2018年8月31日 星期五

California Lawmakers Just Passed The Strongest Net Neutrality Rules In The Country


The legislation would prohibit internet providers from slowing down websites, charging premiums for higher-quality streaming, and zero-rating data for certain apps.


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Twitter suspends account that threatened Meghan McCain with sick memorial service image


Twitter has suspended an account that posted a sick image threatening Meghan McCain during ongoing memorial services for her late father Sen. John McCain.

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Google's secret deal with Mastercard tracks offline spending, report says


Google is an advertising company first and foremost.

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Beach or door? Viral meme stumps the internet


Internet users are getting flashbacks of the Laurel vs. Yanny and #TheDress debates as another viral meme makes the rounds online.

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Grieving dad slammed Facebook after 'sick sadist' trolled him about his dead daughter


A grief stricken British father lashed out at Facebook after a ‘sick sadist’ admitted that he posted derogatory material about his dead young daughter.

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Apple Watch Gay Pride face displaying rainbow flag disabled in Russia, developer alleges


The Apple Watch Gay Pride face displaying the rainbow flag has purportedly been “hardcoded” by the tech giant not to show up in Russia, according to a software developer who has examined the code.

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The malware that infected the world reinvents itself


The RIG Exploit kit is back and it’s up to no good again.

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Apple to unveil new iPhones in coming weeks


Apple will unveil a new batch of iPhones in less than two weeks.

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2018年8月30日 星期四

Freaked out when you see clusters of holes and bumps? You could have trypophobia


Have you ever looked at a lotus seed head or a crumpet and felt anxious, uncomfortable or even ill? You may have trypophobia, and you're not alone.



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Kylie Cosmetics Will Be At Ulta Beauty Stores And People Are Already Saving Their Coins


"I AM SHOOOOOOOK."


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This Is What Happened When John McAfee Told His Twitter Followers To Harass The SEC


“You seem to not be thinking logically about anything.”


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Classroom to campfire: Aboriginal culture is being used to teach maths and science


A group of passionate educators are taking Aboriginal students from the classroom to the campfire to spark a love of science, technology and maths.



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Bird And Lime, The First Companies To Bring Scooters To San Francisco, Were Just Denied Permits


The city of San Francisco has awarded permits to just two scooter companies, Scoot and Skip, a blow to the highly-valued companies that originated electric scooter shares in San Francisco, Bird and Lime.


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How Facebook Failed The Rohingya In Myanmar


The UN calls Myanmar’s treatment of the Muslim Rohingya minority a genocide, and says Facebook has done little to tackle hate speech. Analysis by BuzzFeed News sheds new light on Facebook's failures.


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Facebook 'sorry' after removing Holocaust picture of naked starving children posted by Anne Frank Center


Facebook apologized after it removed a post from the Anne Frank Center that was seeking to raise awareness of the Holocaust and depicted children who had been stripped naked and starved by the Nazis.

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Snapchat slammed as 'racist' for showing 'Jewtropolis' as a location


Snapchat has apologized for a major gaffe that labelled New York City "Jewtropolis" on Snap Maps, leading users to blast it as "racist".

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Hero cave diver attacked by Elon Musk as 'pedo guy' is prepping libel suit


A British diver who was crucial to the rescue operation that saved 12 children trapped in a Thailand cave is preparing a libel claim against Elon Musk after the tech executive labeled him a ‘pedo’ in July.

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Cosmic zombies: Black holes can reanimate dead stars


Close encounters with medium-size black holes can reanimate dead stars, if only momentarily, a new study suggests.

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Google Pixel 3 rumor roundup: Everything we know so far


Apple iPhone rumor season is in full swing, but the Android faithful also have a flagship handset to look forward to: there's suddenly a bumper crop of reports about Google's Pixel 3 and 3 XL.

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Lots of email scams are surprisingly simple but effective, report says


Many email scams are effective because they’re so straightforward, a new report says.

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Trump quietly unblocks more critics on Twitter


President Donald Trump has been quietly unblocking more of his critics on Twitter following a court ruling that declared the act unconstitutional.

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Google refutes Trump's accusation that it snubbed State of the Union


Google has refuted President Donald Trump’s accusation that the tech giant snubbed his State of the Union address after years of promoting President Obama’s addresses.

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People Were Outraged After "New York City" Was Replaced With "Jewtropolis" On Snapchat's Snap Map


The name change appears to be the fault of Mapbox, the third-party mapping data startup that Snapchat uses to power its Snap Map.


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Map Hack Replaces NYC With 'Jewtropolis' in Popular Apps




Users of popular apps including Snapchat and StreetEasy were stunned Thursday morning to see New York City replaced on some maps with a new label — "Jewtropolis."Screenshots posted to social media showed...
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Army arms Bradleys with new weapons to attack enemy helicopters


The Army is arming Bradley Fighting Vehicles with heat-seeking Stinger air defense missiles to give the infantry carriers an improved ability to track and destroy enemy air threats such as drones, helicopters and low-flying aircraft.

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2018年8月29日 星期三

Trump Claims Google Didn't Promote His State Of The Union. Google And This Screenshot Say Otherwise.


"Google promoted president Obama's State of the Union on its homepage. When President Trump took office, Google stopped," a video shared by Trump falsely claimed.


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Google Maps Mistakenly Shows 'McCain Senate Office Building'




While lawmakers debated a proposal to rename a building after the late Sen. John McCain, Google Maps displayed "McCain Senate Office Building" on its website for several hours Wednesday.The mix-up comes...

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Aboriginal microbiome research hopes to help families record their history


Indigenous families are being interviewed to help develop a future study which could involve exploring the microbiome.



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These Two Laws Will Close Loopholes That Fraudsters Exploit To Steal Children's Identities


More than 1 million children were victims of identity fraud in 2017. But two new federal laws could help address this problem.


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Army robot can get itself up after it falls down


Robotics experts have developed a software to ensure that if military robots fall, they will be able to get themselves up again.

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Google pressured by human rights groups to abandon censored search in China


Google is facing scrutiny from a number of human rights groups to abandon its Project Dragonfly initiative, which would see the search giant launch a censored search engine in China, nearly eight years after it left the country.

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Google Maps mistakenly shows 'McCain Senate Office Building'


Google Maps isn't waiting for the Senate.

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The Rescuer Elon Musk Called A "Pedo" Is Preparing A Libel Claim


“You published through three different tweets to your twenty-two million followers that Mr. Unsworth engages in the sexual exploitation of Thai children, and you did so at a time when he was working to save the lives of twelve Thai children."


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Instagram verified? How to get that coveted blue check mark


Social media users looking to become the envy of their friends may enjoy Instagram's latest update: the ability to apply for verification.

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Dozens of Facebook employees challenge 'intolerant' liberal culture


A senior Facebook engineer called out what he termed the company’s “political monoculture” in an internal message board post, prompting over 100 fellow employees to join a group advocating for political diversity.

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Millennials love smartphones, but I'm not sure why


I've never complained about this to any extent, but there is indeed a technology gap between young and old.

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Marines 3D-print concrete barracks in just 40 hours


Marines have used a specialized 3D concrete printer to print a 500-square-foot barracks room in just 40 hours.

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The British Diver Elon Musk Called A “Pedo” Is Threatening To Sue Him For Libel


“You published through three different tweets to your twenty-two million followers that Mr. Unsworth engages in the sexual exploitation of Thai children, and you did so at a time when he was working to save the lives of twelve Thai children."


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