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The Senate's Section 230 hearing, with Dorsey, Zuckerberg, and Pichai, only briefly discussed the law, instead letting Republicans berate Dorsey for soundbites
It’s Time to Talk About Covid-19 and Surfaces Again | WIRED
Profile of Maddie Stone, who leads Google's Project Zero team that studies and neuters actively exploited Android malware
Video games are helping veterans struggling with PTSD, anxiety, and depression and those adjusting to civilian life after deployment in combat zones
An overview on the current state of AI-driven battery research, which until recently was hampered by a lack of data but is now poised to pick up the pace
Computer Scientists Break the ‘Traveling Salesperson’ Record
18% of games announced by major studios this summer had female protagonists, with Sony accounting for over a third; E3 2019 games had 5% female representation
Profile of General Paul Nakasone, the four-star general who is in charge of both Cyber Command and the NSA, one of the most powerful roles in intelligence
Interview with Cory Doctorow about his new sci-fi book Attack Surface, the third work in his Little Brother series that influenced hacktivists like Aaron Swartz
Study: AI that detects eye diseases is mostly trained on patients in US, Europe, and China, which can make it ineffective for other racial groups and minorities
Palmer Luckey's Anduril is building software to connect multiple military systems from ground radar to fighter jets with AI, enabling officers to act quickly
A group of tech companies, publishers, and advocates unveil Global Privacy Standard, supporting a browser-level privacy signal, backed by NYT, WaPo, and others
Ad Tech Could Be the Next Internet Bubble | WIRED
FEC data: Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Oracle employees have donated ~19x more to Biden than Trump since 2019 and far more overall than in 2016
Kaspersky researchers spot malware embedded in UEFI firmware on motherboards of victims' devices, affecting diplomats working on issues related to North Korea
Study: 58% of AI faculty at four prominent universities have received grants, fellowships, or other financial support from one of 14 large tech companies
Publishers Worry as Ebooks Fly off Libraries' Virtual Shelves | WIRED
Library checkouts of ebooks are up 52% YoY since March as libraries pay an average of $40 per copy due to publisher restrictions limiting library lending
Facebook Finally Slowed Down—When We Needed It to Move Fast
Interview with co-founders of CTI League, a global coalition of volunteer experts fighting hacking related to COVID-19, on how it got started and future plans
Facebook Shut Down Malware That Hijacked Accounts to Run Ads
We Need to Talk About Talking About QAnon | WIRED
The Cheating Scandal That Ripped the Poker World Apart | WIRED
Lawmakers Demand Scrutiny of Racial Bias in Health Algorithms
A look at Twitter's hack on July 15, the drastic changes it made in the immediate aftermath, and its plans to prevent an Election Day meltdown
The software industry makes amazing software tools for itself, while doctors, academics, and scientists are stuck using bad software
179 Arrested in Massive Global Dark Web Takedown
Proposition 24, which was designed to make the California Consumer Privacy Act stronger, has divided privacy advocates who previously fought on the same side
YouTube’s Plot to Silence Conspiracy Theories | WIRED
YouTube taught its recommendation system how to recognize and demote conspiratorial videos, but organic link-sharing and bot promotion are thwarting its efforts
Facebook and Twitter fail to differentiate "coordinated behavior" from standard political campaign practices, leading to unclear and inconsistent moderation
The iOS 14 Privacy and Security Features You Should Know ~ The latest update for your iPhone and iPad will make them safer than ever.
A Bluetooth Flaw Leaves Billions of Devices Vulnerable
Internet Archive says it is using Cloudflare's reconfigured Always On caching tools to improve its Wayback Machine archiving
Feds Charge Chinese Hackers With Ripping Off Video Game Loot From 9 Companies
Interviews with sources and a review of talent management contracts for game streamers show rampant exploitation in the streaming management industry
The 20-Year Hunt for the Man Behind the Love Bug Virus
Governments Shouldn’t Choose the News in Your Feed: A proposed law in Australia wouldn’t just force Facebook and Google to pay news publishers for their content—it would create a state-sponsored media regime.
How DeepMind worked with former world chess champion Vladimir Kramnik to make its AI, AlphaZero, learn new variants, which could make AI chess more creative
Franchised esports leagues have allowed players to become full-time employees but critics say game publishers like Activision have too much power over players
Would the Internet Be Healthier Without 'Like' Counts? (2019)
Hackers Target Porn Site Visitors Using Flash and Internet Explorer
A month after the launch of TikTok's $200M fund, some creators are complaining about the low payouts and lack of transparency in how payouts are calculated
The Best Privacy-Friendly Alternatives to Google Maps
To evade government censorship, Chinese internet users have repurposed GitHub as a COVID-19 archive for news articles, medical journals, and personal accounts
Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma suggests that the way social media surfaces and amplifies the worst of humanity is our greatest existential threat today
How to escape from an erupting volcano
Creepy ‘Geofence’ Finds Anyone Who Went Near a Crime Scene
A Florida Teen Allegedly Shut Down School With a DDoS Attack
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