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February 23, 2019

A look at Chinese companies making surveillance-enabling tech, which count government as a major client or investor and have spawned at least four billionaires (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: A look at Chinese companies making surveillance-enabling tech, which count government as a major client or investor and have spawned at least four billionaires — – Tiandy’s Dai Lin is China’s latest surveillance billionaire — Critics say the country’s monitoring programs go too far A look at Chinese companies making surveillance-enabling tech, which count

Pinterest Restricts Vaccine Search Results to Curb Spread of Misinformation

The digital platform is grappling with the proliferation of anti-vaccination content online, a problem also faced by Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. Pinterest Restricts Vaccine Search Results to Curb Spread of Misinformation Source: NY Times Tech

February 23, 2019

How technology is changing sexual identity

Sex as we know it is about to change. We are already living through a new sexual revolution, thanks to technologies that have transformed the way we relate to each other in our intimate relationships. But we believe a second wave of sexual technologies is now starting to appear, and these are transforming how some

Colour-Code Your Way To Timber Satisfaction

As Hackaday writers we see the insides of as many hackerspaces as we can, and some of us make it our business to be members of more than one within reach of our homes. Thus it was that a simple but extremely elegant hackerspace lifehack came our way, courtesy of our friends at Milton Keynes

After Huawei’s and Oneplus’s success in the US, Oppo wants in – CNET

Oppo has seen the success that Huawei and OnePlus have had in Western markets. After Huawei’s and Oneplus’s success in the US, Oppo wants in – CNET Source: CNet

February 23, 2019

Paradoxically, platforms like Uber and Deliveroo could be good for labor unions

In my research on the platform economy, I’ve seen a trend of trade unions mainly attacking websites like Uber and Deliveroo. However, I’d like to argue that their focus on a hostile approach is a mistake and they need to consider another tactic. Let me explain why. We need to talk about the gig economy

February 23, 2019

How New York City evolved into a tech hub over the last two decades, fueled by Google's DoubleClick acquisition and the Bloomberg administration's policies (Steve Lohr/New York Times)

Steve Lohr / New York Times: How New York City evolved into a tech hub over the last two decades, fueled by Google’s DoubleClick acquisition and the Bloomberg administration’s policies — Euan Robertson started his job with New York City’s economic development team at an ominous moment. How New York City evolved into a tech

February 23, 2019

Officials in Auckland, New Zealand suspend Lime's license after a glitch in e-scooters resulted in sudden braking, causing at least 30 injuries in 155 incidents (Biz Carson/Forbes)

Biz Carson / Forbes: Officials in Auckland, New Zealand suspend Lime’s license after a glitch in e-scooters resulted in sudden braking, causing at least 30 injuries in 155 incidents — A software error sent Lime scooter riders flying after a glitch caused the scooter’s front wheel to lock up randomly mid-ride. Officials in Auckland, New

Raspberry Pi Revives Stand-Alone DivX Player

It might seem almost comical to our more fresh-faced readers, but there was a time when you could go into a big box retailer and purchase what was known as a “DivX Player”. Though they had the outward appearance of a normal DVD player, these gadgets could read various digital video file formats off of

February 22, 2019

Sources: Amazon may be scaling down its expansion in Seattle, including subleasing offices it rented in a new skyscraper, and expanding in neighboring Bellevue (Monica Nickelsburg/GeekWire)

Monica Nickelsburg / GeekWire: Sources: Amazon may be scaling down its expansion in Seattle, including subleasing offices it rented in a new skyscraper, and expanding in neighboring Bellevue — For years, Amazon has gobbled up office space in Seattle at a breakneck pace, creating a red-hot commercial real estate market in the city’s urban core.

February 22, 2019

Florida inmate sues the Florida Department of Corrections after he was told he has to repurchase $569 of music he bought after the FDOC changed music vendors (Timothy B. Lee/Ars Technica)

Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica: Florida inmate sues the Florida Department of Corrections after he was told he has to repurchase $569 of music he bought after the FDOC changed music vendors — Prisoners who paid $1.70 per song lost access when the prison changed vendors. — Florida inmate William Demler says that since

February 22, 2019

After reports of pedophiles using YouTube comments to sexualize videos of children, YouTube warns creators it may demonetize videos with inappropriate comments (Ryan Broderick/BuzzFeed News)

Ryan Broderick / BuzzFeed News: After reports of pedophiles using YouTube comments to sexualize videos of children, YouTube warns creators it may demonetize videos with inappropriate comments — A new controversy this week over the sexualized exploitation of children on YouTube has set off a wave of advertiser boycotts … After reports of pedophiles using

Foundations For Machine Learning In English (Or Russian)

We are big fans of posts and videos that try to give you a gut-level intuition on technical topics. While [vas3k’s] post “Machine Learning for Everyone” fits the bill, we knew we’d like it from the opening sentences: Machine Learning is like sex in high school. Everyone is talking about it, a few know what

A Coin Cell Powers This Tiny ESP32 Dev Board

Just for the challenge, just for fun, just for bragging rights, and just to do a little showing off – all perfectly valid reasons to take on a project. It seems like one or more of those are behind this tiny ESP32 board that’s barely larger than the coin cell that powers it. From the

February 22, 2019

Intel says it does not expect consumer products with its 5G modems to appear on the market until 2020 (Stephen Nellis/Reuters)

Stephen Nellis / Reuters: Intel says it does not expect consumer products with its 5G modems to appear on the market until 2020 — (Reuters) – Intel Corp executives said on Friday its 5G modem chips will not appear in mobile phones until 2020, raising the possibility its biggest customer, Apple Inc … Intel says

Trump's '6G' tweet spurs questions – CNET

Is 6G even a thing yet? If you’re confused about President Trump’s tweet pushing faster deployment of ‘5G and even 6G’ technology,’ you’re not alone . Trump's '6G' tweet spurs questions – CNET Source: CNet

Galaxy S10 Plus ongoing review, Day 2: What's good and bad so far – CNET

The Galaxy S10 Plus reveals itself a little more each passing hour. Galaxy S10 Plus ongoing review, Day 2: What's good and bad so far – CNET Source: CNet

February 22, 2019

YouTube says it will remove ads on anti-vaccine videos, launches info panel below anti-vaccine videos that links to the Wikipedia page for "vaccine hesitancy" (Caroline O'Donovan/BuzzFeed News)

Caroline O’Donovan / BuzzFeed News: YouTube says it will remove ads on anti-vaccine videos, launches info panel below anti-vaccine videos that links to the Wikipedia page for “vaccine hesitancy” — YouTube on Friday said it would prevent channels that promote anti-vax content from running advertising … YouTube says it will remove ads on anti-vaccine videos,

YouTube removes ads from anti-vaccination video channels – CNET

The news comes after YouTube faced another advertiser scandal earlier this week over child exploitation. YouTube removes ads from anti-vaccination video channels – CNET Source: CNet

Parched Mars river valley looks surprisingly Earth-like – CNET

ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft gives us a scenic view of remnants from the planet’s watery past. Parched Mars river valley looks surprisingly Earth-like – CNET Source: CNet

Twitter co-founder Evan Williams is stepping down from the board – CNET

He’ll leave at the end of the month. Twitter co-founder Evan Williams is stepping down from the board – CNET Source: CNet

Microsoft workers call for canceling military contract for technology that could turn warfare into a ‘video game’

Employees demanded that the company cancel a contract to supply its augmented-reality headsets to the Army, warning in a letter that putting HoloLens in the military’s hands could “help people kill.” Microsoft workers call for canceling military contract for technology that could turn warfare into a ‘video game’ Source: Washington Post Tech

Patrick Mahomes puts up video game numbers on and off the football field

As the Chiefs quarterback’s star continues to rise, he credits gaming for keeping him grounded and will take his PlayStation with him on the road. Patrick Mahomes puts up video game numbers on and off the football field Source: Washington Post Tech

February 22, 2019

Twitter co-founder and former CEO Ev Williams is stepping down from the company's board (Salvador Rodriguez/CNBC)

Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: Twitter co-founder and former CEO Ev Williams is stepping down from the company’s board — Twitter Co-founder and former CEO Ev Williams is stepping down from the company’s board, according to a Friday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. — “It’s been an incredible 13 years … Twitter co-founder and

Building An Optically Pumped Laser Pointer

As a society, we’ve largely come together to agree that laser pointers are mostly useless. They’re now the preserve of university lecturers and those destined to wind up in a jail cell for harassing helicopter pilots. Most pointers are of the diode-pumped solid state variety. However, [Zenodilodon] treads a different path. The laser cavity glows

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