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Uber s Voldgift Politik Kommer Tilbage til at Bide Det i Røv
Uber CEO Dara KhosrowshahiPhoto: Michele Tantussi (Getty) Over 12.000 Uber drivere fundet en måde at weaponize det vores platform er restriktive kontrakt i, hvad der er muligvis det sjoveste arbejdskraft strategi i år. Men først: en smule i baggrunden. En af de mere besværlige aspekter af koncerten økonomi er dens tilbøjelighed til at omfatte voldgift…
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Scientist Killed, Others ‘Flung’ in Explosion at Indian Shockwave Lab
Screenshot: AIN News (YouTube) A blast at an Indian research laboratory on Wednesday left one dead and three severely injured, according to Indian news reports. The Hindu newspaper reports that the incident occurred around 2:20 pm at the Indian Institute of Science’s (IISc) Laboratory for Hypersonic and Shock Wave Research in Bengaluru. Seemingly, a cylinder…
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We Must Prepare Now for Quantum Attacks, National Academy of Sciences Warns
An enigma machine.Photo: University of Manchester (Flickr) The road ahead is rocky for those hoping to build quantum computers, according to a new report from the National Academy of Sciences. But as these computers become possible, the government should prioritize preparing for the potential consequences, which could be dire for cybersecurity. Physicist Richard Feynman first…
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Dolphins Had a Jurassic-Era Reptile Twin Featuring Blubber and Warm Blood
Artist’s impression of icthyosaurs.Illustration: Andrey Atuchin Ichthyosaurs and dolphins are the archetypal examples of convergent evolution in action, in which two completely unrelated species acquire near identical characteristics. The discovery of a new ichthyosaur fossil suggests this Jurassic-era creature was even more dolphin-like than we appreciated, featuring warm-blood, blubber, and even similar camouflage. A remarkable…
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Facebook Was Aware That Tracking Who People Call, Text is Creepy
Photo: Scott Olson (Getty) Back in 2015, Facebook had a pickle of a problem. It was time to update the Android version of the Facebook app, and two different groups within Facebook were at odds over what the data grab should be. The business team wanted to get Bluetooth permissions so it could push ads…
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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 Is Here—What That Means for Next Year’s Top Android Phones
Image: Qualcomm Yesterday, Qualcomm announced the name of its next big mobile chip—the Snapdragon 855 (Surprise!)—but didn’t say much about what it could do until now. And while innovations in mobile processors can often seem opaque and difficult to follow, advances in tech between generations are the kind of things that give phones the biggest…
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Medieval Skeleton Wearing Leather Thigh-High Boots Found in River Thames
The male skeleton—with boots.Image: MOLA Archaeologists in London, England have uncovered a dramatic 500-year-old male skeleton lying face-down in the mud of the River Thames. Extraordinarily, the skeleton is still wearing his thigh-high leather boots. Researchers from the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) stumbled upon the mysterious skeleton while conducting excavations at Chambers Wharf in…
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World’s Oldest Wild Bird Just Laid Another Dang Egg
Wisdom in 2017, with her chick.Photo: USFWS Wisdom’s story began in 1956 when biologist Chandler Robbins banded her near a U.S. Navy barracks. She was already an adult, meaning she was at least 6 years old at the time. Scientists band birds in order to track them and monitor their populations, and you can occasionally…
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Google Takes Aim at Abusive Ads With Chrome 71
Photo: Mark Lennihan (AP) Google is rolling out Chrome 71 today and with it, you can apparently expect to kiss abusive ads from “persistently offending sites” goodbye. The latest version of Chrome will also include billing warning screens to help prevent unwanted charges and subscriptions. Google’s definition of abusive advertising falls under lots of different…
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Uber’s Arbitration Policy Comes Back to Bite It in the Ass