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NEW RESOURCES
Honolulu Civil Beat: New Database Tracks Millions In Donations And Government Funds For Maui. “As part of Civil Beat’s ongoing coverage of the wildfire relief and recovery effort, we’ve created the Maui Fires Money Tracker to help publicly track the hundreds of millions of dollars that have been channeled to the Valley Isle from both non-government and government sources. This is an evolving record and is not a definitive accounting of funds for Maui and will be updated regularly.”
TWEAKS AND UPDATES
TweakTown: Sony won’t remove Discovery TV content from PlayStation customers for ‘at least 30 months’ “Weeks ago, Sony announced that it would be deleting over 750 pieces of Discovery digital video content from the PlayStation Store. This wasn’t just a de-listing, but would have been an outright deletion and removal of all of the affected shows….Now Sony has confirmed that the deletion will no longer take place.”
Genealogy’s Star: MyHeritage Releases AI Record Finder
and AI Biographer — Two Groundbreaking Features That Transform Genealogy Using Artificial Intelligence. “Some of the AI features that have been implemented over the past few years by MyHeritage.com include Record Matches, Smart Matching, DNA tools and a bundle of photo enhancement programs. But now, there is a giant leap in even more sophisticated chatbot features for MyHeritage.com.”
Reuters: Yandex’s restructuring deal expected to be delayed to next year. “The completion of Nasdaq-listed Russian tech company Yandex’s restructuring is expected to be postponed until early 2024, three sources familiar with the negotiations told Reuters on Monday.”
USEFUL STUFF
PC World: Raspberry Pi: The best beginner projects. “With more than 45 million units sold, the Raspberry Pi is not only by far the most successful single-board computer, but also the best-selling British computer ever. The single-board computer (“SBC”) has also won countless awards. So it’s no wonder that the tiny developer board from the British Raspberry Pi Foundation also attracts many beginners and novices with its favorable price. But after buying it, new owners often wonder what exactly they should do with the tiny board.”
AROUND THE INTERNET WORLD
Route Fifty: GSA partners with state, local governments on text alert service. “The General Services Administration’s pilot to send customized text reminders to individuals at critical moments during the enrollment and renewal of federal benefit programs—such as upcoming application deadlines—has onboarded two states and two distinct cities and counties, GSA announced Thursday. State and local governments can also use the service to send messages to their own staff, GSA says.”
Wall Street Journal: Your Kid Prefers YouTube to Netflix. That’s a Problem for Streamers.. “Netflix’s share of U.S. streaming viewership by 2- to 11-year-olds fell to 21% in September from 25% two years earlier, according to Nielsen. Meanwhile, YouTube’s share jumped to 33% from 29.4% over the same period. That reality is changing major streaming services’ approach to children’s entertainment, from what shows and movies they make to where they release them.”
Search Engine Journal: Top 42 Viral Videos Of All Time. “I generated the list from 2.6 million videos created by 624,000 accounts that all have more than 5 million views and 100,000 engagements using all available data. From the data I used, I estimate the odds of a video going viral are 3,192 to one.”
SECURITY & LEGAL
Nikkei Asia: Japan to crack down on Apple and Google app store monopolies. “Japan is preparing regulations that would require tech giants like Apple and Google to allow outside app stores and payments on their mobile operating systems, in a bid to curb abuse of their dominant position in the Japanese market. Legislation slated to be sent to the parliament in 2024 would restrict moves by platform operators to keep users in the operators’ own ecosystems and shut out rivals, focusing mainly on four areas: app stores and payments, search, browsers, and operating systems.”
The Register: Cyber sleuths reveal how they infiltrate the biggest ransomware gangs. “Though it happens rarely, it’s always a good day when a ransomware group is taken down by law enforcement. Rarer still is a takedown where one gets a detailed look at the methods that were used in these infiltrations.”
Bleeping Computer: Integris Health patients get extortion emails after cyberattack. “Integris Health patients in Oklahoma are receiving blackmail emails stating that their data was stolen in a cyberattack on the healthcare network, and if they did not pay an extortion demand, the data would be sold to other threat actors. Integris Health is Oklahoma’s largest not-for-profit health network, operating hospitals, clinics, and urgent care throughout the state.”
RESEARCH & OPINION
PBS News Hour: Teens reflect on how social media nearly ruined their friendship. “The addictive nature of social media doesn’t just have parents, lawmakers and advocates worried. Last year, more than half of U.S. teens said it would be difficult to give up social media, including TikTok and YouTube. The latest episode of our Student Reporting Labs series ‘Moments of Truth’ tells the story of one teen who faced this dilemma head-on with Instagram.” Video with full transcript. Good morning, Internet….
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December 27, 2023 at 06:31PM
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