Month: December 2021
Jeff Bezos’ Earth Fund commits another $443 million to climate justice and conservation
On Monday, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced his Earth Fund’s latest round of grants: $443 million to be spent primarily on land conservation and restoration and efforts to reduce environmental burdens on marginalized communities. This year, the fund has pledged more than $3 billion for similar initiatives. In 2020, Bezos…
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Google Pixel repair workers accused of hunting through phones for nudes
Sending your Android smartphone in for repair can be stressful enough as it is but one unlucky Google Pixel owner also had her device hacked in the process. As reported by The Verge, game designer and author Jane McGonigal sent her broken Pixel 5a to an official Pixel repair center…
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Sony cameras are getting harder to buy due to the chip shortage
The global chip shortage has claimed yet another camera from Sony’s lineup. This time, Sony is suspending orders for the ZV-E10, a mirrorless vlogging camera that the company released in August, as reported by Digital Photography Review. Sony announced the camera’s suspension in a post on its website, noting that…
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Go read this data analysis that uncovers predictive policing’s flawed algorithm
Gizmodo released a deep-dive look into the data collection process behind its co-reported investigation with The Markup into PredPol, a software company specializing in predictive policing (hence the name, which it has since changed to Geolitica) through machine learning. PredPol’s algorithm is supposed to make predictions based on existing crime…
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You’re going to need a huge SSD for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl, which comes out on PC and Xbox Series X/S April 28, 2022, will be quite the beefy download at launch, so you may want to make sure your SSD can handle it. Originally it was revealed by developer GSC Game World that the installation size…
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Meta has a ‘moral obligation’ to make its mental health research transparent, scientists say
In an open letter to Mark Zuckerberg published Monday, a group of academics called for Meta to be more transparent about its research into how Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp affect the mental health of children and adolescents. The letter calls for the company to allow independent reviews of its internal…
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