Subscribe to this bi-weekly newsletter here! Welcome to the latest edition of Pardon The Intrusion, TNW’s bi-weekly newsletter in which we explore the wild world of security. Google Project Zero‘s elite team of bug hunters needs no introduction. The white-hat hackers have been adept at finding flaws in Android and iOS, but this impressive new
Read MoreReuters: In an internal email, Google’s head of AI says that Gebru threatened to resign unless she was told which colleagues deemed her draft paper as unpublishable — OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – A top Google scientist on ethical artificial intelligence says she was fired after criticizing … In an internal email, Google's head of AI
Read MoreIf “pika pika” doesn’t elicit an ASMR response, what will? Pokemon released an official Pikachu ASMR video and it's… something – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePranav Dixit / BuzzFeed News: Twitter starts applying its Synthetic and Manipulated Media policy in India, as it labels a video tweeted by BJP’s head of social media as “manipulated media” — Critics have been asking American tech companies to apply the same standards to the rest of the world as they do to the
Read MoreAn anonymous reader pinged us about an issue that affects people who jumped onto the latest-and-greatest OS from the Apple gardens: USB devices that stop working due to the FTDI-based USB solution. At its core appears to be that the built-in FTDI driver provided by Apple (AppleUSBFTDI.dext) only supports FTDI chips which provide the standard
Read MoreOne of the darlings of CES 2020, the company’s cleverly designed compact desktop is almost ready to go. Razer's Tomahawk modular gaming PC, almost a year after launch, enters preorder – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRazer released its first set of true wireless earbuds in 2019, with the main appeal being a low-latency mode that made them better suited for mobile gaming. Now, the company is ready with its second pair, the Hammerhead True Wireless Pro, which go on sale today for $199.99 and add active noise cancellation and THX
Read MoreThe new data it offers provides measurements that are “orders of magnitude” more exact than prior information, scientists say. Most detailed 3D map ever of Milky Way includes nearly 2 billion stars – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe president-elect also tells CNN he’ll ask Americans to wear masks for the first 100 days of his administration to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Joe Biden wants Dr. Anthony Fauci to be part of his 'COVID team' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s staring into my soul. | Photo: Cash App If you’ve ever used Cash App and thought “wow, I wish I could put this on my body…” we may need to talk about your relationship with apps. But also you’re in luck! The payment service announced in a tweet today that it’s launching its own
Read MoreThe next time you get on a plane, you’ll probably have plenty of new things to worry about, but having to listen to people talking on the phone won’t be one. Way back in 2013, the FCC announced that it would be considering removing a ban on passengers making phone calls once the plane was
Read MoreArjun Kharpal / CNBC: JD Health, the digital health care unit of JD.com, has raised $3.5B in a Hong Kong IPO; the company is expected to start trading on December 8 — – JD Health, the health-care unit of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, is gearing up for a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO). JD
Read MoreThere’ll definitely be a lot of dragons. See the first look at Game of Thrones spinoff series House of the Dragon – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreImage: CD Projekt Red The highly-anticipated Cyberpunk 2077 is just days away from its December 10th release. But depending on where you live and what platform you’re playing on, you might get to play the game a bit earlier than you might have expected given the previous guidance. Developer CD Projekt Red shared exactly when
Read MoreIt gets a new fascia and suspension and steering systems too. 2021 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid only gets a 0 price increase – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreCampbell Kwan / ZDNet: White House issues another executive order aiming to guide federal development of AI, focusing on nine principles to build public trust in the technology — This time, the order is focused on promoting the use of trustworthy artificial intelligence by the government. White House issues another executive order aiming to guide
Read MoreImage: Epic Games After a not-so-subtle tease from Sony on Wednesday, God of War protagonist Kratos is now available as a purchasable skin in Fortnite. Although Kratos is a Sony character, he’s not exclusive to PS4 or PS5 platforms — you’ll be able to buy the Kratos skin on any platform where Fortnite can be
Read MoreM.G. Siegler / 500ish: Despite Microsoft’s present-day sales power, a wave of product-focused enterprise companies inspired by Slack and its peers will ultimately disrupt the giant — A quick rebuttal on the Slackforce Slacklash — Look, it’s late. And everyone is happy enough so there’s no pressing need to weigh in here. Despite Microsoft's present-day
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Sources: the DOJ is in talks with Huawei’s CFO Meng Wanzhou that would allow her to return to China in exchange for admitting wrongdoing in ongoing case — Justice Department is discussing an arrangement that would allow her to return to China in exchange for admitting wrongdoing Sources: the DOJ is in
Read MoreDo you remember when smartphones had real physical keyboards? Working the command line on some remote machine over SSH was a breeze, and you could even knock out a few lines of code if you were so inclined. But these days you’ve either got to lug around an external keyboard, or suffer through pecking out
Read MoreReuters: The DOD has added China’s largest chipmaker SMIC to its blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies — WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Thursday added China’s top chipmaker SMIC and oil giant CNOOC to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies … The DOD has added China's largest chipmaker SMIC to its blacklist
Read MoreAmelia Krales A global phishing campaign has been targeting organizations associated with the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines since September 2020, IBM security researchers say. In a blog post, analysts Claire Zaboeva and Melissa Frydrych of IBM X-Force IRIS announced that the phishing campaign spans six regions: Germany, Italy, South Korea, Czech Republic, greater Europe, and
Read MoreSeventeen movies will each arrive in theaters and on HBO Max simultaneously, the biggest challenge yet to Hollywood’s traditional way of doing business. Warner Bros. Says All 2021 Films Will Stream on HBO Max Right Away Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreYou’ll be asked if you want to edit your comment or post anyway. YouTube will ask you to rethink posting that comment if AI thinks it's offensive – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDavid McLaughlin / Bloomberg: Sources: Facebook’s VR business practices have attracted the attention of the DOJ, which is talking to developers about their interactions with Facebook — – Justice Department asks app developers about Oculus actions — “Copy, acquire, kill” accusations echo House report critiques Sources: Facebook's VR business practices have attracted the attention of
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