• Facebook won’t budge on fake political ad censorship

    Facebook won’t budge on fake political ad censorship
    Facebook today released a blog post detailing its ad policy, in which it essentially refused to bow to pressure to regulate political ads on its platform. It did offer to let people opt out of political ads in general, but there is a catch. Facebook has taken heat from just about everybody over its decision to do basically nothing about its political ads. Its policy could best be described as the company taking its collective hands off the wheel — and if we, the users, were fooled by a li
  • Pokémon Sword & Shield adds missing creatures in two new expansions

    Pokémon Sword & Shield adds missing creatures in two new expansions
    Nintendo revealed during a special Direct today that Pokémon Sword & Shield is going to get even bigger. Developer Game Freak is releasing two major story expansions, each of which will come complete with new and returning monsters, along with free updates. It’s kind of a big deal. The two expansions are Isle of Armor and Crown Tundra. The former offers new clothes, rivals, and a dojo with a mentor called Mustard. The latter has a new form of co-op gameplay
  • Smart locks are cool as fuck — but I’ll never trust them

    Smart locks are cool as fuck — but I’ll never trust them
    I’m pretty trusting when it comes to technology. I’ve shrugged at putting Google Assistant in my house. I’ve walked around wearing an array of smartwatches without a single care in the world. Hell, I’m laissez-faire enough that I’ve done one of those genetic tests that (probably) shares DNA with every law enforcement agency in the world. I didn’t do these things because I don’t give a fuck about privacy. Far from it. The rationale is simpler that that:
  • Brain science’s problem isn’t data, it’s getting it non-invasively

    Brain science’s problem isn’t data, it’s getting it non-invasively
    Historically, there has been no safe, non-invasive and/or efficient method with deep penetration for modulating the human brain in vivo—stimulating or suppressing certain brain processes in a living person. Ultrasound, however, offers a promising approach, especially when used in combination with other non-invasive techniques. Ultrasound—a decades-proven technique in which the echoes of high-frequency sound waves off internal body tissue are converted into sonogram images—can
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  • Brain science’s biggest roadblock: Collecting better data without killing people

    Brain science’s biggest roadblock: Collecting better data without killing people
    Historically, there has been no safe, non-invasive and/or efficient method with deep penetration for modulating the human brain in vivo—stimulating or suppressing certain brain processes in a living person. Ultrasound, however, offers a promising approach, especially when used in combination with other non-invasive techniques. Ultrasound—a decades-proven technique in which the echoes of high-frequency sound waves off internal body tissue are converted into sonogram images—can
  • PowerDot’s shocking electrical stimulation helped me recover like an athlete

    PowerDot’s shocking electrical stimulation helped me recover like an athlete
    Welcome to Riding Nerdy, TNW’s fortnightly dive into bicycle-based tech, where we go into too much detail and geek out on all things related to pedal-powered gadgets. Lance Armstrong has been fighting legal battles left right and center with former sponsors, the US government, and ex-teammates since coming clean about his doping exploits. Last year, Armstrong finally settled a long-running federal case – in which he was being sued for nearly $100 million – for just $5 million.
  • Twitter lets pedophiles publicly discuss their sexual ‘attraction to minors,’ scholar argues

    Twitter lets pedophiles publicly discuss their sexual ‘attraction to minors,’ scholar argues
    Social platforms like Instagram and Twitter discreetly change their terms and conditions on the regular. For example, last year we saw Facebook quietly introduce the ban on ‘sexual emoji’ that proved discriminatory towards sex workers and NSFW artists making a living on the platform. Now, as Australian academic pointed out, Twitter seemingly changed its guidelines last March to allow public discussion about “attraction towards minors” with the agreement that “they
  • How to become a Facebook marketing guru for under $30

    How to become a Facebook marketing guru for under $30
    It's predicted that over 86 percent of marketers will use Facebook as a platform for selling their products in 2020. So, if you're trying to get in on the lucrative, in-demand field that is digital marketing, you'd be wise to master the platform as well. 
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  • Ethereum dev indicted for delivering cryptocurrency talk in North Korea

    Ethereum dev indicted for delivering cryptocurrency talk in North Korea
    Virgil Griffith, the Ethereum developer arrested after allegedly traveling to North Korea to speak at a cryptocurrency conference, has been indicted. Court documents shared by CoinDesk show that Griffith is being charged with one count of conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The indictment alleges that Griffith and others conspired to breach the prohibitions set forward by the act when they provided services to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea wi
  • Ring admits employees inappropriately accessed customer videos

    Ring admits employees inappropriately accessed customer videos
    Ring — the home security company Amazon acquired for $1 billion nearly two years ago — has admitted some of its employees abused their roles to improperly access users’ video footage. The home security firm has since fired four individuals for such transgressions, according to documents obtained by Motherboard. In a letter to US Senators, Ring said although the employees in question were authorized to access video data, they viewed footage which beyond what the company conside
  • Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Excitement builds over upcoming Bitcoin halving’

    Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Excitement builds over upcoming Bitcoin halving’
    Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Machiavelli used to say: Do what you love and you’ll never work another day! Bitcoin price We closed the day, January 08 2020, at a price of $8,079. That’s a minor 1.00 percent decline in 24 hours, or -$82.07. It was the lowest closing price in one day. We’r
  • Australian scientists need your help keeping track of exotic bees (please)

    Australian scientists need your help keeping track of exotic bees (please)
    Bees get a lot of good press. They pollinate our crops and in some cases, make delicious honey. But bees around the world face serious threats, and the public can help protect them. Of more than 20,400 known bee species in the world, about 1,650 are native to Australia. But not all bees found in Australia are native. A few species have been introduced: some on purpose and others secretly hitchhiking, usually through international trade routes. As bee researchers, we’ve all experienced see
  • North Korean hacker group Lazarus is using Telegram to steal cryptocurrency

    North Korean hacker group Lazarus is using Telegram to steal cryptocurrency
    A hacking group believed to be from North Korea is reportedly stepping up its game to continue its cryptocurrency stealing campaigns. In a statement published yesterday, security researchers from Kaspersky say they found evidence to suggest Lazarus has made significant changes to its attack methodology. According to Kaspersky, the hacking group is taking “more careful steps” and is employing “improved tactics and procedures” to steal cryptocurrency. In other words,
  • Uber introduces in-ride audio recording and 2FA to India

    Uber introduces in-ride audio recording and 2FA to India
    Uber announced a slew of safety features for the Indian market today at an event in New Delhi, including a two-factor authentication through a PIN on the app. The company’s rival Ola has had such verification methodology through SMS messages in 2017. The ride-hailing company launched the safety PIN feature for rides in the US last September. Now, it’s rolling out this feature for riders in India.  The feature will verify your rides, and help you identify the correct car. Here&r
  • CollegeHumor loses nearly all its staff, gets a new owner

    CollegeHumor loses nearly all its staff, gets a new owner
    CollegeHumor Media, a comedy outfit with multiple web series and a YouTube channel with more than 13 million subscribers, is all but dead. It’s being sold off by media holding company IAC to Sam Reich, Chief Commercial Officer at CollegeHumor. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. The firm is laying off more than a hundred employees, and according to Bloomberg, only some five to 10 of them remain. Reich, who has been with CollegeHumor since 2006, plans to continue working on CollegeHu
  • Twitter will soon let you control who replies to your tweets

    Twitter will soon let you control who replies to your tweets
    In order to curb online bullying and harassment, Twitter will soon let you control who can reply to your tweets. Speaking at an event during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) at Las Vegas, Suzanne Xie, the company’s director of product management, said the social network is bringing significant changes around conversation this year.  Xie said Twitter will give four options to you to limit replies at different levels: Global: All folks can reply Group: People you follow and men
  • India’s upcoming content policing rules might only apply to ‘major’ social platforms

    India’s upcoming content policing rules might only apply to ‘major’ social platforms
    India‘s upcoming intermediary rules — aimed at controlling and monitoring online content — have a lot of big and small tech firms worried about censorship of their platforms. But a new report suggests the legislation will only affect major social media networks, such as Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram. According to a report by Economic Times, an unnamed government official told the publication that the content takedown rules will only apply to major firms. However, th

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