RobertSmith

In the Covid-19 era, an arts education requires an even greater leap of faith

Posted by RobertSmith on Thursday August 20, 2020 @10:07AM
from the washingtonpost.com dept.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/empty-classrooms-studios-and-stages-in-the-covid-19-era-an-arts-education-requires-an-even-greater-leap-of-faith/2020/08/19/b744b32c-de7c-11ea-b205-ff838e15a9a6_story.html

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SpaceX Builds 120 Starlink Satellites, Costs Millions Each Month

Posted by RobertSmith on Thursday August 13, 2020 @01:01PM
from the interestingengineering.com dept.

https://interestingengineering.com/spacex-builds-120-starlink-satellites-costs-millions-each-month

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CSP Bypass Vulnerability in Google Chrome Discovered

Posted by RobertSmith on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @09:07AM
from the perimeterx.com dept.

https://www.perimeterx.com/tech-blog/2020/csp-bypass-vuln-disclosure/

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Microsoft and TikTok talks continue after Trump call

Posted by RobertSmith on Monday August 03, 2020 @08:35AM
from the bbc.com dept.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53628108

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Re:Alphabet rises as Cloud, other revenues soften Q2 ad decline on Thursday July 30, 2020 @05:44PM (#24003195)

Google's ad revenue had declined 8% in the second quarter. This is the first time revenue had declined year-over-year https://news.alphastreet.com/alphabet-goog-googl-q2-2020-ear...

Re:Google parent company Alphabet sees its first revenue decline in hi... on Thursday July 30, 2020 @05:41PM (#24003159)

Google's ad revenue had declined 8% in the second quarter. Revenue and profit also dropped year-over-year. https://news.alphastreet.com/alphabet-goog-googl-q2-2020-ear...

Re:Google’s problems are bigger than just the antitrust case on Thursday July 30, 2020 @05:38PM (#24003129)

Google's ad revenue had declined 8% in the second quarter. Revenue and profit also dropped year-over-year. https://news.alphastreet.com/alphabet-goog-googl-q2-2020-ear...

Anti-Semitism row prompts 48-hour Twitter boycott

Posted by RobertSmith on Monday July 27, 2020 @08:12AM
from the bbc.com dept.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53553573

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A Security Breach Exposed over 1M DNA Profiles on a Major Genealogy Database

Posted by RobertSmith on Thursday July 23, 2020 @02:11PM
from the buzzfeednews.com dept.

http://buzzfeednews.com/article/peteraldhous/hackers-gedmatch-dna-privacy

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Re:Microsoft Earnings Release FY20 Q4 on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @04:33PM (#23921257)

Microsoft's Azure revenue growth has been declining quarter over quarter. This is the first time Azure's growth has come below 50%. https://news.alphastreet.com/microsofts-msft-q4-fy20-earning...

The Untold Story of NotPetya, the Most Devastating Cyberattack in History

Posted by RobertSmith on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @02:03PM
from the wired.com dept.

https://www.wired.com/story/notpetya-cyberattack-ukraine-russia-code-crashed-the-world/

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Re:Online classes are not worth cost of full tuition on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @01:40PM (#23919525)

Most of the teenagers will not like to sit in front of a screen the whole day at home. Also, online classes will not give space for any outdoor sports.

Neural network says 11 asteroids thought to be harmless may hit Earth

Posted by RobertSmith on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @07:02AM
from the theregister.co.uk dept.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/02/17/neural_net_asteroids/

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Yahoo and Tumblr lost 33% of their web traffic in the past several years

Posted by RobertSmith on Monday February 10, 2020 @12:24PM
from the fastcompany.com dept.

https://www.fastcompany.com/90462377/yahoo-and-tumblr-lost-33-of-their-web-traffic-in-the-last-several-years

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HackerOne breach lets outside hacker read customers’ private bug reports

Posted by RobertSmith on Thursday December 05, 2019 @06:55AM
from the arstechnica.com dept.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/12/hackerone-breach-lets-outside-hacker-read-customers-private-bug-reports/

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Facebook and Twitter say 100s of users gave improper access to personal data

Posted by RobertSmith on Monday November 25, 2019 @01:03PM
from the cnbc.com dept.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/25/facebook-and-twitter-says-users-gave-improper-access-to-personal-data.html

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Mike Bloomberg files federal paperwork to run for president in 2020

Posted by RobertSmith on Thursday November 21, 2019 @01:27PM
from the cnbc.com dept.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/21/mike-bloomberg-files-federal-paperwork-to-run-for-president-in-2020.html

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macOS users targeted with new Tarmac malware

Posted by RobertSmith on Friday October 11, 2019 @10:18AM
from the zdnet.com dept.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/macos-users-targeted-with-new-tarmac-malware/

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China is reportedly using LinkedIn to recruit spies overseas

Posted by RobertSmith on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @09:41AM
from the cnbc.com dept.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/28/china-is-reportedly-using-linkedin-to-recruit-spies-overseas.html

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The Internet Will Never Be Safe–and That’s Just Fine

Posted by RobertSmith on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @08:49AM
from the singularityhub.com dept.

https://singularityhub.com/2019/08/25/the-internet-is-a-force-of-nature-its-our-job-to-civilize-it/

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Black Hat: GDPR privacy law exploited to reveal personal data

Posted by RobertSmith on Thursday August 08, 2019 @01:48PM
from the bbc.com dept.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-49252501

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Tesla has started a new anti-fraud department, according to a recent job listing

Posted by RobertSmith on Monday August 05, 2019 @02:54PM
from the cnbc.com dept.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/05/tesla-has-a-new-anti-fraud-team-job-listing.html

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Facebook Cleans Out Fake Accounts from Thailand, Russia, Ukraine, Honduras

Posted by RobertSmith on Thursday July 25, 2019 @01:34PM
from the cnet.com dept.

https://www.cnet.com/news/facebook-cleans-out-fake-accounts-from-thailand-russia-ukraine-honduras/

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Google will now pay bigger rewards for discovering Chrome security bugs

Posted by RobertSmith on Thursday July 18, 2019 @01:17PM
from the techcrunch.com dept.

https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/18/google-will-now-pay-bigger-rewards-for-discovering-chrome-security-bugs/

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Uber wants to sell you Echos, AirPods and Oculus headsets

Posted by RobertSmith on Wednesday July 17, 2019 @10:54AM
from the engadget.com dept.

https://www.engadget.com/2019/07/17/uber-cargo-app-sells-tech-to-passengers/

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Facebook, Google and Twitter need to do more to tackle fake news, EU says

Posted by RobertSmith on Friday June 14, 2019 @11:02AM
from the cnbc.com dept.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/14/facebook-google-twitter-need-to-do-more-to-tackle-fake-news-eu-says.html

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Trump official goes rogue, says climate change may cause next financial crisis

Posted by RobertSmith on Thursday June 13, 2019 @05:04PM
from the vanityfair.com dept.

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/06/rostin-behnam-climate-change-financial-crisis?

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Finland fights the fake news trolls

Posted by RobertSmith on Thursday June 06, 2019 @05:15PM
from the bbc.com dept.

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-48401922/how-finland-fights-the-fake-news-trolls

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SpaceX Is Launching 60 Starlink Internet Satellites Tonight: How to Watch Live

Posted by RobertSmith on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @12:56PM
from the space.com dept.

https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-megaconstellation-launch-webcast.html

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One in three UK teenagers 'ashamed of their body'

Posted by RobertSmith on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @09:21AM
from the theguardian.com dept.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/may/15/one-in-three-uk-teenagers-ashamed-of-their-body

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