Marketers: Your Role In Social Discourse Is Critical
by By John Battelle How Brands Can Fix the Relationship Between Platforms, Audiences, and Media Companies (Hint: It’s Not a Boycott) (Second of a series. The …
Month: June 2020
Jim Carrey, Unmasked
By Dave Itzkoff The actor’s novel, “Memoirs and Misinformation,” written with Dana Vachon, uses details from Carrey’s life and career to tell a fictional tale …
Charles Webb, Elusive Author of ‘The Graduate,’ Dies at 81
By John Leland His novel was turned into an era-defining movie and made him a lot of money. But he was never comfortable with its …
Whole Wheat Strawberry Shortcake
By Katie Morford Sweetened strawberries set on a fluffy biscuit and topped with light cream, but with a healthy twist. Whole wheat flour and yogurt …
5 Freezer-Friendly Make and Save Meals
By Marta Rivera Having a backup dinner is ALWAYS a good idea. Sometimes you need one for yourself, and sometimes you need one to share. …
Data caps on AT&T, Comcast, T-Mobile will return June 30
By Mark Hachman Major Internet service providers are scheduled to end their quarantine benefits soon, once again subjecting Americans to data caps and removing protections …
Closing Microsoft Stores means more support and buying headaches for Windows users
By Mark Hachman Apple Macs “just work” (for now at least). PCs are hobbyist machines. Both are stereotypes, sure, but they might offer some explanation …
Acer Pushing The Limits With Predator X25 360Hz Gaming Monitor
By Ahmed Humayun Today, we are considering the groundbreaking 360Hz Refresh Rate displayed by the Acer Predator X-25, and considering other variants in the same …
The New ARM-based Mac Mini is…Irreparable
By Ahmed Humayun Here we explore the recent development at the Apple WWDC 2020, with the introduction of the ARM-based chips housed in a $500 …
What Minnesota’s Protests Are Revealing About Covid-19 Spread
By Megan Molteni After George Floyd’s killing, experts warned that demonstrations could set off new waves of infections. But early testing in Minneapolis tells another …
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What Minnesota’s Protests Are Revealing About Covid-19 Spread
By Megan Molteni After George Floyd’s killing, experts warned that demonstrations could set off new waves of infections. But early testing in Minneapolis tells another …
Anti-SLAPP Law Turns Bogus Defamation Lawsuit Into A $26,500 Legal Bill For The Plaintiff
By Tim Cushing Tennessee’s new anti-SLAPP law has resulted in another bogus defamation lawsuit being dumped by a plaintiff before it could do any more …
Content Moderation At Scale Is Impossible: Facebook Kicks Off Anti-Racist Skinheads/Musicians While Trying To Block Racists
By Mike Masnick So, this one brings me back. A few decades ago, I spent a lot of time hanging out with skinheads. And back …
How TikTok’s ‘For You’ Algorithm Works
By Louise Matsakis For the first time, the social media company is opening up about its most mysterious feature. Source:: https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-finally-explains-for-you-algorithm-works
Marketers Have Given Up on Context, And Our National Discourse Is Suffering
By John Battelle It’s getting complicated out there. (First in a series. Post two, on Twitter’s solution, is here). Marketers – especially brand marketers: Too …
Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
By Leigh Beadon This week, our first place comment on the insightful side comes from aerinai in response to our post about John Oliver’s show …
Jicama, Avocado, and Orange Salad
By Kalisa Marie Martin If you need proof that salads don’t have to be boring, this recipe is it! This combination of textures and vibrant …
How To Stop Instagram From Tracking Everything You Do
By Matt Burgess, WIRED UK Though the Facebook-owned app doesn’t give users complete control, there are ways to limit the data it collects and the …
Best Sex Toys & Tech for Every Body: Vibrators, Wand Massagers, Etc
By Jess Grey Stuck inside? Here are our favorite gender-inclusive adult devices to give you (and your partners) a helping hand. Source:: https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-sex-toys-and-tech
The Grandmaster Who Got Twitch Hooked on Chess
By Cecilia D’Anastasio Hikaru Nakamura is the top-ranked blitz chess player in the world—and his channel has seen a meteoric rise as he coaches streamers …
How to Clean Up Your Old Posts on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
By David Nield These tips and tools will help you scrub your social media profiles clean, or give you a fresh start without giving up …
A New Book Brings Melania Trump Into (Slightly) Better Focus
By Dwight Garner “The Art of Her Deal,” by the Washington Post reporter Mary Jordan, is about the life and the influence of the unconventional …
Future Games Show finishes off a big not-E3 day with more must-watch game reveals
By Hayden Dingman Wait, did I say doubleheader earlier? Apparently there’s a third fake-E3 show today. I know, it’s hard to keep track of them …
The PC Gaming Show 2020: These are the new games PC enthusiasts need to see
By Hayden Dingman And we’re back for the second part of today’s fake-E3 doubleheader. We covered our favorite announcements from the Guerrilla Collective showcase this …
This Week In Techdirt History: June 7th – 13th
By Leigh Beadon Five Years Ago This week in 2015, legislators were working to take money from the DEA to buy bodycams for cops and …
Guerrilla Collective: Watch trailers for Baldur’s Gate III, System Shock, Dwarf Fortress, and more
By Hayden Dingman Here we are on fake-E3 day…three? Five? I’ve sort-of lost count. After this week’s IGN showcase and PlayStation 5 reveal, today we …
Easy Aioli
By Sally Vargas Aioli is easy to make at home and serves as a garlicky, flavor-boosting accompaniment to vegetables, fish, BLTs, or fries. This mayo-like …
5 Nostalgic Throwback Dinner Ideas to Get You Through the Week
By Marta Rivera Tap into your inner child with these five easy dinners. Classics like Pepperoni Pizza Pockets and Herbed Chicken Tenders with Tomato Sauce …
Zoom Shut Down US-Based Activists at China’s Request
By Brian Barrett Hackers for hire, a particularly ignominious phishing campaign, and more of the week’s top security news. Source:: https://www.wired.com/story/zoom-china-facebook-fbi-security-news
The Internet Needs a New Architecture that Puts Users First
By Daniel Berninger, Jeff Pulver Treating the internet like a public utility only bolsters the platform giants. A more secure model starts with control by …
12 things I learned by switching from the $1,400 Galaxy S20 Ultra to the $399 iPhone SE
By Michael Simon It’s been a long time since I used a phone with a 4.8-inch screen and a home button for more than a …
Engineers found guilty of stealing trade secrets from Micron, sold to Chinese counterparts
By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh A Taiwanese made a final verdict of an intellectual property theft case where former engineers of United Microelectronic Corp. (UMC) stole …
AMD investigates power under-reporting for higher Turbo clock which reduced Ryzen CPU lifespan
By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh AMD responds to the claims of over-the-top power draw, causing the Ryzen CPU to have a reduced lifespan. The report made …
Federal Court Affirms Activision’s First Amendment Rights In Using Humvees in ‘Call Of Duty’ Game
By Timothy Geigner Almost exactly a year ago, we first wrote about a trademark lawsuit brought by AM General LLC, the company that makes Humvee …
Zoom & China: Never Forget That Content Moderation Requests From Government Involve Moral Questions
By Mike Masnick If you’ve been around the content moderation/trust and safety debates for many years, you may remember that in the early 2000s, Yahoo …
A New Air Taxi Model Takes Design Cues From a Far-Flying Bird
By Eric Adams Beta Technologies’ Alia, which debuted Friday, draws inspiration from the ultra-efficient Arctic tern. The craft may one day transport organs for transplants. …
Dads and Grads Gift Guide: Tech Deals at HP.com
By Martin Casserly & HP With 2020 having been such a tough year, it’s more important than ever to celebrate the significant moments and people …
J.K. Rowling’s Fans Imagine Harry Potter World Without Her
By Julia Jacobs A slice of fandom divides itself from J.K. Rowling. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/style/jk-rowling-transgender-fans.html
A Bill in Congress Would Limit Uses of Facial Recognition
By Tom Simonite Amazon, Microsoft, and IBM say they want federal rules around the technology. Critics of the proposal, sponsored by four Democrats, say it …
Senator Cotton Dumbly Claims Huawei Building 5G Networks Is Like Letting The USSR Build US Cold War Submarines
By Karl Bode We’ve noted for a while that the “race to 5G” is largely just the byproduct of telecom lobbyists hoping to spike lagging …
Facebook now says it won’t even try to block 2020 election disinformation
By Mark Hachman Can you trust what you read on Facebook? No. And why not? Because Facebook has now explicitly said that it will obey …
The Pandemic And The Evolution Of Health Care Privacy
By Kirk Nahra When I teach privacy law, I try to make the issues real for the students. It often isn’t that hard — privacy …
Stephen Fry on Reimagining the Greek Myths
Fry discusses “Heroes,” and Lauren Christensen and Andrew LaVallee talk about books on the subject of race and racism. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/books/review/podcast-stephen-fry-heroes-greek-myths.html
Coder-Turned-Kingpin Paul Le Roux Gets His Comeuppance
By Evan Ratliff The programmer who became a flagrant drug lord and weapons trafficker was sentenced in New York City to 25 years in prison. …
Trump Campaign Is So Pathetic It Claims CNN Poll Is Defamatory; Demands Retraction
By Mike Masnick We’ve seen all sorts of crazy defamation claims over the past few years, but this may be the dumbest. You may have …
Deepfakes Aren’t Very Good. Nor Are the Tools to Detect Them
By Will Knight The winning detection algorithm from a Facebook-led challenge could spot about two-thirds of the altered videos, highlighting the need for improvement. Source:: …
Coronavirus cancels Computex 2020, Taiwan’s PC showcase
By Mark Hachman While the coronavirus has caused many trade shows to close or go virtual, Computex, Taiwan’s celebration of everything about the PC, had …
Logitech Powered 3-in-1 Dock review: Wireless charging for your Apple gear
By Jason Cipriani I just took a look at Logitech’s Powered Pad and found it to be a well-designed, respectable wireless charging pad. For the …
TAITRA cancels Computex 2020, sets date for 2021
By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh What comes as not surprising news, TAITRA cancels Computex 2020 due to the COVID19 pandemic that affected worldwide. Computex is an …
Jim Keller resigns from Intel, helps with the transition as a consultant
By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh Intel made an update in its website, informing about Jim Keller and his move to resign from the company effective immidiately, …
Cartoonists Tackle the Big Stuff: O.C.D., Motherhood and Too Many Books
By J. D. Biersdorfer New work by Jason Adam Katzenstein, Lucy Knisley and Grant Snider reveals their engagement with issues both difficult and fun. Source:: …
Bizarre internet ‘dot’ glitch lets you watch ad-free YouTube vids and bypass paywalls
By Michael Simon Anyone who uses the internet to read stories and watch videos more than they should knows about ad blockers. But they might …
Editors’ Picks: Grilling Tools
By Cambria Bold What are the best grilling tools? Whether you’ve been grilling for years or are just starting this summer, here are grilling tools …
The DOJ’s Plan To ‘Fix’ The T-Mobile Merger Is Already A Hot Mess
By Karl Bode Earlier this year the Bill Barr DOJ absolutely tripped over itself to approve T-Mobile’s controversial $26 billion merger with Sprint, despite a …
Citizen Isn’t Here to Be Your Free-Speech Platform
By Steven Levy Plus: The birth of digital maps, the timeline for self-driving cars, and a recalculation of doomsday. Source:: https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-citizen-isnt-here-to-be-your-free-speech-platform
A Council of Citizens Should Regulate Algorithms
By Federica Carugati To ensure our AI-driven future is just ant equitable, we should borrow from Ancient Athens. Source:: https://www.wired.com/story/opinion-a-council-of-citizens-should-regulate-algorithms
The Moomins Meet a Real-Estate Developer, and Outrage Ensues
By Jo Glanville The children’s book characters have become embroiled in a dispute about the redevelopment of a beloved Finnish landmark. Source:: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/arts/finland-moomins-lapinlahti.html
Can You Save a Flooded Carpet
By Claire Zimmerman Carpets are a great way to give your home that warm and inviting feeling all year round. They are soft on your …
New York Legislators Dump Law That Allowed PDs To Withhold Officers’ Disciplinary Records
By Tim Cushing More than 40 years after a law went on the books in New York allowing cops, firefighters, and corrections officers to have …
Samsung Q90T 4K UHD TV review: Samsung tweaks an already great smart TV
By Jon L. Jacobi Samsung’s Q90T is a minor but welcome improvement over what was already one of the best 4K UHD LCD TVs on …