Beggers1960

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by Beggers1960 6y ago
"The notion of resurrecting people as digital entities is becoming less hypothetical. But just because something can be done, doesn’t mean it should be." I'm sure I've seen this episode of Black Mirror before... On a ser
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The Ethics of Rebooting the Dead(wired.com)
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"Home Depot has agreed to a $17.5 million settlement in a multi-state investigation of a data breach suffered by the company in 2014. "Delaware Attorney-General Kathy Jennings announced the settlement on Tuesday, in which a total
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Home Depot agrees to $17.5M settlement over 2014 data breach(zdnet.com)
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Twitter is warning users when they attempt to 'like' misinformation(news.sky.com)
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New law unveiled to make UK 5G network safer(news.sky.com)
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by Beggers1960 6y ago
Beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel, so to speak, with coroanvirus. Every positive announcement raises my spirits slightly.
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"Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for a "global mechanism" that would use QR codes to open up international travel. "We need to further harmonise policies and standards and establish 'fast tracks' to fac
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China pushes for QR code based global travel system(bbc.co.uk)
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"The polyester, acrylic, nylon and polypropylene fibres were present in samples collected on the mountain and in the valley below. "Some were present in samples from the Balcony of Mount Everest which is 8,440m (27,690ft) above se
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Microplastics found 8,440m up in Mount Everest's 'Death Zone'(news.sky.com)
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by Beggers1960 6y ago
“Chesky is one founder where it wasn’t his dream to go public but it’s part of the process of satisfying all your stakeholders and rewarding them,” said SV Angel founder Ron Conway- I imagine this'll be a common theme at a range of suc
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by Beggers1960 6y ago
"It is unclear how the initiative will improve the fight against fake news." - It probably won't change a thing.
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YouTube, Facebook and Twitter align to fight Covid vaccine conspiracies(bbc.co.uk)
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Absolutely nothing will come of this other than a few zingy headlines and folk laughing at clueless politicians.
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Quite remarkable the impact that even a small percentage of the population has on the environment. This is why it's so important to prompt cultural changes and encourage people to think about their impact beforehand, rather than in a r
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One the rare situations where this type of issue should be - in part - rewarded to some degree.
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I sincerely hope not.