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    • New report says the proliferation of right-wing content on YouTube is driven by both supply and demand rather than the platform's recommendation algorithm (Paris Martineau/Wired)

    Paris Martineau / Wired: New report says the proliferation of right-wing content on YouTube is driven by both supply and demand rather than the platform’s recommendation algorithm  —  In a new report, Penn State political scientists say that it’s not the recommendation engine, but the communities that form around right-wing content. New report says the

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    • Former FBI general counsel explains why US law enforcement needs to embrace encryption to protect the country against existential cybersecurity threats (Jim Baker/Lawfare)

    Jim Baker / Lawfare: Former FBI general counsel explains why US law enforcement needs to embrace encryption to protect the country against existential cybersecurity threats  —  I. Embrace Reality and Deal With It  —  From 2012 to 2014, I worked for Bridgewater Associates, a hedge fund located in Connecticut. Former FBI general counsel explains why

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    • UK research project StreetWise led by FiveAI debuts London trials of self-driving vehicles with safety drivers, to pick up passengers along a 19km public route (Chris O'Brien/VentureBeat)

    Chris O’Brien / VentureBeat: UK research project StreetWise led by FiveAI debuts London trials of self-driving vehicles with safety drivers, to pick up passengers along a 19km public route  —  StreetWise, a collaborative research project led by FiveAI, announced that it will soon begin the U.K.’s largest test of self-driving vehicles on public roads. UK

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    • Elon Musk: Tesla’s full self-driving mode could arrive before the year’s end

    During Tesla’s quarterly earnings call, the company’s CEO, Elon Musk, said it could roll out its long-awaited full self-driving (FSD) mode in “early access” mode to select customers. Musk wasn’t sounding confident about the beta version shipment, as he said the timeline “might be tight.” He added the feature completion is “not for sure,” but “appears to

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    • BBC News launches dark web mirror of its international site, accessible via Tor, as it seeks to thwart censorship from states such as China, Iran, and Vietnam (BBC)

    BBC: BBC News launches dark web mirror of its international site, accessible via Tor, as it seeks to thwart censorship from states such as China, Iran, and Vietnam  —  The BBC has made its international news website available via Tor, in a bid to thwart censorship attempts. BBC News launches dark web mirror of its

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    • Truebill, which makes an app for managing personal finances, raises $15M Series B, says the app currently has 500K active users (Anthony Ha/TechCrunch)

    Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: Truebill, which makes an app for managing personal finances, raises $15M Series B, says the app currently has 500K active users  —  Personal finance startup Truebill announced today that it has raised $15 million in Series B funding.  —  The new funding was led by Eldridge Industries … Truebill, which makes

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    • Intel sues SoftBank-owned Fortress, which has acquired a patent portfolio from NXP Semiconductors, claiming Fortress engages in patent troll-like behavior (Stephen Nellis/Reuters)

    Stephen Nellis / Reuters: Intel sues SoftBank-owned Fortress, which has acquired a patent portfolio from NXP Semiconductors, claiming Fortress engages in patent troll-like behavior  —  (Reuters) – Chipmaker Intel Corp has filed an antitrust lawsuit against a SoftBank Group Corp-owned investment company alleging … Intel sues SoftBank-owned Fortress, which has acquired a patent portfolio from

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    • Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 (15") teardown: seems pretty repairable with an easily accessible SSD, but there's one big drawback: its battery is firmly glued down (iFixit News)

    iFixit News: Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 (15″) teardown: seems pretty repairable with an easily accessible SSD, but there’s one big drawback: its battery is firmly glued down  —  Teardown of the Surface Laptop 3 reveals a shocking turnaround in repairability on what used to be our least-favorite laptop design. Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 (15") teardown:

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