Month: June 2020
Two months after last peak, US hits grim new record in COVID-19 cases
There were 38,672 positive COVID-19 tests reported in the United States today, a new record high, according to the COVID Tracking Project, a volunteer organization housed at The Atlantic that collects data on the pandemic. The count surged past the previous high of 36,001, reported on April 25. Early in…
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Go read this powerful OneZero investigation into a digital-focused cult
Cults prey on lonely and desperate people looking to belong to something, and as people migrate a bigger portion of their lives online, sometimes all it takes is a small showing of support to net someone’s full trust. In OneZero’s new investigative feature, journalists Emilie Friedlander and Joy Crane dig…
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Xbox Series S appears in Microsoft technical documents with a typo null
A Twitter user has discovered references to Xbox Series S codenamed Lockhart in the latest patch notes for Microsoft’s Game Development Kit. In the June patch notes uncovered by Twitter user TitleOS, we can see one reference to LockhartProfiling beside AnacondaProfiling for Xbox Scarlett Dev Kits and a second reference…
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Boston Just Banned Its Government From Using Facial Recognition Technology
The Boston City Council voted unanimously to ban the city government, including police, from using facial recognition technology on Wednesday, making Boston the largest city on the East Coast to do so. The law makes it illegal for the city of Boston or Boston officials to “obtain, retain, possess, access,…
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US politicians take aim at encryption again null
A group of Republicans in the US senate have introduced a new bill with the aim of forcing tech companies to comply with “lawful access” to encrypted information. The new bill, called the Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act, calls for an end to “warrant-proof” encryption and was proposed by…
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Devin Nunes can’t sue Twitter over parody cow account
Twitter’s legal battle with Rep. Devin Nunes over a parody cow account is over. The social media company is “immune” from the California Congressman's claims of defamation, the judge in the case wrote in a ruling reported by The Fresno Bee.Nunes sued… Source
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