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!White House Eliminates Cybersecurity Coordinator Role
The coordinator organized the defense of government computer networks and critical infrastructure.
- 2 mins ago 22 May 18, 8:46pm -
!The Shift: The Entire Economy Is MoviePass Now. Enjoy It While You Can.
Inspired by Silicon Valley’s hyper-growth, companies elsewhere are burning cash in hopes of being the next big thing.
- 2 mins ago 22 May 18, 8:46pm -
!Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Gets an Earful From the E.U.
The chief executive had initially resisted meeting with European authorities, who have emerged as the world’s most assertive watchdog of the technology industry.
- 23 mins ago 22 May 18, 8:25pm -
!Instagram (Finally) Adds a Mute Feature
So desperately needed.
- 2 hours ago 22 May 18, 6:48pm -
!Amazon Pushes Facial Recognition to Police. Critics See Surveillance Risk.
More than two dozen civil rights organizations asked the tech giant to stop selling its image recognition system to law enforcement agencies.
- 2 hours ago 22 May 18, 6:43pm -

Reuters: Technology News

!Trump floats management changes instead of sanctions for China's ZTE
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday floated a plan to fine ZTE Corp and shake up its management as his administration considered rolling back more severe penalties that have crippled the Chinese telecommunications company.…
- 11 mins ago 22 May 18, 8:37pm -
!Yelp seeks to revive EU antitrust complaint against Google
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yelp Inc said on Tuesday it has renewed a European antitrust complaint against Alphabet Inc's Google, seeking to gain traction on a longstanding accusation that the search giant unfairly promotes its own services in results.…
- 12 mins ago 22 May 18, 8:36pm -
!Facebook face-off: EU gets little news from Zuckerberg
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sailed through a grilling from EU lawmakers about the social network's data policies as lengthy questions left the 34-year-old American little time to answer.
- 21 mins ago 22 May 18, 8:27pm -
!Snap's Stuart Bowers joins Tesla as VP of engineering
(Reuters) - Electric carmaker Tesla Inc said on Tuesday it had hired Snap Inc's vice president of monetization engineering, Stuart Bowers, as VP of engineering.
- 36 mins ago 22 May 18, 8:12pm -
!Civil rights groups warn Amazon about govt use of facial recognition
(Reuters) - U.S. civil liberties groups on Tuesday called on Amazon.com Inc to stop offering facial recognition services to governments, warning that the software could be used to target immigrants and people of color unfairly.
- 1 hour ago 22 May 18, 7:37pm -

TIME - Technology

!Amazon Is Under Fire for Selling Controversial Facial Recognition Tech to Police
"It's about recognizing people, it's about tracking people"
- 2 hours ago 22 May 18, 6:22pm -
!Here’s How You Can Mute Someone on Instagram Without Unfollowing Them
The photo-sharing app is introducing a new feature
- 4 hours ago 22 May 18, 4:31pm -
!Watch the Virtual Reality Recreation of the LSD Trip That Inspired the Whole Earth Catalog
In the spring of 1966, Stewart Brand did 100 micrograms of LSD and sat on top of a roof in San Francisco
- 10 hours ago 22 May 18, 10:39am -
!How the E.U.’s New Online Privacy Law Could Benefit Users Everywhere
It’s not just you. Over the past several weeks, many people have been bombarded with emails about data privacy from major corporations such as Twitter and Facebook. There’s a reason all these businesses are updating their privacy policies—and,…
- 10 hours ago 22 May 18, 10:23am -
Twitter Bots May Have Boosted Donald Trump’s Votes by 3.23%, Researchers Say
Automated tweeting played a decisive role in the Brexit vote and Trump’s victory
- 1 day ago 21 May 18, 7:12pm -

WSJD - Technology

!Facebook CEO Dodges Tough Questions by EU Lawmakers
Mark Zuckerberg apologized to EU lawmakers over the fake-news and privacy scandals engulfing Facebook, but rebuffed suggestions that the company has outsize market power and avoided responding to many difficult questions.
- 7 mins ago 22 May 18, 8:41pm -
!In a Digital Era, How Do Older Workers Stay in the Game?
These strategies help veteran employees stay current and valuable as workplaces become younger and more tech-focused
- 1 hour ago 22 May 18, 7:44pm -
!Software CEOs' Median Pay Dented by Alphabet, Facebook
Gary Norcross of Fidelity National Information Services was the highest-paid software executive in 2017, at $29.1 million. But low-paid company at Alphabet and Facebook helped bring down the median pay.
- 2 hours ago 22 May 18, 7:10pm -
!New Intel Chip Flaws Found---And They Likely Won't Be the Last
Intel plans to release patches for a new vulnerability affecting its chips, the second time this year it has addressed flaws known as Spectre and Meltdown. It is unlikely to be the last.
- 2 hours ago 22 May 18, 6:43pm -
!Uber's New Rules on Arbitration for Sex-Related Claims Face First Test
A former Uber Technologies software engineer is suing the ride-hailing firm alleging years of sexual harassment, race discrimination and pay inequity, marking the first test of the company’s new policy for sex-related claims.
- 4 hours ago 22 May 18, 4:30pm -

ZDNet: Technology News

!Intuit tops Q3 earnings targets after strong tax season
Intuit has also raised its guidance for the fiscal year.
- 25 mins ago 22 May 18, 8:23pm -
!HPE beats Q2 expectations
The company saw revenue growth across its business segments and raised its fiscal 2018 outlook.
- 30 mins ago 22 May 18, 8:18pm -
!Ubuntu's Mark Shuttleworth pulls no punches on Red Hat and VMware in OpenStack cloud
Canonical CEO and Ubuntu Linux founder Mark Shuttleworth claims Canonical OpenStack is a better deal than either Red Hat or VMware's OpenStack offerings.
- 40 mins ago 22 May 18, 8:08pm -
!WWDC 2018: 9 features I want to see in iOS 12
With iOS 12 set to make its initial debut in early June, here are some features I want to see added.
- 1 hour ago 22 May 18, 7:41pm -
!ACLU tells AWS: Stop selling facial recognition tools to the government
Forty civil rights groups sent a letter to Jeff Bezos, decrying the fact that Amazon is helping law enforcement agencies use its Rekognition service.
- 2 hours ago 22 May 18, 7:05pm -

CNET News

!SpaceX launches NASA satellites into orbit aboard used Falcon 9 - CNET
A Falcon 9 from Elon Musk's rocket company aims to deliver seven satellites to their new home in space.
- 25 mins ago 22 May 18, 8:23pm -
!Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg: We'll block interference in European elections - CNET
What happened in the US won't happen in Europe, the CEO tells EU leaders.
- 25 mins ago 22 May 18, 8:23pm -
!Starbucks, not Apple Pay, is the king of mobile payments - CNET
If we're talking "tap-to-pay" services, anyhow.
- 36 mins ago 22 May 18, 8:12pm -
!This PS4 controller steals liberally from Xbox -- but I still want one - CNET
Scuf's Vantage controller packs in extra buttons like the Microsoft Elite does, and it ain't cheap.
- 39 mins ago 22 May 18, 8:09pm -
!EU Parliament grills Facebook's Zuckerberg over data mining, election meddling - CNET
The CEO of the world’s largest social network answers questions about the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal.
- 46 mins ago 22 May 18, 8:02pm -

WIRED

!Mark Zuckerberg Ducks Pointed Questions From the EU Parliament
Just days before GDPR goes into effect, the Facebook CEO left European regulators wanting for answers about data protection, hate speech, bullying, and partisan bias.
- 1 hour ago 22 May 18, 7:35pm -
!Capturing Humor in a Sea of Red Tape
Ole Witt’s flash photographs make bureaucracy all too real—particularly India’s, dubbed one of the worst in Asia.
- 3 hours ago 22 May 18, 6:12pm -
!Bell Labs' Gadget Communicates Human Emotions Through Touch
Thanks to some innovations at Bell Labs, you’ll soon be able to express your heart through your sleeve.
- 7 hours ago 22 May 18, 2:00pm -
!'Rogue One' and 6 More Great Sci-Fi Movies Streaming Now
It's time to catch up on the classics. Here's where to start.
- 8 hours ago 22 May 18, 1:00pm -
!The Physics of How a Mirror Creates a Virtual World
Human eyes are sort of dumb—but you can trick them into being smart.
- 8 hours ago 22 May 18, 1:00pm -

Slashdot

!Creeping Lava Now Threatens Major Hawaiian Power Plant
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: Molten lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has entered the grounds of Puna Geothermal Venture, a geothermal power plant that provides about 25 percent of the Big Island's power. The 38 Megawatt Puna Ge…
- 8 mins ago 22 May 18, 8:40pm -
!Computer History Museum Makes Eudora Email Client Source Code Available To the Public
Computer History Museum (CHM), an institution which explores the history of computing and its impact on the human experience, announced on Tuesday the public release and long-term preservation of the Eudora source code, one of the early successful em…
- 28 mins ago 22 May 18, 8:20pm -
!The Percentage of Open Source Code in Proprietary Apps is Rising
Zeljka Zorz, writing for Help Net Security: The number of open source components in the codebase of proprietary applications keeps rising and with it the risk of those apps being compromised by attackers leveraging vulnerabilities in them, a recent r…
- 48 mins ago 22 May 18, 8:00pm -
!Yelp Files New EU Complaint Against Google Over Search Dominance
Yelp has filed a complaint with the EU's antitrust watchdog against Google, arguing that the search company has abused its dominance in local search and pressuring Brussels to launch new charges against the tech giant, Financial Times reported Tuesda…
- 2 hours ago 22 May 18, 7:16pm -
!Senators Demand FCC Answer For Fake Comments After Realizing Their Identities Were Stolen
Two US senators -- one Republican, one Democrat who both had their identities stolen and then used to post fake public comments on net neutrality -- are calling on FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to address how as many as two million fake comments were filed u…
- 2 hours ago 22 May 18, 6:40pm -

Washington Post - Tech

European lawmakers told Mark Zuckerberg they could regulate — or break up — Facebook
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is set to field tough questions Tuesday from European policymakers who are investigating the social network’s recent privacy mishaps.
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European lawmakers told Mark Zuckerberg they could regulate — or break up — Facebook
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is set to field tough questions Tuesday from European policymakers who are investigating the social network’s recent privacy mishaps.
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10,200 people gave this Kickstarter start-up for 3-D headphones nearly $3 million. They have nothing to show for it.
The company, Ossic, told its backers that it wouldn't be delivering any remaining orders and was shutting down immediately.
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Amazon is selling facial recognition to law enforcement — for a fistful of dollars
Amazon has been providing facial recognition tools to law enforcement agencies in Oregon and Orlando for only a few dollars a month, paving the way for a rollout of technology that is causing concern among civil rights groups.
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See Amazon's facial recognition tools in action
Law enforcement agencies in Oregon and Orlando are using facial recognition tools provided by Amazon. This is how it works. EDITOR'S NOTE: Amazon owner and CEO Jeffrey P. Bezos owns The Washington Post.
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