Month: May 2021
Google reportedly made it difficult for smartphone users to find privacy settings
Unredacted documents in Arizona’s lawsuit against Google show that company executives and engineers were aware that the search giant had made it hard for smartphone users to keep location information private, Insider reported. The documents suggest that Google collected location data even after users had turned off location sharing, and…
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NASA’s Curiosity rover has captured amazing images of clouds on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover has captured images of clouds on Mars— as described in its blog post: “wispy puffs filled with ice crystals that scattered light from the setting sun, some of them shimmering with color.” According to NASA clouds are rare in the thin atmosphere of Mars, but usually form…
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US soldiers reportedly leaked nuclear info online accidentally, by using flashcard apps
US soldiers stationed in Europe may have accidentally exposed information about the United States’ nuclear weapons stockpile when they used flashcard apps to help them remember details about the information, according to a report from open-source intelligence outlet Bellingcat. Foeke Postma, a researcher with Bellingcat, wrote that the soldiers used…
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So, you want to democratize venture capital
A venture capitalist once told me candidly that whenever you see the phrase “democratization” in tech marketing material, think of it as a red flag. Democracy, generally speaking, often comes with an ironic caveat: It disproportionately benefits white and male participants. Now, you know me well enough to know that…
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Far Cry 6 devs making sure last-gen consoles aren’t ‘abandoned in any way’ Far Cry 6
Far Cry 6 developer, Ubisoft, has assured fans that it’s targeting “maximum quality” for the game on last-gen consoles as well as on the newer and more powerful PS5 and Xbox Series X. In a recent interview with VGC, lead gameplay designer, David Grivel, was clear that while the latest…
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Crypto sure requires a lot of fiat
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