13 maggio, 2021

Visto nel Web - 604

 Alle volte capitano cose da chiedersi perché, sono davvero vere? Ma intanto ecco cosa ho wisto nel Web.


A small exclusive from me to end the week: Google has quietly acquired network-on-chip startup Provino Technologies, probably to boslter its AI hardware efforts
machine learning | hardware
::: meharris

Bugie
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: LeleCorvi

Il problema dei social networks è che quando fanno delle cazzate si nascondono sempre dietro il problema tecnico
social media
::: MauroV1968

Con l'estrema facilità di archiviazione digitale di foto e documenti, siamo diventati tutti degli accumulatori seriali? Sconfinare nella patologia è un attimo. #mentaldisorder #internetaddiction #iad
digitalizzazione
::: SergioGridelli

Ransomware Attackers Strike the ‘Jugular’ of U.S. Gas With Shut Down of Major Pipeline
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | frodi
::: vishne0 ::: Slashdot ::: Slashdot

a very nice drop in refinement failures seen when running Alive2 on the LLVM unit test suite, due to some recent LLVM patches by @lee_juneyoung and @nikita_ppv!
programming, codice, snippet
::: johnregehr

Free version of "Software Engineering at Google" book
ancora da vedere; intanto segnalo
manuali, how to
::: dvyukov

IMPORTANT: Update Microsoft Defender ASAP
bug
::: MUO_official

Quarto articolo del progetto #Webdesign for the planet, 5 modi per ridurre il peso delle #immagini per una progettazione eco-sostenibile dei siti web
manuali, how to
::: nilocram

Emails, Text Messages Can Be Retrieved From Smartphones Synced to Vehicles
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Audacity raccoglie i dati degli utenti? Polemiche per la nuova telemetria
open source | privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: medeoTL

received a few minutes ago to my GMail
open source | scienza
::: ringo_ring

Windows Subsystem for Linux è pieno di bug, nulla a che vedere con Linux. Mi ha fatto venire il mal di testa prima di scoprire che l'output di un comando era nascosto per una pessima gestione dei caratteri speciali (di fine riga)
sistemi operativi
::: SteffPy


Good, old uint32_t
umorismo
::: lookitsmk

After a multi-year investigation, we found the nation's largest broadband companies funded a secret campaign to influence the FCC's repeal of net neutrality rules — resulting in millions of fake public comments impersonating Americans. These illegal schemes are unacceptable
Web, Internet | economia, lavoro | politica
::: NewYorkStateAG

Nonché produce larga parte di quello che si consuma poi in Europa e USA
giornali, stampa
::: dcavedon

"People don't care about privacy" After update, only 4% of iOS users in U.S. let apps track them
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: hare_brain

Linux Foundation Launches Open Source Agriculture Infrastructure Project
Linux | economia, lavoro
::: Slashdot ::: JvJean1971

Unlike Clearview AI, this Facial-Recognition Search Engine is Open to Everyone
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Slashdot

Are We Now Experiencing 'a Great Reassessment of Work'?
lavoro | coronavirus
::: Slashdot

Electric Vehicles May Drive a Lithium Supply Crunch
energia
::: Slashdot

Twitter and TikTok are Losing the War Against COVID Disinformation
disinformazione, fake news, bufale
::: Slashdot

Linus Torvalds Weighs in on Commercial Users of Open Source Code
protagonisti
::: Slashdot

Can Apple's AirTags Be Used to Track Another Person?
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: Slashdot ::: Slashdot


📢 The spread of face recognition systems throughout Europe is alarming
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: AlgorithmWat_CH

I think Python has the right semantics here, BUT, the prominent ethos of Python being “simple” and “easy” and “it’s just executable pseudocode!” are a disservice when there are genuinely unintuitive matters to deal with, like this aftershock of not having ref’tial transparency
Python
::: stylewarning

Cryptocurrencies
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: vikkio88

Anti-Cheating Technology Challenged at Dartmouth Medical School
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | scuola, educazione, cultura
::: Slashdot

Smartphone is now ‘the place where we live’, UCL anthropologists say -People felt the same way about their devices as they did about their homes
dispositivi mobili | social media
::: ucylpay

When I explain my research work to young people, I am often asked, "what does it mean for a piece of software to be verified". I have now put my thoughts in a blog post
programming, codice, snippet | matematica
::: bsorav

The best editing experience for #Python in @code has landed with huge upgrades to our default language support, powered by #Pylance 🎉. As of this release, Pylance ships out of the box with the core extension
programming, codice, snippet | Microsoft
::: pythonvscode

Jeff si è fatto la barca
protagonisti
::: _juhan

2020 saw a boom in AI investment, hiring, and adoption amidst a global economy struck by a pandemic, according to the latest AI Index
coronavirus | artificial intelligence
::: StanfordHAI

Game Developers Break Silence Around Salaries
games | lavoro
::: Slashdot

Huawei's New ARM Laptop Runs Linux — But Sadly There's a Catch
hardware | Linux
::: omgubuntu

Chia, la criptovaluta del papà di BitTorrent, non chiede potenza ma tanto spazio. I prezzi dei dischi stanno già salendo
bitcoin, blockchain e crypto*
::: Genjuro75


Catala: A Programming Language for the Law "Catala has clear semantics, and compiles to a generic lambda-calculus that can then be translated to any existing language"
programming, codice, snippet
::: Eric_Herman

Electric Cars 'Will Be Cheaper To Produce Than Fossil Fuel Vehicles By 2027'
energia | ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

Harley-Davidson Launches All-Electric Motorcycle Brand 'LiveWire'
energia | ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

Facebook Should Halt Instagram Kids Plan, Attorneys General Say
social media
::: Slashdot

Amazon 'Seized and Destroyed' 2 Million Counterfeit Products In 2020
Amazon
::: Slashdot

AMD is Biting at Intel's Server Market Share With Its Largest Gains in Over a Decade
hardware
::: Slashdot

Jack Ma makes rare visit to Alibaba headquarters in Hangzhou
dato che ne giravano di ogni...
protagonisti
::: simopieranni

A Nonprofit Promised To Preserve Wildlife. Then it Made Millions Claiming it Could Cut Down Trees
ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

Sempre sui nuovi microchip IBM e le reazioni cinesi (e di TSMC)
tradotto con Google Translate, funziona
hardware
::: simopieranni

Quindi i social non sono un “far west” senza regole dove si può scrivere quel che si vuole senza pagarne le conseguenze — come ci è stato ripetuto alla nausea per un decennio
social media
::: fabiochiusi

This morning before plunging into work I made a first attempt at simulating a simple circular #chaotic #billiard
Python
::: marcodelmastro ::: marcodelmastro


Idea for a radio telescope on the far side of the moon gets an additional $500k in funding from NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts grant
spazio, esplorazione
::: universetoday

A seven-month investigation by the Associated Press and the Oxford Internet Institute (...) found that China’s rise on Twitter has been powered by an army of fake accounts that have retweeted Chinese diplomats and state media tens of thousands of times
Cina | Twitter
::: fabiochiusi

E' davvero necessario entrare in casa e sequestrare smartphone,PC e tablet (ovvero la vita delle persone) per un tweet d'insulti? La libertà d'espressione si limita anche solo con la paura di sproporzionate conseguenze.Oggi può andar bene, ma domani...?
social media | odio, razzismo, discriminazioni
::: CBlengio

IBM's CodeNet Dataset Can Teach AI To Translate Computer Languages
machine learning | linguaggi di programmazione
::: Slashdot

Ingenuity takes its fifth flight - a one way drip to a new air field
spazio, esplorazione | robots, automazione, droni
::: universetoday

Solar cells designed for space missions have to be sturdy and very efficient. Now @NREL researchers are working to bring the cost down to Earth
energia | tecnologia
::: IEEESpectrum

Bodhi Linux 6.0 Released
Linux distro
::: dcavedon

The Top 5 Open-Source Microsoft 365 Alternatives for Linux
applicazioni, programmi
::: _juhan

Apple Faces UK Class Action for App Store Overcharging
Apple
::: Slashdot

These electric self-driving tractors could make farming much greener
energia | ambiente, ecologia
::: _juhan

Finalmente un po' di matematica sui giornali
giornali, stampa
::: andcapocci

Announcement time! In 2019 we set a funding goal but we didn't reached it: we are now making some adjustments about how we pay our maintainers. We are still spending more than what we receive, but we hope that we'll manage it with your help!
linguaggi di programmazione
::: babeljs


🤨 Curious to know how many artifacts are in the Software Heritage #archive, from how many projects and how many contributors are involved in them? 😌 We have counters just for you! Read our latest blog post to learn what goes on behind the scenes
open source | programming, codice, snippet
::: SWHeritage

Forests the Size of France Regrown Since 2000, Study Suggests
da verificare, per me dubbi
ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot

eBay Embraces NFTs
non-fungible tokens
::: Slashdot

Don't copy-paste from a website to a terminal
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: UnixToolTip

Tech Giants Join Call for Funding Chip Production
hardware
::: Slashdot

California Ban On Gas-Powered Cars Would Rewrite Plug-In Hybrid Rules
energia | ambiente, ecologia
::: Slashdot ::: Slashdot

Facebook Ordered To Stop Collecting German WhatsApp Data
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus | Facebook
::: Slashdot ::: AndroidPolice

Chinese TV Maker Skyworth Under Fire For Excessive Data Collection That Users Call Spying
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Google Plans To Double AI Ethics Research Staff
Google | etica
::: Slashdot

Dopo aver letto che non usa nemmeno un adblock
una volta, al Male, era diverso dall'Eugenio
giornali, stampa
::: RadioProzac

Grafico sorprendente si vede il balzo della #cina sulle rinnovabili; si vede l’Europa in piccola crescita. #italia non da gran contributo Anzi Tutti innamorati di #gas e ponti
ambiente, ecologia
::: monicafrassoni


Google button "I'm feeling lucky" is still here because
umorismo
::: evaristegal0is

"A lobbying firm founded by former Senate aides has been hired by Clearview AI to carry out “education around facial recognition technology”, according to a disclosure filing"
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza
::: fabiochiusi

Chi monitora l’algoritmo che decide come contrastare la pandemia? E’ online il progetto #TracingTheTracers
riconoscimento facciale, sorveglianza | coronavirus
::: fabiochiusi

Biden Administration Approves Nation's First Major Offshore Wind Farm
energia
::: Slashdot

NASA's OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Heads For Earth With Asteroid Sample
spazio, esplorazione
::: Slashdot

rather than focusing on counting weapons or on particular weapons systems, policies should specify human intention and human–machine interaction, obligating countries to maintain human control over military force
artificial intelligence | etica
::: fabiochiusi

Cool to see this idea (I assume independently) appear in BabelJS [3]. We wrote about this in slimming languages [1]/sublangs from Stopify [2]
linguaggi di programmazione
::: joepolitz

Google Says Docs Will Now Use Canvas Based Rendering, Warns Impact on Some Chrome Extensions
Google
::: Slashdot

Tech Industry Quietly Patches FragAttacks Wi-Fi Flaws That Leak Data, Weaken Security
privacy, sicurezza, spionaggio, virus
::: Slashdot

Erlang/OTP 24.0 is released
linguaggi di programmazione | programmazione funzionale
::: erlang_org

Amazon Managers Say They 'Hire To Fire' To Meet Annual Turnover Goals
Amazon | lavoro
::: Slashdot

For your TRS-80 m1 or IBM PC, have you considered running Forth?
linguaggi di programmazione | storia
::: fogus

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