[ad_1] Professor Sandra Wachter is an expert in law, data and AI at the University of Oxford’s Internet Institute. She says that every time your data is collected, “you leave something of yourself behind.” She added that anyone can use your online behavior to “infer very sensitive things about you,” like your ethnicity, gender, sexual […]
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Fake news can help you kill the world in ‘Plague Inc.’
[ad_1] The new fake news scenario challenges players to get their own made up story into the minds of the general population using modern technology and psychological tricks — all before fact checking organizations have the opportunity to debunk it. The best part? Developer Ndemic Creations have actually partnered with a legit fact checking group, […]
Researchers create lung ‘blueprint’ that could aid organ regeneration
[ad_1] Using sophisticated screening processes, the team has created a cellular blueprint of the human lung, making it easier to understand the design of lung function and respiratory diseases. The technology offers an ultrahigh resolution of millions of cells at once. Professor Naftali Kaminski of the Yale School of Medicine explained that this has only […]
Opera’s latest version gives any web page a dark mode
[ad_1] Version 55 of Opera’s web browser for Android will come with a night mode that not only dims the browser, but will turn white web pages dark even if they’re not designed that way. The feature injects its own changes to a site’s CSS to turn white backgrounds black, instead of just reducing white […]
Snap teams up with Gucci on limited-edition 3D Spectacles
[ad_1] The design also takes cues from the Korine’s new film, which was shot on Spectacles 3 and enhanced with 3D effects made specifically for the film. Set in Miami, it features a couple of panda furries, a guy with headphones in a hot-dog costume and plenty of pastel-colored Snap effects. Snap described it as […]
YouTube Rewind 2019 charts put ‘Minecraft,’ PewDiePie at the top
[ad_1] The fact that certain controversial top creators had been excluded from last year’s video is likely a big part of the reason it got so many thumbs downs, and it will be interesting to see how YouTube manages to post a recap that avoids setting off some of the more dedicated fandoms on its […]
Boss’ SY-1000 is a synth orchestra you control with a guitar
[ad_1] Inside this $1,000 pedal are three different types of synths engines that you can control with a guitar, plus simulations of 13 different guitar types, 11 different basses and 31 different amps. Not to mention over 150 effects taken from the high-end GT-1000 multi-effects pedal. And you can combine up to three voices at […]
Huawei sues the FCC over subsidy ban on its telecom equipment
[ad_1] Huawei’s chief legal officer, Song Liuping, said at a press conference that FCC Chairman Ajit Pai hasn’t provided any evidence that the company is a security threat. “This is a common trend in Washington these days,” he said. “The FCC’s order violates the Constitution, and we have no choice but to seek legal remedy.” […]
Nintendo Switch Online is adding ‘Star Fox 2′ and Super Punch Out!!’
[ad_1] Other SNES games coming to the catalog — and confirming a datamined leak earlier this year — include Kirby Super Star, Super Punch Out!! and Breath of Fire II. Nintendo isn’t stopping there, however, and will also include a couple of NES classics, Crystalis and Journey to Silius. The biggest news might be that […]
The next ‘Pokémon Go’ event is all about evolution
[ad_1] Some of the critters you’ll see more frequently are Onix, Eevee, Roselia and Burmy — you may even meet a Shiny Burmy if you’re lucky. You’ll also encounter more Lickitung, Scyther, Togetic and Ralts in raids, where you can get evolution items, as well. Each of those Pokémon is unique in different ways: Eeevee, […]