‘Our own information is being weaponized against us with military efficiency’

Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has joined the chorus of voices warning that data itself is being weaponized against people and societies — arguing that the trade in digital data has exploded into a “data industrial complex”. Cook did not namecheck the adtech elephants…

Is this all we got?

Samsung wants to bring foldable displays to laptops. These new screens could transform the convertible 2-in-1 laptop market

MIT neuroscientists have discovered that human dendrites have very different electrical properties from those of other species. These differences may contribute to the enhanced computing power of the human brain.

Chances are good that a fair number of us have been roped into “one of those” projects before. You know the type: vague specs, limited budget, and of course they need it yesterday. But …

More privacy controls coming to Maps and other services in 2019

Strength in Numbers. That’s the key to ensuring privacy and freedom online. Mozilla is matching every dollar donated to Tor, so if you give today, you can double your impact.

Huge battery, slick design, and a superb processor, constrained by bad software and international relations

Watch the tense moment a 16-year-old beat a seven-time Tetris champion.

A patent filed by Apple Inc. shows a new method to print 3D models using triangular tessellation. The patent office approved the method, which breaks smooth surfaces into little triangles that approximate the shape of the original model, on October 23, 2018.…

No chimping allowed

Bad actors must be someone else’s problem

📁 A simple file manager written in bash. Contribute to dylanaraps/fff development by creating an account on GitHub.

The GNU Project encourages contributions from anyone who wishes to advance the development of the GNU system, regardless of gender, race, ethnic group, physical appearance, religion, cultural background, and any other demographic characteristics, as well…

The new policy is wrong on science and will cause real damage.

This is the second of three articles on an analysis of Hacker News community, utilizing HNProfile.com – a demonstration of the Metacortex platform. The goal is to analyze the preferred programming languages and tools of Hacker News community. The first article…

4chan mathematicians solved an interesting problem but nobody knows how to cite them. Amazing. https://t.co/I9gM3zvQLU

Fortnite brings PvE to battle royale with hordes of monsters