It's 2019. Academic Papers Should Be Free
open source
::: RadioProzac
How Flat Earthers Nearly Derailed a Space Photo Book
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: Slashdot
Mustafa Suleyman, cofounder of Google-owned AI lab DeepMind, has been placed on leave after controversy over some of the projects he led
artificial intelligence | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: robaeprice
Microsoft contractors listened to Xbox users in their homes. Spoke to multiple contractors who worked with Xbox data, obtained documents describing how to classify Xbox data. Sometimes included recordings that had been accidentally triggered
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: josephfcox
Ubuntu Touch OTA-10 has been released! It includes hardware support improvements, location service modifications, and more!
Ubuntu
::: UBports
Researcher Publishes Second Steam Zero Day After Getting Banned on Valve's Bug Bounty Program
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
The demand for training deep learning systems and other AI systems is getting out of hand. Could this new monster chip help?
hardware | artificial intelligence
::: IEEESpectrum
Flaws in Cellphone Evidence Prompt Review of 10,000 Verdicts in Denmark
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
Visualizing π - Distribution of the first 1,000 digits
matematica
::: Nereide
Moscow's Blockchain Voting System Cracked a Month Before Election
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | politica
::: Slashdot
To address disinformation, "rather than focus on particular speakers or speech, policymakers should instead address the underlying platform business practices that encourage much of the most harmful speech"
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: ashk4n
fun terrible fact about JPEG
umorismo
::: Foone
Waymo Releases a Self-Driving Open Data Set For Free Use By Research Community
dati, raccolta | automazione | open source
::: Slashdot ::: Waymo
California High School In Silicon Valley Is Locking Up Students' Cellphones
dispositivi mobili | scuola, educazione, cultura
::: Slashdot
Andrew Ng’s AI companies expand to Medellin, Colombia
artificial intelligence
::: TechCrunch
Backdoor Code Found In 11 Ruby Libraries
frodi | blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot
If you study #disinformation, you should bookmark the annotated bibliography assembled by @gabriellelim: it gives readers a foundational understanding of the immense amount of work that has been done on digital disinformation and where future research may be heading
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: citizenlab ::: verovaleros
The cost of bugs becomes very real
frodi
::: jeanqasaur
il robot russo Skybot-F850 (della serie FEDOR) durante il viaggio spaziale sulla Soyuz registrerà anche tutta una serie di parametri fisici come temperatura e umidità; poi una volta sulla ISS, il robot lavorerà con il cosmonauta Alexander Skvortsov
robots, automazione | spazio, esplorazione
::: quantizzando
lighterhtml v1 with a new API to extend, in an unobtrusive way, its functionalities
programming, codice, snippet
::: WebReflection
Amazon, Microsoft Are 'Putting World At Risk of Killer AI,' Says Study
artificial intelligence | lavoro | robots, automazione
::: Slashdot
Google Translate of Italian political reporting is completely incomprehensible
You have to be up to date on political history to understand a lot of the references. It's a cliché that it's only written for 1,500 political insiders
politica | applicazioni, programmi
::: NaomiOhReally
Finally had a chance to read through and understand @WebReflection's heresy. Really nice work
programming, codice, snippet
::: bcomnes
Chinese face recognition vending machine. No cash, card, or phone needed
automazione
::: mbrennanchina
How Technology Platforms Should Deal with Hostile State-Owned Propaganda Outlets
censura | politica
::: fabiochiusi
Bernie Sanders Unveils $16 Trillion ‘Green New Deal’ Plan
ambiente, ecologia
::: fabiochiusi
Siamo felici che @Wikimedia e l'Alto Commissariato @UN per i #dirittiumani abbiano stretto un accordo con l'obiettivo di arricchire le informazioni sui temi legati ai diritti fondamentali dell'uomo sui progetti #Wikimedia
Wikipedia
::: WikimediaItalia
me_irl #coffee
umorismo
::: nixcraft
#Mise: al via la consultazione per l'intelligenza artificiale
artificial intelligence | scuola, educazione, cultura
::: arturodicorinto
Chicago Tribune Claims iPhone Radiofrequency Radiation Levels Measured Higher Than Legal Safety Limit In Tests
dispositivi mobili | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
GPD Micro PC: Can a 6-inch Ubuntu Laptop Really Be Usable?
hardware | dispositivi mobili
::: dcavedon
”The study showed that respondents who saw a fabricated Facebook post with a warning label had lower intentions to share that content than those who did not see the flag” -- and irrespectively of political leaning
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: fabiochiusi
EU Reportedly Wants Strict Limits For 'Indiscriminate' Facial Recognition
riconoscimento facciale
::: Slashdot ::: fabiochiusi
“Facebook has ordered Instagram to roughly double the number of advertisements in the app”
ad, pubblicità
::: CaseyNewton
Must read thread on digital political ads, based on this report
politica | social media
::: fabiochiusi
The Planet Needs a New Internet
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot
The definition of hacking under US federal law needs to evolve to account for new technological developments such as adversarial machine learning
frodi | politica
::: Techmeme
Avec son plan climat, Lausanne devient une ville modèle
ambiente, ecologia
::: letemps
The FCC Has No Idea How Many People Don't Have Broadband Access
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot
I've wanted to learn more about GNU Readline for a while, so I thought I'd turn that into a new blog post. Includes a few fun facts from an email exchange with Chet Ramey, who maintains Readline (and Bash)
programming, codice, snippet
::: TwoBitHistory
Uighurs are posting videos on TikTok showing pictures of their family members as part of a viral campaign to raise awareness about their situation: around a million people have disappeared in China’s concentration camps
social media | politica
::: alfonslopeztena
l’ #Amazzonia brucia grazie all’azione criminale di #Bolsonaro
con anche un esempio di gigginos do brasil
ambiente, ecologia
::: BentivogliMarco ::: GlobalEcoGuy ::: EmmanuelMacron ::: afpfr ::: robdellaseta
For Young Female Coders, Internship Interviews Can Be Toxic
gender, discriminazioni
::: Slashdot
Security Researchers Find Several Bugs In Nest Security Cameras
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
Let's all have a collective moment of silence for Android Quiche. 😞
Google | dispositivi mobili
::: codinghorror
list human readable files
da approfondire
tip, suggerimenti
::: commandlinefu
Facebook is the greatest political dark money vehicle of all time. There are no checks on foreign political money influencing American elections through sock puppet accounts, like The Epoch Times, at all. Get very nervous for 2020
::: oneunderscore__
When something in a piece of software makes you say "what were the developers thinking?"
programming, codice, snippet
::: jakevdp
Streaming Video Will Soon Look Like the Bad Old Days of TV
Web, Internet
::: Slashdot
Facebook’s partnership to provide platform data to academics is in trouble. Researchers are still waiting to receive key data, funders are getting nervous, and no one knows when the full data sets will be available
::: CraigSilverman
In a classic "right hand" vs "left hand", @googlechrome announced today a new initiative to 'enhance privacy on the web' while @google's policy team and lobbyists simultaneously argue that privacy laws are going to destroy the 'free and open internet'
Google | politica | Web, Internet
::: ashk4n
We disabled 210 channels on YouTube when we discovered channels in this network behaved in a coordinated manner while uploading videos related to the ongoing protests in Hong Kong
Google | politica
::: ShaneHuntley
The Open Tech Fund has launched a new fund, The Community Prototype Fund, which will support the rapid development of innovative but relatively untested concepts that serve the immediate needs of the #Internet freedom and #humanrights communities
Web, Internet | politica | innovazioni, futuro
::: GianlucaSgueo
Questo passaggio, per esempio, è totalmente coerente con la comunicazione di Apple: “noi, contrariamente agli altri, a privacy e sicurezza teniamo davvero!” Io lo trovo semplicemente squallido
Apple
::: fabiochiusi
Only in America could someone like Joi Ito head a major academic institute (MIT Media Lab), sit on three major boards (NYT, MacArthur, Knight) *all WHILE running a private investment business* AND get away with being completely untransparent about it, even after Epstein
c'è questa cosa di cui ho visto tanti tweets ma non riesco a farmi un'idea convreta, limite mio
etica
::: evgenymorozov ::: evgenymorozov
Mathematics is like draughts [checkers] in being suitable for the young, not too difficult, amusing, and without peril to the state
cit.
::: Nereide
From Programs to Deep Models – Part 1
programming, codice, snippet | machine learning
::: SIGPLAN
Yesterday, 10 news cycles ago, the prelim results of Facebook’s long-awaited Conservative Bias Audit came out. The document is little more than a catalogue of previously-aired grievances with nary a statistic in sight. So what now?
Facebook | politica
::: noUpside
New tutorial! Happy Friday nerds. 📈 Learn how to make a simple lil' time series dashboard using Panel from @PyViz_org and @jakevdp Altair library
Python
::: bendoesdata
Members of Facebook's 'Crypto Mafia' Reportedly Getting Cold Feet About Libra Currency
blockchain e crypto* | Facebook
::: Slashdot
Amazon Has Ceded Control of Its Site. The Result: Thousands of Banned, Unsafe or Mislabeled Products
ditte
::: Slashdot
The internet of master manipulators — a reading list from @mozilla
Web, Internet
::: webfoundation
Fare i chip, scrivevo, è un grattacapo della #Cina 🐉. #Huawei presenta il chip per l'intelligenza artificiale 🧠. Si prepara così a crescere nel cloud ☁️ e nell'auto a guida autonoma 🚗. Il #5G non è più (mai stato) il solo campo di battaglia
Huawei
::: Luke_like
During his entire Presidency, Barack Obama sent out 352 tweets. Trump is now at 43,600
::: PeteSouza
GNOME Feeds is a Simple RSS Reader for Linux Desktops
tool, componente software
::: dcavedon
ritwitta se
umorismo
::: ftk33333
If someone promises you an “interpretable blockchain AI deep learning medicine,” just walk away
blockchain e crypto* | artificial intelligence | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: IEEESpectrum
Americans Are Waiting Three Years To Replace Their Phones, Study Finds
dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot
Lightweight solutions for machine learning!
TensorFlow Lite: A solution for mobile and embedded devices
machine learning
::: TensorFlow
First came the AI that claimed to detect our emotions
artificial intelligence
::: katecrawford
Twitter Trust and Safety advisers say they’re being ignored
Twitter | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: oliverdarcy
Ideas are easy
cit.
::: RichRogersIoT
Employees Connect Nuclear Plant To the Internet So They Can Mine Cryptocurrency
blockchain e crypto* | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
Google Agrees To Meet With YouTubers Union Right Before Deadline
lavoro
::: Slashdot
Functional Programming in Bash
❗incredibile ❗❗❗ da approfondire
programmazione funzionale
::: Gianlucadfiore
Software build systems grew to insane levels of complexity, IMHO just the GNU make #DSL should be enough
programming, codice, snippet
::: jaromil
Nushell - a modern, GitHub-era shell written in @rustlang - is now in preview. 🎉
applicazioni, programmi
::: nu_shell ::: nu_shell
Today I decided to open source Squally! This is a pretty rare move in game development, which greatly suffers from a lack of open source projects
programming, codice, snippet | games
::: zcanann
The machine always wins: what drives our addiction to social media
social media
::: RadioProzac
Facebook's ad targeting could identify gay people in countries where it's illegal. I asked @acrumin to run the data three days ago: 4.2 million people were tagged as interested in homosexuality in countries where it's banned
Facebook | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: stokel
Nancy by Olivia Jaimes for August 24, 2019
umorismo
::: SluggoIsLit
I've used 100 Firefox Container tabs!
Firefox Multi-Account Containers lets you keep parts of your online life separated into color-coded tabs that preserve your privacy
browser
::: TuxmAL
Why Are 'Supply Chain Attacks' on Open Source Libraries Getting Worse?
open source | frodi
::: Slashdot
Science and Technology links (August 24th 2019)
novità
::: lemire
India's Chandrayaan-2 Spacecraft Enters the Moon's Orbit
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot
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