Friday 17th May, 2019 #
- Grumpy Cat internet legend dies - The E.T grumpy is a classic, sorta bummed about this internet worthy moment, I'm gonna go make myself a grumppuccino
- Acording to this article, supposedly about the EU elections next week, fake news is not the problem - "The rhythmic, regular sharing of true stories that, taken together, present a startlingly one-sided narrative. One account shared stories from Reuters, from the Financial Times, the Metro, the BBC, from Sky News, with every single story focusing on immigration and knife crime. Taken together, it’s a Bayeux Tapestry of far-right talking points, pieced together from a patchwork of factually-accurate stories from reputable outlets" - I guess based only on this article, the problem then is the "subtle" sharing of links on the internets, hey here is an idea, how about you spend some time reading articles you like and share your one sided view of the world?
- Facebook says it will restore groups infiltrated by saboteurs - Lots of groups on Facebook have been changing from private to seret as some popular groups got shutdown
- Russian bots rigged Voice Kids TV talent show result
- DJI Osmo Action, new GoPro competitor with front-facing selfie screen, works with most GoPro mounts, waterproof, shockproof, screwable lens covers and easily replaceble lenses
- As San Fransisco bans facial recogition, the NYPD police officers ahave been routinely using photoshoped images, and pictures of actors as input to it's facial recognition system
- Huawei’s has been stockpiling parts for almost a year in case of a ban, it depends currenty on U.S. suppliers Intel and Qualcomm, it is looking now to shift parts of it's supply chain to other countries
- Trump may stop Huawei in U.S., but the underseas cable race continues - "China wants to dominate the global market"