Author: Tech Support

    • Ukrainian officials recount their efforts to get Facebook's attention and help stem the flood of disinformation in 2015, in the middle of Russian invasion (Washington Post)

    Washington Post: Ukrainian officials recount their efforts to get Facebook’s attention and help stem the flood of disinformation in 2015, in the middle of Russian invasion  —  KIEV, Ukraine — In the spring of 2015, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was desperate for Mark Zuckerberg’s help. Ukrainian officials recount their efforts to get Facebook's attention and

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    • After it was revealed that the suspected Pittsburgh shooter had an account on Gab, Paypal, Stripe, and hosting provider Joyent suspend the social network (Andrew Liptak/The Verge)

    Andrew Liptak / The Verge: After it was revealed that the suspected Pittsburgh shooter had an account on Gab, Paypal, Stripe, and hosting provider Joyent suspend the social network  —  Stripe and cloud host Joyent have indicated that they will suspend Gab’s accounts  —  Hours after Paypal confirmed … After it was revealed that the

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    • Tony Ageh, chief digital officer of New York Public Library, talks about privacy concerns and other issues as libraries embrace digital transformation (Frank Catalano/GeekWire)

    Frank Catalano / GeekWire: Tony Ageh, chief digital officer of New York Public Library, talks about privacy concerns and other issues as libraries embrace digital transformation  —  If you want to see how a public library adopts technology at scale, consider heading to New York City. Tony Ageh, chief digital officer of New York Public

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    Making PCBs With A Cutting Plotter

    [LudwigLabs] is creating PCBs using copper foil and a cutting plotter (vinyl cutter). In this approach, it’s an additive process where instead of removing copper from a copper-clad board, the traces are cut out of copper foil and transferred to a solid backing surface (cardboard, fiberglass, etc.). While similar to the use of copper tape laid out

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    • Google cancels plan to open a second startup incubator in Berlin after protests by anti-gentrification groups, says it is donating the space to local nonprofits (The Local)

    The Local: Google cancels plan to open a second startup incubator in Berlin after protests by anti-gentrification groups, says it is donating the space to local nonprofits  —  Google has called off plans to open a campus in the Kreuzberg area of Berlin.  After months of anti-gentrification protests … Google cancels plan to open a

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    • How Saudi government-related funds, like the country's main tech university endowment and Aramco's Wisayah, invest in US VC firms, often confidentially (Theodore Schleifer/Recode)

    Theodore Schleifer / Recode: How Saudi government-related funds, like the country’s main tech university endowment and Aramco’s Wisayah, invest in US VC firms, often confidentially  —  People talk about money from “the Saudis.”  But it’s not that simple.  Who exactly are “the Saudis,” anyway? How Saudi government-related funds, like the country's main tech university endowment

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    • A look at how AR has found popularity in the enterprise with industrial deployments in automotive assembly lines, quality control, training centres, and more (Amir Bozorgzadeh/VentureBeat)

    Amir Bozorgzadeh / VentureBeat: A look at how AR has found popularity in the enterprise with industrial deployments in automotive assembly lines, quality control, training centres, and more  —  When I ran my last piece earlier this month on the not-so-surprising progressive state of the VR industry, it was intended to shake … A look

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    • A look at AI-related research for predicting earthquakes by using seismic data, which scientists say is similar to the audio data used to train voice assistants (New York Times)

    New York Times: A look at AI-related research for predicting earthquakes by using seismic data, which scientists say is similar to the audio data used to train voice assistants  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Countless dollars and entire scientific careers have been dedicated to predicting where and when the next big earthquake will strike. A look

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    ‘Staying on the sidelines is no longer an option’: How Silicon Valley is trying to help Democrats capture Congress in 2018

    The tech industry’s talented, well-heeled engineers and entrepreneurs are donating their time and money toward giving Democrats a digital edge, aiding the most distant local candidates and the party’s more ambitious quest to snatch control of the U.S. Congress from Republicans’ grasp. ‘Staying on the sidelines is no longer an option’: How Silicon Valley is

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    • New DMCA exemptions will make it easier for archivists and museums to preserve video games, provided they acquire original game and server codes legally (Motherboard)

    Motherboard: New DMCA exemptions will make it easier for archivists and museums to preserve video games, provided they acquire original game and server codes legally  —  In a series of rulings, the Library of Congress has carved out a number of exemptions that will help the movement to archive and preserve video games. New DMCA

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    • A look at ActBlue, a nonprofit that claims its online fundraising tools have helped raise $2.9B+ for Democrats and progressive orgs since its founding in 2004 (FiveThirtyEight)

    FiveThirtyEight: A look at ActBlue, a nonprofit that claims its online fundraising tools have helped raise $2.9B+ for Democrats and progressive orgs since its founding in 2004  —  Terry Wolfe has a dog, three cats and a deep desire to help elect members of Congress who will check President Trump. A look at ActBlue, a

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    • Paypal bans Gab citing hate speech as a reason for the action after it was revealed that suspected Pittsburgh shooter had an account on the social network (Andrew Liptak/The Verge)

    Andrew Liptak / The Verge: Paypal bans Gab citing hate speech as a reason for the action after it was revealed that suspected Pittsburgh shooter had an account on the social network  —  The gunman had a history of anti-semetic posts on the site  —  Earlier today, a gunman walked into the Tree of Life

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