- The Far Right’s Fear of ‘Glowies’by Olga Khazan on January 25, 2021 at 12:00 pm
In the aftermath of the January 6 riot, extremists have become obsessed with the federal agents who might lurk among them.
- Parler’s Rise Was Also Its Downfallby Kaitlyn Tiffany on January 18, 2021 at 12:00 pm
The app that stoked the insurrection is gone, but something else is destined to replace it.
- MAGA World Is Splinteringby Kaitlyn Tiffany on January 8, 2021 at 7:42 pm
Following the riot at the Capitol, Trump supporters are having an existential crisis on Twitter.
- ‘Secure the Capitol’ Misses the Pointby Robinson Meyer on January 8, 2021 at 6:23 pm
More roadblocks and police officers won’t stop the next attempted coup.
- Trump’s Tweets Were Never Just Tweetsby Kaitlyn Tiffany on January 7, 2021 at 2:12 am
After the Capitol riot, Twitter had no defense for keeping the president on the platform.
- Tech companies are making speech 'someone else's problem.' Here's howby Brian Contreras on January 23, 2021 at 1:00 pm
Neither tech company CEOs nor politicians want to make the tough calls on internet speech. Now they may have an alternative
- Inviting new people to make stories. How this VP is pushing Netflix to diversifyby Wendy Lee on January 22, 2021 at 2:00 pm
Netflix executive Vernā Myers shares how the streamer improved Black representation at the company and the efforts it is making to improve diversity on its shows and staff.
- Column: Pandemic, not privacy, tops list of 2021 consumer trends. Let's change thatby David Lazarus on January 22, 2021 at 2:00 pm
Market researcher Euromonitor predicts COVID will define 2021 consumer experiences. But their own report reveals a need for privacy safeguards.
- Netflix broke subscriber records in 2020. Will it slow down?by Wendy Lee on January 19, 2021 at 10:12 pm
Netflix added a record number of new subscribers in 2020, helped by a surge in home viewing.
- Social media platforms are cracking down to prevent Inauguration Day violenceby Andrea Chang, Sam Dean on January 18, 2021 at 6:54 pm
Ahead of Inauguration Day, tech platforms display a new willingness to take action against accounts spreading misinformation or advocating violence.
- Woman finds all of Google's assumptions about her - and they're scarily accurateby mirrornews@mirror.co.uk (Courtney Pochin) on January 25, 2021 at 1:41 pm
A TikTok user named Trish who works in digital marketing has gone viral after sharing the easy way you can find out all the assumptions Google has made about you
- ADVERTORIAL: Top up your gas and electricity without leaving the houseon January 25, 2021 at 11:55 am
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- FIFA 21 TOTW 18 predictions featuring Eden Hazard and Joao Felix amid TOTY promoby mirrornews@mirror.co.uk (Nathan Bliss) on January 25, 2021 at 11:20 am
The Mirror Football FIFA 21 Ultimate Team TOTW 18 predictions feature Real Madrid forward Eden Hazard, Atletico Madrid striker Joao Felix and Leicester City midfielder Wilfried Ndidi.
- FIFA 21 TOTY Ultimate XI lineup confirmed as FUT 21 TOTY ratings unveiledby mirrornews@mirror.co.uk (Nathan Bliss) on January 22, 2021 at 5:00 pm
The FUT 21 TOTY Ultimate XI has been confirmed by EA SPORTS, with Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo, Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe and Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes all included, but Lionel Messi misses out.
- Argos PS5 restock update as PlayStations reportedly arrive at warehousesby mirrornews@mirror.co.uk (James Andrews) on January 22, 2021 at 1:27 pm
Reports online suggest Argos now has PlayStations ready and waiting to hit the stores - which means we could be just hours from a PS5 restock
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- Facebook users’ phone numbers are for sale through a Telegram botby Mitchell Clark on January 26, 2021 at 2:06 am
Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeSomeone has gotten their hands on a database full of Facebook users’ phone numbers, and is now selling that data using a Telegram bot, according to a report by Motherboard. The security researcher who found this vulnerability, Alon Gal, says that the person who runs the bot claims to have the information of 533 million users, which came from a Facebook vulnerability that was patched in 2019. With many databases, some amount of technical skill is required to find any useful data. And there often has to be an interaction between the person with the database and the person trying to get information out of it, as the database’s “owner” isn’t going to just give someone else all that valuable data. Making a Telegram bot, however, solves both... Continue reading…
- Rejoice! Amazon’s new app logo isn’t another icon in a white boxby Jay Peters on January 26, 2021 at 1:39 am
Image: Apple’s App StoreIt looks like Amazon is rolling a new app icon on iOS, and unlike countless other recent app redesigns, it isn’t just a logo dropped inside a white background! Rejoice! The new icon cleverly takes cues from perhaps Amazon’s most recognizable “product” — its shipping boxes and their bright blue tape. Here it is — in the app’s listing on Apple’s UK App Store. (There are a few other reports of others seeing the icon on their devices as well.) Whoever worked on this new app design, which will be instantly recognizable on your home screen, deserves a raise. Continue reading…
- Warning Signal: the messaging app’s new features are causing internal turmoilby Casey Newton on January 26, 2021 at 1:00 am
Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeThe fast-growing encrypted messaging app is making itself increasingly vulnerable to abuse. Current and former employees are sounding the alarm. Continue reading…
- Grindr fined $11.7 million for illegally sharing private user information with advertisersby Jay Peters on January 26, 2021 at 12:57 am
Grindr will be fined 100 million Norwegian kroner, or about $11.7 million, by the Norwegian Data Protection Authority for illegally sharing private information about Grindr users to advertisers, according to The New York Times. Last January, the Norwegian Consumer Council filed three complaints against Grindr for sharing personal information, including users’ locations and information about the device they were using, with advertisers. (One of those advertisers was MoPub, Twitter’s mobile ads company.) Associating that information with an individual could potentially indicate that person’s sexual orientation without their consent, and now, the Norwegian Data Protection Authority is taking action against Grindr for the practice. Grindr... Continue reading…
- Amnesty International calls for a ban on facial recognition in New York Cityby Russell Brandom on January 26, 2021 at 12:01 am
Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeAmnesty International has launched a new campaign against facial recognition titled Ban The Scan — and is launching with a demand for New York City to halt police and government use of the technology. Amnesty argues facial recognition is incompatible with basic privacy rights, and will exacerbate structural racism in policing tactics. “New Yorkers should be able to go out about their daily lives without being tracked by facial recognition,” said Matt Mahmoudi, an AI and human rights researcher with Amnesty. “Other major cities across the US have already banned facial recognition, and New York must do the same.” “The NYPD has used facial recognition to track tens of thousands of New Yorkers” Amnesty is joined in the New York portion of... Continue reading…
- UK officials say people who get the contagious coronavirus variant may have a higher risk of death. Here's why that could be.by awoodward@insider.com (Aylin Woodward) on January 26, 2021 at 1:11 am
The coronavirus variant first found in the UK may have a higher mortality rate than the original, officials announced last week.
- House transmits article of impeachment against Trump to the Senate, setting the stage for his second impeachment trialby ssheth@businessinsider.com (Sonam Sheth) on January 26, 2021 at 12:10 am
Senators will now be sworn in as jurors and a summons will be sent to Trump before his trial kicks off next month.
- 53 years ago, a vicious, unexpected attack showed Americans what kind of war they were really fighting in Vietnamby insider@insider.com (Benjamin Brimelow) on January 25, 2021 at 11:46 pm
Communist forces were told to "crack the sky" and "shake the earth" during the Tet Offensive, but their real victory wasn't on the battlefield.
- How to backup an iPhone to iCloud, to a computer through iTunes, or to an external hard driveby insider@insider.com (Christopher Curley) on January 25, 2021 at 11:33 pm
Here's how to backup an iPhone to iCloud, to a computer through iTunes, or to an external hard drive, and find storage space for new backups.
- How to delete your Netflix viewing history, and prevent something you've watched from affecting your viewing recommendationsby insider@insider.com (Dave Johnson) on January 25, 2021 at 11:29 pm
You can delete your Netflix viewing history one title at a time, and stop movies or shows you've watched from affecting your viewing recommendations.
- Italy Puts Age Block On TikTok Following Death Of 10-Year-Old Girlon January 22, 2021 at 10:28 pm
Italy’s data protection authority said Friday it was acting with “urgency” following the death of a 10-year-old girl in Sicily, who died while participating in a so-called “blackout” challenge.
- Sheryl Sandberg Slammed For Saying Capitol Riot Was Not 'Largely' Planned On Facebookon January 12, 2021 at 5:29 pm
A misinformation watchdog identified at least 70 "Stop the Steal" groups that were active on the platform before Facebook took action Monday.
- Dutch Authorities: Trump's Twitter Was Hacked By Man Who Guessed 'maga2020!' Passwordon December 17, 2020 at 7:37 pm
It only took the hacker five tries to guess the correct password, and he was kind enough to tell Donald Trump's team to activate two-factor authentication afterward.
- Virgin Hyperloop Completes First Human Ride On New High-Speed Transport Systemon November 9, 2020 at 4:01 pm
A trip between New York and Washington would take just 30 minutes in the levitating pod system, the company said.
- Twitter Account Posting Trump's Tweets Verbatim Has Been Flagged 4 Timeson October 31, 2020 at 9:53 pm
In contrast, the president's inflammatory tweets have remained online — albeit with disclaimers — since they've been deemed "in the public's interest."
- Twitter’s misinformation problem is much bigger than Trump. The crowd may help solve it.by Elizabeth Dwoskin on January 25, 2021 at 9:29 pm
Twitter's Birdwatch pilot lets selected users write corrections and fact checks on potentially misleading tweets.
- Twitter’s misinformation problem is much bigger than Trump. The crowd may help solve it.by Elizabeth Dwoskin on January 25, 2021 at 9:29 pm
Twitter's Birdwatch pilot lets selected users write corrections and fact checks on potentially misleading tweets.
- An aerospace engineer has a solution to soggy delivery food: SAVRpaksby Dalvin Brown on January 25, 2021 at 11:00 am
SAVRPak says its peel-and-stick packets can extend food’s shelf life by 50 percent.
- An aerospace engineer has a solution to soggy delivery food: SAVRpaksby Dalvin Brown on January 25, 2021 at 11:00 am
SAVRPak says its peel-and-stick packets can extend food’s shelf life by 50 percent.
- You’re spending more money online than you think. Here are 4 ways to save.by Heather Kelly on January 23, 2021 at 12:00 pm
From hidden subscriptions to Amazon Prime, it’s time to clean up all your online spending.
- Best 3D printers for 2021 - CNETby Dan Ackerman on January 26, 2021 at 1:55 am
These are our favorite 3D printers, as well scanners and laser cutters, for makers and creators in 2021.
- The best e-reader for 2021 - CNETby David Carnoy on January 26, 2021 at 1:30 am
Why read on your phone or tablet when there are great E Ink e-readers out there? Here are our current top picks.
- The best gaming laptop deals right now at Amazon, Best Buy and Newegg - CNETby Matt Elliott on January 26, 2021 at 1:13 am
Notebooks from Alienware, Asus, Dell, HP, MSI and Razer are on sale.
- Former ambassador sues Apple and Alphabet to drop Telegram from app stores - CNETby Corinne Reichert on January 26, 2021 at 1:09 am
Like Parler, Telegram is facing allegations of being used to encourage racism and violence.
- Best mattresses for back pain in 2021 - CNETby Lindsay Boyers on January 26, 2021 at 1:00 am
Waking up with back pain? These mattresses combine comfort and support for a restful night and a pain-free morning
- How to Keep Internet Trolls Out of Remote Workplacesby Nellie Bowles on January 25, 2021 at 9:58 pm
When companies move all employee communications online, they face the same problems as the rest of the internet. But they don’t have to let bad behavior seep in.
- Monitoring the Weather at the Edge of the Worldby Marzena Skubatz on January 25, 2021 at 9:51 pm
Marsibil Erlendsdottir runs a farm and provides weather reports from a remote outpost in eastern Iceland. The job requires vigilance and an unfailing resolve.
- Four falsehoods Giuliani spread about Dominion.by Nick Corasaniti on January 25, 2021 at 9:35 pm
On Monday, Dominion Voting Systems filed a defamation lawsuit against the former New York City mayor.
- Uber, After Buying Postmates, Lays Off More Than 180 Employeesby Mike Isaac on January 25, 2021 at 6:21 pm
The departures include most of the executive team at Postmates, the food delivery app that Uber bought last year.
- Why Your TV Spies on Youby Shira Ovide on January 25, 2021 at 6:15 pm
Selling consumer electronics is hard, forcing companies to resort to shady tactics to make money.
- Co-op and Morrisons see queues over payments outageon January 26, 2021 at 1:54 am
The supermarket chains confirmed that an ongoing issue is affecting payments processing in some stores.
- Twitter pilot to let users flag 'false' contenton January 26, 2021 at 1:45 am
The company acknowledges its "Birdwatch" idea could be "messy", but says it is worth trying.
- Facebook News feature launches in UKon January 26, 2021 at 12:30 am
The UK is the second market - after the US - to get Facebook's latest news feature.
- Like a good deal? Maybe a hagglebot can helpon January 26, 2021 at 12:09 am
Artificial intelligence is getting better at negotiating and research promises systems that could help you.
- East Coast Main Line: Tunnel painstakingly pushed undergroundon January 25, 2021 at 5:35 pm
Heavier than the Eiffel Tower, the tunnel was moved at 150cm per hour over nine days.
- How Do Delivery Robots Work? How They Safely Deliver Your Packagesby Gavin Phillips on August 19, 2020 at 11:00 am
A distant future involving robotic package deliveries is now very much a reality. Advances in robotics, GPS tracking, automation, and navigation now mean you might not find a delivery person at your door with your package. You might find a delivery robot instead. With semi-autonomous robots beginning to enter the world, here’s a look at how delivery robots work. What Is a Delivery Robot? A delivery robot is an automated robot that brings your delivery directly to your door. These robots aren’t walking and talking humanoids; rather, these robots are cute delivery containers on six wheels, resembling giant (but friendly-looking!)...Read the full article: How Do Delivery Robots Work? How They Safely Deliver Your Packages
- Step Up Your Pomodoro Productivity With These 6 Methodsby Lee Nathan on August 19, 2020 at 10:00 am
If you’ve ever used the Pomodoro Technique, you’ve probably noticed an increase in productivity and focus. But most people aren’t aware that there’s a lot more you can do with it. The way that it breaks up your day can lead to some powerful benefits. Let’s take a look at some less traditional methods to apply the Pomodoro Technique to. If you’re not familiar with it, check out the basics of Pomodoro first. 1. Goal Setting Have you ever finished a day and felt like you didn’t get enough done? Sometimes you might have actually had a productive day, but...Read the full article: Step Up Your Pomodoro Productivity With These 6 Methods
- Portable, Powerful Solar Panel: Maxoak SP120 Reviewby James Bruce on August 18, 2020 at 12:30 pm
Our verdict of the Maxoak SP120:Weighing less than 7lbs, the Maxoak SP120 outputs a serious amount of power in a convenient and portable package. You're paying a premium for the portability though, so consider if you actually need to carry it around or whether a static panel could do the job. 1010Most portable solar panels are tiny and really only designed to trickle charge a smartphone. If you have a large portable battery pack then finding a suitably powerful and genuinely portable solar panel can be tricky. The Maxoak SP120 is both affordable, portable, and with 120W output, powerful enough...Read the full article: Portable, Powerful Solar Panel: Maxoak SP120 Review
- How to Access Region Blocked Videos Without a VPNby Christian Cawley on August 18, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Wherever you are in the world there is always a reason to want to bypass region blocking. For example, internet users outside the US might want to access Netflix or Hulu; those in the US might want the UK version of BBC iPlayer. To combat this, VPNs are popular—but they’re not the best solution. Here’s how to watch geo-blocked videos without VPN software. Why VPNs Aren’t Great for Bypassing Region Blocks When you connect to a VPN (Virtual Private Network) your internet traffic is forwarded through the VPN server. So, if you’re in the UK and you connect to a...Read the full article: How to Access Region Blocked Videos Without a VPN
- 11 Basic Encryption Terms Everyone Should Know by Nowby Gavin Phillips on August 18, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Chances are that you’re familiar with the word encryption. You’ve probably heard about how important it is, as well as how vital it is for keeping so much of our hyper-networked lives secure. Use WhatsApp? You’re using encryption. Log into online banking? Same again. Have to ask the barista for a Wi-Fi code? That’s because you’re connecting to a network using encryption—the password is the key. But even though we use encryption in our day-to-day lives, most encryption terminology remains mysterious. Here’s a list of 11 essential encryption terms you need to understand. 1. Plaintext Let’s start with the most...Read the full article: 11 Basic Encryption Terms Everyone Should Know by Now
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- What's in the latest Edge update? Password monitor and vertical tabsby Gregg Keizer on January 26, 2021 at 1:47 am
Microsoft's Edge 88, last week released, boasts major improvements to its password manager and debuted new tab features, including vertical tabs — something Chrome has yet to offer.The Redmond, Wash. company also patched at least 24 security vulnerabilities, the most serious marked as "High," the second level in a four-step ranking system. Google's Chrome 88, which like Edge was built on the open-source Chromium project, included fixes for 36 flaws when it was released Jan. 19.(Note: Starting Jan. 21, the day Microsoft delivered Edge 88, it began "...releasing the Chrome CVEs that are included in the new releases of Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) directly in the Security Update Guide." For more information on what that meant, steer to this explanation.)To read this article in full, please click here
- Office 365: A guide to the updatesby Preston Gralla on January 25, 2021 at 11:04 pm
Office 365 and Microsoft 365 subscribers always have the latest version of Microsoft Office — currently Office 2019. They also get more frequent software updates than those who have purchased Office 2019 without a subscription, which means subscribers have access to the latest features, security patches and bug fixes. But it can be hard to keep track of the changes in each update and know when they’re available. We’re doing this for you, so you don’t have to.Following are summaries of the updates to Office 365/Microsoft 365 for Windows, with the latest releases shown first. We’ll add info about new updates as they’re rolled out.Note: This story covers updates released to regular Office 365/Microsoft 365 for Windows subscribers. If you’re a member of Microsoft’s Office Insider preview program or want to get a sneak peek at upcoming features, see the company’s “Release notes for Office for Windows Desktop (Beta builds)” page.To read this article in full, please click here
- Microsoft to integrate Teams with SAP as partnership expandsby Matthew Finnegan on January 25, 2021 at 4:37 pm
Microsoft has unveiled plans to integrate Teams with a range of SAP business applications, enabling workers to share information more easily without leaving the collaboration platform.The two companies announced that the German enterprise software vendor’s S/4HANA enterprise resource planning (ERP) application, used by many of the world’s largest organizations, will connect into Microsoft’s collaboration platform. There are also plans for integrations with SAP’s SuccessFactors HR application and SAP Customer Experience, a customer relationship management (CRM) platform.The announcement was part of a broader deal that will see SAP S/4HANA hosted on Microsoft’s Azure cloud infrastructure.To read this article in full, please click here
- Why smart homes are the future of the smart enterpriseby Jonny Evans on January 25, 2021 at 3:11 pm
The first HomeKit-compatible Thread accessories are beginning to appear, and while that’s good news for consumers, it should also be good news for enterprise users.What the Thread? Originally designed by Nest, Samsung and ARM, Thread is an IP-based connectivity standard for smart devices. It’s a low-power mesh technology protocol that uses existing standards, such as IPv6, BLE, and others. At its simplest, it means devices from different manufacturers should be able to work together, securely, responsively, and with minimal cost to battery life.To read this article in full, please click here
- Decoding Microsoft Defender’s hidden settingsby Susan Bradley on January 25, 2021 at 2:45 pm
Ask someone what antivirus software they use and you’ll probably get a near-religious argument about which one they have installed. Antivirus choices are often about what we trust — or don’t — on our operating system. I’ve seen some Windows users indicate they would rather have a third-party vendor watch over and protect their systems. Others, like me, view antivirus software as less important these days; it matters more that your antivirus vendor can handle windows updating properly and won’t cause issues.Still others rely on Microsoft Defender. It's been around in one form or another since Windows XP.To read this article in full, please click here
- Citizen DJ - A Free Tool for Remixing Music and Spoken Audioby noreply@blogger.com (Richard Byrne) on January 25, 2021 at 5:20 pm
Citizen DJ is a free tool for remixing and creating new songs from audio files that are in the public domain. The tool was developed by Brian Foo who is an Innovator in Residence at the Library of...Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com » Related StoriesHow to Edit Your Videos by Typing in Type StudioTips to Help Busy Teachers Get and Stay FitG Suite Audio, Accessibility, and Timelines - The Week in Review
- How to Edit Your Videos by Typing in Type Studioby noreply@blogger.com (Richard Byrne) on January 25, 2021 at 10:47 am
On Friday morning I published a blog post about a new video editing tool called Type Studio. At the end of the blog post I mentioned that I'd be publishing a tutorial video about Type Studio on my...Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com » Related StoriesType Studio - A Truly Unique Way to Edit Your VideosMy Big List of Padlet TutorialsHow to Create a Multimedia Timeline With Padlet
- Tips to Help Busy Teachers Get and Stay Fitby noreply@blogger.com (Richard Byrne) on January 25, 2021 at 10:37 am
This article originally appeared on one of my other blogs, EdTechFitness.com.In December of 2018 I was the biggest I’ve ever been in my life. The nice suits that I’d purchased just a year before...Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com » Related StoriesA Simple Way to Break a Bad HabitG Suite Audio, Accessibility, and Timelines - The Week in ReviewMy Big List of Padlet Tutorials
- G Suite Audio, Accessibility, and Timelines - The Week in Reviewby noreply@blogger.com (Richard Byrne) on January 23, 2021 at 10:51 am
Good morning from Maine where we play outside even if it's cold and snowy. Sometimes that means doing traditional snow activities like skiing and sledding while other times it just means knocking some...Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com » Related StoriesTime, Space, and Exercise - The Week in ReviewAnnotations, Document Cameras, and Exercise - The Week in ReviewBreakouts, Outages, and Cool Jobs - The Week in Review
- My Big List of Padlet Tutorialsby noreply@blogger.com (Richard Byrne) on January 23, 2021 at 10:00 am
On Thursday morning I published a video about how to use Padlet to create multimedia timelines. As I mentioned in Thursday's blog post I've been using Padlet for more than a decade. In fact, when I...Read the whole entry at FreeTech4Teachers.com » Related StoriesHow to Create a Multimedia Timeline With PadletReadWorks Adds an Offline Mode for StudentsSix Good Tools for Making Multimedia Timelines
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- The future of social networks might be audioby Tanya Basu on January 25, 2021 at 6:14 pm
Every morning, as Nandita Mohan sifts through her emails, her college pals are in her ear—recounting their day, reminiscing, reflecting on what it’s like to have graduated in the throes of a pandemic. Mohan, a 23-year-old software programmer in the Bay Area, isn’t on the phone, nor is she listening to an especially personal podcast;…
- The Green Future Indexby Alli Chase on January 25, 2021 at 2:19 pm
- Building a healthier internet: Lessons from fighting covid-19 misinformationby Gideon Lichfield on January 25, 2021 at 1:03 pm
Online misinformation and political polarization have hampered the efforts of public health officials to stop the spread of covid-19. Are there better ways to counter the falsehoods and get more reliable information out there? The MIT Media Lab’s HealthPulse project recently tried to answer that question. It ran a trial in Atlanta, a city with…
- Tech is having a reckoning. Tech investors? Not so much.by Eileen Guo on January 24, 2021 at 1:00 pm
On January 10, Charlie O’Donnell, a startup investor who runs Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, published a blog post that he hoped would inspire self-reflection among his peers in the industry. Provocatively titled Seed Investments in Insurrection, his argument was that venture capitalists needed to wrestle with their impact on democracy. “It’s kind of hard to make…
- We could know soon whether vaccines work against a scary new coronavirus variantby Antonio Regalado on January 23, 2021 at 10:15 am
Salim Abdool Karim was at a cricket match on December 26, Boxing Day, when he made the mistake of looking at his email. He had received a new report and the news wasn’t good. A heavily mutated coronavirus spotted in South Africa appeared to allow the virus to bind more tightly, and more easily, to…
- Xbox Live Gold was always going to drop the free-to-play paywall this yearby Jeff Grubb on January 26, 2021 at 12:04 am
Xbox Live Gold was always going to lose its free-to-play paywall, but here is why Microsoft scrambled to change that now.
- Researchers propose LEAF, a frontend for developing AI classification algorithmsby Kyle Wiggers on January 25, 2021 at 9:00 pm
Researchers at Google propose LEAF, a frontend that provides superior audio classification results compared with previous techniques.
- What is database-as-a-service?by Peter Wayner on January 25, 2021 at 8:51 pm
Buying, installing, and provisioning computers takes time, money, and space. The solution is to rent what you need: database-as-a-service.
- Computer vision researchers develop city-scale smart tracking platformby Jeremy Horwitz on January 25, 2021 at 7:21 pm
Tracking a vehicle or person moving between multiple city-scale locations will become considerably easier thanks to AI camera innovations.
- Why the open banking movement is gaining momentum (VB Live)by VB Staff on January 25, 2021 at 6:32 pm
Join this VB Live event to learn how open banking is fueling both opportunity for FIs and better financial outcomes for consumers.
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- End Two Federal Programs that Fund Police Surveillance Techby /u/MyNameIsGriffon on January 26, 2021 at 1:57 am
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- China is home to a growing market for dubious “emotion recognition” – A new report says the tools rely on junk science and have the potential to erode human rights around the world.by /u/Exastiken on January 26, 2021 at 1:41 am
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- Apple issues new warning: Keep your iPhone 6 inches away from your pacemakerby /u/BikkaZz on January 26, 2021 at 1:21 am
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- Amazon’s Alexa can now act on its own hunches to turn off lights and moreby /u/TheMildEngineer on January 25, 2021 at 11:35 pm
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- Apple's hardware engineering chief to step down to focus on new projectby /u/Yourhyperbolemirror on January 25, 2021 at 11:31 pm
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- AT&T may keep majority ownership of DirecTV as it closes in on final dealby Jon Brodkin on January 25, 2021 at 8:26 pm
It's unclear whether AT&T will maintain operational control of DirecTV.
- The history of the connected battlespace, part one: command, control, and conquerby Sean Gallagher on January 25, 2021 at 2:00 pm
Since the end of World War II, the US and allies have tried to network-enable war.
- DDoSers are abusing Microsoft RDP to make attacks more powerfulby Dan Goodin on January 23, 2021 at 4:23 pm
DDoS amplification attacks have abused all kinds of legit services. Now, it's Windows.
- This site posted every face from Parler’s Capitol Hill insurrection videosby WIRED on January 23, 2021 at 11:40 am
Faces of the Riot used open source software to detect, extract, and deduplicate every face.
- Home alarm tech backdoored security cameras to spy on customers having sexby Dan Goodin on January 22, 2021 at 8:54 pm
Employee for ADT accessed ~200 customer cams on more than 9,600 occasions.
- President Joe Biden commits to replacing entire federal fleet with electric vehiclesby Kirsten Korosec on January 26, 2021 at 12:30 am
President Joe Biden said Monday the U.S. government would replace the entire federal fleet of cars, trucks and SUVs with electric vehicles manufactured in the United States, a commitment tied to a broader campaign promise to create 1 million new jobs in the American auto industry and supply chains. The commitment, if it bears out,
- Facebook News launches in the UK, the first international market for its curated news portalby Ingrid Lunden on January 26, 2021 at 12:04 am
As the United Kingdom prepares to sharpen its focus on how it regulates big tech companies, Facebook is taking a big step up in the role it plays in presenting media to the U.K. public, and into how it works with the country’s media industry. Today it is launching Facebook News in the U.K., Facebook’s
- Debunk, don’t ‘prebunk,’ and other psychology lessons for social media moderationby Devin Coldewey on January 25, 2021 at 11:53 pm
If social networks and other platforms are to get a handle on disinformation, it’s not enough to know what it is — you have to know how people react to it. Researchers at MIT and Cornell have some surprising but subtle findings that may affect how Twitter and Facebook should go about treating this problematic
- Daily Crunch: Twitter unveils Birdwatchby Anthony Ha on January 25, 2021 at 11:14 pm
Twitter pilots a new tool to fight disinformation, Apple brings celebrity-guided walks to the Apple Watch and Clubhouses raises funding. This is your Daily Crunch for January 25, 2021. The big story: Twitter unveils Birdwatch Twitter launched a new product today that it says will offer “a community-based approach to misinformation.” With Birdwatch, users will
- Smart lock maker Latch teams with real estate firm to go public via SPACby Brian Heater on January 25, 2021 at 10:59 pm
This week, Latch becomes the latest company to join the SPAC parade. Founded in 2014, the New York-based company came out of stealth two years later, launching a smart lock system. Though, like many companies primarily known for hardware solutions, Latch says it’s more, offering a connected security software platform for owners of apartment buildings.
- Instagram adds a new "professional dashboard" for creator and business accounts, a dedicated space for analytics, business tools, monetization features, more (Karissa Bell/Engadget)on January 26, 2021 at 1:35 am
Karissa Bell / Engadget:Instagram adds a new “professional dashboard” for creator and business accounts, a dedicated space for analytics, business tools, monetization features, more — Instagram is working on a new feature for business owners and influencers. The app is adding a new “professional dashboard” …
- Google Threat Analysis Group details a suspected North Korean specialized campaign targeting infosec researchers with fake profiles, blogs and backdoor software (Adam Weidemann/The Keyword)on January 26, 2021 at 12:55 am
Adam Weidemann / The Keyword:Google Threat Analysis Group details a suspected North Korean specialized campaign targeting infosec researchers with fake profiles, blogs and backdoor software — Over the past several months, the Threat Analysis Group has identified an ongoing campaign targeting security researchers working …
- Facebook News launches in the UK, partners with Axel Springer and Samsung owned Upday for curation; announces new partnerships and payments for some publishers (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)on January 26, 2021 at 12:35 am
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:Facebook News launches in the UK, partners with Axel Springer and Samsung owned Upday for curation; announces new partnerships and payments for some publishers — As the United Kingdom prepares to sharpen its focus on how it regulates big tech companies, Facebook is taking a big step …
- Amazon launches new smart home proactive control actions for Alexa, alongside an energy dashboard, and a $4.99/month security-like service, Alexa Guard Plus (Ian Carlos Campbell/The Verge)on January 26, 2021 at 12:05 am
Ian Carlos Campbell / The Verge:Amazon launches new smart home proactive control actions for Alexa, alongside an energy dashboard, and a $4.99/month security-like service, Alexa Guard Plus — New updates bring proactive hunches and Guard Plus to the smart assistant — Amazon is enabling a new feature today that allows Alexa …
- Norwegian Data Protection Authority fines Grindr ~$11.7M for disclosing user location data to advertisers and effectively tagging users as LGBTQ without consent (New York Times)on January 25, 2021 at 11:30 pm
New York Times:Norwegian Data Protection Authority fines Grindr ~$11.7M for disclosing user location data to advertisers and effectively tagging users as LGBTQ without consent — The Norwegian Data Protection Authority said on Monday that it would fine Grindr, the world's most popular gay dating app …