Elon Musk's buyout of Twitter has placed its user-generated archives in danger
Twitter is in disarray. This is troubling for a platform that comprises no small part of the historical record of today.
Nov 23, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Facebook sued over allegations it sidestepped Apple's privacy protections to collect user data
Two Facebook users are suing the social media platform's parent company, Meta Platforms Inc., for allegedly skirting around Apple's privacy protections and collecting user data through in-app browsers.
Sep 23, 2022
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Business
Comcast promises energy efficiency improvements for its vast cable and internet system
Comcast on Monday pledged to double the energy efficiency of its vast nationwide broadband system that channels a torrent of cable and internet data into millions of homes.
Sep 19, 2022
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Engineering
Farmers can save water with wireless technologies, but there are challenges, like transmitting data through mud
Water is the most essential resource for life, for both humans and the crops we consume. Around the world, agriculture accounts for 70% of all freshwater use.
Aug 12, 2022
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Robotics
Robots learn household tasks by watching humans
The robot watched as Shikhar Bahl opened the refrigerator door. It recorded his movements, the swing of the door, the location of the fridge and more, analyzing this data and readying itself to mimic what Bahl had done.
Jul 20, 2022
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Internet
Browser cookies make people more cautious online, study finds
Website cookies are online surveillance tools, and the commercial and government entities that use them would prefer people not read those notifications too closely. People who do read the notifications carefully will find ...
Jul 5, 2022
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Internet
More Californians are gaining broadband internet access. But Black and Latino households still lag
More Californians are gaining access to broadband internet, but Black and Latino households still lag behind their white counterparts, according to an analysis of the latest available American Community Survey data.
Jun 23, 2022
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Security
A simple tool to make websites more secure and curb hacking
An international team of researchers has developed a scanning tool to make websites less vulnerable to hacking and cyberattacks.
Jun 22, 2022
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Business
TikTok says Oracle to keep US user data safe
TikTok on Friday said Oracle will store all the data from its US users, in a bid to allay fears about its safety in the hands of a platform owned by ByteDance in China.
Jun 17, 2022
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Other
Online data could be used against people seeking abortions if Roe v. Wade falls
When the draft of a Supreme Court decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade was leaked to the press, many of us who have been studying privacy for vulnerable individuals came to a troubling realization: The marginalized and ...
May 17, 2022
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