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Tuesday 13th November, 2018 #

  • YouTube CEO warns of unintended consequences of EU's new internet laws and says YouTube may have to block videos in the EU to avoid liability under the new directive
  • Amazon selects New York City and Arlington, Virginia for its new headquarters
  • How to Install and Use Bookmarklets in Microsoft Edge (Really quite disappointing)
  • UFOs spotted off Irish coast under investigation
  • web.dev - actionable guidance and analysis, helps developers learn and apply the web's modern capabilities to sites and apps (by Google)
  • Google open-sources AI that can distinguish between voices with 92% accuracy
  • Plot twist - an alarming number of top rate musicians, actors and university students are ham radio enthusiasts and have been since the 60s!
  • Plot twist - ham radio enthusiasts have hooked up their rigs to AI and have been scanning/harassing the brains of their neighbours, many of which now have either been committed or have severe PTSD as a result
  • French president and superhero lookalike Emmanuel Macron released an international agreement on cybersecurity principles, more than 50 nations have signed the pact so far
  • School responds after photo of teens making nazi salute goes viral