek https://ift.tt/3dnPDDA
New Bill Tries To Ban Community Broadband. During A Pandemic.
Submitted February 19, 2021 at 08:48PM by SparkStormrider https://ift.tt/3axBUbu
More bosses are using software to monitor remote workers. Not everyone is happy about it - Organizations are finding it tough to keep a tight grip on employees while working from home. As more turn to technology as a solution, what does this mean for privacy in the new remote-working landscape?
Submitted February 19, 2021 at 07:48PM by speckz https://ift.tt/3kbCRJO
Citizens are turning face recognition on unidentified police
Submitted February 19, 2021 at 06:29PM by Quetzal_Dorado https://ift.tt/3s67hQk
Uber drivers are workers not self employed, Supreme Court rules. The decision means tens of thousands of Uber drivers are set to be entitled to minimum wage and holiday pay.
Submitted February 19, 2021 at 04:12PM by Moonschool https://ift.tt/2ZtNYnA
UK Supreme Court rules Uber drivers are workers
Submitted February 19, 2021 at 03:39PM by edwinksl https://ift.tt/3pz1pxl
Canada vows to be next country to go after Facebook to pay for news
Submitted February 19, 2021 at 01:36PM by poclee https://ift.tt/3qyrDkM
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Microsoft says SolarWinds hackers stole source code for 3 products
Submitted February 19, 2021 at 07:58AM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/3sbzYeP
GameStop trader 'Roaring Kitty' slipped a reference to the viral cat-lawyer meme into his Congressional testimony: 'I am not a cat'
Submitted February 19, 2021 at 03:58AM by EnterpriseNews_Elf https://ift.tt/3k42EmQ
Texas was "seconds and minutes" away from catastrophic months-long blackouts, officials say
Submitted February 19, 2021 at 03:19AM by Magnedon https://ift.tt/37roxYd
House Republicans propose nationwide ban on municipal broadband networks
Submitted February 19, 2021 at 12:03AM by rit56 https://ift.tt/37mspKf
Watch the landing of Perserverance.
Submitted February 19, 2021 at 01:55AM by helioslumina https://ift.tt/3kdB4nD
House Republicans propose nationwide ban on municipal broadband networks
Submitted February 19, 2021 at 12:35AM by Spirited-Pause https://ift.tt/3qLke1T
John Deere Promised Farmers It Would Make Tractors Easy to Repair. It Lied.
Submitted February 19, 2021 at 12:04AM by Nathan_Proctor https://ift.tt/3kdiqfD
Facebook knew for years ad reach estimates were based on ‘wrong data’ but blocked fixes over revenue impact, per court filing
Submitted February 18, 2021 at 11:39PM by x101y https://ift.tt/3pvvLAU
NVIDIA announces NVIDIA CMP (Cryptocurrency Mining Processor), a new product that is focused on mining and doesn't do graphics.
Submitted February 18, 2021 at 08:45PM by AidThisFellowUser https://ift.tt/2M58TdO
Uber Shuts Down App That Told Drivers If Uber Underpaid Them - Uber got UberCheats removed from Google, claiming the app infringed its trademark on the word ‘Uber.’
Submitted February 18, 2021 at 09:29PM by _hiddenscout https://ift.tt/37sIEp1
Tesla cuts the price of its base Model 3 and Model Y cars by as much as $2,000
Submitted February 18, 2021 at 05:22PM by CharyBrown https://ift.tt/2NFHHT7
Google’s older Pixel cameras are failing at an accelerating rate - Users of the Pixel 2, 3, and 4 are reporting nonfunctional cameras.
Submitted February 18, 2021 at 07:58PM by Philo1927 https://ift.tt/3saxCNf
Facebook knew for years ad reach estimates were based on ‘wrong data’ but blocked fixes over revenue impact, per court filing
Submitted February 18, 2021 at 07:48PM by rsnpwr https://ift.tt/2NgAJEt
New plant-based plastics can be chemically recycled with near-perfect efficiency
Submitted February 18, 2021 at 07:27PM by thebelsnickle1991 https://ift.tt/3qKjKsR
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Bill Gates says Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's explanation for power outages is 'actually wrong'
Submitted February 18, 2021 at 07:42AM by treetyoselfcarol https://ift.tt/2NeTh85
Renowned GameStop investor 'Roaring Kitty' sued for securities fraud over his role in the stock's epic surge
Submitted February 18, 2021 at 05:17AM by EnterpriseNews_Elf https://ift.tt/3u7Nfqi
Sweden Shows Texas How to Keep Turbines Going in Icy Weather
Submitted February 17, 2021 at 09:25PM by xqcgreek https://ift.tt/3pnlQxa
Facebook fined €7 million in Italy for 'misleading' data practices
Submitted February 17, 2021 at 06:13PM by UnstatesmanlikeChi https://ift.tt/3u4xqRf
Sony Sued For Not Honoring Warranty Agreements on Defective PS5 Controllers
Submitted February 17, 2021 at 06:57PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3qvH4Kq
Spy pixels in emails have become endemic. The use of "invisible" tracking tech in emails is now "endemic", according to a messaging service that analysed its traffic at the BBC's request.
Submitted February 17, 2021 at 05:34PM by veritanuda https://ift.tt/2LYZEfb
EU Citizen's Initiative to make Biometric Mass Surveillance illegal
Submitted February 17, 2021 at 04:11PM by MorenK1 https://ift.tt/2ONNs1R
Oil firms should disclose carbon output, says BlackRock
Submitted February 17, 2021 at 03:07PM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/2NAdRPW
TikTok is accused of disguising ads to kids and more
Submitted February 17, 2021 at 01:26PM by limache https://ift.tt/3as70RD
TECH Bill Gates: Unlike Elon Musk, I’m not a Mars person
Submitted February 17, 2021 at 10:49AM by baliyadav https://ift.tt/3dsJZ2O
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
The Real Reason for Texas' Rolling Blackouts
Submitted February 17, 2021 at 09:50AM by jonredd901 https://ift.tt/3djYExn
Parler, the app that swears it isn't just for Nazis, is now hosted by Nazis
Submitted February 17, 2021 at 10:07AM by CapitalCourse https://ift.tt/37o2cel
Reddit removed 6% of content on its platform in 2020
Submitted February 17, 2021 at 09:13AM by Chun_Kioj https://ift.tt/3baw7aV
Apple won’t have to allow App Store alternatives on iOS after North Dakota bill fails
Submitted February 17, 2021 at 05:05AM by Mexicanuck https://ift.tt/2NfE72r
Reddit’s transparency report shows a big spam problem and relatively few government requests
Submitted February 17, 2021 at 06:53AM by TheMildEngineer https://ift.tt/2Zqss3j
Posing as Amazon seller, consumer group investigates fake-review industry
Submitted February 17, 2021 at 03:03AM by SoUnProfessional https://ift.tt/3b7IWmi
Facebook users rarely saw voting misinformation labeled ‘false,’ says study — especially if it comes from President
Submitted February 17, 2021 at 12:10AM by _djs https://ift.tt/3aq7U1h
Microsoft is reportedly testing a new browser-based streaming service that would let you play Xbox games on your PC and iPhone
Submitted February 16, 2021 at 08:15PM by EnterpriseNews_Elf https://ift.tt/2ZkqeT9
North Korea may have hacked into Pfizer servers looking for COVID data
Submitted February 16, 2021 at 11:48PM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/2ZmDSVI
You can now access blockchain domains using any web browser
Submitted February 16, 2021 at 10:40PM by onelovex3 https://ift.tt/3jU1Ssy
A 'Right To Repair' Law Would Put Australians Back In Control Of Their Tech
Submitted February 16, 2021 at 09:57PM by speckz https://ift.tt/3apNnKf
China targets rare earth export curbs to hobble US defense industry
Submitted February 16, 2021 at 09:34PM by swingadmin https://ift.tt/3qpJudC
LastPass free edition to only be made available on one device type
Submitted February 16, 2021 at 08:22PM by DaasQC https://ift.tt/2Zo7emK
Nevada’s Sales Pitch to Silicon Valley: You Can Create Your Own Government Here - A bill in the works would turn over large tracts of Nevada to tech companies, allowing them to build—and run—their own towns.
Submitted February 16, 2021 at 07:29PM by _hiddenscout https://ift.tt/3ppCtbx
Bitcoin surpasses $50,000 for first time ever as major companies jump into crypto
Submitted February 16, 2021 at 06:58PM by ihaten4ggers https://ift.tt/3qCXn8g
New EFF Report Shows Cops Used Ring Cameras to Monitor Black Lives Matter Protests
Submitted February 16, 2021 at 05:17PM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/3poHYat
LAPD Requested Ring Footage of Black Lives Matter Protests
Submitted February 16, 2021 at 04:32PM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/2Zi1M4C
North Korea attempts to hack Covid-19 vaccine technology from Pfizer.
Submitted February 16, 2021 at 03:05PM by AdamCannon https://ift.tt/3qoFmL6
Internet Cafes are transforming into Cryptocurrency Mining Cafes: 'profits are higher'
Submitted February 16, 2021 at 07:00AM by UTUSBN533000 https://ift.tt/3rWvW9R
Monday, February 15, 2021
Fake Amazon reviews 'being sold in bulk' online
Submitted February 16, 2021 at 09:20AM by xqcgreek https://ift.tt/3deprLy
ZDNet: "Tiny graphene microchips could make your phones and laptops thousands of times faster, say scientists"
Submitted February 16, 2021 at 07:31AM by Dakhil https://ift.tt/3bdnD2y
Microsoft: SolarWinds attack took more than 1,000 engineers to create
Submitted February 16, 2021 at 07:11AM by EnterpriseNews_Elf https://ift.tt/2OD41xj
Texas’ power grid crumples under the cold
Submitted February 16, 2021 at 01:46AM by geoxol https://ift.tt/3dhaJDG
Jaguar will be an all-electric car brand from 2025
Submitted February 15, 2021 at 11:43PM by altmorty https://ift.tt/3qsRb2M
Parler: Controversial right-wing social app comes back online after being taken down following Capitol violence
Submitted February 15, 2021 at 10:05PM by ohnoh18 https://ift.tt/3amIZeV
Michigan State Police Officials Are Dodging Public Records Obligations By Using Encrypted Messaging Apps
Submitted February 15, 2021 at 08:02PM by CharyBrown https://ift.tt/3rPk2P0
Facebook is quietly building its own smartwatch so it can track your body, report says
Submitted February 15, 2021 at 05:09PM by PoliticiansAlwaysLie https://ift.tt/3tZF1k7
Microsoft says it found 1,000-plus developers' fingerprints on the SolarWinds attack
Submitted February 15, 2021 at 03:27PM by jpc4stro https://ift.tt/3amNh5X
‘Privacy more important than your money’: Supreme Court issues notice to WhatsApp
Submitted February 15, 2021 at 01:19PM by No-Orchid7553 https://ift.tt/2OtJefx
Sunday, February 14, 2021
GENERATION ROBINHOOD: How the trading app conditioned its inexperienced users to obsessively play the market
Submitted February 15, 2021 at 11:44AM by _djs https://ift.tt/3rVoPhX
SolarWinds hack was 'largest and most sophisticated attack' ever: Microsoft president
Submitted February 15, 2021 at 10:09AM by xzaszx https://ift.tt/2OGsj9N
Elon Musk’s Starlink filings show plans for phone service and low-income web access
Submitted February 15, 2021 at 05:49AM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3qpL8vK
New company develops solvent specifically to remove crude oil from wildlife.
Submitted February 15, 2021 at 04:24AM by defnotgrumbo https://ift.tt/3tZ10HR
Existing consumer right to repair protections are not enough: ACCC - Meanwhile, both IGEA and John Deere believe existing protections under existing consumer law work just fine.
Submitted February 14, 2021 at 08:57PM by speckz https://ift.tt/3ajzWLF
Violent propaganda an 'enormous challenge' for security agencies amid rising rightwing threat – report
Submitted February 14, 2021 at 08:47PM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/2ZtHXYp
Existing consumer right to repair protections are not enough: ACCC - Meanwhile, both IGEA and John Deere believe existing protections under existing consumer law work just fine.
Submitted February 14, 2021 at 08:57PM by speckz https://ift.tt/3ajzWLF
UAE Hope mission returns first image of Mars
Submitted February 14, 2021 at 05:47PM by Racist_FemboyV2 https://ift.tt/3jNpL5a
This 34-year-old's start-up backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos aims to make nearly unlimited clean energy
Submitted February 14, 2021 at 06:54PM by rsnpwr https://ift.tt/37f7pVz
Rupert Neve, Legendary Audio Equipment Inventor, Dies at 94
Submitted February 14, 2021 at 05:13PM by Majnum https://ift.tt/2N8Qi0N
Twitter bans right-wing activist group Project Veritas
Submitted February 14, 2021 at 03:02PM by EnterpriseNews_Elf https://ift.tt/2ZikCsi
Polestar will cease production of its first and last hybrid this year
Submitted February 14, 2021 at 11:02AM by dapperlemon https://ift.tt/3jOHwRr
Researcher hacks into 35 major technology firms
Submitted February 14, 2021 at 01:00PM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/3piBuKd
Saturday, February 13, 2021
Facebook moderators 'told not to discuss working conditions'.
Submitted February 14, 2021 at 06:10AM by SPACECAT223 https://ift.tt/3tWvPgp
Spotify will let employees work from almost anywhere
Submitted February 13, 2021 at 11:58PM by thebelsnickle1991 https://ift.tt/2ZcEIEe
Robocalls and scam calls persist during pandemic, so Americans have stopped answering the phone
Submitted February 14, 2021 at 12:26AM by Philo1927 https://ift.tt/3tQaLbr
Bill Gates on the climate crisis: ‘I can't deny being a rich guy with an opinion’
Submitted February 13, 2021 at 10:27PM by bored_curator https://ift.tt/3piYOHM
WSJ: Zuckerberg tells staff to ‘inflict pain’ on Apple as privacy battle intensifies
Submitted February 13, 2021 at 09:43PM by bobbyw24 https://ift.tt/3rT7PZU
Minneapolis prohibits use of facial recognition software by its police department
Submitted February 13, 2021 at 09:16PM by thebelsnickle1991 https://ift.tt/3tVrPwF
You shouldn’t have to publicly humiliate AT&T to get usable internet - After spending $10,000 to complain, Aaron Epstein is going from 3Mbps to 300
Submitted February 13, 2021 at 08:17PM by speckz https://ift.tt/37b7EkA
Mark Zuckerberg Reportedly Told Staff Facebook Needs to 'Inflict Pain' on Apple Over Privacy Dispute
Submitted February 13, 2021 at 06:56PM by geoxol https://ift.tt/2N42QXd
Machines Are Inventing New Math We've Never Seen
Submitted February 13, 2021 at 01:11PM by impishrat https://ift.tt/37aAHVi
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Submitted February 13, 2021 at 05:10PM by veritanuda https://ift.tt/37aLLBL
Friday, February 12, 2021
Donald Trump reportedly called Mark Zuckerberg and asked him to make changes to the panel that's now responsible for reviewing Trump's ban from the platform
Submitted February 12, 2021 at 11:18PM by ohnoh18 https://ift.tt/3tVSlWw
New Video Shows Beverly Hills Cops Playing Beatles to Trigger Instagram Copyright Filter
Submitted February 13, 2021 at 07:57AM by Bizzle_worldwide https://ift.tt/3aYO641
GameStop hearing will include Robinhood and Reddit CEOs
Submitted February 13, 2021 at 07:14AM by geoxol https://ift.tt/3qicMuN
Minneapolis Bans City Cops From Using Face Recognition Tech
Submitted February 13, 2021 at 04:42AM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/2N02BMZ
GoFundMe CEO: Hello Congress, Americans need help and we can't do your job for you
Submitted February 13, 2021 at 01:43AM by gorske https://ift.tt/3aYWRv0
Frontier raises sneaky “Internet Infrastructure Surcharge” from $4 to $7
Submitted February 13, 2021 at 02:23AM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/37qXbBR
Dems to Push Clean Energy Tax Breaks in Infrastructure Plan
Submitted February 13, 2021 at 03:14AM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/3tWn5Xt
Minneapolis bans its police department from using facial recognition software
Submitted February 13, 2021 at 01:16AM by alabasterheart https://ift.tt/3jIV9BP
Tesla Cybertruck rival Ford F-150 EV hits speed bump as battery supplier gets 10-year US ban
Submitted February 12, 2021 at 10:32PM by Philo1927 https://ift.tt/2LJBJ35
90-year-old gets AT&T 300Mbps fiber a week after complaining in WSJ print ad
Submitted February 12, 2021 at 08:38PM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/2LLpFhZ
Twitter permanently suspends conservative activist group Project Veritas
Submitted February 12, 2021 at 04:01PM by a_Ninja_b0y https://ift.tt/3adIcwN
‘Mate! No Google?’ Australia faces life without key search engine: Google opposes a planned law that would force it and Facebook to pay Australian publishers for news content.
Submitted February 12, 2021 at 02:02PM by Fuzier https://ift.tt/2MW2xh6
Thursday, February 11, 2021
Bill Gates says bioterrorism and climate change are the next biggest threats after pandemic
Submitted February 12, 2021 at 11:15AM by Ismail000vg https://ift.tt/2LILeQ5
How I Felt After Binge-Drinking 'Hangover-Free' Alcohol
Submitted February 12, 2021 at 08:55AM by stepsinstereo https://ift.tt/2Nfgtmi
Cops Are Using Copyrighted Music to Block Videos From Being Posted
Submitted February 12, 2021 at 05:43AM by fragrance-harbour https://ift.tt/3acpVjx
10 SIM Swappers Arrested for Stealing $100M in Crypto from Celebrities
Submitted February 12, 2021 at 05:15AM by WalkureARCH https://ift.tt/3papqul
Government agencies begin investigating Robinhood, Reddit over GameStop stock
Submitted February 12, 2021 at 03:09AM by Faruyazy https://ift.tt/375JkjW
Google Has Been Allowing Advertisers to Exclude Nonbinary People from Seeing Job Ads
Submitted February 12, 2021 at 01:57AM by bbellini https://ift.tt/3d3QBVt
Angry customers show up at Robinhood’s headquarters in the wake of GameStop trading chaos
Submitted February 12, 2021 at 02:19AM by limache https://ift.tt/3jHtgtU
Twitter permanently suspends 'Project Veritas' group
Submitted February 12, 2021 at 03:03AM by ReadItSteveO https://ift.tt/2MWhdNm
Hacked messages can be used as evidence in court
Submitted February 11, 2021 at 11:34PM by quixotic_cynic https://ift.tt/3rJnuur
As a disabled person, dating apps were already tough. Then I failed Tinder’s verification test: Because of my rheumatoid arthritis, I couldn’t raise my hands to get a blue check on my profile.
Submitted February 11, 2021 at 08:27PM by AmericasComic https://ift.tt/3jDn3zb
Rep. James Clyburn Signals Return of $100B Broadband Bill - Says he has lined up support for return of Internet for All Act
Submitted February 11, 2021 at 10:01PM by Philo1927 https://ift.tt/3jMoIlZ
Instagram Bans Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Over Covid-19 Vaccine Misinformation
Submitted February 11, 2021 at 10:14PM by speckz https://ift.tt/3qeEDff
Toyota will debut its first mass-market EVs in the US this year
Submitted February 11, 2021 at 02:42PM by thebelsnickle1991 https://ift.tt/3rHF4PI
Shell says its oil production has peaked and will fall every year
Submitted February 11, 2021 at 04:58PM by geoxol https://ift.tt/3rJoD5e
Clearview AI's photo database declared illegal in the EU and Canada. Yet, the real scandal about Clearview still stands: Individuals must opt out of data abuse - even though they never gave consent.
Submitted February 11, 2021 at 01:24PM by privant https://ift.tt/3qgW4Ms
Cyberpunk and Witcher hackers don’t seem to be bluffing with $1M source code auction
Submitted February 11, 2021 at 01:20PM by stark247 https://ift.tt/372idq8
That cat Zoom filter is almost impossible to find. Here's why
Submitted February 11, 2021 at 01:32PM by Fuzier https://ift.tt/3tM3yc9
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
This wind powered cargo ship is set to change the way we ship the goods across oceans. The model is very practical and is looking at a possible launch in 2024.
Submitted February 11, 2021 at 09:48AM by ankcr003 https://ift.tt/3qbS1AL
PlayStation 5 Scalpers Aren’t Happy With Their Public Image
Submitted February 11, 2021 at 03:31AM by backdoorsmasher https://ift.tt/2MSW86u
Breached water plant employees used the same TeamViewer password and no firewall
Submitted February 11, 2021 at 04:33AM by MyNameIsGriffon https://ift.tt/372vTRV
Border agents can search phones freely under new circuit court ruling
Submitted February 11, 2021 at 01:58AM by killing_time https://ift.tt/3tLMmnd
Amazon Hired Koch-Backed Anti-Union Consultant to Fight Alabama Warehouse Organizing
Submitted February 11, 2021 at 01:20AM by psychothumbs https://ift.tt/3a6AxQI
Cops playing copyrighted music to stop video of them being posted online
Submitted February 11, 2021 at 12:28AM by octopusnado https://ift.tt/2NauYI2
A Black Computing Pioneer Takes His Place in Technology History at MIT
Submitted February 10, 2021 at 08:46PM by queenbabieybop https://ift.tt/3aY09ia
Machines Are Inventing New Math We've Never Seen
Submitted February 10, 2021 at 09:52PM by Lumenate_Psych_Tech https://ift.tt/3tJwmCc
Facebook will test cutting back on political posts in the News Feed
Submitted February 10, 2021 at 08:43PM by thebelsnickle1991 https://ift.tt/3d05wzR
Bitcoin uses more electricity annually than the whole of Argentina, analysis by Cambridge University suggests.
Submitted February 10, 2021 at 08:58PM by NinjaDiscoJesus https://ift.tt/3d5VYU9
Farmers Are Having to Hack Their Own Tractors Just to Make Repairs - Owners are turning to hacked software from Eastern Europe as farm equipment companies won't license it to them directly.
Submitted February 10, 2021 at 07:00PM by speckz https://ift.tt/2Z6s3CZ
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Amazon's mushrooming power has met an unlikely foe: Bessemer, Alabama
Submitted February 10, 2021 at 09:44AM by psychothumbs https://ift.tt/3rK1ZKh
Salesforce declares the 9-to-5 workday dead, will let some employees work remotely from now on
Submitted February 10, 2021 at 09:42AM by KuriousPanda https://ift.tt/3p6oyaa
Texas lawyer trapped by cat filter on Zoom call, informs judge he is not a cat | Texas
Submitted February 10, 2021 at 04:58AM by lumpkin2013 https://ift.tt/36XHPV3
N.Y.’s Vaccine Websites Weren’t Working. He Built a New One for $50.
Submitted February 10, 2021 at 06:55AM by habichuelacondulce https://ift.tt/3p1H4R7
YouTube pulls down songs on farm protest
Submitted February 10, 2021 at 07:09AM by UTUSBN533000 https://ift.tt/2MI91QV
Police are now playing copyrighted music to avoid being live-streamed
Submitted February 10, 2021 at 07:08AM by westphall https://ift.tt/3qjs6rb
SpaceX begins accepting $99 preorders for its Starlink satellite internet service as Musk eyes IPO
Submitted February 10, 2021 at 03:04AM by txiao007 https://ift.tt/3tIIoMk
Elon Musk says Starlink will go public once cash flow is predictable
Submitted February 10, 2021 at 12:06AM by FirePing32 https://ift.tt/2NbWZiw
Browser ‘Favicons’ Can Be Used as Undeletable ‘Supercookies’ to Track You Online
Submitted February 09, 2021 at 08:48PM by 08830 https://ift.tt/2Z348UO
Facebook sued for 'losing control' of users’ data
Submitted February 09, 2021 at 09:20PM by Jaxerfp https://ift.tt/36YPX7D
Accused murderer wins right to check source code of DNA testing kit used by police
Submitted February 09, 2021 at 07:43PM by im-the-stig https://ift.tt/3p2Klzt
Florida water system hack: Someone tried to poison Oldsmar city with sodium hydroxide, sheriff says
Submitted February 09, 2021 at 07:18PM by Vorngiburk https://ift.tt/3jy46xG
The EU looks set to follow Australia's lead by demanding Google and Facebook pay for news articles
Submitted February 09, 2021 at 06:24PM by Baarney23 https://ift.tt/3aJe1wq
Colorado Schools Could Soon Teach Kids How To Differentiate Between Fake News & Credible Media
Submitted February 09, 2021 at 05:32PM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/3p650Tj
Cyberpunk 2077 makers CD Projekt hit by ransomware hack
Submitted February 09, 2021 at 05:04PM by PoliticiansAlwaysLie https://ift.tt/36WES7j
CD Projekt Red Suffers Cyberattack, Witcher 3 And Cyberpunk 2077 Source Code Stolen
Submitted February 09, 2021 at 04:17PM by KuriousPanda https://ift.tt/2LCUrtk
U.S. Drops Net Neutrality Lawsuit Against California
Submitted February 09, 2021 at 09:29AM by 08830 https://ift.tt/2N9U7lY
Monday, February 8, 2021
Someone tried to poison a Florida city by hacking into the water treatment system, sheriff says
Submitted February 09, 2021 at 09:24AM by Vorngiburk https://ift.tt/2MQLo8x
Amazon Is Trying to Crush a Unionization Effort in Bessemer, Alabama
Submitted February 09, 2021 at 12:03AM by psychothumbs https://ift.tt/3jw4GvT
Facebook will now take down posts claiming vaccines cause autism.
Submitted February 09, 2021 at 04:45AM by AdamCannon https://ift.tt/36VCQEm
'This is dangerous stuff': Hacker increased chemical level at Oldsmar's city water system, sheriff says
Submitted February 09, 2021 at 02:44AM by habichuelacondulce https://ift.tt/2MPEXT8
Terraria developer cancels Google Stadia port after YouTube account ban
Submitted February 09, 2021 at 04:00AM by human-no560 https://ift.tt/3aLoebM
german institute develops hydrogen paste that is more dense than regular hydrogen and it gets 10 times the mileage of electric cars!
Submitted February 08, 2021 at 11:53PM by VollmitSchok https://ift.tt/2Zayjd3
Twitter considering subscription fees to ensure 'revenue durability'
Submitted February 08, 2021 at 09:58PM by LeDumonster https://ift.tt/3q5NrEc
China reportedly blocks Clubhouse after users flock to chat politics
Submitted February 08, 2021 at 10:46PM by Acrzyguy https://ift.tt/36WhI0N
Tackling Disinformation: Why Russia, China and Iran are Pushing Coronavirus Fake News
Submitted February 08, 2021 at 11:11PM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/2LvxOqy
Tesla stashes $1.5 billion in bitcoin, to accept as payment for cars soon
Submitted February 08, 2021 at 07:13PM by goran7 https://ift.tt/2OhqdNs
Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, will accept as payment soon
Submitted February 08, 2021 at 09:36PM by mangoisallthegood https://ift.tt/3jv76uD
Ziggy ransomware shuts down and releases victims' decryption keys
Submitted February 08, 2021 at 07:48PM by TheMildEngineer https://ift.tt/3rvtAP6
Tesla stashes $1.5 billion in bitcoin, to accept as payment for cars soon
Submitted February 08, 2021 at 06:53PM by swanky_swanker https://ift.tt/3rC17qH
Users Upset as Raspberry Pi OS Now Pings a Microsoft Server During Updates
Submitted February 08, 2021 at 06:25PM by habichuelacondulce https://ift.tt/2N78W9b
If Bing is the answer then Australia is asking the wrong question
Submitted February 08, 2021 at 03:50PM by EnterpriseNews_Elf https://ift.tt/3tFs3rt
Elon Musk pledges $100 million for new X Prize carbon removal competition
Submitted February 08, 2021 at 04:33PM by shubhbadonia https://ift.tt/39WTS6O
Reddit bought a five-second Super Bowl spot celebrating GameStock
Submitted February 08, 2021 at 12:57PM by a_Ninja_b0y https://ift.tt/3p5WuE0
TikTok Plans U.S. E-Commerce Push to Take on Facebook: FT
Submitted February 08, 2021 at 10:33AM by EnterpriseNews_Elf https://ift.tt/3aHw3zg
Amazon warehouse workers to begin historic vote to unionize
Submitted February 08, 2021 at 12:55PM by bored_curator https://ift.tt/3p5WyUg
Sunday, February 7, 2021
WARNING — Hugely Popular 'The Great Suspender' Chrome Extension Contains Malware
Submitted February 08, 2021 at 02:50AM by -ponko- https://ift.tt/39VcSCS
Barcode Scanner app on Google Play infects 10 million users with one update - Malwarebytes Labs
Submitted February 08, 2021 at 10:57AM by nwotnagrom https://ift.tt/3aNg7vr
How the United States Lost to Hackers - America’s biggest vulnerability in cyberwarfare is hubris.
Submitted February 08, 2021 at 02:39AM by grepnork https://ift.tt/2N5SwO4
Board wants better communication from AT&T after Nashville bomb wiped out 911 call centers
Submitted February 07, 2021 at 06:51PM by Sargent_Hank_Voight https://ift.tt/3oZclUu
GPU Mining farms are causing power outages in Iran
Submitted February 07, 2021 at 06:27PM by AidThisFellowUser https://ift.tt/2YWmjLK
Don’t Stop at Big Tech — We Need to Bust Big Agriculture, Too
Submitted February 07, 2021 at 09:14PM by HenryCorp https://ift.tt/3jp6HtX
Tim Berners-Lee's plan to save the internet: give us back control of our data
Submitted February 07, 2021 at 06:58PM by speckz https://ift.tt/3jteCGk
How neo-Nazis used the internet to instigate a right-wing extremist crisis - The number of active hate groups in the US is falling as they find new places to hide online.
Submitted February 07, 2021 at 07:01PM by speckz https://ift.tt/2YTR4kQ
Verified Twitter Users Shared an All-Time-High Amount of Fake News in 2020
Submitted February 07, 2021 at 06:03PM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/3oZ7pPs
Pro-China network of fake accounts gain traction while praising China, mock U.S.
Submitted February 07, 2021 at 06:40PM by lotsofsweat https://ift.tt/39WFrjl
Microsoft will uninstall its old Edge browser from Windows PCs on April 13th
Submitted February 07, 2021 at 03:30PM by EnterpriseNews_Elf https://ift.tt/2Lva2Lq
Saturday, February 6, 2021
This FDA-Cleared Tongue Stimulator Can Reduce Snoring and Sleep Apnea
Submitted February 07, 2021 at 07:59AM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3cNa5NO
SpaceX filing reveals Starlink internet service has over 10,000 users
Submitted February 07, 2021 at 08:29AM by TheMildEngineer https://ift.tt/3rmgmUO
Harvard Scientists Trilayer Graphene Breakthrough Opens the Door for High Temperature Superconductors
Submitted February 07, 2021 at 06:22AM by LeDumonster https://ift.tt/39Wi4Gp
Google engineers quit after the company fired its star AI ethics researcher
Submitted February 07, 2021 at 08:25AM by TheMildEngineer https://ift.tt/2O3rTtF
A German man is keeping $60 million in bitcoin from police by never revealing his password
Submitted February 07, 2021 at 03:17AM by thebelsnickle1991 https://ift.tt/36NZKxt
Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Landing This Month
Submitted February 07, 2021 at 02:36AM by drawkbox https://ift.tt/2Ls8Vfx
Someone modded a Game Boy Color to act as a much better Apple TV remote
Submitted February 07, 2021 at 04:08AM by EnterpriseNews_Elf https://ift.tt/36ONSLy
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Submitted February 06, 2021 at 10:31PM by veritanuda https://ift.tt/3tAKZYD
At last, the regime that enabled Amazon's monopoly power is crumbling
Submitted February 06, 2021 at 07:32PM by HenryCorp https://ift.tt/2O4xzne
A new lens technology is primed to jumpstart phone cameras
Submitted February 06, 2021 at 07:12PM by a_Ninja_b0y https://ift.tt/3pUg6vO
Miami mayor says Elon Musk will tunnel under the city for just $30 million
Submitted February 06, 2021 at 06:17PM by thebelsnickle1991 https://ift.tt/3pX1uf9
Reddit banned a group of WallStreetBets moderators after they staged an attempted coup
Submitted February 06, 2021 at 05:25PM by Ayrane https://ift.tt/3jpITWK
Reddit stopped rogue r/WallStreetBets mods from taking over the community
Submitted February 06, 2021 at 06:10AM by jcepiano https://ift.tt/3oPgjPv
Friday, February 5, 2021
Klobuchar targets Big Tech with biggest antitrust overhaul in 45 years
Submitted February 06, 2021 at 07:55AM by javaxcore https://ift.tt/2YQm8C0
Amy Klobuchar's Big Antitrust Bill Wants to End the Age of Megamergers
Submitted February 06, 2021 at 03:07AM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3pWahOt
Microsoft suspends donations for politicians who attempted to overturn the 2020 election
Submitted February 06, 2021 at 03:10AM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/2MuzcdJ
Billionaire capitalists are designing humanity's future. Don't let them
Submitted February 06, 2021 at 02:16AM by x101y https://ift.tt/3aFSTab
Amazon has lost its bid to delay Alabama union vote - The election is set to begin on February 8th
Submitted February 06, 2021 at 12:17AM by Philo1927 https://ift.tt/3txHXEg
Microsoft says it won’t give money to Congress members who voted against Electoral College confirmation
Submitted February 06, 2021 at 12:58AM by i_love_anachronisms https://ift.tt/3tqcQKZ
Twitter thinks ads about climate change are bad. Big Oil's disinformation is fine, though.
Submitted February 05, 2021 at 07:59PM by pnewell https://ift.tt/3rm4br5
After Facebook ban, thousands in Myanmar take to Twitter to plead #RespectOurVotes
Submitted February 05, 2021 at 08:06PM by Acrzyguy https://ift.tt/3ttzdz2
They Stormed the Capitol. Their Apps Tracked Them. - Times Opinion was able to identify individuals from a trove of leaked smartphone location data.
Submitted February 05, 2021 at 07:53PM by grepnork https://ift.tt/3jjIiFU
New twist in layered graphene could advance superconductivity
Submitted February 05, 2021 at 06:55PM by stoich_cynic https://ift.tt/3pVZKCQ
South Korea unveils $43 billion plan for world's largest offshore wind farm
Submitted February 05, 2021 at 04:52PM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/2NYnND5
Cambridge Analytica Psychologist Advising Global COVID-19 Disinformation Network Linked to Nigel Farage and Conservative Party – Byline Times
Submitted February 05, 2021 at 03:40PM by DualFlush https://ift.tt/3tu02Dj
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Parler CEO Says He Was Fired by Board After He Proposed Cracking Down on QAnon, Terrorists and Hate Speech
Submitted February 05, 2021 at 05:59AM by giantyetifeet https://ift.tt/3pKO9Xj
Warnings of Growing 'Surveillance Empire' as AI Van Cameras Give Amazon 'Roaming Eyes in Every Neighborhood'
Submitted February 05, 2021 at 02:59AM by mom0nga https://ift.tt/2YYqPtz
Google collects a frightening amount of data about you. You can find and delete it now
Submitted February 04, 2021 at 11:41PM by wewewawa https://ift.tt/3rqOY7V
Parler CEO says board fired him for planning to ban “neo-Nazi” groups
Submitted February 05, 2021 at 01:10AM by imagepoem https://ift.tt/2YN0mid
Amazon stole tips money from drivers
Submitted February 04, 2021 at 11:10PM by asdfyjm https://ift.tt/3pQTOLk
Facebook has said it will no longer algorithmically recommend political groups to users, but experts warn that isn’t enough
Submitted February 04, 2021 at 11:46PM by grassrootbeer https://ift.tt/2Myizh7
Rioters Had Physical Access to Lawmakers’ Computers. How Bad Is That?
Submitted February 04, 2021 at 11:05PM by wewewawa https://ift.tt/3rnOhfW
Yellen says wants to "understand deeply" GameStop frenzy before taking action
Submitted February 04, 2021 at 07:23PM by geoxol https://ift.tt/3jlFrwb
Comcast Wants A Cookie For Suspending Its Bullshit Broadband Caps For a Few Months
Submitted February 04, 2021 at 08:05PM by User_Name13 https://ift.tt/2MY4BVq
Clearview AI’s Facial Recognition App Called Illegal in Canada
Submitted February 04, 2021 at 05:36PM by zsreport https://ift.tt/2MTeKmq
Make oil firms install electric car chargers in petrol stations, says thinktank
Submitted February 04, 2021 at 04:44PM by Fosse22 https://ift.tt/3oVEBHX
Two Google engineers resign over firing of AI ethics researcher Timnit Gebru
Submitted February 04, 2021 at 03:03PM by impishrat https://ift.tt/3tyr8JF
Chemists create and capture einsteinium, the elusive 99th element
Submitted February 04, 2021 at 12:38PM by dustofoblivion123 https://ift.tt/3ttkUL4
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Clearview AI ruled ‘illegal’ by Canadian privacy authorities
Submitted February 04, 2021 at 10:59AM by NotsoPG https://ift.tt/3tq3tL9
Comcast is delaying its rollout of 1.2TB data caps that would have hit 12 states in March
Submitted February 04, 2021 at 08:02AM by EnterpriseNews_Elf https://ift.tt/3oKJ1RF
University of Pennsylvania nursing student creates wearable light to prevent disrupting patients' sleep
Submitted February 04, 2021 at 07:03AM by wewewawa https://ift.tt/2YKadoZ
Amazon is using AI-equipped cameras in delivery vans and some drivers are concerned about privacy
Submitted February 04, 2021 at 07:03AM by speckz https://ift.tt/3rgExnB
Parler CEO John Matze says company's board fired him
Submitted February 04, 2021 at 06:09AM by fv7061 https://ift.tt/2MSSvgA
Parler CEO John Matze says he’s been terminated by board: ‘I did not participate in this decision’
Submitted February 04, 2021 at 05:14AM by ohnoh18 https://ift.tt/36DDs18
Elon Musk admits Tesla has quality problems
Submitted February 04, 2021 at 02:30AM by ohnoh18 https://ift.tt/39LUQCV
Israeli Jewish Antifa hacks KKK website, doxxes members
Submitted February 03, 2021 at 11:21PM by jms1225 https://ift.tt/2MS0cUh
Jeff Bezos’ resignation is a distraction – there is a bigger Amazon story we need to talk about
Submitted February 03, 2021 at 10:16PM by adamndsmith https://ift.tt/39Gc8RP
The Only Carbon Capture Plant in the US Just Closed
Submitted February 03, 2021 at 07:36PM by pnewell https://ift.tt/39H87N6
After Years Of Litigation, AT&T Customers Get A Measly $22 For Being Lied To Over 'Throttling'
Submitted February 03, 2021 at 07:59PM by User_Name13 https://ift.tt/3tp66wU
‘It’s about to get ugly’: Capitol invaders aided feds with Facebook posts, analysis finds
Submitted February 03, 2021 at 06:24PM by bobbyw24 https://ift.tt/3toDbc3
Coal to Exit From U.S. Power System by 2033, Morgan Stanley Says - Bloomberg
Submitted February 03, 2021 at 05:40PM by thispickleisntgreen https://ift.tt/3rhXYfQ
Tim Cook Ordered to Attend 7-Hour Deposition in Apple vs. Epic Games Lawsuit
Submitted February 03, 2021 at 12:08PM by eadcda https://ift.tt/3aqmlBe
Google Cloud lost $5.61 billion on $13.06 billion revenue last year
Submitted February 03, 2021 at 05:11AM by BlueZybez https://ift.tt/3tkZdwz
South Korea Leads World in Innovation; U.S. Drops Out of Top 10
Submitted February 03, 2021 at 12:05PM by tester25386 https://ift.tt/3arcxqx
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
SpaceX Starship explodes on landing in latest test of Mars-bound craft
Submitted February 03, 2021 at 03:49AM by MTPokitz https://ift.tt/2YDhGX1
Jeff Bezos steps down as Amazon CEO
Submitted February 03, 2021 at 02:47AM by firstcruiser https://ift.tt/2YAQiJa
Robinhood's rating has dropped back down to 1 star on Google's app store, and this time Google isn't riding to the rescue
Submitted February 02, 2021 at 11:08PM by EnterpriseNews_Elf https://ift.tt/3cFNh2F
Robert Downey Jr. is launching a new ‘rolling’ venture fund to back sustainability startups
Submitted February 02, 2021 at 09:51PM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/2Li2QlO
WallStreetBets says Reddit group hit by "large amount" of bot activity
Submitted February 02, 2021 at 09:43PM by AidThisFellowUser https://ift.tt/2MizDHX
Tesla to recall 134,951 U.S. vehicles under pressure from auto safety regulators
Submitted February 02, 2021 at 07:16PM by NecessaryStrain https://ift.tt/2YAzamG
Amazon's Ring Now Reportedly Partners With More Than 2,000 US Police and Fire Departments - Slashdot
Submitted February 02, 2021 at 06:16PM by PabstyLoudmouth https://ift.tt/3asylSI
The Right to Repair Movement Is Poised to Explode in 2021
Submitted February 02, 2021 at 06:15PM by speckz https://ift.tt/3rjfDDV
Why victims of AT&T unlimited-data throttling get only $22 in settlements - Victims of deceptive "unlimited" plans paid hundreds, get just a fraction back.
Submitted February 02, 2021 at 06:09PM by speckz https://ift.tt/36xE34k
Twitter Bans MyPillow Company Account After CEO Mike Lindell Hijacks It For Lies // Lindell used the MyPillow account to baselessly accuse Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey of being involved in election fraud.
Submitted February 02, 2021 at 06:28PM by imagepoem https://ift.tt/3aq6Id1
Tim Cook on Why It's Time to Fight the "Data-Industrial Complex"
Submitted February 02, 2021 at 04:58PM by superfakesuperfake https://ift.tt/3jdYj03
Monday, February 1, 2021
Robinhood plummets back down to a one-star rating on Google Play
Submitted February 02, 2021 at 08:17AM by TheMildEngineer https://ift.tt/3j6XEh3
iOS 14.5 will support PS5 DualSense and Xbox Series X controllers
Submitted February 02, 2021 at 12:35AM by mecoolai https://ift.tt/3aseOS6
Robinhood CEO expected to testify before U.S. House committee on February 18.
Submitted February 02, 2021 at 04:36AM by AdamCannon https://ift.tt/3rfjP7I
Google is shutting down its in-house Stadia game development studios
Submitted February 02, 2021 at 02:07AM by mepper https://ift.tt/2YCOEXo
VideoLAN is 20 years old today!
Submitted February 02, 2021 at 01:51AM by jbkempf https://ift.tt/2YwxbQq
Elon Musk's Neuralink implanted a chip into a monkey's brain and now he 'can play video games using his mind'
Submitted February 02, 2021 at 12:16AM by bambu92873 https://ift.tt/39AAe0q
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Submitted February 02, 2021 at 01:17AM by veritanuda https://ift.tt/3cuLtcq
Amazon’s Ring now reportedly partners with more than 2,000 US police and fire departments
Submitted February 01, 2021 at 07:41PM by -Gavin- https://ift.tt/3oDFwwq
Russia Is ‘Ready’ to Disconnect from Global Internet, Medvedev Says
Submitted February 01, 2021 at 11:16PM by quixotic_cynic https://ift.tt/3aneYdx
Ford and Google sign six-year deal for in-car connectivity and cloud services
Submitted February 01, 2021 at 10:06PM by pipsdontsqueak https://ift.tt/3oBYhAf
Elon Musk now controls over a quarter of all active satellites as SpaceX prepares to launch 1,000th Starlink
Submitted February 01, 2021 at 09:13PM by PoliticiansAlwaysLie https://ift.tt/3oGBsvc
China Has Stolen The Personal Data Of 80% Of American Adults: Report
Submitted February 01, 2021 at 08:18PM by DissonantNeuron https://ift.tt/3araSRR
Facebook knew in August ~70% of most active civic 'Groups' were too toxic to recommend to users
Submitted February 01, 2021 at 06:42PM by Sariel007 https://ift.tt/3r4Gt2i
Facebook knew it had a huge problem with hateful groups 5 months ahead of the Capitol riots, according to internal docs
Submitted February 01, 2021 at 06:27PM by Fr1sk3r https://ift.tt/2Yz6Lha
Twitter withholds the handles of The Caravan and other outspoken figures/organisations for content not upto the government's liking
Submitted February 01, 2021 at 05:23PM by zyrkor90 https://ift.tt/3oDdVvk
Communications Minister touts the opportunities of a Google-less Australia
Submitted February 01, 2021 at 03:32PM by EnterpriseNews_Elf https://ift.tt/3cvCRm6
Protonmail, Threema, Tresorit and Tutanota have joined forces to fight against encryption backdoors.
Submitted February 01, 2021 at 01:37PM by Cubezzzzz https://ift.tt/39yVDXE
India proposes social security benefits for gig workers in annual budget
Submitted February 01, 2021 at 02:41PM by papersupplies https://ift.tt/39BkcU1
Hedge fund Melvin sustains 53% loss after Reddit onslaught
Submitted February 01, 2021 at 02:11PM by a_Ninja_b0y https://ift.tt/3tn6099
Apple releases Chrome extension for iCloud passwords
Submitted February 01, 2021 at 01:03PM by dapperlemon https://ift.tt/3alRiGz