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L'ultima frontiera dell'ingegneria genetica si chiama "gene editing", e consiste nell'intervenire direttamente sul Dna dei viventi. Come succede quando è in ballo un cambio di paradigma, il dibattito intorno alle biotecnologie si è riacceso
innovazioni, futuro
::: Treccani

A Growing Number of Astrophysicists Are Leaving Academia To Work For Tech Startups
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Tesla's China production to start, eyes on mass production timing
economia, lavoro
::: dcavedon

How big of a problem are deepfakes, really? Today, an Amsterdam-based startup has published an audit that helps answer that question
riconoscimento facciale
::: IEEESpectrum

Venti aziende sono responsabili di più di un terzo delle emissioni di gas serra #ClimateJusticeNow
ambiente, ecologia
::: gsturloni

Extra-trees classifiers could assign every operator on a network a reputation score, so serial hijackers could easily be identified from legitimate network providers
machine learning | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: IEEESpectrum

#otd in 1986 Rumelhart et al. published one of the most important #ML papers that first showed the usefulness of neural networks
storia | neural networks
::: MIT_CSAIL

To Live or Die by Google Search Brings an Escalating Cost
economia, lavoro | Google
::: Slashdot

Schneier Slams Australia's Encryption Laws and CyberCon Speaker Bans
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Worker Pay is Stagnant -- Economists Blame Robots
economia, lavoro | robots, automazione
::: Slashdot

Avevo risposto a un thread ormai un po' logoro iniziando con "secondo me"
automazione
::: Fen_church

Internet
cit.
::: RichRogersIoT

A computer is like a mischievous genie
umorismo
::: CodeWisdom

Here's our Year in Review from the 4th AI Now Symposium. A story in 5 acts: pushback on facial and affect recognition; cities, surveillance & borders; from bias to justice; labor & worker organization; and AI's climate impact
artificial intelligence
::: katecrawford

Facebook already helped elect Donald Trump once. Now, they're deliberately allowing a candidate to intentionally lie to the American people. This is a serious threat to our democracy. We need transparency and accountability from Facebook
sì da Nancy ma è la verità al di là della politica
Facebook | frodi | politica
::: ewarren

Chips must be better tailored to their intended use, says Facebook’s head of silicon
augmented reality
::: IEEESpectrum

So now Blizzard have disabled ALL FOUR authentication methods to actively stop people from deleting their accounts. This is beyond disgusting. Spread awareness of this. #BoycottBlizzard
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | politica
::: Espsilverfire2 ::: KenRoth ::: Slashdot

Opera's Desktop Browser Gets Built-In Tracking Protection
browser | ad, pubblicità
::: Slashdot

Researchers Created Lenses a Thousand Times Thinner To Hopefully Eliminate Ugly Smartphone Camera Bumps
tecnologia
::: Slashdot

Let’s see who caused this bug #gitblame
umorismo
::: karesti

Waymo To Customers: 'Completely Driverless Waymo Cars Are On the Way'
automazione
::: Slashdot

Spam via PEC. Non si fa. #namingandshaming
spam
::: carlopiana

We at EFF think that Facebook's announcement that politicians will be given special privilege to break the rules is wrong
Facebook | politica
::: jilliancyork

Developer: ok, done
umorismo
::: mariofusco

Facebook hired me to head Elections Integrity ops for political ads. I asked if we could scan ads for misinfo. Engineers had great ideas. Higher ups were silent. Free speech is b.s. answer when FB takes $ for ads. Time to regulate ads same as tv and print
Facebook | politica
::: YaelEisenstat

Dopo il «taglio dei parlamentari», i giornali ammoniscono severamente la politica sui rischi della demagogia antipolitica. Che essi stessi hanno alimentato
media | politica
::: peraltro

Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for October 10, 2019
innovazioni, futuro | umorismo
::: GoComics

This is disgraceful: "The UK government went ahead with a face-detection system for its passport photo checking service, despite knowing the technology failed to work well for people in some ethnic minorities"
riconoscimento facciale
::: fabiochiusi

India Is Creating A National Facial Recognition System, And Critics Are Afraid Of What Will Happen Next
"The aim, according to a 2018 government document, is to use biometric data — the curves of passengers’ faces, the tilts of their noses — to create a “digital travel experience”"
riconoscimento facciale
::: fabiochiusi

The most questionable bit of infosec journalism in years turns 1 year old
Cina
::: thepacketrat

In many cases the best place where to find a clear and self contained explanation of a topic/experimental technique, is a chapter in the thesis of someone who spent their PhD working on it. So why don't we publish those chapters in the "journal of clear explanations"?
idea 💡 | scuola, educazione, cultura | scienza | dati, raccolta
::: j_bertolotti

Il Nobel alle batterie ricaricabili: una storia di ioni, petrolio, finanza internazionale e signori della guerra (poi dice che la scienza è noiosa)
tecnologia
::: andcapocci

So che il tema non sembra particolarmente urgente, rispetto alle emergenze in cui siamo immersi, dal clima all'estremismo di destra. Ma lo è. Per darvi un'idea: ecco cosa è successo nel campo del riconoscimento facciale da quando, il primo del mese, ho cercato di fare il punto
riconoscimento facciale
::: fabiochiusi

Wallets are going to become a very complicated business real soon 🙃
blockchain e crypto*
::: Alexintosh

Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower: US Heading In 'Same Direction As China' With Online Privacy
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Automatically generating a JSON parser from types is such a killer feature I don’t even think that much about until I have to interact with a third-party HTTP API and suddenly have to write reams and reams of code to very carefully ensure the data is the right shape
programming, codice, snippet
::: lexi_lambda

Apple Has No Backbone
Apple | Cina
::: Slashdot

The Computer as a Communication Device
storia
::: Creatures of Thought

Une petite note sur la mémoire des visages
immenso; rocquez! 💥
riconoscimento facciale
::: Bouletcorp

Dynamical systems are complex structures of motion that unfold in unexpected ways. University of Chicago mathematician Amie Wilkinson is using these systems to unlock the mathematics of change
matematica
::: QuantaMagazine

If people do not believe that mathematics is simple
cit.
::: ProfFeynman

Facebook rolls out fact-checking product to Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, DRC, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea Conakry, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia. AFAICT, company is relying on existing partners (AFP, Dubawa, France 24, Pesa Check) for these 10 countries
ti fidi di Facebook?
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: Mantzarlis

Amazon Workers May Be Watching Your Cloud Cam Home Footage
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Pinterest Says AI Reduced Reported Self-Harm Content By 88%
artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot

Expert thread: how the FBI has managed—for years—to keep "accidentally" abusing an out-of-control mass surveillance system to violate the rights of tens of thousands of Americans, and what needs to be done about it
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | Edward Snowden
::: Snowden

Code isn’t just meant to be executed. Code is also a means of communication across a team, a way to describe to others the solution to a problem
importante!
programming, codice, snippet
::: RichRogersIoT

How Remote Work is Quietly Remaking Our Lives
dipende da cosa, non sempre funziona
lavoro
::: Slashdot

Garbage collection bugs are scary
il bello di Twitter è che trovi anche queste osservazioni che mi consolano: non capita solo a me
programming, codice, snippet
::: mhyee

Dyson Cancels Electric Car Project
innovazioni, futuro | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

We're switching to using OCaml and Jupyter for our first year Foundations of Computer Science at @Cambridge_CL
linguaggi di programmazione
::: avsm

For those who don’t understand China & Alipay. Chinese government is negative on bitcoin, positive on blockchain, want to issues its own digital currency to compete with bitcoin and Libra, and push RMB world dominance. But they do allow citizens to own and hold bitcoin
blockchain e crypto*
::: truthurtm

System76 Will Begin Shipping 2 Linux Laptops With Coreboot-Based Open Source Firmware
hardware | open source
::: Slashdot

Should Cameras Replace Car Mirrors? US Regulators Want To Know
innovazioni, futuro
::: Slashdot

Robotics #startups have a lot to learn from the computer revolution
robots, automazione
::: IEEESpectrum

Rimìne - Facebucco
Facebook
::: MauroV1968

Wait. Rust doesn't have a REPL? 😱
linguaggi di programmazione
::: buggymcbugfix

U.S. chip industry leaders see China's burgeoning industry as an existential threat. They're putting their heads together to figure out how they might respond
hardware | Cina
::: IEEESpectrum

Quantum Computing May Be Closer Than Expected With 'Game Changer' Discovery
quantum computing
::: Slashdot

Rwanda Releases First Smartphone Made Entirely In Africa
hardware | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot

Working on a new library, spacekit.js, to easily build physics-based space simulations
programming, codice, snippet
::: iwebst

Ed ecco la Olivetti P101, detta Perottina, il primo Personal Computer della storia. Usato anche dalla NASA nel programma Apollo. 1964. Interamente progettato e realizzato in Italia
storia
::: enriconardelli

Google made large contributions to climate change deniers
Google | ambiente, ecologia
::: simopieranni ::: fabiochiusi

#FreedomOfExpression #Facebook #CJEU "There is no indication that the Court has considered the current state of content filtering technologies or the capabilities of existing tools", said our @ellanso in her analysis of the CJEU decision in the Facebook/Austria case
Facebook
::: cdteu

It's nice that in @racketlang GUI programming is treated like something you might want to do
language Racket
::: passthejoe

This is a short document describing the preferred coding style for the linux kernel...
dice Linus...
Linux
::: unix_byte

With a 40% share, China dominates rare earths production. But as this interesting piece makes clear, the balance depends not just on deposits but on commerical & gov choices made under contraint of environmental regulations
economia, lavoro
::: adam_tooze

What could possibly go wrong with digital wallets? You might be unpleasantly surprised
frodi
::: jeffhecht

Laser Cutters Sold On Amazon and Elsewhere Are Cheap, Fun -- and Dangerous
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

È tutto vero
Twitter | politica
::: marina_catucci

The Dumb Reason Your Fancy Computer Vision App Isn't Working: Exif Orientation
bug
::: Slashdot

'Ignorance is Not an Excuse': California Draft Rules on Data Privacy Released
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Preserving our software is preserving our heritage! We want to collect, preserve & share the source code of all software ever written. To do so, we've developed the Software Heritage Acquisition Process, #SWHAP, together with @Unipisa & @SWHeritage
storia | open source
::: UNESCO

Ebay, Stripe, Visa, Mastercard Drop Out of Facebook Libra Cryptocurrency, After PayPal
Facebook | blockchain e crypto*
::: Slashdot ::: davcarretta

A Look at Earth Archive, a Project To Produce Detailed Maps of All the Land on Earth Through Laser Scanning
ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

I think the notion that there's a "deep learning framework war raging" is pretty mistaken. It's not like there are different clans that don't talk to each other. The majority of people use multiple tools, often within the same project
deep learning
::: fchollet

Google's Next Pixelbook Is Basically a MacBook That Runs Chrome OS
hardware | sistemi operativi | Google
::: Slashdot

Smart TVs Are Data-Collecting Machines, New Study Shows
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

The Release Uncertainty Principle says
cit.
::: RichRogersIoT

Her iPhone Died. It Led To Her Being Charged As a Criminal
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Boeing and FAA Faulted In Damaging Report On 737 Max Certification
frodi
::: Slashdot ::: austinlparker

As @GretaThunberg said, “We have to act like our house is on fire, because it is.” @JaneFonda, activists, Indigenous leaders, experts, & community members are answering the alarm sounded by youth to demand action on the climate emergency
ambiente, ecologia
::: FireDrillFriday

US Navy Files Patent For Compact Fusion Reactor
innovazioni, futuro | energia
::: Slashdot

The spirit from which Linux was born
Linux | storia
::: unix_byte

Fired EPA Scientists To Release Air Pollution Report They Say Agency Unqualified To Issue
ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

.@Facebook, @Twitter & @Google say they’ve made changes to their algorithms to keep disinformation from spreading virally. But research from @oiioxford suggests Big Tech’s efforts have done little to address the problem
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: markscott82

Amazon takes public stand on minimum wage, climate change
ditte | lavoro | ambiente, ecologia
::: fabiochiusi

Imagine if you had one of these mobile phones that Google has given up on. What if you could install an OS that is regularly updated on it, would you? Well you can we at @ubports are here rocking our #opensource OS #ubuntutouch check the phone list ;)
Ubuntu | dispositivi mobili | open source
::: UBports

Elizabeth Warren is now running FB ads with a false statement about Mark Zuckerberg and FB endorsing Trump for president, to draw attention to FB's controversial policy allowing politicians to make false statements in ads
Facebook | disinformazione, fake news, bufale | politica
::: juliacarriew

Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for October 12, 2019
umorismo
::: GoComics

So, to be clear, if you develop a game based on a white supremacist mass shooting, you are not "edge", you are not a rebel, you are a dickhead, a lonely, loser, dickhead
odio, razzismo, discriminazioni | games
::: ipnosimmia

“an ironic inversion of a longstanding argument in the West that by bringing China into the world trade system, the country would adopt western values. Instead, China is asking tech companies to adopt its values — and Apple is willing to pay that price”
Cina | Apple
::: fabiochiusi

Nel test d'ingresso per accedere alla facoltà di #influencer
scuola, educazione, cultura | umorismo
::: O_Strunz ::: SergioGridelli

Data breach, cambia la notifica al Garante: ecco tutte le novità
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Genjuro75

Phishing via PEC, la nuova truffa delle finte fatture elettroniche: i consigli per difendersi
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Genjuro75

Integrating Memristors For Neuromorphic Computing
hardware
::: Semiconductor Engineering

Greatness! 🔥 Troll Factory
“Troll Factory” turns disinformation campaigns into teaching game
scuola, educazione, cultura | games | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: ilparone

Buongiorno Ministro @lofioramonti mi piacerebbe che lei leggesse questa lettera. Oggi è molto importante essere una persona libera,con la consapevolezza che questo comporta esserlo anche digitalmente
open source
::: giordi63

“My Shortlist of AI & ML Stuff: Books, Courses and More” by Oleksii Kharkovyna
artificial intelligence
::: paulportesi

Ho aggiornato il mio indice delle puntate di @Radio3tweet #wikiradio: 449 relatori e 1988 puntate su storia, arte, scienze, musica, cinema, economia, ...
Web, Internet
::: aluollin

A new interesting language is soon reaching its stable release: @v_language
linguaggi di programmazione
::: jaromil

we need to stop using the word “addicted” when it comes to technology – because most of us aren’t addicted at all; we’re just guilty of overuse
tecnologia
::: fabiochiusi

When a mushroom is a pretzel and a sloth is a race car: deep neural networks can break in unpredictable ways, with implications way beyond misclassifying images
perpluto! h/t @cmnit
neural networks
::: NatureNews

Cina: la scuola ai tempi dell'Intelligenza Artificiale
Cina | artificial intelligence | scuola, educazione, cultura
::: RadioProzac

Science and Technology (October 12th 2019)
novità
::: lemire

Very interesting talk by @dcavedon at #UbuconEU19 about ubuntu / Linux and wellness
ah! ecco: tutta colpa di Linux, passo a Windoze e recupero il mio peso-forma; intanto Dario posta le slides
Linux
::: 3v1n0

Every great developer you know got there by solving problems
cit.
::: MIT_CSAIL

“...if a claim is made directly by a politician on their Page, in an ad or on their website, it is considered direct speech and ineligible for our third-party fact checking program”
social media | politica
::: monteiro