Snapy news: August 2019

Friday, August 30, 2019

YouTube Said to Be Fined Up to $200 Million for Children’s Privacy Violations

By BY NATASHA SINGER, JACK NICAS AND KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/34nJZKO

Twitter C.E.O. Jack Dorsey’s Account Hacked

By BY KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2HCSDeq

Career Compass Challenge winner announced

Career Compass Challenge

The National Science Foundation is helping to modernize the American workforce. And it all started with a challenge: The Career Compass Challenge.

Today, the agency announced the Challenge winner, Amy Huber, who developed a working prototype for an IT platform to help the American workforce not only identify new roles in today's rapidly changing workforce, but also ways to locate the training to make such a pivot. Huber is the science and operations lead at Jobzology and ...

More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299124&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click

This is an NSF News item.

Published August 30, 2019 at 10:30PM
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The Week in Tech: Are You Ready for Facebook’s Future?

By BY JAMIE CONDLIFFE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2zyUahb

Thursday, August 29, 2019

Uber and Lyft to Spend $60 Million to Maintain California Driver Status

By BY KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Hz3q9u

India’s Restaurants Rebel Against Food Delivery Apps

By VINDU GOEL from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2zwq51W

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Peloton Is a Phenomenon. Can It Last?

By ERIN GRIFFITH from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2ZjBz8l

When Children Use Technology, Let Common Sense Prevail

By JESSICA GROSE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2PftkWb

Facebook Tightens Rules on Verifying Political Advertisers

By DAVEY ALBA from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2PfCmT0

The Joys of Being a Late Tech Adopter

By BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/30C54yG

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Telegram Pushes Ahead With Plans for ‘Gram’ Cryptocurrency

By NATHANIEL POPPER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2NAddQr

Former Star Google and Uber Engineer Charged With Theft of Trade Secrets

By MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2ZxmZt2

The Baroness Fighting to Protect Children Online

By NATASHA SINGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2PfMSd2

Monday, August 26, 2019

Lawsuit Over Computer Chips Invokes Trade War With China

By DON CLARK from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2PfuCAn

Sunday, August 25, 2019

Mountain-Size “Alien Grey” Face Discovered in Antarctica

“I heard these scientists talking about that there’s some guys there at Pole that were working with these strange-looking ‘men.’ They weren’t saying, you know, ‘alien’ or ‘extraterrestrial,’ or whatever. And that the air sampling station (big hole in the ice) was actually a joint base with the scientists and the E.T.s.” – Brian, retired …

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Friday, August 23, 2019

Part 11: Army/CIA Unit Studied the Real UFO Blue Book Cases

“We were supposed to talk with Vice President Nixon about what we in the CIA were going to do with the special Project Blue Book.” - “Stein,” Former Army/CIA UFO Analyst Click here to subscribe and get instant access to read this report. Click here to check your existing subscription status. Existing members, login below: Username …

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Google Tries to Corral Its Staff After Ugly Internal Debates

By JACK NICAS from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2zkxRvy

Qualcomm Wins Reprieve in F.T.C. Antitrust Case With Appeals Court Ruling

By DON CLARK from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2KRf1Tn

Facebook Bans Ads From The Epoch Times

By DAVEY ALBA from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2ZlO0vp

The Week in Tech: Facebook’s First Step Toward Treating Our Data Better

By JAMIE CONDLIFFE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/33R5VgY

Thursday, August 22, 2019

Major Phone Service Providers Agree to Plan to Slow Robocallers

By TARA SIEGEL BERNARD from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2MyJc3Z

YouTube Disables 210 Channels That Spread Disinformation About Hong Kong Protests

By KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/33RvIWj

Inside India’s Messy Electric Vehicle Revolution

By SAUMYA KHANDELWAL, VINDU GOEL and KARAN DEEP SINGH from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2P58GYB

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

How to Turn an iPhone Into a Work-Only Tool

By CONOR DOUGHERTY from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Mv0Sxr

Part 10: Army/CIA Unit Studied the Real UFO Blue Book Cases

“You’re going to see some highly classified equipment. At this time, we have some saucer craft that have been gathered in the United States from New Mexico and we have other craft that have been gathered from around the world.” - “Col. Jim,” USAF, Area 51, Nevada Click here to subscribe and get instant access to read …

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Hi, Alexa. How Do I Stop You From Listening In On Me?

By BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2ZgB12i

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Part 9: Army/CIA Unit Studied the Real UFO Blue Book Cases

“After the medical people cut off the top of the skull, you could see two brain hemispheres, but instead of having a solid brain like humans, it looked like a lot of branches. We called those aliens ‘branch brains.’” - “Stein,” Former Army/CIA UFO Analyst Click here to subscribe and get instant access to read this report. …

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Nanoscience

Nanoscience is the ability to manipulate atoms and molecules. This fast-moving field is transforming our ability to custom-design objects and processes at sizes smaller than 1/1000th the width of a hair.

More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/overviews/nano/index.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_51

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Published August 21, 2019 at 03:01AM
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How Should Big Tech Be Reined In? Here Are 4 Prominent Ideas

By STEVE LOHR from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2ZgDUMl

Facebook’s New Tool Lets You See Which Apps and Websites Tracked You

By MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2TNxdjA

In New Facebook Effort, Humans Will Help Curate Your News Stories

By MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/33OyHPd

Monday, August 19, 2019

State Attorneys General Said to Be Near Formal Investigation of Tech Companies

By STEVE LOHR from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2P0G4jg

Facebook and Twitter Say China Is Spreading Disinformation in Hong Kong

By KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Hfe98R

To Power A.I., Start-Up Creates a Giant Computer Chip

By CADE METZ from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2NczyDD

Paging Big Brother: In Amazon’s Bookstore, Orwell Gets a Rewrite

By DAVID STREITFELD from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2ZbBlPx

Sunday, August 18, 2019

Terrorists Turn to Bitcoin for Funding, and They’re Learning Fast

By NATHANIEL POPPER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Z8ZlTr

Friday, August 16, 2019

Strange Jet-like Sky Sounds, But No Planes?

“I took my high power laser pointer and shot it up in the direction of the unexplained loud jet sound. … On two separate occasions, I have seen the beam interrupted momentarily — It seems to me there is a real physical object moving through the air that is simply not visible.” — Scientist in …

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A.I. Is Learning From Humans. Many Humans.

By CADE METZ from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2TJxDI0

The Week in Tech: Are Lawmakers Too Eager to Weaken Big Tech’s Legal Shield?

By JAMIE CONDLIFFE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/31Km7P4

Thursday, August 15, 2019

Symposium in Honor of Dr. Vera Rubin

More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/speeches/cordova/19/fc190624_verarubin.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_51

This is an NSF News item.

Published August 15, 2019 at 11:34PM
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Alibaba’s Strong Results Suggest Chinese Consumers Are Still Spending

By SUI-LEE WEE and RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2yYQOnl

I Shared My Phone Number. I Learned I Shouldn’t Have.

By BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/31H6BUh

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Accused Capital One Hacker Had Stolen Data From Other Targets, Officials Say

By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2MkdYgE

8 More New and Repeating Fast Radio Bursts – What ARE They?

“There is definitely a difference between the sources, with some being more prolific than others. We already knew from FRB 121102 that the bursts can be very clustered: sometimes the source doesn’t burst for hours and hours and then suddenly you get multiple bursts in a short amount of time.” — Ziggy Pleunis, Ph.D., Physicist, …

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India Shut Down Kashmir’s Internet Access. Now, ‘We Cannot Do Anything.’

By VINDU GOEL, KARAN DEEP SINGH and SAMEER YASIR from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2KJAUmt

Burner Apps and No Selfies When Reviewing Restaurants

By TEJAL RAO from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2KO8Z4D

The Rise of the Virtual Restaurant

By MIKE ISAAC and DAVID YAFFE-BELLANY from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2MXMPzT

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Warning! Toxic Blue-Green Algae Is Poisoning American Lakes, Ponds and Reservoirs Killing Pets.

“A lot of times, the blue-green algae neurotoxins will kill animals before they can get to the veterinarian.” — Val Beasley, Ph.D. Prof. of Veterinary Wildlife and Ecological Toxicology, Pennsylvania State, State College, PA August 13, 2019 Albuquerque, New Mexico – The high heat of this 2019 summer everywhere has caused intense blooms of …

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Monday, August 12, 2019

The Phony Patriots of Silicon Valley

By KEVIN ROOSE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2yTdQft

Part 2: History of Bizarre, Bloodless Cat Mutilations.

— “Charlie's body had been cut in half with a sharp object and displayed so that he would be discovered by the horrified public.” - Jeff Dorson, Dir., Louisiana Human Society, August 12, 2015 — “Several cats have been found cut in half in Wheat Ridge. It is common.” - Officer L. Mosier, Wheat Ridge …

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Part 1: Everett, Washington – More Bizarre, Bloodless Cat Mutilations.

“The nature of the injuries started to be a little suspicious and we started seeing a lot of them in this one area in north Everett. The necropsy done — and the person who did (the autopsy) — said these are very unique injuries that do not appear to be caused by another animal.” …

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How Facebook Is Changing to Deal With Scrutiny of Its Power

By MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2H0VhKR

Friday, August 9, 2019

Russia Opens Antitrust Inquiry Into App Restriction at Apple

By JACK NICAS from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/33l2oHr

Amazing Jupiter in New Hubble Photograph.

“This huge Great Red Spot anticyclonic storm is roughly the diameter of Earth and is rolling counterclockwise between two bands of clouds that are moving in opposite directions toward it.” — ESA/Hubble Public Affairs August 9, 2019 Baltimore, Maryland – A few weeks ago on June 27, 2019, the NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space …

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