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NEW RESOURCES
La Trobe University: Sex lives of orchids reads like science fiction. That’s a heck of a headline to be indexing before 6am. “An international team of scientists including researchers at La Trobe University and the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria have created a global database of pollination data for almost 3000 orchid species.”
TWEAKS AND UPDATES
Engadget: Proton is releasing a native encrypted file-syncing app for Windows. “The key difference between Proton Drive and other cloud-based storage options is that it will offer free, encrypted file storage by default. The service will also offer all of the essentials such as multi-device syncing, offline downloads and version history.”
USEFUL STUFF
International Journalists’ Network: 13 tips for investigating political disinformation. “Almost all smartphones in Brazil have WhatsApp installed on them. While the messaging app helps ensure easy communication within and outside of Brazil, its widespread use also facilitated the proliferation of disinformation in the lead-up to the country’s 2018 presidential election. During that time, Patricia Campos Mello, a journalist with Folha de São Paulo, reported closely on the mass dissemination of disinformation on WhatsApp. Drawing on this experience during a recent ICFJ Disarming Disinformation master class, held in partnership with the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, Campos Mello offered a series of tips for journalists investigating political disinformation. ”
AROUND THE INTERNET WORLD
Ars Technica: Google’s head of AR software quits, citing “unstable commitment and vision”. “Google’s head of operating system and software platforms for augmented and mixed reality devices, Mark Lucovsky, has left the company after months of turmoil for the company’s mixed reality projects and staff. He publicly announced his departure in a tweet on Monday.”
Indian Express: Express Impact | 15 antiquities from New York’s Met among 150 returning to India in 3-6 months: Govt. “Fifteen antiquities returned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York Museum are expected to arrive in India in the next 3-6 months. Union Culture Secretary Govind Mohan, briefing reporters Sunday on the third G20 Culture Working Group meeting in Hampi, said this is the first lot of antiquities that the Met has willingly agreed to return to India.”
Business Insider: Lego YouTubers are building massive followings and creating a unique genre of content that taps into viewers’ nostalgia. “[SacredBricks], who asked Insider not to include his real name or age due to privacy concerns, is one of a number of successful online creators who are tapping into their viewers’ nostalgia and going hugely viral by using the famous kids’ toys to rack up viewers.”
SECURITY & LEGAL
Krebs on Security: Apple & Microsoft Patch Tuesday, July 2023 Edition. “Microsoft Corp. today released software updates to quash 130 security bugs in its Windows operating systems and related software, including at least five flaws that are already seeing active exploitation. Meanwhile, Apple customers have their own zero-day woes again this month: On Monday, Apple issued (and then quickly pulled) an emergency update to fix a zero-day vulnerability that is being exploited on MacOS and iOS devices.”
Techdirt: Congress May Not Renew Low-Income Broadband Program Birthed During COVID. “Everybody’s experiences with COVID home education and telecommuting briefly shined a bright spotlight on substandard U.S. broadband and policy issues. But with our attention on COVID waning, its impetus for reform on broadband access is as well. ACP money will run out soon, and the debate has begun as to whether Congress should renew the ACP program.”
RESEARCH & OPINION
University of Southern California: The Internet has a Dark Side – Can We Teach Machines How to Identify it?. “‘Bad’ information has serious implications. Misinformation, propaganda, and fake news are prevalent on the web and on social media platforms and can become weaponized, which leads to cyber abuse and, in severe cases, civil unrest. The University of Southern California’s Information Sciences Institute (ISI), a unit of the Viterbi School of Engineering, is working on two projects aimed at solving this issue from the inside out–by developing technology that can exercise reasoning capabilities when encountering this ‘bad’ information.”
University of California Riverside: AI creates new environmental injustices, but there’s a fix. “A recent paper by University of California, Riverside, electrical and computer engineers finds that technology companies are not doing enough to equitably distribute these growing environmental impacts. The finding mirrors calls from international organizations such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development for efforts to address AI’s environmental inequity.” Good afternoon, Internet…
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July 15, 2023 at 12:06AM
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