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Facebook’s hand-picked ‘oversight’ panel upholds Trump ban — for now

Facebook’s content decision review body, a quasi-external panel that’s been likened to a ‘Supreme Court of Facebook’ but isn’t staffed by sitting judges, can’t be truly independent of the tech giant which funds it,.....»»

Category: topSource:  techcrunchMay 5th, 2021

NYT Connections: hints and answers for Sunday, June 16

Connections is the new puzzle game from the New York Times, and it can be quite difficult. If you need a hand with solving today's puzzle, we're here to help......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 16th, 2024

Meta halts plans to train AI on Facebook, Instagram posts in EU

Meta was going to start training AI on Facebook and Instagram posts on June 26. Enlarge (credit: GreyParrot | iStock / Getty Images Plus) Meta has apparently paused plans to process mounds of user data to bring new AI ex.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 15th, 2024

NYT Connections: hints and answers for Saturday, June 15

Connections is the new puzzle game from the New York Times, and it can be quite difficult. If you need a hand with solving today's puzzle, we're here to help......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 15th, 2024

Tim Cook may have met with Trump during WWDC to discuss second term priorities

Apple CEO Tim Cook may have left WWDC extremely early on Thursday morning to meet with presidential candidate Donald Trump, in what has been described as a meandering discussion.Tim Cook and Donald Trump in a meeting at the White House in 2018The mee.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

This Jackery portable generator and solar panel bundle is on sale

Heading into the great outdoors this summer? It pays to have a portable generator, and you can save $75 on this solar-powered Jackery model at Best Buy!.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

NYT Connections: hints and answers for Friday, June 14

Connections is the new puzzle game from the New York Times, and it can be quite difficult. If you need a hand with solving today's puzzle, we're here to help......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

The science of why "siblings or dating" is so hard

You squint at your TikTok feed. Surely that blonde-haired duo with identical noses are siblings … but that's a pretty intimate hand on the lower back … so dating?.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Researchers leverage inkjet printing to make a portable multispectral 3D camera

Researchers have used inkjet printing to create a compact multispectral version of a light field camera. The camera, which fits in the palm of the hand, could be useful for many applications including autonomous driving, classification of recycled ma.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Study finds Arctic warming three-fold compared to global patterns

Global warming is an omnipresent issue, with widespread initiatives to draw down emissions and mitigate against the International Panel on Climate Change's worse-case scenario predictions of 3.2°C of warming by 2100 (relative to pre-Industrial level.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

NYT Connections: hints and answers for Wednesday, June 12

Connections is the new puzzle game from the New York Times, and it can be quite difficult. If you need a hand with solving today's puzzle, we're here to help......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Tech solutions to limit kids" access to social media are fraught with problems, including privacy risks

A campaign to block children's access to social media to limit online harm and unhealthy internet use is picking up momentum in Australian politics. The current age limit for platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok is 13, but some state gove.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

NYT Connections: hints and answers for Tuesday, June 11

Connections is the new puzzle game from the New York Times, and it can be quite difficult. If you need a hand with solving today's puzzle, we're here to help......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

John Waters thinks this thriller is 2024’s best movie so far. Is he right?

The year's not even half over, and Hairspray director John Waters has already picked his favorite movie of 2024. Find out what is and why you should watch it......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Farming with a mixture of crops, animals and trees is better for the environment—evidence from Ghana and Malawi suggests

Farming just one kind of crop in a field at a time, and using a lot of chemicals, poses a risk to both people and nature. This simplified intensive agriculture often goes hand in hand with increased greenhouse gas emissions, land and water degradatio.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

NYT Connections: hints and answers for Monday, June 10

Connections is the new puzzle game from the New York Times, and it can be quite difficult. If you need a hand with solving today's puzzle, we're here to help......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

NYT Connections: hints and answers for Sunday, June 9

Connections is the new puzzle game from the New York Times, and it can be quite difficult. If you need a hand with solving today's puzzle, we're here to help......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 9th, 2024

NYT Connections: hints and answers for Saturday, June 8

Connections is the new puzzle game from the New York Times, and it can be quite difficult. If you need a hand with solving today's puzzle, we're here to help......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 8th, 2024

NYT Connections: hints and answers for Friday, June 7

Connections is the new puzzle game from the New York Times, and it can be quite difficult. If you need a hand with solving today's puzzle, we're here to help......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 7th, 2024

Meta uses “dark patterns” to thwart AI opt-outs in EU, complaint says

EU Facebook users have until June 26 to opt out of AI training. Enlarge (credit: Boris Zhitkov | Moment) The European Center for Digital Rights, known as Noyb, has filed complaints in 11 European countries to halt Meta's.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

Meta is using your data to train AI models; Europeans can opt out [U: Investigations]

Update: Both the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office and the European Commission have now launched investigations into the legality of making it opt-out instead of opt-in. If you use Instagram or Facebook, Meta is using your data to train i.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024