Author: Tech Support

Some fear the sweeping nature of UK's proposal to combine work done by 8+ regulators into a new "super-regulator" with the power to block online platforms, more (James Ball/MIT Technology Review)

James Ball / MIT Technology Review: Some fear the sweeping nature of UK’s proposal to combine work done by 8+ regulators into a new “super-regulator” with the power to block online platforms, more  —  Technology giants will be forced to have a “duty of care” for their users, if a proposal announced by the government

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Bitcoin wallet Electrum hit by DoS attack with the attackers apparently directing users to download "backdoored" versions of Electrum to steal their bitcoin (David Canellis/The Next Web)

David Canellis / The Next Web: Bitcoin wallet Electrum hit by DoS attack with the attackers apparently directing users to download “backdoored” versions of Electrum to steal their bitcoin  —  The servers of popular Bitcoin wallet Electrum are under heavy attack, and users are advised to be extra careful when using the pl Bitcoin wallet

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A Laser Cutting 101

If you’ve worked with a laser cutter before, you might not find much new in [Maker Design Lab’s] recent post about getting started. But if you haven’t, you’ll find a lot of practical advice and clean clear figures. The write up focuses on a tube-style laser cutter that uses a gas-filled tube and mirrors. Some

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Study: the App Store's Top 30 popular apps have been available to download for 5+ years on average in 2019, compared to less than two years on average in 2014 (Eric Feng)

Eric Feng: Study: the App Store’s Top 30 popular apps have been available to download for 5+ years on average in 2019, compared to less than two years on average in 2014  —  My current favorite podcast is Hit Parade, by music writer and Billboard chart historian Chris Molanphy at Slate. Study: the App Store's

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In an updated filing, video conferencing company Zoom sets IPO price range at $28-$32 per share, valuing the company at $8.25B at the top end of the range (Becky Peterson/Business Insider)

Becky Peterson / Business Insider: In an updated filing, video conferencing company Zoom sets IPO price range at $28-$32 per share, valuing the company at $8.25B at the top end of the range  —  – Video conferencing company Zoom has set an IPO price range of $28 to $32 per share, giving the company a

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As it preps for India's elections, Facebook says it removes ~1M accounts/day using AI, will open centers on election integrity in Singapore and Dublin this week (Ajit Mohan/Facebook)

Ajit Mohan / Facebook: As it preps for India’s elections, Facebook says it removes ~1M accounts/day using AI, will open centers on election integrity in Singapore and Dublin this week  —  As Facebook continues to play a larger role in civic discussions and debate, we are committed to working hard to prevent abuse on our

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Facebook and Google to be quizzed on white nationalism and political bias as Congress pushes dueling reasons for regulation

Congressional lawmakers plan to grill Facebook and Google this week over the ways they police their platforms, including their efforts to stop online racism from spurring real-world violence, offering the latest sign that tech giants face a global regulatory reckoning for their business practices. Facebook and Google to be quizzed on white nationalism and political

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New York vows to keep trying after Orwellian facial recognition program fails

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s driver recognition pilot program has yielded perfect results: it works zero percent of the time. Congratulations would be in order, but despite this fantastic failure the state intends to continue building it’s privacy-smashing facial recognition program. The program, according to The Wall Street Journal, suffered from abject failure due to

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