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| Kamala Harris |
Microsoft, Energy Department To Develop Disaster-Response AI Tools
artificial intelligence
::: Slashdot
Facebook is a 'Major Threat' To Public Health, Report Warns
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | Facebook
::: Slashdot
German Parliamentarians nominate Julian Assange, @xychelsea and @snowden for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
Julian Assange | Chelsea Manning | Edward Snowden
::: StellaMoris1
Trump Expresses Support for Oracle To Buy TikTok
social media | politica | Cina
::: Slashdot
QAnon Groups Hit by Facebook Crack Down
odio, razzismo, discriminazioni | Facebook
::: Slashdot ::: sheeraf
I no-vax fanno causa a Facebook
social media
::: evilripper
Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey rotors leaving condensation trails
tecnologia
::: MachinePix
UK Will Take a Crack At Regulating Future Self-Driving Car Systems
automazione
::: Slashdot
Oxis Energy is turning the lithium-sulfur battery into the natural power source for electric planes
energia | innovazioni, futuro
::: IEEESpectrum
Flight Simulator 2020 Is Finally Out, But Many Can't Install It
games | bug
::: Slashdot
235 Million Instagram, TikTok and YouTube User Profiles Exposed In Massive Data Leak
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
Facial Recognition Violates Human Rights, Court Rules
The ruling stated that facial recognition technology violates human rights. It does not suspend the use of all facial recognition technology, but rather, states that better parameters need to be put in place as to when it can be used
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi
An Indian journalist posted last week’s @WSJ story about Facebook’s hate-speech compromises in India. Facebook’s top policy executive in the country filed a criminal complaint against the reporter & others who posted the link
Facebook | censura | giornali, stampa
::: dseetharaman
It took Apple 42 years to reach $1 trillion in value. It took it just 2 more years to get to $2 trillion
Apple | economia, lavoro
::: nytimes
Problema di sicurezza in Desktop remoto: rilasciato un aggiornamento speciale
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: _mrbyte
A new battery is strong enough you can make a robot's chassis out of it #batteries #robots
energia | robots, automazione, droni
::: IEEESpectrum
Molte #fakenews si basano sulla distorta interpretazione di una foto
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: cmgaston
We released a new version of the fastest JSON parsers in the world. Version 0.5 has better performance under Visual Studio, a new UTF-8 validator (lookup4), better support for C++20, we dropped computed GOTOs without reducing the performance, and more
programming, codice, snippet
::: lemire
What happens when you give literally every single child in a country a laptop? They use it for gaming, music, and it doesn't improve educational attainment. Among those who attened college they are more likely to choose health fields over art
scuola, educazione, cultura | hardware
::: JProtzko
STOP USING FONTS IN YOUR TWEETS, NAME, AND/OR BIO PLEASE. I CANT READ THEM. TEXT TO SPEECH CANT READ THEM. I see posts spreading awareness about this all the time but people are so caught up on keeping their aesthetic they do not care about people like me
social media
::: FroggyNH
A chi mi dicava "ma almeno Rousseau è una piattaforma che esiste". Leggere tutto l'articolo e smetterla di pensare che il voto elettronico sia fattibile
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | politica
::: carlopiana ::: ferrazza
Throw everything away
scienza | umorismo
::: holly
Major quantum computational breakthrough is shaking up physics and maths
quantum computing
::: skdh
750 million genetically engineered mosquitoes approved for release in Florida Keys
ambiente, ecologia
::: skdh
Russia's most famous opposition leader, @Navalny, has been rushed to the hospital, with reports that poison is suspected. If confirmed, it is a crime against the whole of Russia. There can be no democracy without dissent
Edward Snowden | politica
::: Snowden
#otd in 1991 Tim Berners-Lee emailed a programmer newsgroup about a new “experimental” app he designed called “WorldWideWeb”
storia
::: MIT_CSAIL
How do we make an experimental langauge for academics a default choice for real-world projects?
programmazione funzionale
::: PaniczGodek
The programming language Python has overtaken Java, according to @github
and @redmonk. That's because data science is booming, AI jobs are getting hotter, it's easy to learn, and it's helping more developers land six-figure salaries
Python
::: rosaliechan17
I am looking forward to bank ATMs featuring provable computing. What is sad is that right now we don't even have open source code running on them
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | economia, lavoro
::: jaromil
Very instructive thread about doing user research in real situations and steering rationally the ongoing development of a product
umorismo | programming, codice, snippet
::: fulcorno
New 💣report from @Avaaz:**3.8 billion views of health misinformation** on Facebook over the past year in the time of #covid. 🏷 Only 16% of all health misinformation did FB apply a warning label 📣 The top 42 FB pages spreading misinfo had 28m followers & 800m views alone
disinformazione, fake news, bufale | Facebook
::: tristanharris
A great example of the complexity of #academicpublishing - A paywalled paper published in an Elsevier journal ☹️ - That has a citation linking to Sci-hub 😶 - For a PLOS One paper 🙃
copyright e brevetti | scienza
::: MarkHahnel
I accidentally declared the same variable name twice in my code
umorismo
::: kclemson
Former Uber Exec Charged With Paying 'Hush Money' To Conceal Massive Breach
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
"The company’s political and business concerns are influencing its fact-checking policies" Facebook is a profoundly unethical company, and it starts at the top, with Mark
Facebook | politica
::: Grady_Booch ::: Slashdot
AI Claims 'Flawless Victory' Going Undefeated In Digital Dogfight With Human Fighter Pilot
automazione
::: Slashdot
BlackBerry Phones Aren't Dead Yet
hardware | dispositivi mobili
::: Slashdot
Facebook’s ban on far-left pages is an extension of Trump propaganda
Facebook | politica
::: fabiochiusi
Mozilla: The Greatest Tech Company Left Behind
Google is a logger, the Internet is its forest. Google would like to just cut down all the trees today, but regulation and sustainable profits keep Google in check. None of the old growth can survive the logger forever, though
Web, Internet
::: jessejiryudavis
🥳🎉 TypeScript 4.0 is here! 🎉🥳 Read up on what's new and get it today!
sono mooolto fortunato, posso evitarlo
linguaggi di programmazione
::: typescript
Trump Asks Supreme Court To Let Him Block Critics on Twitter
Twitter | politica
::: Slashdot
Amazon, SpaceX e Facebook alla conquista dello spazio: ma a quale prezzo per l’astronomia?
spazio, esplorazione
::: Quantizzando
Without any electronics at all, this little #robot created at @USCViterbi uses a clever bit of mechanical autonomy to convert methanol fuel into motion, one millimeter-long step at a time
robots, automazione, droni
::: IEEESpectrum
more compilers, more fun!
programming, codice, snippet
::: johnregehr
From the beginning of personal computing, the CPU has never been the whole game
hardware
::: IEEESpectrum
Spesso ci si confronta con altri paesi europei, per capire come funzionano le cose
innovazioni, futuro
::: iannak1
La rovina dell'informatica
no! è la seconda comunità per numero; la prima è quella per cui Internet == Facebook
umorismo
::: evilripper
È un'altra stagione di incendi in #Amazzonia. Un anno fa @inpe_mct denunciava un aumento del disboscamento illegale in Brasile, e la situazione non sembra migliorare nel 2020
ambiente, ecologia
::: ispionline
How China Targets Scientists via Global Network of Recruiting Stations
sempre da fare la tara con la politica per questo genere di notizie
Cina
::: Slashdot
Le #fakenews non sono frutto di un errore giornalistico, ma sono pensate per manipolare le persone, delegittimare le istituzioni e inquinare il dibattito pubblico Il Poynter Institute ha deciso di unire le forze di100 factcheckers per smontarle una ad una
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: arturodicorinto
Ma allora si può distinguere oggettivamente tra scienza e pseudoscienza, sì o no?
il CICAP rockz!
scienza | disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: ChiediLeProve
Police in Lincolnshire are to test a system that would enable them to search live CCTV for specific parameters such as mood and facial expression
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: hare_brain
The Apache Software Foundation Announces Annual Report for 2020 Fiscal Year; world's largest Open Source foundation provides 227M+ lines of code, valued at more than $20B, to the public-at-large at 100% no cost
open source
::: TheASF ::: TheASF
A luglio è stata presentata l’ultima edizione dell’E-Government Survey dell’#ONU che fotografa lo stato di salute dei servizi digitali pubblici. Perché l’#Italia rischia di diventare sempre meno competitiva a livello globale?
digitalizzazione
::: ispionline
Apple scoffed at Bloomberg claims that its servers were compromised by a surreptitious component. But the truth is, the printed circuit board supply chain is quite vulnerable
Apple | hardware
::: IEEESpectrum
Facebook is laying out contingency plans should Trump try to delegitimize the election's result, including a "kill switch" for political ads
politica | Facebook
::: puiwingtam
I social non sono gratis: li paghiamo con la profilazione dei gusti e delle preferenze che ci qualificano come persone e che permette a governi e Big Tech di orientare desideri e comportamenti, come dimostrato dagli scandali #Datagate e Cambridge Analytica
social media | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: arturodicorinto
Telegram Messaging App Proves Crucial To Belarus Protests
social media | politica
::: Slashdot ::: GianlucaSgueo
Amazing fact: apparently the DNC convention was helmed from (Emmy winner) Glenn Weiss's living room in Brentwood. He had pants on but no shoes
politica
::: JohnBrownlow ::: BrettLake12
WordPress Founder Claims Apple Cut Off Updates To His Free App Because It Wants 30 Percent
economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot
Electric Trucks Could Make a 'Significant Dent' In Carbon Emissions
ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot
Burger King Brags About Exploiting Twitch To Advertise To Kids For Cheap
social media | ad, pubblicità
::: Slashdot
'DiceKeys' Creates a Master Password For Life With One Roll
da verificare
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
Microsoft Plans Cloud Contract Push With Foreign Governments After $10 Million JEDI Win
cloud
::: Slashdot
my programming language startup failed because
umorismo
::: cemerick
My new computer!
hardware | ooh!
::: fogus
"Extreme weather patterns" are no longer extreme, they are to be expected every year from now on. In fact, we must expect that they will amplify from year to year, as they have so far, and as models show they will. Welcome to fast-advancing climate change
ambiente, ecologia
::: fchollet
Oggi è l’#EarthOvershootDay 🌍 il giorno che segna il consumo di tutte le risorse prodotte dal Pianeta in 1 anno. Quest'anno la Terra ha guadagnato 3 settimane. Magra consolazione perché il buon risultato del 2020 non dipende dalla volontà umana, ma dal lockdown. #MoveTheDate
ambiente, ecologia
::: bancaetica
Anti-Piracy Outfit Hires VPN Expert To Help Track Down The Pirate Bay
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
L’epidemia di #coronavirus ha prodotto più fallimenti di grandi compagnie di quanti non se ne registrarono durante la crisi del 2008
coronavirus | economia, lavoro
::: AtlanteUsa2020
China’s electric car start-ups accelerate plans to grab market share, but mainland Chinese buyers can’t look beyond Tesla
tecnologia
::: simopieranni
Microsoft Removes Registry Tweak That Allowed Users To Permanently Disable Windows Defender
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot
When it comes to U.S.-Chinese AI competition, the often-overlooked lesson is that computing power matters. Data and algorithms are critical, but they mean little without the compute to back them up
artificial intelligence
::: ForeignAffairs
This is the state of our country/democracy. The world's most popular social media site is actively preparing for the President of the United States to try to steal the election
Facebook | politica
::: dangerstein
Rust is Strong, Creates a Trademark-Owning Foundation
programming, codice, snippet
::: Slashdot
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