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NEW RESOURCES
GovExec: You can now easily search through every executive in federal government. “A new website has made available a database of anyone serving in a top-ranking position in the federal government, offering new insight that advocates said will boost transparency and better prepare new administrations to transition into power. The Office of Personnel Management launched the site to comply with the Periodically Listing Updates to Management (PLUM) Act, which so far includes the names, roles and pay levels of more than 8,000 executives in government.”
TWEAKS AND UPDATES
Mashable: Twitter/X appears to restrict Japanese emergency alert account hours after earthquake .”Japanese disaster alert app NERV says Twitter/X limited its posts just hours after Japan was shaken by an earthquake, severely restricting its ability to share important updates about the subsequent tsunami warning.”
9to5 Google: Twitter/X brings back headlines on link previews but now they’re tiny. “Rolling out now to Twitter/X’s web client, any posts that have a link preview now show more than just a preview image and the name of the website. Previews now include the headline of the article (or title of the webpage) being linked, but in a very small format.”
USEFUL STUFF
MakeUseOf: The 5 Best Planner Apps to Keep You Organized. “Using a digital planner can help you stay organized and on task without carrying a notebook. Regardless of how detailed or simple you want your planner to be, there’s a planning app that can meet your needs.”
AROUND THE INTERNET WORLD
New York Times: A 9-Month Cruise Is TikTok’s Favorite New ‘Reality Show’. “Since the ship launched from Miami on Dec. 10, TikTok has been flooded with posts from voyeurs on land, dissecting the videos shared by cruise passengers and speculating on the ship’s potential as a floating arena for high-level drama. Some are declaring it a ‘nine-month TikTok reality show,’ with the passengers becoming unintentional celebrities.”
SECURITY & LEGAL
Associated Press: States and Congress wrestle with cybersecurity at water utilities amid renewed federal warnings. “The danger, officials say, is hackers gaining control of automated equipment to shut down pumps that supply drinking water or contaminate drinking water by reprogramming automated chemical treatments. Besides Iran, other potentially hostile geopolitical rivals, including China, are viewed by U.S. officials as a threat.”
Bleeping Computer: Android game dev’s Google Drive misconfig highlights cloud security risks. “Japanese game developer Ateam has proven that a simple Google Drive configuration mistake can result in the potential but unlikely exposure of sensitive information for nearly one million people over a period of six years and eight months.The Japanese firm is a mobile games and content creator, encompassing Ateam Entertainment, which has multiple games on Google Play like War of Legions, Dark Summoner, Hatsune Miku – Tap Wonder, and tools like Memory Clear | Game Boost Master, and Good Night’s Sleep Alarm.”
RESEARCH & OPINION
Rolling Stone: The Internet Is About to Get Weird Again. “Some of the most dominant companies on the internet are at risk of losing their relevance, and the rest of us are rethinking our daily habits in ways that will shift the digital landscape as we know it. Though the specifics are hard to predict, we can look to historical precedents to understand the changes that are about to come, and even to predict how regular internet users — not just the world’s tech tycoons — may be the ones who decide how it goes.”
Android Police: Google Authenticator has become a mess, and I dread using it. “Google makes the operating system that runs on many of the best phones in the world and also happens to own the top search engine. Not to mention the massive server farms handling all the cloud-based systems for the company. So, why is one of the most important apps a person has on their phone, the one that helps secure accounts, not offering the ability to search for 2FA accounts in its app or easily manage the accounts within?”
OTHER THINGS I THINK ARE COOL
404 Media: 13-Year-Old Becomes First Person to Ever Beat Tetris. “A 13-year-old competitive Tetris player has become the first known human to beat the game on the original NES by forcing it into a kill screen. In doing so, the player, Blue Scuti, broke world records for overall score, level achieved, and total numbers of lines in the 34-year-old game. Previously, only an AI had broken Tetris.” Good afternoon, Internet…
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January 3, 2024 at 04:15AM
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