PA Images NASA has made ‘an exciting new discovery’ about the moon, which will be revealed next week. Although the news is currently shrouded in mystery, the space agency did reveal that the new finding ‘contributes to NASA’s efforts to learn about the Moon in support of deep space exploration.’ …
Read More »Microsoft sacks journalists to replace them with robots
Users of the homepages of the MSN website and Edge browser will now see news stories generated by AI Dozens of correspondents have been sacked after Microsoft decided to replace them with artificial intelligence software. Staff who maintain the news homepages on Microsoft’s MSN website and its Edge browser- used …
Read More »Naomi Klein: How big tech plans to profit from the pandemic
As the coronavirus continues to kill thousands every day, tech companies are seizing the opportunity to extend their reach and power. By Naomi Klein Republished with permission from The Intercept For a few fleeting times during the New York governor Andrew Cuomo’s daily coronavirus briefing on Wednesday 6 May, the …
Read More »Automated Facebook Anti-Spam System Goes Hog Wild, Blocks Links Including Covid-19 Info
Facebook’s automated moderation tools went wild and targeted tons of posts about the coronavirus pandemic and other topics on Tuesday evening, blocking customers from sharing clauses from legitimate report sources. Read more … Read more: gizmodo.com
Read More »I’m seeing stars… but thanks to Elon Musk, not for much longer | Stewart Lee
SpaceX’s 40,000 planets are about to be devastating our opinion of the universe- not to mention aliens’ view of us My best New Year’s Eve was 15 year ago. A mis-calibrated dose of prescription sedatives in a bed and breakfast near Wootton Courtenay meant I slept through the whole thing. …
Read More »Government proposes release of Fukushima water to sea or air
In this Nov. 12, 2014, file photo, a Tokyo Electric Power Co.( TEPCO) official wearing a radioactive protective gear stands in front of Advanced Liquid Processing Systems during a press tour at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture , northeastern Japan. Japan’s economy and industry ministry …
Read More »Spotify to Suspend Political Advertising in 2020
Spotify Technology said on Friday it would pause selling political ads on its music streaming platform in early 2020. The world’s most popular paid music streaming service, with nearly 141 million users tuning into its ad-supported platform in October, said the pause would extend to Spotify original and exclusive podcasts …
Read More »This Tiny Island Nation of 11,000 People Is Cashing in Thanks to Its .tv TLD
In 1995, Stephen Boland sat in his government office while working as the macroeconomic planner for the Pacific microstate of Tuvalu when the fax machine whirred to life. On its thermal paper, it printed a content that they are able to later amount to a winning lottery ticket. The content …
Read More »Ring hackers are reportedly watching and talking to strangers via in-home cameras
Hackers are using two-way talk function to wake people up in the middle of the night and watch unsuspecting children Hackers are tapping in to cameras intended for home security, talking to children through the devices and even falling racist remarks, according to multiple news reports. The intended purpose of …
Read More »Why is the president of the United States cyberbullying a 16-year-old girl? | Nancy Jo Sales
What it says to girls is: no matter what you do , no matter how much you achieve, powerful mortals will try to cut you down The morning after election day 2016, I got a call from a girls’ school in New York where I was scheduled to speak. “We …
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