Profile of Erdal Arıkan, an obscure Turkish academic whose groundbreaking work in information theory in 2005 helped Huawei dominate the 5G infrastructure market Techmeme · 2 months ago
US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will pay doctors to use AI systems that diagnose eye disease in diabetics and detect strokes through brain scans Techmeme · 2 months ago
The Batteries of the Future Are Weightless and Invisible – There’s a renaissance underway in structural battery research, which aims to build energy storage into the very devices and vehicles they power. Reddit · 2 months ago
The Senate Race That Could be Pivotal for America—and Wikipedia; One of the most important candidates in the country was denied her own entry for months, sparking a heated debate among the encyclopedia’s editors. Reddit · 3 months ago
As Cars Get Smarter, Massachusetts Voters May Shape Their Future – Question 1 would amend the state’s right-to-repair law and expand access to car data. But big automakers are pushing back. Reddit · 3 months ago
How Massachusetts' ballot proposal requiring carmakers to install standardized, open data-sharing platforms on cars with telematics may shape right to repair Techmeme · 3 months ago
Profile of Shield AI, which raised money from a16z and others to develop autonomous military drones that scan buildings to help soldiers clear them Techmeme · 3 months ago
Researchers find candidates and PACs are increasingly turning to influencers for the election as platforms like Facebook and Twitter clamp down on bots and ads Techmeme · 3 months ago
A profile of Primer, whose AI tech helps the intelligence industry analyze thousands of public news sources and identify information war campaigns Techmeme · 3 months ago
The Senate's Section 230 hearing, with Dorsey, Zuckerberg, and Pichai, only briefly discussed the law, instead letting Republicans berate Dorsey for soundbites Techmeme · 3 months ago
Profile of Maddie Stone, who leads Google's Project Zero team that studies and neuters actively exploited Android malware Techmeme · 3 months ago
Video games are helping veterans struggling with PTSD, anxiety, and depression and those adjusting to civilian life after deployment in combat zones Techmeme · 3 months ago
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 Techmeme · 3 months ago
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 Techmeme · 3 months ago
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 Techmeme · 3 months ago
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 Techmeme · 3 months ago
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 Techmeme · 3 months ago
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 Techmeme · 3 months ago
A group of tech companies, publishers, and advocates unveil Global Privacy Standard, supporting a browser-level privacy signal, backed by NYT, WaPo, and others Techmeme · 3 months ago
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 Techmeme · 4 months ago
Kaspersky researchers spot malware embedded in UEFI firmware on motherboards of victims' devices, affecting diplomats working on issues related to North Korea Techmeme · 4 months ago
Study: 58% of AI faculty at four prominent universities have received grants, fellowships, or other financial support from one of 14 large tech companies Techmeme · 4 months ago
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 Techmeme · 4 months ago
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 Techmeme · 4 months ago
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 Techmeme · 4 months ago
The software industry makes amazing software tools for itself, while doctors, academics, and scientists are stuck using bad software Techmeme · 4 months ago
Proposition 24, which was designed to make the California Consumer Privacy Act stronger, has divided privacy advocates who previously fought on the same side Techmeme · 4 months ago
YouTube taught its recommendation system how to recognize and demote conspiratorial videos, but organic link-sharing and bot promotion are thwarting its efforts Techmeme · 4 months ago
Facebook and Twitter fail to differentiate "coordinated behavior" from standard political campaign practices, leading to unclear and inconsistent moderation Techmeme · 4 months ago
The iOS 14 Privacy and Security Features You Should Know ~ The latest update for your iPhone and iPad will make them safer than ever. Reddit · 4 months ago
Internet Archive says it is using Cloudflare's reconfigured Always On caching tools to improve its Wayback Machine archiving Techmeme · 4 months ago
Interviews with sources and a review of talent management contracts for game streamers show rampant exploitation in the streaming management industry Techmeme · 4 months ago
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. Reddit · 4 months ago