Sebastien Marineau-Mes, a software VP at Apple, talks about the company’s upcoming controversial photo scanning features in an internal memo to employees: Today marks the official public unveiling of Expanded Protections for Children, and I wanted to t…
FCC Unveils New Mobile Service Maps
The Federal Communications Commission released a new set of maps Friday showing mobile service coverage and availability as reported by the major wireless providers. From a report: Billions of dollars are about to be spent on boosting broadband access …
The CDC Needs To Stop Confusing the Public
Dr. Zeynep Tufekci, an associate professor at the University of North Carolina, writing at The New York Times: The C.D.C. faces three major problems. The first is reality: a sustained campaign of misinformation against vaccines and other public health …
Historical Language Records Reveal a Surge of Cognitive Distortions in Recent Decades
From a paper on PNAS [PDF]: Can entire societies become more or less depressed over time? Here, we look for the historical traces of cognitive distortions, thinking patterns that are strongly associated with internalizing disorders such as depression a…
Why the Internet in Cuba Has Become a US Political Hot Potato
After Havana shut down online access for 72 hours, the battle is on to keep the country connected. From a report: Cubans used to joke about Napoleon Bonaparte chatting to Mikhail Gorbachev, George W Bush and Fidel Castro in the afterlife. “If I’d have …
Amazon To Develop Air Cargo Facility at Newark Liberty Airport
Amazon struck an agreement with the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey to develop an air-cargo facility at Newark Liberty International Airport. From a report: Amazon Gobal Air, the company’s cargo airline, plans to spend $125 million to trans…
Apple Confirms It Will Begin Scanning iCloud Photos for Child Abuse Images
Apple will roll out a technology that will allow the company to detect and report known child sexual abuse material to law enforcement in a way it says will preserve user privacy. From a report: Apple told TechCrunch that the detection of child sexual …
Microsoft Announces ‘Super Duper Secure Mode’ for Edge
Microsoft said this week it plans to run an experiment in its Edge web browser where it will intentionally disable an important performance and optimization feature in order to enable more advanced security upgrades in what the company is calling Edge …
Giraffes Have Been Misunderstood and Are Just as Socially Complex as Elephants, Study Says
An anonymous reader shares a report: With their crane-like necks, spindle legs and knobbly knees, giraffes are among the best loved and most recognizable of animals. Despite their elevated stature, however, giraffes have kept their surprisingly intrica…
Verizon Enlists AI in 5G Network Build-out
Verizon Communications is enlisting artificial intelligence models to help place thousands of 5G wireless transmitters for optimal performance. From a report: Later this year, the company will begin a multibillion-dollar rollout of midband spectrum, wh…