11 luglio, 2019

Visto nel Web - 412

Sempre più caldo, ma qesto lo sapete già, intanto ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.

La Silla

Google Sued For Conspiring To Share Medical Records Against Patient Consent
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

No political prisoners in Europe! I invite you to join the campaign and invite other people to do the same. #FreeAssange #FreeCatalanPoliticalPrisoners
politica
::: KRLS

As a matter of fact, it is Rocket Science. A shout-out to @ElonMusk for keeping the dreams of Space alive for countless millions of people, and for revealing this mindset to untold others, who don’t yet know why
spazio, esplorazione | Web, Internet
::: neiltyson

Startup Aims To Turn Solar and Wind Power Into Carbon-Neutral Gasoline
energia | ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

There are two kinds of organizations: those where you're more likely to come across people who have talent but no formal credentials, and those where you're more likely to come across people with credentials but no abilities
economia, lavoro
::: fchollet

International Crime Ring Suspected in 7-Eleven App Breach
frodi
::: Slashdot

Governments are using migrants as the testing ground for many of their so-called innovations – biometric schemes, invasive mobile phone extraction procedures, and more
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | politica
::: InternetFF

DNA Data Storage Is Closer Than You Think
innovazioni, futuro
::: Slashdot

The latest Sci-Hub working domain. Retweet to your friends,help us become stronger!
open source
::: scihub_love

I approve this message
umorismo
::: zacchiro

Hong Kong Protests 'Show The Dangers of a Cashless Society'
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Are Parts of India Becoming Too Hot For Humans?
ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

Listing today’s files only
tip, suggerimenti
::: commandlinefu

Google And Facebook To Build Own Undersea Cables Around Africa
Web, Internet | hardware
::: Asher_Wolf


John McAfee Hides in Cuba, Touts Cryptocurrency For Evading US Government's Sanctions
blockchain e crypto* | protagonisti
::: Slashdot

After 25 Months, Debian 10 'buster' Released
Linux distro
::: Slashdot

Torna dopo 34 anni #Windows 1.0? Si sospetta che il treaser sia solo frutto di un accordo commerciale con #Netflix per il lancio di #StrangerThings3, serie TV di fantascienza ambientata proprio nel 1985
ad, pubblicità | sistemi operativi
::: SergioGridelli

IoT stands for
cit.
::: CompSciFact

In 'Bold Experiment', Facebook Creates Independent 'Oversight Board'' For Content Decisions
Facebook | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

"The singularity" is a hypothetical point at which books about AI will constitute 100 per cent of nonfiction publishing. It's nearer than we think
cit.
::: questingvole

After many years of not having a proper website, I finally made one. Includes content going as far back as 2010...
blog
::: fchollet

Lo scontro sui dazi #Usa #Cina è solo un aspetto di un confronto tecnologico che ha nel #5G il suo cuore
Huawei | innovazioni, futuro
::: simopieranni

So, some folks in the @golang community are up in arms about certain proposals for the next version of the language. I'm not that interested in the technical details, but I do think it's interesting in relation to open source expectations
linguaggi di programmazione
::: garethr

🔴 Uscita la mia newsletter #Guerredirete (che va in pausa per un pochino)
novità
::: carolafrediani

Our results indicated that 99.6% of the variability in adolescent girls’ satisfaction with life had nothing to do with how much they used social media
social media
::: fabiochiusi

sempre sobri
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: emenietti

I had to buy additional RAM in order to run Android Studio, because 2GB was not enough (4GB is better, but still...). I tried to build Android app without Studio, but that was really difficult (although probably doable?)
hardware | programming, codice, snippet
::: PaniczGodek


Il prossimo #LinuxDay sarà sabato 26 ottobre. In tutta Italia, e nella tua città! #LD19
Linux
::: linuxdayitalia

We’ve received several complaints about our flagship phones reaching laptop prices
umorismo
::: TimothyCookothy

When Facebook's Libra Team Came To Congress
libra | politica
::: Slashdot

For the Open Source Business Model challenged
open source
::: stephenrwalli

Ever wonder how Apple's Siri always knows where you are and can even track you down inside Target? Here is a nice piece on the math of GPS systems
Web, Internet
::: mathematicsprof

To protect children's fundamental rights, we need a new data protection framework: one based on how the data is used, not who owns it
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: jeanqasaur

80 percent of viewing hours on Netflix originate from automated recommendations. Same for the nearly 35 percent of all Amazon sales. And Tinder matching is entirely algorithmic. It begs the question: to what extent are we in control of our own actions?
automazione | algoritmi, codice
::: Medium

When Ransomware Gets Paid By A City's Insurance Policies
frodi
::: Slashdot

America's FBI Is Running Facial Recognition Searches On Millions of Driver's License Photos
riconoscimento facciale
::: Slashdot

And so we thank that compass!
protagonisti
::: Nereide

How #artificialintelligence is helping farmers and babies in the developing world
artificial intelligence
::: Nereide

The strong_password v0.0.7 rubygem was hijacked
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: laura_nobilis

Isabella Weber

Bill Gates Shares His Memories of Steve Jobs
protagonisti
::: Slashdot

Can Google Ads Change Your Beliefs?
Google | ad, pubblicità
::: Slashdot

Meli email client, pre-alpha release
applicazioni, programmi
::: Gianlucadfiore

Slide Rules and Nuclear Apocalypse
un'illustrazione (1959) molto particolare: oggi i giovani non riconosceranno il regolo calcolatore tenuto tra i denti dal pirata spaziale; era uno strumento indispensabile per tutti i tecnici nati appena prima di me
storia
::: Tor.com

urllib.parse — Split URLs into Components
Python
::: pymotw

Linux Kernel 5.2 Released, This is What’s New
Linux
::: dcavedon

British Airways Hit With Record Fine For Data Breach
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

#NASA insists that building a space station in lunar orbit is the only way to get humans back to the moon in 2024. Yet one former @NASA director called it a "stupid" plan. @jeff_foust breaks it down. #projectmoonbase
spazio, esplorazione
::: IEEESpectrum

More Than 1,000 Android Apps Harvest Data Even After You Deny Permissions
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

The idea of machines that learn was introduced by Turing in 1950; as far as I can tell Friedberg 1958 was the first to articulate a concrete implementation
storia
::: fchollet

Big companies don't innovate because
cit.
::: RichRogersIoT

A free blockchain simulator lets anyone experiment with a cryptocurrency network’s size and block-generation interval
blockchain e crypto*
::: IEEESpectrum

Today’s social media platforms can present a host of problems: misinformation, invasive ads, harassment, feelings of isolation
social media
::: mozilla

Raikoke

A Look at How Movies and Shows From Netflix and Amazon Prime Video Are Pirated
pirateria
::: Slashdot

Britons abandon Facebook as usage plummets by more than a third
Facebook
::: Keroppo

Trained a Neural Net
umorismo
::: xkcd

Microsoft Warns About Astaroth Malware Campaign
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

oh, to be young and online
umorismo
::: waxpancake

Leveraging Intersection Types in Java
linguaggi di programmazione
::: pivovarit

These microdrones start out together and then break apart in midair, flying off like maple seeds
robots, automazione
::: IEEESpectrum

How Facebook Fought Fake News About Facebook
Facebook
::: Slashdot

Your phone is the adult marshmallow test
umorismo
::: jkottke

#Mozilla is funding a way to support #JuliaLang in Firefox
linguaggi di programmazione
::: Viral_B_Shah

An amazing visual rendering of the world’s infrastructure
ambiente, ecologia
::: CaliaDomenico

Please stop glorifying what's unnecessarily complicated
cit.
::: sarah_edo

For 1 In 4 Companies, Half of All AI Projects Fail
artificial intelligence | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot


Bitcoin's annual electricity consumption adds up to 45.8 TWh
blockchain e crypto* | energia
::: cfarre

Tesco, One of the World's Largest Supermarket Operators, Is Testing Cashierless Stores Solely Dependent On Cameras
automazione
::: Slashdot

Instagram To Notify Users Comments Might Be Offensive Before They Are Posted
social media
::: Slashdot

Sneaky Chrome Extension Disguises Netflix As a Google Hangout To Help You Slack Off At Work
social media | browser
::: Slashdot

In February, the University of California dropped its nearly $11 million annual subscription to Elsevier, the world’s largest publisher of academic journals
scienza
::: voxdotcom

People say TensorFlow completely dominates the machine learning ecosystem, but that's not entirely true. Scikit-Learn has a gigantic user base, almost as large as TensorFlow's
machine learning
::: fchollet ::: fchollet

This is my #ZeroDay #PublicDisclosure of a security vulnerability impacting 4+ Million of @zoom_us's users who have the Zoom Client installed on Mac. Zoom had 90-days + two weeks to resolve this #vulnerability and failed to do so
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: JLLeitschuh

Bug Fixing Ways
umorismo
::: ismonkeyuser

il Congresso americano chiede di stoppare Libra - la criptobanca centrale Facebook -finché non ci si vedrà un minimo chiaro su interessi e metodo
Facebook | blockchain e crypto*
::: jacopo_iacoboni

Bitcoin Mining On an Apollo Guidance Computer: 10.3 Seconds Per Hash
storia
::: Slashdot

IBM Closes Its $34 Billion Acquisition of Red Hat
ditte | Linux
::: Slashdot

Predictive policing algorithms are becoming common across the US—and cities are training them with "dirty data"
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: techreview


LinkedIn and the Art of Boastful Self-Promotion
social media
::: Slashdot

AMD ha fatto qualcosa di assurdo con i processori #AMD3000
hardware
::: Genjuro75

WarnerMedia Announces HBO Max, Its Netflix Rival That Will Launch Next Year
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

Ross Perot, Founder and Former CEO of Electronic Data Systems and Perot Systems, Dies At 89
protagonisti
::: Slashdot

Raspberry Pi Admits To Faulty USB-C Design On the Pi 4
bug | hardware
::: Slashdot

Mozilla Blocks UAE Bid To Become an Internet Security Guardian After Hacking Reports
censura
::: Slashdot

Thanks to technology, information is more accessible than ever before — here's how the abundance of tech is affecting your brain and impacting society
tecnologia
::: nowthisnews

These weird objects can drive a robot mad: They are designed to be as difficult as possible for robots to pick up
robots, automazione
::: IEEESpectrum

AT&T Will Automatically Block Fraud Calls For New Customers
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

A fundamental trend in AI is that researchers conceptualize the human mind (and intelligence in general) by using as mental models the current technological tools they have available. This is implicit and insidious
artificial intelligence
::: fchollet

When we talk about the dangers of facial recognition, we should keep Facebook in mind, too. I wrote about FB's name-to-face database, DeepFace, which is likely the largest and most accurate system in the world
riconoscimento facciale
::: aprilaser

It's Time To Ban All Government Use of Face Recognition, Says Digital Rights Group
riconoscimento facciale
::: Slashdot

YouTube Is Making It Much Easier For Creators To Deal With Copyright Claims
copyright e brevetti
::: Slashdot

Albert Einstein, aged 5

AI Trained On Old Scientific Papers Makes Discoveries Humans Missed
artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot

My grocery store got a robot that is supposed to monitor the aisles, but it can’t get to the aisles because people just stand around staring at it
robots, automazione
::: kevinroose

Perché #GameStop è in vendita, ma nessuno lo compra? Da leader mondiale nella vendita di videogame al crollo azionario nel 2019: storia triste di una visione sbagliata
games | hardware
::: SergioGridelli

40 years ago this month the Walkman was introduced, backlash followed
storia
::: PessimistsArc

Codici aperti e senza controllo
Mi chiamo Denis Roio, ma gli hacker mi conoscono meglio come Jaromil; sono cofondatore di Dyne.org ed alla guida dello sviluppo di molti software liberi e «open source» utili a proteggere la privacy, la libera espressione in rete ed anche per facilitare il riuso di computer più vecchi
economia, lavoro | open source
::: rresoli

La grande ritirata di Deutsche Bank: ecco perché il futuro è di Libra (e delle banche Usa)
economia, lavoro | libra | blockchain e crypto*
::: scingolo

Digitalisation and European welfare states
economia, lavoro
::: Bruegel_org

Un pezzo lungo su #Cina, #Asia, crescita e modelli politici. Siamo già nel secolo asiatico. E se la Cina è il traino di un’intera regione, l’idea di governance del nuovo assetto mondiale passa per il dibattito in corso a Pechino
economia, lavoro
::: simopieranni

Il marchio coloniale sull’innovazione
libra
::: simopieranni ::: andcapocci

In today’s modern, AI is the sexy topic. Marketing execs put AI in ads regardless of legitimate reasons. In the early 1600s it was logarithms that were the hot topic
matematica
::: mathematicsprof

France online hate speech law to force social media sites to act quickly
odio, razzismo, discriminazioni | politica
::: fabiochiusi

Coming To a Streaming Service Near You: Shows Costing as Much as Big-Budget Movies
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot

Alibaba Claims New Record in AI Language Understanding
artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot

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