Friday, December 31, 2021
Amazon's plastic packaging waste could encircle the globe 500 times
Submitted December 31, 2021 at 11:52PM by Sweep145 https://ift.tt/3FIpKty
A program for cheaper internet for low-income Americans launches today
Submitted December 31, 2021 at 10:07PM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3sHf2Qi
BlackBerry will die on January 4th — for real this time
Submitted December 31, 2021 at 06:19PM by YouAreNotMeLiar https://ift.tt/3zg27pS
Apple investigates Indian iPhone plant after workers strike following mass food poisoning: Local media reports that 150 workers were hospitalized
Submitted December 31, 2021 at 07:34PM by PetyrDayne https://ift.tt/3mMg9KG
A Digital Manhunt: How Chinese Police Track Critics on Twitter and Facebook
Submitted December 31, 2021 at 05:45PM by Defiant_Race_7544 https://ift.tt/3eAf3gJ
Paraguay now produces 100% renewable electric energy
Submitted December 31, 2021 at 06:12PM by Majnum https://ift.tt/3sKcVLB
Thursday, December 30, 2021
University Loses 77 Terabytes of Valuable Supercomputer Data
Submitted December 31, 2021 at 03:51AM by darthatheos https://ift.tt/3zemovZ
University loses 77TB of research data due to backup error
Submitted December 30, 2021 at 11:10PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3z9n3i9
New York City orders 184 Mustang Mach-E cars for police and government use
Submitted December 30, 2021 at 08:08PM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3mKdMrQ
Tesla recalls nearly half a million Model 3 and Model S cars
Submitted December 30, 2021 at 08:05PM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3mFxIvJ
Foxconn India workers beset by worms in food, no running water
Submitted December 30, 2021 at 06:55PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3FIZDCz
Crowded dorms, no flush toilets and worms in food for women at Indian iPhone plant
Submitted December 30, 2021 at 06:35PM by Straight_Finding_756 https://ift.tt/32JGG47
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Europe's $12 billion Tesla battery rival produces its first lithium-ion cell
Submitted December 29, 2021 at 09:31PM by Defiant_Race_7544 https://ift.tt/3EEFKv0
After the Facebook whistleblower came forward, the company reportedly tried to discredit her reputation among politicians
Submitted December 30, 2021 at 12:55AM by Dull_Tonight https://ift.tt/3pEvWx8
Thinner than a pencil, these solar panels are set to revolutionise solar power
Submitted December 29, 2021 at 11:11PM by printial https://ift.tt/3z93u9E
Where is NASA's James Webb Space Telescope? Here's how to follow its progress.
Submitted December 29, 2021 at 09:27PM by Defiant_Race_7544 https://ift.tt/3n2yELd
Elon Musk says SpaceX will land humans on Mars in 10 years in the worst-case scenario
Submitted December 29, 2021 at 07:57PM by Successful-Bee-2492 https://ift.tt/3qssO6y
Spain's exceeds EU-dictated renewables, energy efficiency targets in 2020
Submitted December 29, 2021 at 05:16PM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/3ED6Dzq
Wi-Fi 6E speed could hit 1-2Gbps after court confirms FCC decision
Submitted December 29, 2021 at 06:31PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3ECkQgh
The Dirty Little Secret Developers Won't Tell You: Most Tech Is Just a Big Waste
Submitted December 29, 2021 at 05:52PM by Defiant_Race_7544 https://ift.tt/32z0hUX
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
Amazon says it fixed an error that led Alexa to tell a 10-year-old girl to put a penny in an electrical outlet
Submitted December 29, 2021 at 09:32AM by HentaiUwu_6969 https://ift.tt/3mGaIgm
At Least 70 Free-Floating Planets Discovered in a Nearby Region of the Milky Way
Submitted December 29, 2021 at 04:35AM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3Hgi9Tl
Hyundai reportedly stops developing new combustion engines
Submitted December 29, 2021 at 03:25AM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/32Hr2Gq
Study links increased screen time during pandemic with rise in mental, behavioral problems
Submitted December 29, 2021 at 12:13AM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/3FzSnZG
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is about to transform into its final form
Submitted December 28, 2021 at 10:58PM by PetyrDayne https://ift.tt/345D0dN
Alexa tells 10-year-old girl to put penny in plug socket
Submitted December 28, 2021 at 09:22PM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3HlbPtU
LastPass master passwords may have been compromised
Submitted December 28, 2021 at 09:10PM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/3eLOLbv
Alexa tells 10-year-old girl to put penny in plug socket
Submitted December 28, 2021 at 06:25PM by will_arctic https://ift.tt/3qyrCOY
Monday, December 27, 2021
Search Engine DuckDuckGo had another record year in 2021
Submitted December 28, 2021 at 06:38AM by seacobs https://ift.tt/32HJBKv
Public Broadband Internet Isn’t a Luxury — It’s a Necessity: Everybody needs high-speed internet. But private corporations will never provide it. The solution: treat internet infrastructure as a public utility, funded by the public and built by union workers.
Submitted December 28, 2021 at 04:31AM by beareatsfish https://ift.tt/3sDzUYL
Russia Blocks Privacy Service Tor In Latest Move To Control Internet
Submitted December 28, 2021 at 01:21AM by FreeFileRevolution https://ift.tt/33RaxIm
Apple Must Let Dating Apps Offer Alternative Payment Options in the App Store, Dutch Regulator Says | If Apple doesn't comply with the regulator's decision within two months, it could face a fine of up to $56.5 million.
Submitted December 27, 2021 at 06:21PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3Exxayr
3 Out Of 4 Americans Support Community Broadband, Yet 19 States Still Ban Or Hinder Such Networks
Submitted December 27, 2021 at 10:13PM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3JwTXy2
One-Third Of Programmers Use Marijuana While Working, With Many Touting Creative Benefits, Study Finds
Submitted December 27, 2021 at 08:14PM by Defiant_Race_7544 https://ift.tt/342akSU
CRISPR-edited Tomatoes Are Supposed to Help You Chill Out 'The first commercial food product to use the CRISPR gene editing technique increases levels of GABA in tomatoes.'
Submitted December 27, 2021 at 03:23PM by PetyrDayne https://ift.tt/3mzILXy
Foxconn must improve living conditions for workers at shuttered iPhone plant | A cluster of food poisoning incidents and a protest shut down an Apple iPhone factory in India, and the reopening has been postponed yet again because of poor worker living conditions.
Submitted December 27, 2021 at 06:28PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3Fwwx9j
Sunday, December 26, 2021
Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo grew by 46% in 2021
Submitted December 27, 2021 at 01:52AM by kry_some_more https://ift.tt/3esbxok
Amazon Reaches Labor Deal, Giving Workers More Power to Organize
Submitted December 26, 2021 at 11:57PM by beareatsfish https://ift.tt/3qog0hz
'AirTag found moving with you': Apple devices linked to suspected stalking and theft
Submitted December 26, 2021 at 10:21PM by thebelsnickle1991 https://ift.tt/3qjqWwU
Apple reportedly hires Meta's AR communications lead ahead of headset launch in 2022
Submitted December 26, 2021 at 08:12PM by TheEvilGhost https://ift.tt/3Fp7R2F
Hackers Gained Access to HP 9000 Servers and Mined Crypto Worth $110,000
Submitted December 26, 2021 at 05:26PM by Plankton-0932 https://ift.tt/3JfvtsS
Italian Tech Startup Revives Einstein’s Father’s Power Plant
Submitted December 26, 2021 at 07:55PM by Defiant_Race_7544 https://ift.tt/3psAAhp
Paralyzed man with brain chip posts ‘first direct-thought’ tweet
Submitted December 26, 2021 at 07:19PM by MCurry8 https://ift.tt/3mBa5ol
Saturday, December 25, 2021
Doctors in Oman use augmented reality to perform crucial spinal surgery
Submitted December 26, 2021 at 01:44AM by kry_some_more https://ift.tt/3Hbabe3
Air Force lab demonstrates key element for beaming solar power from space
Submitted December 26, 2021 at 05:14AM by DukkyDrake https://ift.tt/3EwgPK6
How fast can quantum computers process information? - study
Submitted December 25, 2021 at 09:56PM by Defiant_Race_7544 https://ift.tt/3Fs5Mmw
Renewables second-most prevalent US electricity source in 2020 — EIA
Submitted December 26, 2021 at 01:30AM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/3eql2Ew
Tesla cuts down carbon emission by 855,878 tons in China YTD
Submitted December 26, 2021 at 12:17AM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/3JirTyc
2021 showed us that trucks and SUVs don't need gas engines | Engadget
Submitted December 26, 2021 at 12:06AM by dapperlemon https://ift.tt/3Ft0yXD
A Japanese professor has created a lickable TV screen that can imitate the flavors of the food it displays
Submitted December 25, 2021 at 10:51PM by im-the-stig https://ift.tt/3elOVpA
NASA's $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope launches on epic mission to study early universe
Submitted December 25, 2021 at 07:35PM by Defiant_Race_7544 https://ift.tt/3mzowcl
Finnish man blows up Tesla car instead of replacing battery
Submitted December 25, 2021 at 07:37PM by thebelsnickle1991 https://ift.tt/3JjYaom
James Webb Space Telescope lifts off on historic mission
Submitted December 25, 2021 at 07:14PM by rbdnsingh https://ift.tt/3mzoL7s
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Submitted December 25, 2021 at 06:27PM by veritanuda https://ift.tt/310wTpW
Friday, December 24, 2021
U.S. Govt Launches Consultation on Upload Filters and Other Anti-Piracy Tools * TorrentFreak
Submitted December 25, 2021 at 03:20AM by Aggravating-Manner87 https://ift.tt/3yY3hG9
DoorDash will require all employees to deliver goods or perform other gigs, and some of them aren't happy
Submitted December 25, 2021 at 12:42AM by habichuelacondulce https://ift.tt/3J9FjMO
Apple Workers Stage Walkout Over Lack Of Protection, Healthcare, And Sick Pay
Submitted December 24, 2021 at 09:55PM by Lilyo https://ift.tt/3mvO9uS
Amazon agrees to make it easier for workers to organize unions on-site in settlement with labor board
Submitted December 24, 2021 at 08:31PM by PetyrDayne https://ift.tt/3JgfoTN
DARPA moves to phase 2 in long-endurance Manta Ray drone program
Submitted December 24, 2021 at 05:36PM by Devils_doohickey https://ift.tt/3yXA0v6
Intel apologizes to China for following US sanctions targeting Xinjiang ‘genocide’
Submitted December 24, 2021 at 05:47PM by The_Comrade_Joe https://ift.tt/3Jgay8V
Contrary to popular belief, Twitter's algorithm amplifies conservatives, not liberals: study
Submitted December 24, 2021 at 04:37PM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/3pnz6F5
Thursday, December 23, 2021
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Submitted December 11, 2021 at 02:54PM by veritanuda https://ift.tt/3lUSNCg
At long last, the world's most powerful space telescope is ready to launch. Decades of tension, debate, and determination have led to this moment, as the James Webb Space Telescope begins its million-mile journey into deep space.
Submitted December 24, 2021 at 12:17AM by Elsa-Fidelis https://ift.tt/3qor6mC
Amazon warned workers that its busy season could make them feel suicidal
Submitted December 23, 2021 at 11:32PM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/3H9pwfm
Facebook lost a bunch of talent in 2021 — here are the most notable departures
Submitted December 23, 2021 at 08:23PM by Defiant_Race_7544 https://ift.tt/32oF8wh
Amazon Web Services Outages Reported For Third Time This Month
Submitted December 23, 2021 at 04:32PM by Defiant_Race_7544 https://ift.tt/3H6IRxv
2021 was the year the world finally turned on Facebook | Can a name change save the company’s tarnished reputation?
Submitted December 23, 2021 at 07:23PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3Fo0NmJ
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
Better than Photoshop: AI synthesizes and edits complex images from a text description -- and they're mind-bogglingly good
Submitted December 23, 2021 at 08:06AM by s_qm_a11m https://ift.tt/3HchBOp
Mark Zuckerberg Is TNR’s 2021 Scoundrel of the Year - The nitwit founder of Facebook has created the worst, most damaging website in the world. And we’re just supposed to accept it.
Submitted December 22, 2021 at 10:01PM by speckz https://ift.tt/3yQFR5A
McDonald's targets kids in lower-income countries with social media posts, study finds
Submitted December 22, 2021 at 04:57PM by Defiant_Race_7544 https://ift.tt/30V87HO
Tech billionaire quits Mormon church and gives $600k to LGBTQ group
Submitted December 22, 2021 at 07:50PM by Defiant_Race_7544 https://ift.tt/3pk1Crb
Harvard professor found guilty of lying about Chinese government ties
Submitted December 22, 2021 at 07:51PM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3snHTsJ
World's largest offshore wind farm generates its first power
Submitted December 22, 2021 at 05:18PM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/32qnpVp
Americans widely distrust Facebook, TikTok and Instagram with their data, poll finds
Submitted December 22, 2021 at 05:19PM by 08830 https://ift.tt/3mpVFXS
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
It’s time for car companies to shut up about electric vehicles and just ship them
Submitted December 22, 2021 at 03:05AM by Abscess2 https://ift.tt/3sxVaPg
DuckDuckGo working on a standalone web browser for Mac & Windows
Submitted December 22, 2021 at 07:06AM by kry_some_more https://ift.tt/3mq8DoC
Google CEO addresses employee concerns about loss of 'candor, honesty, humility and frankness' by execs
Submitted December 22, 2021 at 04:41AM by Defiant_Race_7544 https://ift.tt/33CJErx
Apple Employee Blows Whistle on Illegal Spying and Toxic Working Conditions
Submitted December 21, 2021 at 08:48PM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3FngTx5
75% of Steam's Top 1000 games work on Linux now
Submitted December 21, 2021 at 07:48PM by GroundbreakingPea9 https://ift.tt/3Fh8Q4X
Dramatic growth in mental-health apps has created a risky industry. Customers’ “emotional data” can be hacked, and no one is checking if the apps work
Submitted December 21, 2021 at 06:55PM by veritanuda https://ift.tt/3et7Xut
Facebook's reputation is so bad, the company must pay even more now to hire and retain talent. Some are calling it a 'brand tax' as tech workers fear a 'black mark' on their careers.
Submitted December 21, 2021 at 08:04PM by Dull_Tonight https://ift.tt/3eb5JzF
Monday, December 20, 2021
How to lure employees back to the office? You can't. Not now. Not ever.
Submitted December 21, 2021 at 02:40AM by CrankyBear https://ift.tt/3EgB5PY
Revealed: the Florida power company pushing legislation to slow rooftop solar
Submitted December 21, 2021 at 01:49AM by altmorty https://ift.tt/3snL1F4
Tesla allegedly remotely unlocks Model 3 owner’s car, uses smart summon to help repo agent - If you don’t pay up every month, Tesla might side with the bank to help them repossess your car.
Submitted December 21, 2021 at 02:27AM by speckz https://ift.tt/3qwdVjR
The US could reliably run on clean energy by 2050
Submitted December 20, 2021 at 11:07PM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3mnlyb0
Meta shareholders call for oversight audit
Submitted December 20, 2021 at 09:20PM by T-H-E-O-R-A-C-L-E https://ift.tt/3EfnM2j
Amazon workers are organizing to push the company to allow workers to keep their phones with them during their shifts and adopt an inclement weather policy.
Submitted December 20, 2021 at 08:57PM by Joehlyi https://ift.tt/3H0hCow
Pfizer To Enter The Medical Cannabis Industry With $6.7 Billion Acquisition
Submitted December 20, 2021 at 07:29PM by Defiant_Race_7544 https://ift.tt/3EdfGaj
Elon Musk says he will pay over $11 billion in taxes this year
Submitted December 20, 2021 at 06:00PM by Defiant_Race_7544 https://ift.tt/3e8EllF
Scientists taught a petri dish of brain cells to play pong faster than an AI
Submitted December 20, 2021 at 06:42PM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/3GYGs89
Sunday, December 19, 2021
Malaysia's updated copyright law imprisons streaming pirates for up to 20 years
Submitted December 20, 2021 at 08:02AM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3p8TkCC
Amazon scraps new ban on phones in warehouses 'until further notice'
Submitted December 20, 2021 at 02:07AM by maki23 https://ift.tt/3JfmtEj
Some Google Employees Consider Quitting Over Mandatory Office Return
Submitted December 19, 2021 at 07:51PM by spark_stark https://ift.tt/32hooHc
It's time to stop hero worshiping the tech billionaires
Submitted December 19, 2021 at 09:25PM by Defiant_Race_7544 https://ift.tt/3p9FiR5
Amazon reportedly paused plans to reinstate a ban on warehouse workers having phones after 6 died in a tornado
Submitted December 19, 2021 at 08:10PM by Sumit316 https://ift.tt/3qcFluz
Putting the fear of bass into mosquitofish—with a robot. A notorious invasive species stays scared for weeks after seeing a fake predator.
Submitted December 19, 2021 at 07:09PM by Sariel007 https://ift.tt/3e7eg6C
Smartphones Are a New Tax on the Poor
Submitted December 19, 2021 at 06:08PM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/3p9zual
Saturday, December 18, 2021
Why can’t we make good quality Zoom calls or easily program our smart TVs? Because big tech is fixated on novelty
Submitted December 18, 2021 at 11:26PM by Defiant_Race_7544 https://ift.tt/3slUZGO
Leaked SoCal hospital records reveal huge, automated markups for healthcare
Submitted December 19, 2021 at 12:39AM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3FaDblE
Has anyone else lost confidence on YouTube videos ever since they removed the dislike button?
Submitted December 18, 2021 at 10:58PM by FreetoYT https://ift.tt/3J0r9xo
Nvidia sold hundreds of GeForce RTX 3070 FE GPUs directly to a single crypto miner under a special agreement amidst a global GPU shortage
Submitted December 18, 2021 at 09:28PM by LookAtThatBacon https://ift.tt/3Fgn8Ty
The Five-Day Office Week Isn’t Coming Back. WFH Is Here to Stay.
Submitted December 18, 2021 at 08:14PM by Sumit316 https://ift.tt/3q0OLcI
Comcast delays new data caps for at least another year, which is weird because it should be forever - Twelve states avoid onerous fees till 2023 — now do the rest of us
Submitted December 18, 2021 at 07:08PM by Philo1927 https://ift.tt/3EbPtZA
JPMorgan hit with $200 million in fines for letting employees use WhatsApp to evade regulators' reach
Submitted December 18, 2021 at 06:26PM by Defiant_Race_7544 https://ift.tt/3E9BWlx
Friday, December 17, 2021
Boston Police Bought Spy Tech With a Pot of Money Hidden From the Public
Submitted December 18, 2021 at 08:05AM by Exastiken https://ift.tt/3md9NUc
YouTube quietly updates their API to break all dislike browser addons
Submitted December 18, 2021 at 03:16AM by kry_some_more https://ift.tt/3J2OApR
Special Report: Amazon partnered with China propaganda arm
Submitted December 18, 2021 at 01:09AM by esporx https://ift.tt/3GS8DFF
Anti-5G necklaces found to be radioactive
Submitted December 17, 2021 at 11:38PM by n1ght_w1ng08 https://ift.tt/3dZCFuX
Amazon shareholders are calling for independent audit of how the company treats workers
Submitted December 17, 2021 at 09:34PM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3q85N8K
Boston Police Bought Spy Tech With a Pot of Money Hidden From the Public
Submitted December 17, 2021 at 06:24PM by Defiant_Race_7544 https://ift.tt/3e7crX7
Lightyear's New Solar EV Will Require Five Times Less Charging Than Its Predecessor
Submitted December 17, 2021 at 05:10PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/30DekrG
An Amazon driver was told she would be fired if she stopped delivering packages during tornado warnings: report
Submitted December 17, 2021 at 06:37PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3e5TTqc
Thursday, December 16, 2021
A Man Has Been Searching for a $357M Bitcoin Hard Drive for Almost 10 Years
Submitted December 16, 2021 at 11:31PM by kry_some_more https://ift.tt/3p1ANI9
Gmail accounts are used in 91% of all baiting email attacks
Submitted December 16, 2021 at 10:32PM by spark_stark https://ift.tt/3yFzy4Q
Metaverse vision requires 1000x more computational power, says Intel
Submitted December 16, 2021 at 04:52PM by HentaiUwu_6969 https://ift.tt/3ITBVWa
Amazon Workers Say They’re Pressured to Work in Dangerous Weather
Submitted December 16, 2021 at 07:15PM by spark_stark https://ift.tt/3GO0e63
New York City bans new natural gas hookups in step toward all-electric future
Submitted December 16, 2021 at 03:42PM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/3E0uEQV
Reddit confidentially files to go public after explosive growth fueled by meme stock chatter
Submitted December 16, 2021 at 06:04PM by Successful-Bee-2492 https://ift.tt/324Yma3
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
T-Mobile announces $20 an hour minimum wage for all employees
Submitted December 16, 2021 at 06:59AM by CapitalCourse https://ift.tt/3GEh87g
Amazon Ring patents describe a dystopian future where networks of cameras identify 'suspicious' people by recognizing their faces, retinas, skin texture, gait, voice, and even odor
Submitted December 16, 2021 at 02:36AM by speckz https://ift.tt/3GMif4H
A scientist who taught rats how to play Doom II wants to stream it on Twitch
Submitted December 15, 2021 at 11:55PM by esporx https://ift.tt/3m7j9B9
Scientists Just Found a 'Significant' Volume of Water Inside Mars' Grand Canyon
Submitted December 15, 2021 at 10:55PM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/3F2OWL0
AmazonSmile donated more than $40,000 to anti-vaccine groups in 2020
Submitted December 15, 2021 at 07:15PM by poomata https://ift.tt/3ytY48H
Documents link Huawei to China’s surveillance programs
Submitted December 15, 2021 at 06:28PM by LisaMck041 https://ift.tt/3oTh4dM
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Google says unvaccinated employees will lose pay, eventually be fired
Submitted December 15, 2021 at 06:22AM by Pessimist2020 https://ift.tt/3oUQJfh
Spacecraft enters the Sun's corona for the first time in history
Submitted December 14, 2021 at 11:37PM by thebelsnickle1991 https://ift.tt/3m3Czqm
Facebook put profit before Rohingya lives. Now it must pay its dues
Submitted December 14, 2021 at 11:13PM by altmorty https://ift.tt/3GMUYQn
Nike just bought a virtual shoe company that makes NFTs and sneakers ‘for the metaverse’
Submitted December 14, 2021 at 05:22PM by HentaiUwu_6969 https://ift.tt/3GEWJ1S
SSU exposes ‘farm’ that ‘grew’ bots for pro-Russian Internet agents
Submitted December 14, 2021 at 08:20PM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/3IOTCq0
Big Tech firms could face criminal sanctions if they don't police unsolicited dick pics
Submitted December 14, 2021 at 06:25PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3m3OCDY
Woman lost @metaverse Instagram handle days after Facebook name change: Nearly decade-old account was blocked for "pretending to be someone else"
Submitted December 14, 2021 at 07:04PM by SAT0725 https://ift.tt/3EYfnS2
Monday, December 13, 2021
Kronos hit with ransomware, warns of data breach and 'several week' outage - The HR management platform has already informed major customers, like the city government of Cleveland, about the attack.
Submitted December 14, 2021 at 03:43AM by _hiddenscout https://ift.tt/3DSmIkv
Prison Phone Companies Are Recording Attorney-Client Calls Across the US
Submitted December 14, 2021 at 12:48AM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3pWfVRS
Time Person of the Year: Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, named most influential of 2021
Submitted December 13, 2021 at 09:18PM by supercharging https://ift.tt/3DPTH9k
Bugs in billions of WiFi, Bluetooth chips allow password, data theft
Submitted December 13, 2021 at 10:39PM by giuliomagnifico https://ift.tt/3IITZSV
Apple is about to become the world's first $3 trillion company
Submitted December 13, 2021 at 09:14PM by supercharging https://ift.tt/31NKO38
It's 'inexcusable' that Amazon asked staff to work during severe weather that collapsed a warehouse roof in Illinois, union says
Submitted December 13, 2021 at 08:33PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3IDR65M
Her Instagram Handle Was ‘Metaverse.’ Last Month, It Vanished. - Five days after Facebook changed its name to Meta, an Australian artist found herself blocked, with seemingly no recourse, from an account documenting nearly a decade of her life and work.
Submitted December 13, 2021 at 07:44PM by speckz https://ift.tt/3dMh34V
Sunday, December 12, 2021
Deadly Collapse at Amazon Warehouse Puts Spotlight on Phone Ban
Submitted December 13, 2021 at 04:01AM by marji80 https://ift.tt/3s029Ar
‘Pollution everywhere’: how one-click shopping is creating Amazon warehouse towns
Submitted December 13, 2021 at 03:37AM by Hrmbee https://ift.tt/3oPRW7u
Keanu Reeves Thinks NFTs Are A Joke
Submitted December 13, 2021 at 02:03AM by esporx https://ift.tt/31Kk4R5
Amazon is misleading consumers with 'deceptive' ads in search results, FTC complaint says
Submitted December 12, 2021 at 11:11PM by thebelsnickle1991 https://ift.tt/31QIqIO
Japanese scientists create vaccine for aging to eliminate aged cells, reversing artery stiffening, frailty, and diabetes in normal and accelerated aging mice
Submitted December 12, 2021 at 10:22PM by Defiant_Race_7544 https://ift.tt/3oOjDOa
New FDA-approved eye drops could replace reading glasses for millions: "It's definitely a life changer"
Submitted December 12, 2021 at 05:57PM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/3GFXszZ
Saturday, December 11, 2021
Reddit-trained artificial intelligence warns researchers about... itself
Submitted December 12, 2021 at 09:50AM by kry_some_more https://ift.tt/3dLvfuW
44 House Dems Urge FCC, FTC to Boost Privacy Protections for Consumers' Location Data
Submitted December 12, 2021 at 05:55AM by meatballsinsugo https://ift.tt/3dK84Be
Capitol rioters' social media posts influencing sentencings
Submitted December 12, 2021 at 05:33AM by esporx https://ift.tt/3pO58ct
Watchdog: Federal anti-terror unit investigated journalists
Submitted December 12, 2021 at 04:26AM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/3ILbWjY
Turkish president calls social media a 'threat to democracy'
Submitted December 12, 2021 at 01:44AM by lIlIIlIIIlIII https://ift.tt/3dYiwFD
Earth Is Getting a ‘Black Box’ to Hold Humans Accountable for Climate Change | When a plane crashes, its flight recorder is critical to piecing together the missteps that led to calamity. Now the planet is getting its own in case it self-destructs.
Submitted December 12, 2021 at 12:52AM by MortWellian https://ift.tt/3yfMz4V
Tesla hit with second sexual harassment lawsuit in a month, worker alleges her manager massaged her and said he 'is big down there'
Submitted December 11, 2021 at 07:07PM by Successful-Bee-2492 https://ift.tt/3IIKLGc
Nobel Peace laureates blast tech giants and warn against rising authoritarianism
Submitted December 11, 2021 at 06:28PM by Defiant_Race_7544 https://ift.tt/3IDQRaR
Friday, December 10, 2021
Top Excel experts will battle it out in an esports-like competition this weekend
Submitted December 11, 2021 at 10:34AM by informationtiger https://ift.tt/3Gwu66Y
Major U.S. utilities plan coast-to-coast, EV-charging network
Submitted December 11, 2021 at 12:28AM by altmorty https://ift.tt/3GCjq6X
Better.com's CEO is 'taking time off effective immediately' after firing 900 employees on Zoom
Submitted December 10, 2021 at 11:24PM by Successful-Bee-2492 https://ift.tt/3pOTEWf
How the 3G Shutdown in 2022 Could Screw Your Car - Smartphones are getting faster, but some older connected cars may lose service forever.
Submitted December 10, 2021 at 08:33PM by speckz https://ift.tt/3DPsqnu
It's Increasingly Obvious Apple's 'Do Not Track' Button Is Privacy Theater
Submitted December 10, 2021 at 09:00PM by JRepin https://ift.tt/3IGkZCs
Mercedes-Benz DRIVE PILOT captures world’s first approval for hands-free driving
Submitted December 10, 2021 at 04:41PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3DUK757
In breakthrough, DeepMind's AI has cracked two mathematical problems that have stumped experts for decades
Submitted December 10, 2021 at 05:16PM by Saanvi_Sen https://ift.tt/3IDuAtH
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Activision Blizzard employees create strike fund while taking steps toward unionization
Submitted December 09, 2021 at 10:55PM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/31GZhO8
Facebook Misidentified Thousands Of Political Advertisements: Study
Submitted December 09, 2021 at 09:47PM by Defiant_Race_7544 https://ift.tt/3y8Ow30
Facebook still won’t give up Instagram for Kids
Submitted December 09, 2021 at 08:06PM by EverthingsAlrightNow https://ift.tt/3rSk0cu
Instagram head says it’s bringing back the chronological feed
Submitted December 09, 2021 at 06:01PM by Hrmbee https://ift.tt/3dwEOOt
The US government is asking Tesla why it lets people play video games while driving
Submitted December 09, 2021 at 06:43PM by Successful-Bee-2492 https://ift.tt/3EEYHyx
Amazon fined $1.3 billion for abusing market position in Italy
Submitted December 09, 2021 at 05:58PM by Defiant_Race_7544 https://ift.tt/31IcCWj
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
The metaverse could let Silicon Valley track your facial expressions, blood pressure, and your breathing rates — showing exactly why our internet laws need updating
Submitted December 09, 2021 at 04:57AM by Dull_Tonight https://ift.tt/31MHpko
The U.S. seized a record $1 billion of bitcoin a year ago. Its value has tripled.
Submitted December 08, 2021 at 10:40PM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3oCu33w
Blizzard victim says she was demoted after reporting sexual harassment
Submitted December 09, 2021 at 01:24AM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3Exr4yJ
Suicide pods now legal in Switzerland, providing users with a painless death
Submitted December 08, 2021 at 11:23PM by OlympicAnalEater https://ift.tt/3DARLRY
Amazon’s search results are full of ads ‘unlawfully deceiving’ consumers, new complaint to FTC claims
Submitted December 08, 2021 at 06:41PM by 08830 https://ift.tt/3oAaGI5
Solar farms are now starting to replace golf courses
Submitted December 08, 2021 at 04:57PM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/3EwC1R4
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Verizon overrides users’ opt-out preferences in push to collect browsing history
Submitted December 08, 2021 at 07:20AM by habichuelacondulce https://ift.tt/3Dz15FT
NASA returns Hubble Space Telescope back to full science operations
Submitted December 08, 2021 at 04:48AM by Defiant_Race_7544 https://ift.tt/3Eyu3Hd
An Amazon server outage is causing problems for Alexa, Ring, Disney Plus, and others
Submitted December 07, 2021 at 11:04PM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3ptKYEk
AWS us-east-1 outage brings down services around the world
Submitted December 07, 2021 at 10:36PM by archetype1 https://ift.tt/3dqRZQQ
Apple CEO Tim Cook 'Secretly' Signed $275 Billion Deal With China in 2016
Submitted December 07, 2021 at 09:25PM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3Ex7WRm
Apple made secret 5-year $275B deal with Chinese government
Submitted December 07, 2021 at 09:02PM by habichuelacondulce https://ift.tt/3EB2A7H
Facebook: Fake scientist used to spread anti-US propaganda
Submitted December 07, 2021 at 03:31PM by IvyGold https://ift.tt/3rIJ8SQ
Microsoft seizes domains used by “highly sophisticated” hackers in China
Submitted December 07, 2021 at 06:49PM by swingadmin https://ift.tt/3dIHd8V
Monday, December 6, 2021
Meta sued in excess of $150 billion for its role in Rohingya genocide
Submitted December 07, 2021 at 11:00AM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/31CR50O
Tesla Faked Original Full Self-Driving Video, Former Employees Allege
Submitted December 07, 2021 at 09:08AM by Enron_Musk https://ift.tt/3DxV2RT
Meta has a "moral obligation" to make its mental health research transparent, scientists say
Submitted December 07, 2021 at 04:54AM by QuicklyThisWay https://ift.tt/3DsYv47
Rohingya refugees sue Facebook for over $150 billion, alleging the social network helped foster Myanmar's 10-year genocide
Submitted December 07, 2021 at 03:06AM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/31yMTzh
Stem cell-based treatment produces insulin in patients with Type 1 diabetes
Submitted December 06, 2021 at 11:04PM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3GhG18p
The Popular Family Safety App Life360 Is Selling Precise Location Data on Its Tens of Millions of Users
Submitted December 06, 2021 at 09:54PM by EverthingsAlrightNow https://ift.tt/3rFzctj
YouTube reveals millions of videos get hit with incorrect copyright claims | Creators have complained about the claims and appeal process
Submitted December 06, 2021 at 10:49PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/31GvzZq
There's $2B for Broadband on Reservations. It Won't Be Enough
Submitted December 06, 2021 at 07:29PM by temporarycreature https://ift.tt/3lGmg2K
Apple M1 Max chips could be stacked together to create monster 40-core processor
Submitted December 06, 2021 at 05:46PM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/3xZD3m9
SEC probes Tesla over whistleblower claims on solar panel defects
Submitted December 06, 2021 at 08:10PM by Renxer0002 https://ift.tt/3xXquYH
Seaborg's molten salt invention may be the new lithium-ion battery
Submitted December 06, 2021 at 07:29PM by Drahy https://ift.tt/2ZWYyHE
Canon breaks through with image sensor that can see in the dark
Submitted December 06, 2021 at 06:55PM by KinnerNevada https://ift.tt/31wzR5M
The Verizon app might be collecting your browsing history and more | Verizon says it’s to better “understand your interests”
Submitted December 06, 2021 at 04:39PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3lDlVhj
AI Is Discovering Patterns in Pure Mathematics That Have Never Been Seen Before
Submitted December 06, 2021 at 03:24PM by Maxcactus https://ift.tt/3do2EM9
Sunday, December 5, 2021
Pittsburgh Woman’s Food Rescue App Diverts 20 Million Pounds of Surplus into 17mil Meals For Those in Need
Submitted December 06, 2021 at 10:55AM by HentaiUwu_6969 https://ift.tt/3InWr0X
US military has reportedly acted against ransomware groups
Submitted December 06, 2021 at 06:22AM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3DvGToe
Return Of The Drive-In: EV Charging With Food Delivered To Car
Submitted December 06, 2021 at 05:24AM by MT_Flesch https://ift.tt/3lCgkHV
Judge tears apart Texas social media law for violating First Amendment
Submitted December 06, 2021 at 05:25AM by EverthingsAlrightNow https://ift.tt/3psvhgH
ESA head says Europe needs to stop facilitating Elon Musk’s ambitions in space - Musk's thousands of satellites risk crowding others out of low-Earth orbits.
Submitted December 06, 2021 at 04:03AM by Hrmbee https://ift.tt/3doykAY
Elon Musk being allowed to ‘make the rules’ in space, ESA chief warns
Submitted December 06, 2021 at 01:28AM by ntrsfrml https://ift.tt/3EwcNSU
Researchers shrink camera to the size of a salt grain
Submitted December 05, 2021 at 09:24PM by seacobs https://ift.tt/3lzEYc0
Ford and Honda hit with major recalls over brake and hood issues
Submitted December 05, 2021 at 10:00PM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/3337kFl
Someone Is Running Hundreds of Malicious Servers on Tor Network
Submitted December 05, 2021 at 09:43PM by BalticsFox https://ift.tt/3rDDxgO
Elon Musk Suggests People Over 70 Shouldn't Run for Political Office
Submitted December 05, 2021 at 08:28PM by -Gavin- https://ift.tt/3xTZwkJ
Amazon is making its own containers and bypassing supply chain chaos with chartered ships and long-haul planes
Submitted December 05, 2021 at 06:55PM by Philo1927 https://ift.tt/3Ijkdex
Stanford launches first class taught completely in virtual reality
Submitted December 05, 2021 at 12:56PM by avadhutsawant https://ift.tt/3opsLsw
A New 'Sight-Restoring' Bionic Eye Took One Step Closer to Human Trials
Submitted December 05, 2021 at 12:58PM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/3Im5srl
U.S. labor movement's next frontier is the tech industry, AFL-CIO's Shuler says
Submitted December 05, 2021 at 12:26PM by thinkB4WeSpeak https://ift.tt/3djo50O
Saturday, December 4, 2021
Apple will make fewer iPhones in response to weakening demand and supply
Submitted December 05, 2021 at 11:58AM by 31456 https://ift.tt/32QNcGg
Researchers working to develop a safer lithium-ion battery free from the risk of catching fire found a solution by replacing a flammable organic solvent with water. Team members hope to make the battery commercially available within three years
Submitted December 05, 2021 at 11:01AM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/3IoGHL5
Clearview AI set to get patent for controversial facial recognition tech
Submitted December 05, 2021 at 07:24AM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3EtdtZb
Twitter reportedly suspended accounts by mistake after extremists abused new private media policy
Submitted December 05, 2021 at 01:02AM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3dmSI5q
Condo Association Bans Owners From Parking EVs In The Garage
Submitted December 04, 2021 at 10:21PM by mikey_croatia https://ift.tt/3omJHzC
Bitcoin falls by a fifth, cryptos see $1 billion worth liquidated
Submitted December 04, 2021 at 11:31PM by Tomahawkin95 https://ift.tt/31yrwxV
Google Scraps Return to Office Plans, but Encourages Staff to Come In to ‘Regain Muscle Memory’
Submitted December 04, 2021 at 10:23PM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3G5o9xE
Univ. of Washington researchers to test psilocybin in healthcare workers affected by pandemic
Submitted December 04, 2021 at 10:29PM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3disHo3
Bitcoin slumps nearly 20%; El Salvador buys the dip again
Submitted December 04, 2021 at 10:18PM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3Er6Ne2
Better.com CEO publicly attacks laid off employees, accusing them of 'stealing' by working only two hours daily
Submitted December 04, 2021 at 06:27PM by Drewy99 https://ift.tt/3op0zpI
'Bombshell': Israeli Spyware Used to Hack iPhones of US State Department Officials | Calling the Israel-based spyware maker NSO Group an "in-plain-sight national security threat," one expert warned that "a multi-agency investigation is immediately needed."
Submitted December 04, 2021 at 07:30PM by Majnum https://ift.tt/3EqwbAP
CEO Feels Terrible About Laying Off 900 Employees Over Video Chat, Does It Anyway
Submitted December 04, 2021 at 04:50PM by meatballsinsugo https://ift.tt/2ZRAiqm
Feds charge two men with claiming ownership of others' songs to steal YouTube royalty payments
Submitted December 04, 2021 at 12:23PM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/3rAi9ZJ
Friday, December 3, 2021
Verizon May Have Just Enrolled You in a Data-Collection Scheme–Here's How to Get Out
Submitted December 04, 2021 at 05:06AM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3om7VdB
Someone is hacking receipt printers with 'antiwork' messages
Submitted December 04, 2021 at 12:39AM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3luFoAI
U.S. State Department phones hacked with Israeli company spyware
Submitted December 03, 2021 at 10:47PM by New_Particular7075 https://ift.tt/3oj7X5F
Emails show what happened before Missouri gov. falsely called journalist a “hacker”
Submitted December 03, 2021 at 11:15PM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/3dmp5kE
Hundreds of Solar Farms Built Atop Closed Landfills Are Turning Brownfields into Green Fields
Submitted December 03, 2021 at 10:59PM by HentaiUwu_6969 https://ift.tt/3ojvqnm
Italy fines Amazon, Apple $338 million for anticompetitive sales of Beats headphones
Submitted December 03, 2021 at 10:11PM by Massimo24ore https://ift.tt/3ltUvtR
Fake COVID-19 vaccine certificates are being sold on the dark web
Submitted December 03, 2021 at 09:54PM by thebelsnickle1991 https://ift.tt/32QICI1
U.S. Indicts Two Men for Running a $20 Million YouTube Content ID Scam
Submitted December 03, 2021 at 09:43PM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3ps3TiU
Microsoft backtracks on Windows 11’s controversial default browser changes | Windows 11 will now make it easier to change default browsers
Submitted December 03, 2021 at 06:47PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/32XX69h
Hackers Are Spamming Businesses’ Receipt Printers With ‘Antiwork’ Manifestos
Submitted December 03, 2021 at 01:55PM by ccnafr https://ift.tt/3G9UW4z
A major milestone has been breached in the quest for fusion energy. For the first time, a fusion reaction has achieved a record 1.3 megajoule energy output – and for the first time, exceeding energy absorbed by the fuel used to trigger it.
Submitted December 03, 2021 at 05:39PM by Devils_doohickey https://ift.tt/3ojY343
Finally, a Fusion Reaction Has Generated More Energy Than Absorbed by The Fuel
Submitted December 03, 2021 at 03:40PM by kkk868652 https://ift.tt/3G8IYIv
Thursday, December 2, 2021
Another Porn Site Says Banks Forced It to Stop Paying Sex Workers
Submitted December 03, 2021 at 07:22AM by LolaHunt https://ift.tt/31hpeUr
Facebook sold ads comparing vaccine to Holocaust
Submitted December 03, 2021 at 07:21AM by esporx https://ift.tt/3dd6irZ
FTC sues to block Nvidia’s $40 billion acquisition of Arm
Submitted December 03, 2021 at 04:40AM by Philo1927 https://ift.tt/31lOOXU
FDA approves Penn’s ‘glowing tumor’ imaging drug to identify ovarian cancer cells
Submitted December 03, 2021 at 03:53AM by seacobs https://ift.tt/3DiJMJ3
China-based Covid disinformation operation pushed fake Swiss scientist, Facebook says | Facebook researchers said they found evidence that the person was the creation of a Chinese cybersecurity company.
Submitted December 03, 2021 at 03:28AM by Exastiken https://ift.tt/3IfRQ0Q
US rejects calls for regulating or banning ‘killer robots’
Submitted December 03, 2021 at 03:15AM by Sweep145 https://ift.tt/3Eejclz
The FTC is suing to block Nvidia’s $40 billion purchase of Arm
Submitted December 03, 2021 at 02:31AM by misana123 https://ift.tt/3ohEUPZ
2020 was the first year in which renewable wind, solar, hydropower, and biomass and waste power provided the entirety of growth in global power generation
Submitted December 02, 2021 at 11:48PM by altmorty https://ift.tt/3rtj523
Report: U.S. Has 9th Most Expensive Broadband On The Planet
Submitted December 02, 2021 at 10:31PM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3Dmql1L
US government agencies bought Chinese surveillance tech despite federal ban
Submitted December 02, 2021 at 10:22PM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3G5rVaj
We’re researchers from the Mozilla Foundation. We spent almost 1000 hours researching the privacy and security of this year’s most popular connected gifts to find out which ones are creepy and which ones aren’t. Ask us anything!
Submitted December 02, 2021 at 10:24PM by Mozilla-Foundation https://ift.tt/3ddnttO
Crime Prediction Software Promised to Be Free of Biases. New Data Shows It Perpetuates Them: Millions of crime predictions left on an unsecured server show PredPol mostly avoided Whiter neighborhoods, targeted Blacks and Latino neighborhoods.
Submitted December 02, 2021 at 08:10PM by epsd101 https://ift.tt/3prWiRI
Microsoft’s new Windows prompts try to stop people downloading Chrome
Submitted December 02, 2021 at 05:28PM by LordofWhore https://ift.tt/2ZMQlpB
Facebook takes down China-based network spreading false COVID-19 claims
Submitted December 02, 2021 at 05:08PM by Pessimist2020 https://ift.tt/3Ego3mj
Judge blocks Texas bill aimed at preventing social media companies from deplatforming people based on their 'viewpoint'
Submitted December 02, 2021 at 06:01PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3xLHz7K
Browser Extension Brings Back Dislike Count to YouTube Videos
Submitted December 02, 2021 at 04:02PM by AnonCaptain0022 https://ift.tt/3dbU82J
Scientists Make Huge Breakthrough to Give AI Mathematical Capabilities Never Seen Before
Submitted December 02, 2021 at 02:39PM by fungussa https://ift.tt/3ogSTWu
Data hacked for 400,000 Planned Parenthood LA patients
Submitted December 02, 2021 at 11:57AM by esporx https://ift.tt/3xHLhPO
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Facebook lifts Kyle Rittenhouse restrictions, including searches and praise
Submitted December 02, 2021 at 04:32AM by WalkLikeAnEgyptian69 https://ift.tt/3DfupRE
Locked Out of ‘God Mode,’ Runners Are Hacking Their Treadmills -- NordicTrack customers were watching Netflix using a simple trick—until the company blocked their access.
Submitted December 02, 2021 at 03:32AM by TheGhostOfTzvika https://ift.tt/3EfWZ6I
The metaverse is bullshit
Submitted December 02, 2021 at 01:53AM by mannix_marauder https://ift.tt/3EgLw6H
Prosecution gets Elizabeth Holmes to admit she was in control of Theranos
Submitted December 02, 2021 at 02:01AM by Abscess2 https://ift.tt/31jxvXQ
Porsche Whistleblower: “60% of all delivered Taycan have battery issues that caused replacements, damages and fires”
Submitted December 01, 2021 at 11:20PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3IbxPZ5
WhatsApp, iMessage give the most info to the FBI, new document shows
Submitted December 01, 2021 at 10:25PM by avadhutsawant https://ift.tt/3I4CFrj
Green transition will be less painful if we avoid repeating 1970s western policy errors in the oil market
Submitted December 01, 2021 at 06:15PM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/3IkNV2W
Thousands of AT&T customers in the US infected by new data-stealing malware
Submitted December 01, 2021 at 07:39PM by KinnerNevada https://ift.tt/3DbwoXc
Microsoft will be required to disclose sexual harassment cases after shareholder vote
Submitted December 01, 2021 at 05:13PM by miso25 https://ift.tt/2ZIm0s5
Edge users aren’t happy about Microsoft’s built-in ‘buy now, pay later’ tool
Submitted December 01, 2021 at 06:39PM by lescrivens https://ift.tt/3Ddx7Hp
Russia and China are attacking US satellites with lasers and jammers ‘every day’ says top general
Submitted December 01, 2021 at 04:47PM by claysan https://ift.tt/3rreE82
Mozilla researchers answer questions about the privacy & security of this year's hottest tech products
Lead researchers for Mozilla Foundation's annual *Privacy Not Included Holiday Buyers Guide are hosting an AMA on December 2nd over at r/IAmA at 12 pm ET! They reviewed over 150 connected products — from smart speakers to exercise bikes to robot vacuums — to determine if they protect consumers’ privacy and security. Spoiler alert: 46 products we reviewed didn’t even meet our minimum security standards.
Join us, and ask all your consumer tech privacy and security questions.
Submitted November 30, 2021 at 11:31PM by Mozilla-Foundation https://ift.tt/31a3UAa
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
The Head of Facebook's Failed Cryptocurrency Is Leaving the Company | Facebook has spent the past few years trying and failing to convince regulators it should be allowed to make a digital currency.
Submitted December 01, 2021 at 06:10AM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3E9yfwY
NVIDIA is building a digital twin of the earth (named Earth 2.0), in order to fight climate change by predicting the future; leveraging million-x AI powered computing speedups
Submitted December 01, 2021 at 04:56AM by JoeTheChandler https://ift.tt/3d6stjI
Users revolt as Microsoft bolts a short-term financing app onto Edge
Submitted December 01, 2021 at 05:47AM by seacobs https://ift.tt/3rnhGtK
Lawsuit: Google employees were fired for upholding “Don’t be evil” code
Submitted December 01, 2021 at 05:05AM by mepper https://ift.tt/3rDMS8r
Labor group says Amazon massively underreported Covid cases contracted at work
Submitted December 01, 2021 at 04:50AM by Sweep145 https://ift.tt/3G513ay
Judge Orders Google to Disclose Secret Anti-Union Documents: The National Labor Relations Board ruled that Google must “immediately” produce more than 70 subpoenaed documents related to its anti-union campaign.
Submitted December 01, 2021 at 02:18AM by meatballsinsugo https://ift.tt/3o8S6qz
FBI document shows what data can be obtained from encrypted messaging apps
Submitted December 01, 2021 at 01:34AM by giuliomagnifico https://ift.tt/3o6J4Kq
This browser extension shows how many brands on Amazon are actually just Amazon
Submitted December 01, 2021 at 01:07AM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/3d4CIoQ
Twitter bans sharing photos, video of people without their consent
Submitted November 30, 2021 at 10:47PM by habichuelacondulce https://ift.tt/3p7VAbO
Princeton team disables long-targeted gene behind spread of major cancers
Submitted November 30, 2021 at 08:49PM by muee88 https://ift.tt/3D9ic0O
FBI Document Says the Feds Can Get Your WhatsApp Data -- in Real Time. A previously unreported FBI document obtained by Rolling Stone reveals that “private” messaging apps WhatsApp and iMessage are deeply vulnerable to law-enforcement searches
Submitted November 30, 2021 at 06:47PM by LisaMck041 https://ift.tt/3lgZCxF
Democrats Push Bill to Outlaw Bots From Snatching Up Online Goods
Submitted November 30, 2021 at 06:19PM by TheVideoGaymer https://ift.tt/3E39xhD
Win for Alabama Workers as NLRB Orders New Union Vote After Amazon's Alleged Misconduct | A union leader said the decision confirmed that "Amazon's intimidation and interference prevented workers from having a fair say in whether they wanted a union in their workplace."
Submitted November 30, 2021 at 05:53PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/31eL4qW
Monday, November 29, 2021
A leaked internal Facebook survey shows employees are losing confidence in leadership and fewer than half intend to stay
Submitted November 30, 2021 at 04:41AM by Dull_Tonight https://ift.tt/316u0DD
Meta's acquisition of Giphy is set to be blocked by an antitrust regulator, report says
Submitted November 30, 2021 at 01:29AM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3lkU7xN
Fired Employees Sue Google for Breaching 'Don't Be Evil' Part of Contract
Submitted November 30, 2021 at 01:47AM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/2ZyEsmS
Nissan lays out $17.6 billion plan to electrify its future
Submitted November 29, 2021 at 09:50PM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/31aSXxI
First Handheld Railgun Matches 22 Rifle’s Power
Submitted November 29, 2021 at 07:13PM by ChasingTheCoyote https://ift.tt/314rvSP
Cable Giant Spectrum Endangered Its Employees And Screwed Its Technicians During COVID
Submitted November 29, 2021 at 10:01PM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3E4VlF1
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is expected to step down, sources say
Submitted November 29, 2021 at 07:52PM by pipsdontsqueak https://ift.tt/3E7AnFj
Barely anyone has upgraded to Windows 11, survey claims
Submitted November 29, 2021 at 05:03PM by Jedistro https://ift.tt/3FUuQ5x
Facebook’s lame attempts to grab my attention make it clear: it’s time to leave
Submitted November 29, 2021 at 06:05PM by n1ght_w1ng08 https://ift.tt/3D1BWn2
NASA’s Curiosity rover sends ‘picture postcard’ from Mars
Submitted November 29, 2021 at 04:39PM by Defiant_Race_7544 https://ift.tt/3o2TPgN
Australia Challenges Facebook to Back Anti-Troll Defamation Law
Submitted November 29, 2021 at 04:32PM by Defiant_Race_7544 https://ift.tt/313YYgb
GlaxoSmithKline ready for human trials of HIV cure
Submitted November 29, 2021 at 01:19PM by WannoHacker https://ift.tt/312qoDb
Sunday, November 28, 2021
Lithium-Ion Batteries Have Plunged in Cost by 97% – Here’s the Reasons Behind the Rapid Cost Decline
Submitted November 29, 2021 at 11:44AM by Azurebluenomad https://ift.tt/3p9P18P
UK regulator set to block Meta's Giphy deal - FT
Submitted November 29, 2021 at 11:25AM by Hrmbee https://ift.tt/3d0aviE
The underwater kites generating electricity as they move
Submitted November 29, 2021 at 07:11AM by Sweep145 https://ift.tt/315PAbl
Spotify Pulls Plug on Car View Feature, Offers Users No Alternative
Submitted November 29, 2021 at 03:10AM by FrodoSam4Ever https://ift.tt/3FP9zdo
Astronomers Discover Ancient “Failed Star” With Lithium Deposits Intact
Submitted November 29, 2021 at 07:16AM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/2ZvKtRh
‘Buy now, pay later’ is booming. But companies are facing pressure to change.
Submitted November 28, 2021 at 11:43PM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/3pazIwr
How Facebook and Google fund global misinformation
Submitted November 29, 2021 at 12:46AM by Hrmbee https://ift.tt/3IbpftE
The search for extraterrestrial life is going to look at our nearest galactic neighbor
Submitted November 28, 2021 at 09:48PM by Elsa-Fidelis https://ift.tt/3DX5KlU
"The Pirate Bay Can't Be Stopped ," Co-Founder Says • TorrentFreak
Submitted November 28, 2021 at 06:12PM by BurstYourBubbles https://ift.tt/3D1x41d
Clinical Trial of Nasal Vaccine for Alzheimer's Disease
Submitted November 28, 2021 at 05:36PM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/3xxb7pm
NASA wants to use the sun to power future deep space missions
Submitted November 28, 2021 at 03:44PM by Hrmbee https://ift.tt/32GzLsz
Bitcoin Miners Resurrect Fossil Fuel Power Plant, Drawing Backlash From Environmentalists
Submitted November 28, 2021 at 05:36PM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/3E3S3BH
The James Webb space telescope: in search of the secrets of the Milky Way | James Webb space telescope
Submitted November 28, 2021 at 02:30PM by Tao_Dragon https://ift.tt/3FRJDOn
Australia to introduce new laws to force media platforms to unmask online trolls
Submitted November 28, 2021 at 02:43PM by avadhutsawant https://ift.tt/316Evao
Saturday, November 27, 2021
Ericsson to buy cloud firm Vonage for $6.2 billion
Submitted November 28, 2021 at 07:13AM by sankscan https://ift.tt/3rgF6AP
The McDonald’s Ice Cream Machine Hacking Saga Has a New Twist
Submitted November 28, 2021 at 02:25AM by Torifyme12 https://ift.tt/3p0rcAe
Germany plans to phase out the sale of combustion-engine vehicles to help meet its ambitious goal of getting 15 million electric vehicles on the road by 2030
Submitted November 28, 2021 at 04:35AM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3cX4d3i
Reevaluating the DMCA 22 Years Later: Let’s Think of the Users
Submitted November 28, 2021 at 02:58AM by omegalemon https://ift.tt/3D3lNxg
Analysis | When you ‘Ask app not to track,’ some iPhone apps keep snooping anyway
Submitted November 28, 2021 at 01:51AM by LisaMck041 https://ift.tt/3xuJpcT
The Internet is Held Together With Spit & Baling Wire
Submitted November 28, 2021 at 12:37AM by MortWellian https://ift.tt/3D3pFOF
Royal Air Force Lifts Off With Guinness World Record for First Flight Using 100% Synthetic Fuel
Submitted November 28, 2021 at 01:11AM by HentaiUwu_6969 https://ift.tt/3CYySYN
Tesla demands access to interior car cameras in exchange for 'Full Self-Driving' beta
Submitted November 28, 2021 at 12:44AM by thebelsnickle1991 https://ift.tt/3xsZmAt
AWS embraces Fedora Linux for its cloud-based Amazon Linux
Submitted November 27, 2021 at 10:36PM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3HXkeEM
The CEO of cosmetics retailer Lush says he's 'happy to lose' $13 million by deleting Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat accounts over teen mental-health harms
Submitted November 27, 2021 at 11:34PM by r4816 https://ift.tt/3CWr2P9
Google warns crypto miners are hacking cloud accounts
Submitted November 27, 2021 at 08:12PM by WannoHacker https://ift.tt/2Zz5lY4
A quadriplegic who’s gaining movement through robotics
Submitted November 27, 2021 at 09:11PM by spinx248 https://ift.tt/3p4V6n5
NASA hopes to hit an asteroid now in case we really need to knock one away later
Submitted November 27, 2021 at 07:35PM by speckz https://ift.tt/317Qjcv
Every county in the US ranked by internet pricing, competition and coverage
Submitted November 27, 2021 at 05:03PM by Spirited-Pause https://ift.tt/3CVYQMA
Nuclear fusion: why the race to harness the power of the sun just sped up
Submitted November 27, 2021 at 07:50PM by Devils_doohickey https://ift.tt/3HYJYAx
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Submitted November 27, 2021 at 03:10PM by veritanuda https://ift.tt/3p980R3
Friday, November 26, 2021
A South Korean Artificial Sun Reactor Just Broke a Nuclear Fusion Record
Submitted November 27, 2021 at 11:59AM by javi2591 https://ift.tt/3HVauuP
Tolkien estate blocks JRR Token crypto-currency
Submitted November 27, 2021 at 07:35AM by esporx https://ift.tt/3nWe6or
Microsoft Edge's latest feature called a 'shameless cash grab' by critics
Submitted November 27, 2021 at 01:32AM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3xvwBTF
The CEO of cosmetics retailer Lush says he's 'happy to lose' $13 million by deleting Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat accounts over teen mental-health harms
Submitted November 27, 2021 at 04:52AM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3HXEMNp
AI Researchers Estimate 97% Of EU Websites Fail GDPR Privacy Requirements- Especially User Profiling
Submitted November 26, 2021 at 09:51PM by printial https://ift.tt/3DVzqjp
COVID Misinformation Is Running Rampant Online, and It’s Worse in Spanish
Submitted November 26, 2021 at 07:56PM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/3FObUFn
Facebook to Delete the Faceprints of Over 1 billion People
Submitted November 26, 2021 at 09:33PM by MC_Cuff_Lnx https://ift.tt/32Gaf6R
Apple alerted Polish prosecutor that her iPhone has likely been compromised by NSO
Submitted November 26, 2021 at 07:48PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/317gdwR
Life without reliable internet remains a daily struggle for millions of Americans
Submitted November 26, 2021 at 03:22PM by zsreport https://ift.tt/3102Tu3
British man given 3D printed eye in world first, hospital says
Submitted November 26, 2021 at 05:23PM by giuliomagnifico https://ift.tt/3xnMxas
Apple Fined $11 Million in Italy for Employing 'Aggressive Methods' in Commercial Use of Private Data
Submitted November 26, 2021 at 04:57PM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/3EapkeN
Lush becomes anti-social (media) across 48 markets.
Submitted November 26, 2021 at 08:19AM by jeemchan https://ift.tt/3oXYz6R
Amazon workers plan Black Friday strikes
Submitted November 26, 2021 at 11:14AM by dexterar4564 https://ift.tt/3nSN3dF
Thursday, November 25, 2021
Webb Telescope Not Damaged Following Recent Incident, NASA Says
Submitted November 26, 2021 at 02:17AM by Hrmbee https://ift.tt/3cUAIPz
World’s First Electric Self-Propelled Container Ship Launches in Oslo to Replace 40K Diesel Truck Trips
Submitted November 26, 2021 at 08:15AM by HentaiUwu_6969 https://ift.tt/32ppWPq
Roblox sues YouTuber for temporarily shutting down conference with fake terrorist threat
Submitted November 26, 2021 at 03:25AM by esporx https://ift.tt/3HSjf8Q
A North Korean man who smuggled 'Squid Game' into the country is to be executed by firing squad and a high-school student who bought a USB drive with the show will be jailed for life, report says
Submitted November 26, 2021 at 04:39AM by DrinkMoreCodeMore https://ift.tt/3lbUI53
Russia cracks down on anti-vaxxer disinformation as inoculation push lags behind
Submitted November 25, 2021 at 11:04PM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/3DSkt1j
These nuns could force Microsoft to put its money where its mouth is - A shareholder proposal filed by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace would require Microsoft to report whether its private lobbying aligns with its public statements.
Submitted November 26, 2021 at 12:18AM by Philo1927 https://ift.tt/3HSJCeK
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri to testify before Congress amid damning allegations
Submitted November 25, 2021 at 09:55PM by avadhutsawant https://ift.tt/3CYK0oE
‘New era’ as German coalition prioritises rail spending over road
Submitted November 25, 2021 at 10:03PM by Zhukov-74 https://ift.tt/3cPRpvz
US blacklists Chinese quantum computing firms over security fears
Submitted November 25, 2021 at 09:02PM by sillinessalso https://ift.tt/3p2OFR9
Interior Department Approves Second Major Offshore Wind Project in U.S. Federal Waters
Submitted November 25, 2021 at 08:56PM by geoxol https://ift.tt/3HVsPbd
Deep-learning algorithms can now predict a protein’s 3D shape from its linear sequence — a huge boon to structural biologists
Submitted November 25, 2021 at 08:18PM by GroundbreakingSet187 https://ift.tt/3p3Xsmd
Kremlin names the internet giants it will kidnap the Russian staff of if they don't play ball in future
Submitted November 25, 2021 at 02:22PM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/3nQFZ13
Wednesday, November 24, 2021
U.S. blacklists dozens of Chinese tech firms citing national security concerns
Submitted November 25, 2021 at 07:05AM by lotsofsweat https://ift.tt/3DUaicW
Amazon workers plan Black Friday strike
Submitted November 25, 2021 at 05:24AM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3xk0g29
Germany to force ISPs to give discounts for slow Internet speeds
Submitted November 25, 2021 at 04:15AM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3FINux8
Microsoft Failed to Fix a Zero-Day and Now Every Version of Windows Is at Risk
Submitted November 25, 2021 at 02:48AM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/30XH7Y4
US blocks companies aiding Chinese military's quantum computing efforts
Submitted November 25, 2021 at 12:02AM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3l8O8MF
German union urges Amazon workers to strike on "Black Friday"
Submitted November 25, 2021 at 12:13AM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/3DRP8fh
China suspends Tencent from updating existing apps or launching new apps -report
Submitted November 24, 2021 at 05:18PM by TheVideoGaymer https://ift.tt/3r6ysgw
FCC Claims Broadband Subsidy Eligibility Abuses by Providers
Submitted November 24, 2021 at 07:50PM by Philo1927 https://ift.tt/3l4XIQA
In 2019 Google said it achieved quantum supremacy, that it'll take a traditional computer 10,000 years to do. 2021 China supercomputer sunway did it in 300 seconds and with higher accuracy. As a result , they got the Gordon bell prize for it.
Submitted November 24, 2021 at 07:33PM by 000kevinlee000 https://ift.tt/3xlz3Ml
Facebook made niche exceptions to its Taliban ban, internal documents show | Facebook has made occasional exceptions to its ban on Taliban content since the group seized power in Afghanistan in August, internal documents reviewed by The Intercept reveal.
Submitted November 24, 2021 at 04:47PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3HPQ32k
Samsung says it will build $17B chip factory in Texas
Submitted November 24, 2021 at 05:00PM by Pessimist2020 https://ift.tt/3xj3YZL
France asks search engines and app stores to remove Wish
Submitted November 24, 2021 at 05:41PM by giuliomagnifico https://ift.tt/30WjhMk
T-Mobile to pay $20M after outage led to failed 911 calls
Submitted November 24, 2021 at 03:39PM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/3l3OT9H
A Woman Pleads Guilty to Using RentAHitman.Com to Try to Kill Her Ex-Husband for $5,000 | The joke website turned accidental honeypot asks visitors a simple question: "Got a problem that needs resolving?"
Submitted November 24, 2021 at 04:33PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3l4Cum2
NASA launches first ever asteroid deflection mission
Submitted November 24, 2021 at 12:56PM by WannoHacker https://ift.tt/3HQI2dy
Apple Sues NSO Group Pegasus For Targeting Apple Users
Submitted November 24, 2021 at 12:42PM by im_sauravsinha https://ift.tt/30U9jKS
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Italy fines Apple and Amazon over Beats headphones
Submitted November 24, 2021 at 08:28AM by Successful-Bee-2492 https://ift.tt/3CJb5vH
Apple sues Israeli spyware firm NSO Group
Submitted November 24, 2021 at 10:35AM by OlympicAnalEater https://ift.tt/30NsRkd
Japan allocates $5.2bn to fund chip plants by TSMC and others
Submitted November 24, 2021 at 05:15AM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3rcwRpo
Apple sues company known for hacking iPhones on behalf of governments
Submitted November 24, 2021 at 04:27AM by InvisibleBlueUnicorn https://ift.tt/3HQraTY
Elizabeth Holmes admits doctoring lab reports with pharma company logos
Submitted November 24, 2021 at 05:47AM by foodude84 https://ift.tt/3nLnB9V
An “incident” with the James Webb Space Telescope has occurred - NASA is leading an anomaly review board to investigate and conduct additional testing.
Submitted November 23, 2021 at 11:27PM by Philo1927 https://ift.tt/3DO9S7B
All three console makers now say they’re concerned about Activision
Submitted November 24, 2021 at 12:19AM by Abscess2 https://ift.tt/3kYLPLW
New Windows zero-day with public exploit lets you become an admin
Submitted November 24, 2021 at 12:35AM by Prajwal14 https://ift.tt/3DOk5Rt
Facebook fed posts with violence and nudity to people with low digital literacy skills
Submitted November 24, 2021 at 12:13AM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/3nHamqG
Europe must ban Bitcoin mining to hit the 1.5C Paris climate goal, say Swedish regulators
Submitted November 24, 2021 at 12:08AM by esporx https://ift.tt/3nKSueH
Apple sues NSO Group to curb the abuse of state-sponsored spyware
Submitted November 23, 2021 at 11:38PM by AWildDragon https://ift.tt/2ZeCmbE
Facebook found that a vast amount of its anti-vaxx content comes from a hard core of only 111 accounts
Submitted November 23, 2021 at 08:54PM by Valrieloy https://ift.tt/3nJqHuX
U.S., other nations will tap Strategic Petroleum Reserves as gas prices hover around 7-year high
Submitted November 23, 2021 at 06:12PM by geoxol https://ift.tt/3CJjejY
Samsung set to announce new $17 billion advanced chip plant in Texas
Submitted November 23, 2021 at 04:37PM by maki23 https://ift.tt/30OdTdK
Attackers don't bother brute-forcing long passwords, Microsoft engineer says
Submitted November 23, 2021 at 03:32PM by giuliomagnifico https://ift.tt/3oPM79b
Amazon and Apple handed $225 million in Italian antitrust fines
Submitted November 23, 2021 at 04:44PM by benh999 https://ift.tt/3CJ5XIa
Dodge to phase out its Challenger and Charger muscle cars in shift towards EVs
Submitted November 23, 2021 at 04:22PM by maki23 https://ift.tt/30Tsogf
Apple told the SEC it doesn't silence employees regarding workplace harassment or discrimination. New whistleblower documents show that isn't true.
Submitted November 23, 2021 at 04:27PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3CHXRQ0
UW students build purifiers that can remove virus particles, other pollutants
Submitted November 23, 2021 at 12:39PM by thinkB4WeSpeak https://ift.tt/3CLlEOK
Monday, November 22, 2021
‘Buy the Constitution’ Aftermath: Everyone Very Mad, Confused, Losing Lots of Money, Fighting, Crying, Etc.
Submitted November 23, 2021 at 08:49AM by Hrmbee https://ift.tt/3DMpM2p
NASA Plans to Put a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon Within a Decade | The agency put out a request for proposals for a lunar nuclear power plant that can power surface exploration.
Submitted November 23, 2021 at 03:03AM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3DIyFKt
Bitcoin Miners Are Flocking to Texas as Grid Operator Warns of Future Blackouts
Submitted November 23, 2021 at 12:10AM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3FEXdVm
NASA prepares to deflect asteroid for first time in planetary defence test
Submitted November 22, 2021 at 11:30PM by altmorty https://ift.tt/3oPIT5A
Rooftop solar helps send South Australia grid to zero demand in world first
Submitted November 23, 2021 at 12:35AM by altmorty https://ift.tt/3HCLatg
Electric cars aren’t enough to hit climate targets: we need to develop better public transport too
Submitted November 23, 2021 at 12:00AM by altmorty https://ift.tt/3oSTyfz
Facebook researchers wanted to block racist hate speech, but executives reportedly dismissed their solution to avoid backlash from 'conservative partners'
Submitted November 23, 2021 at 12:14AM by Dull_Tonight https://ift.tt/3DHWdiB
People Are Turning to Bots for Holiday Shopping Amid the Supply Chain Crisis
Submitted November 22, 2021 at 10:05PM by pantenefiveinone https://ift.tt/3kZOAwy
England will be first country to require new homes to include EV chargers
Submitted November 22, 2021 at 09:26PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/30KHu7R
We’re Making the Facebook Papers Public. Here’s Why and How | Independent experts from NYU, UMass Amherst, Columbia, Marquette, and the ACLU, are partnering with Gizmodo to responsibly publish this historic leak.
Submitted November 22, 2021 at 10:31PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3CLbAW6
'Anonymized Data' Is A Gibberish Term, And Rampant Location Data Sales Is Still A Problem
Submitted November 22, 2021 at 08:14PM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3kVyZ1a
Why Are Electric Vehicle Companies Worth So Much Money?
Submitted November 22, 2021 at 05:55PM by Zoran12 https://ift.tt/3CHWzEm
Rolls-Royce's all-electric airplane smashes record with 387.4 MPH top speed
Submitted November 22, 2021 at 06:36PM by goki7 https://ift.tt/3cBJDW5
U.S. lawmakers call for privacy legislation after Reuters report on Amazon lobbying
Submitted November 22, 2021 at 05:12PM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/2ZeGoku
WhatsApp privacy policy tweaked in Europe after record fine
Submitted November 22, 2021 at 08:48AM by n1ght_w1ng08 https://ift.tt/3nCLRL6
Sunday, November 21, 2021
A Power Struggle Over Cobalt Rattles the Clean Energy Revolution
Submitted November 22, 2021 at 09:14AM by alanwong https://ift.tt/3DF2n2N
An Australian artist and programmer has created a website that claims to let people download "every NFT" on the Ethereum blockchain in one go.
Submitted November 22, 2021 at 09:26AM by FreePrinciple270 https://ift.tt/3xdOy9o
Instagram Founder's Instagram Locked When One Person Convinced Instagram He Had Died
Submitted November 22, 2021 at 07:13AM by blademan9999 https://ift.tt/2ZaPQp1
Why you and I will pay the price for the next big cybersecurity crisis
Submitted November 21, 2021 at 09:56PM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/3FAKX8d
India police charge Amazon execs in alleged marijuana smuggling case
Submitted November 22, 2021 at 12:49AM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/3FvGZxq
A CNN reporter tried Tesla's Full Self-Driving in New York City. It kept trying to turn into oncoming traffic
Submitted November 21, 2021 at 09:15PM by Drew_Pinsky https://ift.tt/3nzhMw6
Microsoft Edge’s new ‘Buy now, pay later’ feature is the definition of bloatware
Submitted November 21, 2021 at 08:19PM by speckz https://ift.tt/3FxvNk4
Adele gets Spotify to take shuffle button off all album pages
Submitted November 21, 2021 at 06:10PM by deadlywoodlouse https://ift.tt/3CPqHy1
The Amazon lobbyists who kill U.S. consumer privacy protections
Submitted November 21, 2021 at 07:34PM by mypervyaccount https://ift.tt/3x7iX94
Microsoft is embarrassing itself and customers can see it
Submitted November 21, 2021 at 06:37PM by IONIQ-5 https://ift.tt/3nD022N
A German state will once again try and replace Microsoft Office with LibreOffice
Submitted November 21, 2021 at 06:02PM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/3nAGqfI
How Facebook and Google fund global misinformation
Submitted November 21, 2021 at 01:20PM by MortWellian https://ift.tt/3r0JnZ9
The Department of Defense is issuing AI ethics guidelines for tech contractors
Submitted November 21, 2021 at 10:18AM by eddytony96 https://ift.tt/3x7BLVH
Saturday, November 20, 2021
Amazon employees in 20 countries will strike on Black Friday for better working conditions as part of global 'Make Amazon Pay' campaign
Submitted November 21, 2021 at 09:56AM by meatballsinsugo https://ift.tt/30ODNOL
DuckDuckGo wants to stop apps tracking you on Android
Submitted November 21, 2021 at 07:22AM by snooshoe https://ift.tt/32l5BuJ
Malarial mosquitoes completely suppressed in gene drive experiments that mimic natural environments
Submitted November 21, 2021 at 04:13AM by snooshoe https://ift.tt/3Dyv15I
China’s burned-out tech workers are fighting back against long hours
Submitted November 21, 2021 at 02:11AM by Hrmbee https://ift.tt/3DBwFni
A look at the intimate details Amazon knows about us
Submitted November 21, 2021 at 12:21AM by giuliomagnifico https://ift.tt/3cyJ8Ms
Tesla hit with new sexual harassment lawsuit alleging the company operates like a 'frat house'
Submitted November 21, 2021 at 01:27AM by Drew_Pinsky https://ift.tt/3kUJjqd
Leaked audio: Amazon CEO Andy Jassy tells employees that 'salacious' reporters and politicians only talk about the 'rarities or edge cases' that make the company look bad
Submitted November 20, 2021 at 11:53PM by prettyqualified https://ift.tt/3cDEbSt
MrBeast Now Wants to Save the Oceans With 'Team Seas' and the Internet is here for it
Submitted November 20, 2021 at 09:58PM by Its_Alan_Lewis https://ift.tt/30Fkk3j
Locked Out of ‘God Mode,’ Runners Are Hacking Their Treadmills - NordicTrack customers were watching Netflix using a simple trick—until the company blocked their access.
Submitted November 20, 2021 at 09:42PM by speckz https://ift.tt/3qQcazE
Tesla ranks almost dead-last on Consumer Reports reliability list
Submitted November 20, 2021 at 12:53PM by phragmosis https://ift.tt/3qVt53U
Friday, November 19, 2021
I Made the World’s Blandest Facebook Profile, Just to See What Happens | My new Facebook account had the most generic interests possible, and still it brought me to a place no one should ever have to go.
Submitted November 20, 2021 at 08:59AM by nxthompson_tny https://ift.tt/3oEw5ig
Lawsuit: Tesla is like a “frat house” with “frequent groping on the factory floor”
Submitted November 20, 2021 at 08:26AM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3nz8znp
Largest Farm to Grow Crops Under Solar Panels Proves to Be a Bumper Crop for Agrivoltaic Land Use
Submitted November 20, 2021 at 07:21AM by HentaiUwu_6969 https://ift.tt/3nzq3QM
Tesla server outage allegedly leaves owners unable to drive their cars
Submitted November 20, 2021 at 06:27AM by D674CCE72D03091E https://ift.tt/3cvFdQB
Attempted breach of Ohio county election network draws FBI and state scrutiny
Submitted November 20, 2021 at 02:42AM by pipsdontsqueak https://ift.tt/3HFoQPS
Rockstar apologizes for the state of GTA Trilogy
Submitted November 20, 2021 at 12:07AM by a_Ninja_b0y https://ift.tt/3cw8SsQ
Croatia's seed-scattering drones replant forests hurt by fire
Submitted November 20, 2021 at 01:03AM by giuliomagnifico https://ift.tt/3qUqhnC
'What's at stake is obviously the security of our nation,' NSA chief says of defending US from cyberattacks
Submitted November 19, 2021 at 07:57PM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3oMHnkq
Tesla accused of ‘rampant sexual harassment’ in new worker lawsuit
Submitted November 19, 2021 at 11:10PM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/30Dez6d
First electric autonomous cargo ship launched in Norway. "will eliminate the need for around 40,000 truck journeys a year that are now fuelled by polluting diesel"
Submitted November 19, 2021 at 11:20PM by altmorty https://ift.tt/2Z2Mvbm
Elon Musk's Starlink to help monitor illegal deforestation in the Amazon rainforest
Submitted November 19, 2021 at 08:52PM by Fun-Bug1060 https://ift.tt/3x3o6Pu
Activision Blizzard staff and players are petitioning for Bobby Kotick’s resignation
Submitted November 19, 2021 at 04:03PM by a_Ninja_b0y https://ift.tt/3oCWYDc
Harvard University is offering FREE computer science course that any person can enroll and learn without any prior knowledge on this topic
Submitted November 19, 2021 at 09:33PM by floating_int https://ift.tt/3nwbPzW
Ford Mustang Mach-E Outscores All Tesla Models, Standing Tall In Reliability Vehicle List Of Consumer Reports
Submitted November 19, 2021 at 08:24PM by wellifitisntmee https://ift.tt/3kRspJ1
Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Stop Warrantless Car Spying by Police: Federal authorities can extract photos, texts, and other sensitive data from automotive computers, The Intercept previously revealed.
Submitted November 19, 2021 at 03:39PM by montenerali https://ift.tt/3Csu0L3
A Tesla factory worker alleges sexual harassment is rampant in a rare lawsuit. Now other women are stepping forward.
Submitted November 19, 2021 at 06:13PM by Ganesha811 https://ift.tt/3nwy6xH
Amazon's Dark Secret: It Has Failed to Protect Your Data
Submitted November 19, 2021 at 09:21AM by Hrmbee https://ift.tt/3FsBvDM
Thursday, November 18, 2021
Facebook tells LA police to stop using fake accounts
Submitted November 19, 2021 at 10:52AM by pickleskid26 https://ift.tt/3x00jQF
Winamp prepares a relaunch, new beta version almost ready
Submitted November 19, 2021 at 09:09AM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3cpruuA
“The NFT Bay” Shares Multi-Terabyte Archive of ‘Pirated’ NFTs
Submitted November 19, 2021 at 06:00AM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/30FflPG
CNN tried Tesla's 'full self-driving' mode on NYC streets. It didn't go great
Submitted November 19, 2021 at 05:38AM by habichuelacondulce https://ift.tt/3ctbTdC
Chris Hadfield says more regulations needed to protect astronauts from space debris
Submitted November 19, 2021 at 03:03AM by Hrmbee https://ift.tt/3ctfQ1G
Physicist who found a way to trap light wins $1M science prize
Submitted November 19, 2021 at 03:14AM by rainbowarriorhere https://ift.tt/2Z4pd54
Russian Disinformation Is Taking Hold in Africa
Submitted November 18, 2021 at 06:17PM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/3CsVz6Y
Apple's Right-to-Repair policy was forced by Green Investors and Regulatory Pressure
Submitted November 18, 2021 at 08:34PM by MisterBisker275 https://ift.tt/3DvdBXI
Spotify launches lyrics feature globally for free and paying users
Submitted November 18, 2021 at 08:13PM by GiveMeOneGoodReason https://ift.tt/3nvbkGA
Give YouTube the finger by restoring dislike counts with this plugin
Submitted November 18, 2021 at 09:13PM by Bossieh https://ift.tt/3DuT3i5
Facebook Isn’t Telling You How Popular Right-Wing Content Is on the Platform - Facebook insists that mainstream news sites perform the best on its platform. But by other measures, sensationalist, partisan content reigns
Submitted November 18, 2021 at 09:07PM by speckz https://ift.tt/3kO9z5A
Facebook’s “Metaverse” Must Be Stopped: "Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse is no utopian vision — it's another opportunity for Big Tech to colonize our lives in the name of profit."
Submitted November 18, 2021 at 07:44PM by r4816 https://ift.tt/3Fphdeo
Apple, Drake and others face $750 million lawsuit over Astroworld deaths
Submitted November 18, 2021 at 08:06PM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/30zWbLt
New Electric Propulsion Engine For Spacecraft Test-Fired in Orbit For First Time
Submitted November 18, 2021 at 05:54PM by PBR--Streetgang https://ift.tt/3ns3ywX
Streamlabs will drop ‘OBS’ name after getting called out by open-source app
Submitted November 18, 2021 at 04:46PM by a_Ninja_b0y https://ift.tt/3Dyog3R
Why Netflix never goes down
Submitted November 18, 2021 at 08:03AM by chrisarchitect https://ift.tt/3x4cSdB
Apple Will Tell You How to Fix iPhones, Sell Parts to the General Public: In a major shift in policy, Apple says it will sell the parts and tools necessary for DIY iPhone repair.
Submitted November 18, 2021 at 01:42PM by montenerali https://ift.tt/30EJAGw
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Activision Blizzard Shareholders Call On Bobby Kotick, Board Members To Resign
Submitted November 18, 2021 at 12:24AM by a_Ninja_b0y https://ift.tt/3wSGNp6
Outcry grows over Russian missile test that hit satellite
Submitted November 18, 2021 at 07:41AM by Truth_Speaker_1 https://ift.tt/3npgjIt
Bill Gates’ TerraPower will build its first advanced nuclear reactor in a coal town in Wyoming
Submitted November 18, 2021 at 02:09AM by stealthVault https://ift.tt/3qKvaj1
Facebook’s “Metaverse” Must Be Stopped / It is no utopian vision — it's another opportunity for Big Tech to colonize our lives in the name of profit.
Submitted November 18, 2021 at 02:50AM by mohventtoh https://ift.tt/3cminuz
YouTube co-founder predicts ‘decline’ of the platform following removal of dislikes | It’s a ‘universally disliked change,’ says co-founder Jawed Karim
Submitted November 17, 2021 at 09:59PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3CqLiZ1
Leaked Audio: Amazon Workers Grill Managers at Anti-Union Meeting
Submitted November 17, 2021 at 07:56PM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/3kKWMAu
After bombshell report, Activision employees walk out, demand CEO resign
Submitted November 17, 2021 at 07:58AM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3kLv0UF
Restore Net Neutrality, Or Facebook Will Dominate The Internet Forever. Without a functioning FCC, it’s only a matter of time before Big Tech and Big Telecom team up to screw us all.
Submitted November 17, 2021 at 09:44PM by 08830 https://ift.tt/30I5Gbc
Apple will offer iPhone parts and instructions for DIY repair | A huge shift from Apple
Submitted November 17, 2021 at 07:48PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3qMeesg
Beginning next year, Apple will send you parts and tools to fix your iPhone and Mac at home
Submitted November 17, 2021 at 07:45PM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3ovLTUs
GTA Modders to Court: Our Game Fixes & Enhancements Are Fair Use, Not Piracy
Submitted November 17, 2021 at 04:55PM by a_Ninja_b0y https://ift.tt/3kN2LoJ
Apple announces Self Service Repair
Submitted November 17, 2021 at 07:35PM by Mandelmus100 https://ift.tt/3CqPdVU
CPAC president said PBS should be defunded for 'Sesame Street' having an Asian-American muppet
Submitted November 17, 2021 at 06:10PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3CoJU9w
Activision Blizzard employees stage walkout after new allegations against CEO
Submitted November 17, 2021 at 06:29AM by chemistrynerd1994 https://ift.tt/3qILkt6
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Bitcoin falls as China takes aim once again at 'extremely harmful' crypto mining
Submitted November 17, 2021 at 02:06AM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3CnQeOj
The UN responded to Elon Musk's challenge to prove how his wealth could tackle world hunger by revealing a $6.6 billion plan
Submitted November 17, 2021 at 03:48AM by esporx https://ift.tt/3FDwRmH
The end of “click to subscribe, call to cancel”? One of the news industry’s favorite retention tactics is illegal, FTC says
Submitted November 17, 2021 at 01:10AM by Birdy_Cephon_Altera https://ift.tt/30tLXvw
META Goes Into Lockdown | After a flood of leaks, the company formerly known as Facebook is getting more secretive
Submitted November 16, 2021 at 11:18PM by chrisdh79 https://ift.tt/3oyDyPY
Report: US ISPs Aren't Transparent About Prices And Speeds, And Regulators Generally Don't Care
Submitted November 16, 2021 at 10:53PM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/2YSX155
Dubious $56,000 Alzheimer’s drug spurs largest Medicare price hike ever
Submitted November 16, 2021 at 09:28PM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3cgJ182
A second HIV patient may have been 'cured' of infection without stem cell treatment, in extremely rare case
Submitted November 16, 2021 at 09:14PM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/30s8sBz
Small-city mayor arrested in big revenge-porn case, faces 50 criminal charges
Submitted November 16, 2021 at 09:25PM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3cic9vR
Intel's plan to increase chip production using Chinese factory discouraged by US Government
Submitted November 16, 2021 at 07:22PM by FirstEar1 https://ift.tt/3oCcjDW
Twitter stops auto-refreshing timelines so tweets won’t disappear while you’re still reading them
Submitted November 16, 2021 at 08:07PM by DemiFiendRSA https://ift.tt/3wPUK74
Space station crew forced to take cover as 'irresponsible' Russia blows up own satellite with missile
Submitted November 16, 2021 at 12:35PM by KKOTTE https://ift.tt/3nigJAn
Gigabit broadband: Internet seen as top homebuyer priority
Submitted November 16, 2021 at 07:14PM by Philo1927 https://ift.tt/3nj4B26
Facebook accused of 'misleading' public about ads targeting teenagers
Submitted November 16, 2021 at 06:19PM by unbelivable33 https://ift.tt/3qEtszC
Facebook targets children with ‘surveillance ads’, research claims
Submitted November 16, 2021 at 05:01PM by Pessimist2020 https://ift.tt/3HpUznW
Amazon to pay California $500,000 for 'concealing' COVID cases among workers
Submitted November 16, 2021 at 01:45PM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/30r9VrT
Monday, November 15, 2021
Ohio Sues Meta Alleging Facebook Parent Misled Public About Its Products’ Effect on Children
Submitted November 16, 2021 at 08:47AM by Successful-Bee-2492 https://ift.tt/3oPyfMf
Vizio makes more money spying on people who buy TVs than it does on TVs themselves
Submitted November 16, 2021 at 01:42AM by CrankyBear https://ift.tt/2YOeHi6
Here's how Elon Musk's fortune has benefited from taxpayer help
Submitted November 16, 2021 at 12:11AM by esporx https://ift.tt/3Fm9CwW
Amazon Sued Over Crashes by Drivers Rushing to Make Deliveries - The company’s algorithms were blamed for a crash that paralyzed an aspiring doctor. Amazon says it’s not liable.
Submitted November 16, 2021 at 01:02AM by speckz https://ift.tt/3otNM3T
Facebook, now Meta, just got hit with its first major lawsuit since a whistleblower exposed a trove of internal documents
Submitted November 16, 2021 at 12:31AM by Dull_Tonight https://ift.tt/3DlImyj
Hospitals are at a high risk of cyberattacks, but patients don’t realize it
Submitted November 15, 2021 at 06:54PM by speckz https://ift.tt/2YSKpLi
13 million tonnes mined a day show why China and India won't quit coal
Submitted November 15, 2021 at 08:45PM by Wagamaga https://ift.tt/2YMttG3
Microsoft blocks EdgeDeflector to force Windows 11 users into Edge
Submitted November 15, 2021 at 07:32PM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3kG2vYC
New York City passed a bill requiring 'bias audits' of AI hiring tech
Submitted November 15, 2021 at 06:56PM by speckz https://ift.tt/3HoEJtO
How badly is cryptocurrency worsening the chip shortage?
Submitted November 15, 2021 at 06:45PM by VodkaHaze https://ift.tt/3kYwPhl
Google has become too powerful - it's time for a European search index! The latest Google antitrust fine by the EU shows why Google's power must be limited.
Submitted November 15, 2021 at 04:15PM by privfantast https://ift.tt/3CmjQvn
Samsung's Lee visits U.S ahead of likely $17 billion chip plant decision-media
Submitted November 15, 2021 at 06:00PM by giuliomagnifico https://ift.tt/3HkaEf3
IBM says its new quantum chip can’t be simulated by classic supercomputers
Submitted November 15, 2021 at 02:51PM by WannoHacker https://ift.tt/3kF5e4y
Sunday, November 14, 2021
Apple Quietly Buying Ads Via Google For High-Value Subscription Apps To Capture App Publisher Revenue
Submitted November 15, 2021 at 09:51AM by EnlightenedWandering https://ift.tt/3nhtdZk
Students Build Solar-Powered Pop-Up Van For Touring in a Brilliant Mobile Home That Has Zero Emissions
Submitted November 15, 2021 at 09:25AM by HentaiUwu_6969 https://ift.tt/3ni1E21
Go read this report about how Amazon tries to evade responsibility in delivery vehicle crashes
Submitted November 15, 2021 at 06:51AM by Hrmbee https://ift.tt/3qDTvqM
A Generation Growing Under Surveillance: The Dangers of Facial Recognition In Schools
Submitted November 15, 2021 at 01:22AM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/3FhtukS
Canada has no choice but to bar Huawei from 5G mobile networks, security experts say
Submitted November 15, 2021 at 04:44AM by LisaMck041 https://ift.tt/3nh17gO
This Startup Wants to Throw Satellites into Orbit With a Giant Centrifuge
Submitted November 14, 2021 at 08:50PM by ourlifeintoronto https://ift.tt/3nc0Coa
Bitcoin Mining Noise Drives Neighbors Nuts—a Giant Dentist Drill That Won’t Stop - Cryptocurrency operations require banks of computers and fans to cool them, and the din is making people who live nearby frazzled
Submitted November 14, 2021 at 07:29PM by speckz https://ift.tt/3Dhy9mv
Why the chip shortage drags on and on… and on
Submitted November 14, 2021 at 06:02PM by Sorin61 https://ift.tt/30lIIWW
Hong Kong police rescue crypto trader held for HK$30 million ransom
Submitted November 14, 2021 at 05:37PM by KarlOveKnau https://ift.tt/30qCLby