A plane has major damage after a York Regional Police (YRP) drone struck the aircraft at Toronto Buttonville Municipal Airport earlier this month. CTV News reports: On Aug. 10, a Canadian Flyers International Inc. Cessna plane was on a flight to the ai…
Apple Workers Collecting Stories of Abuse, Injustice In Workplace
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard, written by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai: A group of Apple workers has announced a campaign to improve working conditions within the company. On Monday, company employees launched a Twitter account …
Facebook Suppressed Report That Made It Look Bad
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: On Wednesday, Facebook released a report about what content was most viewed by people in the US last quarter. It was the first time it had released such a report. But according to The New York Times, …
Cuttlefish Remember the What, When, and Where of Meals — Even Into Old Age
According to a new paper published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, cuttlefish appear able to recall the time and place of their meals — and their capability doesn’t decrease as they get older. Ars Technica reports: This latest study focuses…
China To Launch Uncrewed Cargo Ship To Tiangong Station
China is preparing to launch an uncrewed cargo ship to its Tiangong “Heavenly palace” space station in preparation for the arrival of its second human crew this autumn. The Guardian reports: The Long March 7 rocket was delivered to the Wenchang space l…
India Approves World’s First DNA Covid Vaccine
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: India’s drug regulator has approved the world’s first DNA vaccine against Covid-19 for emergency use. The three-dose ZyCoV-D vaccine prevented symptomatic disease in 66% of those vaccinated, according t…
Google Says Geofence Warrants Make Up One-Quarter Of All US Demands
For the first time, Google has published the number of geofence warrants it’s historically received from U.S. authorities, providing a rare glimpse into how frequently these controversial warrants are issued. ZDNet’s Zack Whittaker reports: The figures…
Apple’s Anti-Fraud Chief Said Company Was ‘The Greatest Platform For Distributing Child Porn’
An explanation for Apple’s controversial decision to begin scanning iPhones for CSAM has been found in a 2020 statement by Apple’s anti-fraud chief. Eric Friedman stated, in so many words, that “we are the greatest platform for distributing child porn….
Cable TV Lost 1.1 Million Subscribers Last Quarter
The nation’s six biggest names in the business (which Leichtman Research says accounts for about 95% of the market) collectively lost a little over 1.1 million customers during the three-month stretch ending in June, slowing down Q1’s cord-cutting pace…
‘Android Auto For Phone Screens’ Is Shutting Down
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 9to5Google: Google’s ambitions in the car led to Android Auto being redesigned a couple of years ago, mostly to positive feedback. However, the version of Android Auto on phone screens was meant to shut down at …