False Reassurance
The Covid crisis has generated an extraordinary amount of what I like to call “false reassurance.” Consider how many times you heard something general like the following some time in 2020. Everything is going to be ok. We will get through.....»»
Twitter was questioned by SEC over bots, user numbers in June
The Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this summer probed Twitter regarding its measurements of monetizable daily active users (mDAU) and false and spam accounts, according to documents filed to the SEC's website that were first reported last.....»»
Two swatting attempts on Marjorie Taylor Greene used bog-standard tech
One was an "attempted swatting." The other was a "false report of a crime." Enlarge (credit: Joe Raedle / Staff | Getty Images News) Yesterday, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) tweeted to sound the alarm that she h.....»»
Heatwave triggers "false autumn" in UK
Searing summer temperatures in the UK have not just parched the earth and dried up rivers, lakes and reservoirs but are also seeing trees shed their leaves early......»»
Climate Change Actions Are Far More Popular Than People in U.S. Realize
“False social reality” obscures widespread U.S. support for climate protection measures.....»»
Twitter activates election policy enforcement for US midterms
Twitter will now label and demote misinformation about the upcoming US elections, such as false claims about how to cast a ballot or the outcomes of a race, as part of a broader set of content enforcement policies it's activating ahead of the midterm.....»»
Apple Pay launches in Malaysia after false start
Following the withdrawal of a premature announcement by Malaysia's AmBank, Apple has now officially launched Apple Pay in the country.Only AmBank published details of its Apple Pay support early, but Apple has now confirmed that a total of three bank.....»»
Tesla faces new probes into motorbike deaths, false advertising
NHTSA is investigating bike deaths as California says Tesla statements are "untrue." Enlarge / Elon Musk said in June that without autonomous driving technology, Tesla is "worth basically nothing." Tesla went into the weekend.....»»
Critical thinking protecting Ukrainians against Russia"s disinformation campaign
In disinformation campaigns, like the long-standing pro-Kremlin campaign targeted at Ukraine by the Russian government, who is most at risk of believing false information? A study led by McGill University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.....»»
Researchers document "infodemic" of false information on COVID-19 in first year of pandemic
More than 225,000 tweets with the hashtags #scamdemic and #plandemic led to an "infodemic" of misinformation and disinformation on Twitter during the first year of the pandemic, according to a study by UT Southwestern researchers published in PLOS ON.....»»
How listening to uninterrupted noise helped millions to focus
False copyright claim briefly took Lofi Girl and her continuous music stream down. Enlarge (credit: Juan Pablo Machado) Who among us isn’t depressingly familiar with the constant tug of war between putting off tasks that req.....»»
Avowed bitcoin creator Craig Wright is not happy with £1 win in UK libel lawsuit
What the judge calls "deliberately false," Wright calls misunderstood evidence. Enlarge / Craig Wright, self-declared inventor of bitcoin, center, arrives at federal court with his attorney Andres Rivero, right, in West Palm Beach, Flo.....»»
Meta considers easing its Covid-19 misinformation policy
Facebook-parent Meta is weighing whether to relax its policies against Covid-19 misinformation, proposing a shift from removing false claims to simply labeling or demoting them......»»
False balance in news coverage of climate change makes it harder to address crisis
What does media coverage of climate change have in common with coverage of COVID-19? Each has been an example of the media practice of "bothsidesism," whereby journalists strive to present both sides of an issue, even in cases where most credible sou.....»»
South Carolina lawmakers want to banish abortion talk from the Internet
Experts say the abortion bill could lead to more states restricting free speech. Enlarge (credit: UCG / Contributor | Universal Images Group) While YouTube has started deleting videos promoting false information on abortion, t.....»»
Abortion: YouTube removes misinformation videos
Videos promoting unsafe abortion methods and false claims are being taken down......»»
YouTube will start removing misinformation related to abortion
YouTube on Thursday said it will no longer allow misinformation related to abortion on its platform, including false claims about the safety of the procedure and potentially unsafe instructions about how to self-induce an abortion......»»
Fast, uncomplicated, and specific: Diagnosis of prostate cancer from blood samples
Early detection of prostate cancer, one of the most common types of cancer in men, is often achieved with PSA tests. However, this blood test for prostate-specific antigens gives many false positive results, causing unnecessary biopsies and overtreat.....»»
Product showcase: ImmuniWeb Neuron, DAST with a zero false positives SLA
Few organizations can afford regular penetration testing of their numerous web applications, APIs and microservices. Instead, they usually leverage a fully automated web vulnerability scanning, namely various Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAS.....»»
False beliefs about prevalence of crime could influence jury decisions, new study shows
Some juror decisions are influenced by perceptions of the prevalence of crimes which can be incorrect or biased, a new study shows......»»
Report: Apple unlikely to imminently require full in-person work as COVID cases rise
In April, after a number of delays and false starts, Apple officially started requiring employees return to the office for in-person work. Apple’s plan called for a gradual implementation of in-person work, starting at one day per week and increas.....»»