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One of top Google autocomplete suggestions for “are Jews” is “evil”, with 9 of top 10 search results saying “yes”; similar answers for many topics worry experts — Tech-savvy rightwingers have been able to ‘game’ the algorithms of internet giants and create …
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| Rupert Jones / The Guardian: |
Researchers guessed valid Visa card expiry dates and CVV codes in seconds via queries to multiple commercial websites; Visa failed to detect the attack — Academics say working out card number, expiry date and security code of Visa card takes ‘as little as six seconds’
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| Lucian Armasu / Tom's Hardware: |
Canadian government seeks public comment after explaining need for backdoors, mandatory decryption, longer phone and ISP record storage, and more — The new Canadian government is looking to further expand its surveillance powers by requiring decryption capabilities for all services …
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| Andrew Zaleski / Backchannel: |
Why MakerBot failed to live up to the hype: competition, flawed printers, backlash over its move to closed source, consumer 3D printer market never materialized — was October 2009 when Bre Pettis—his unmistakable sideburns and dark-rimmed rectangular glasses framing his face … | Max Chafkin / Bloomberg: |
How a journalist became a men's fashion influencer on Instagram: hashtags, like and comment bots, and lots of help from professionals — I used to post cat photos. Then a marketing agency made me a star. — Subscribe Reprints — I've always been well-liked. At least, I think that's the case.| Nitasha Tiku / BuzzFeed: |
Snapchat avoids the fake news epidemic by vetting publishers who appear in Discover, hiring human editors for Live Stories, and limiting re-sharing — Evan Spiegel, Snapchat CEO and cofounder — Facebook emerged during the U.S. election as a central political and news source …
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PlayStation Vue vs. Sling TV vs. DirecTV Now: comparing streaming services on price, channel lineup, supported streaming devices, subscription perks, and more — The brave new world of live television is upon us, and it comes in three forms: PlayStation Vue, Sling TV, and DirecTV NOW.| Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
Netflix says its custom video encoding method and use of VP9 and H.264/AVC High codecs are saving 36% bandwidth on Android and 19% on iOS for offline downloads — When Netflix introduced the ability to download content onto mobile devices for offline viewing earlier this week … | April Glaser / Recode: |
Flir, leading maker of thermal imaging equipment, buys Prox Dynamics, a Norwegian maker of pocket-sized surveillance and reconnaissance drones, for $134M — The Black Hornet is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. — The leading maker of thermal imaging sensors, Flir … | Kristen V. Brown / Fusion: |
What GitHub did to fight its trolls: hire a diverse safety team, enlist community's help, design features to make harassment difficult, provide users with tools — A few years ago, the software start-up GitHub faced an uncomfortable truth: It could be a pretty unpleasant place.| Steven Levy / Backchannel: |
Amazon's Alexa VP on the platform's future, the $2.5M Alexa Prize, concerns about poaching key AI talent from academia, new developer tools, privacy, more — Amazon's VP of Alexa talks about machine learning, chatbots, and whether industry is strip-mining AI talent from academia.
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| Merissa Marr / Columbia Journalism Review: |
Three years after launch, The Information has a reporting staff of 10, is cash-flow positive, and juggles a closed-club feel with aggressive reporting — On the astro-turfed rooftop of a SoHo penthouse this summer, a mix of tech executives, investors, and B-list celebrities sipped Champagne … Sponsor Posts
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