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Facebook Nu Siger, At Det Vil Fjerne Den Misinformation, Som Inspirerer Til Den Virkelige Verdens Vold
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.Foto: AP Efter en hård uge med kritik over Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg ‘ s sjuskede forklaring på, hvorfor han ikke vil forbyde sammensværgelse site Infowars—herunder en meget akavet tangent til tilsyneladende at tro, at Holocaust-benægterne er ikke “bevidst at få det forkert”—den sociale medie gigant har meddelt, at den vil begynde…
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Rapport: Elon Musk Trukket Sierra Club I at Hjælpe Ham på Twitter, og Det Gjorde ikke Ende Godt
Elon Musk, der peger på nogen eller noget andet.Foto: Mark Bremse (Getty Images) Elon Musk sandsynligvis håber sagen af ham baselessly udtværing en af de dykkere, der hjalp med at redde en Thai fodboldhold fra en oversvømmet cave kompleks som en “pedo guy” er løst med hans udstedelse af et half-assed undskyldning på onsdag. Men…
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Walmart May Build a Netflix Clone to Stick It to Amazon: Report
Photo: Walmart Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was anointed as the richest man in modern history this week, and he’s just a hair’s breadth away from being worth more than the entire Walmart dynasty. The original big-box retailer is feeling the pressure and is reportedly looking into launching it own streaming service to compete with Prime…
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Chinese Police Are Using Data From Sewer Water to Track, Arrest Illegal Drug Manufacturers
Photo: Shutterstock The surveillance state is now entering sewers. Chinese police are reportedly testing waste water for the presence of illegal substances, using the data to find illegal drug manufacturers in the country. As drugs pass through people’s bodies, they may be leaving a trail for police to follow. Li Xiqing, an environmental chemist at…
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Adorable New Shark Species Named After Trailblazing Marine Biologist Eugenie Clark
My, what big eyes you have! An adult Squalus clarkae found in the waters off Belize.Image: MarAlliance Say hello to Squalus clarkae, otherwise known as Genie’s dogfish. This newly identified species of deepwater shark was named in honor of Eugenie Clark, a scientific pioneer who influenced an entire generation of marine biologists. Few people have…
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Egypt Poised to Give Itself the Power to Block Anyone With 5,000-Plus Followers Over ‘Fake News’
Photo: Getty A bill just passed in Egypt that will empower the government to block users on social media for spreading “fake news” if they have over 5,000 followers. As of Wednesday, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi still needed to ratify the legislation into law, which he is expected to do given his government’s unmerited crackdowns on…
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Samsung’s Chromebook Plus V2 Is an Incredible Budget Laptop Made Even Better
LaptopsSamsung Chromebook Plus v2 LaptopsSamsung Chromebook Plus v2 Chromebook Plus v2 What is it? The next generation of Samsung's very nice budget chromebook. Price $500 Like It's nearly perfect in every way. No Like The processor can be sluggish. That second camera is silly! I said this with the first generation of the Chromebook Plus…
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Facebook Now Says It Will Remove Misinformation That Inspires Real-World Violence
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.Photo: AP After a rough week of criticism over Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s shoddy explanation for why he won’t ban conspiracy site Infowars—including a very awkward tangent into apparently believing Holocaust deniers are not “intentionally getting it wrong”—the social media giant has announced it will begin removing misinformation that provokes real-world violence.…
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Report: Elon Musk Dragged the Sierra Club Into Helping Him on Twitter and It Didn’t End Well
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Tag der Veröffentlichung der seltsamen Apple Maus
19. Juni 2000 von Apple zeigte eine ungewöhnliche Computer-Maus. Apple Pro Mouse, so hieß das Gerät, anstelle der typischen Birne hatte-optischer Sensor für Tracking-Bewegung. Außerdem, die Maus hatte keine Tasten — keine. Der Manipulator geliefert mit einem Computer Power Mac G4 Cube. Senior Konstrukteur der Firma Sparkfactror Design, die Zusammenarbeit mit Apple, in einem Interview…