Apps Facebook’s Suspension of ‘Tens of Thousands’ of Apps Reveals Wider Privacy IssuesThe New York Times - Kate Conger, Gabriel J.X. Dance and Mike IsaacSAN FRANCISCO — Facebook said on Friday that it had suspended tens of thousands of apps for improperly sucking up users’ personal information and other transgressions, a tacit admission that the scale
The Arts A Same-Sex Couple Changes Bachelor NationThe New York Times - By MAYA SALAMOn the season finale of “Bachelor in Paradise” Tuesday night, two women professed their love to each other and got engaged on a beach in Mexico — no bachelor needed. “There was a lot of things that came
Aging The extreme tech that will help people live foreverWired UK - Stephen Armstrong Since humans first realised we were doomed to die, we’ve sought immortality – through religion, great works or producing children to carry our …
Aging The end of aging: Are you ready to live to 150?Mashable - by Chris TaylorNOTE FOR 2019 READERS: This is the ninth in a series of open letters to the next century, now just 81 years away. In my letters up to this point, I’d kind of assumed I was writing to distant descendants.
Stripe $35 billion startup Stripe considers move out of San Franciscosfchronicle.com - Roland Li Stripe, one of the world’s most valuable startups, may leave San Francisco. The payments processing company, valued at $35 billion, is considering …
Zuckerberg Mark Zuckerberg held unannounced meeting with Trump during visit to D.C.Axios - Mike Allen Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg held an unannounced meeting with President Trump during his visit to Washington on Thursday, Axios has learned. Why it …
Stripe Fintech Company Stripe Joins Silicon Valley Elite With $35 Billion ValuationThe Wall Street Journal. - Peter RudegeairStripe surpasses Airbnb and Palantir valuations in new funding round Stripe Inc. climbed closer to the top ranks of the highest-priced U.S. startups after a new fundraising round valued the financial-technology
San Francisco, CA ‘They have to clean it up’: Trump says EPA will hit San Francisco with environmental violations over homelessnessThe Washington Post - By Allyson ChiuPresident Trump ramped up his recent attacks against California cities late on Wednesday by announcing the Environmental Protection Agency will hit San Francisco with violations over its homeless population.
Vaping Hunt for Cause of Vaping Illness Suggests Multiple Mechanisms of Damagescientificamerican.com - Emily Willingham Experts remain perplexed about what is causing the nationwide outbreak of mysterious vaping-related lung disease that has affected hundreds and …
Vaping U.S. cases of vaping-related illness rise to 530 as outbreak widensReuters - Julie SteenhuysenFILE PHOTO: A man uses a vape device in this illustration picture, September 19, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abisi/Illustration CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. health officials said on Thursday there are now 530 confirmed
Quantum Computing IBM Unveils the Most Powerful Quantum Computer YetPopular Mechanics - By David GrossmanIBM has announced that its 14th quantum computer, its most powerful to date, will be available to customers starting in October. At its core, the system has 53 qubits of processing power. That's a big
Technology Supp AI uses machine learning to identify supplement interactionsVentureBeat - Kyle WiggersIn 2015, The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence — the research organization founded by late Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen — released Semantic Scholar, a public AI search engine capable extracting
WeWork WeWork Is Exposing an 'Astronomical Amount' of Data on Poorly Protected Wifi NetworkGizmodo It turns out WeWork’s dicey wifi problem is exactly as bad as suspected. Just a month after a report surfaced alarming security risks associated with …
Technology 'Nanochains' could increase battery capacity, cut charging timephys.org - Kayla Wiles How long the battery of your phone or computer lasts depends on how many lithium ions can be stored in the battery's negative electrode material. If …
Technology Facebook employee dead after 'apparent suicide' at headquartersCNBC - Salvador Rodriguez The Menlo Park Police Department on Thursday said it responded to an apparent suicide at Facebook's headquarters. Facebook confirmed the employee …
Technology Ady Barkan Won’t Let Dying Stop His ActivismThe New York Times - Tim ArangoSANTA BARBARA, Calif. — First there was the viral video from an airplane, where he confronted former Senator Jeff Flake about the Republican tax bill. Then he was arrested, in his wheelchair, in the rotunda
Apple iOS 13 review: join the dark sideThe Verge - Chaim GartenbergiOS 13 is here. Apple is bringing a very different sort of update to last year’s iOS 12, which was built around performance improvements and rethinking how much we use our phones. iOS 13 is big and flashy.
Facebook Employee dies at Facebook's Silicon Valley headquarters in apparent suicideBusiness Insider - Melia Russell, Rob PriceOne person died at a Facebook office building in Menlo Park on Thursday, according to the Menlo Park Police Department. The cause of death is thought to be suicide by jumping from the fourth floor of Jefferson
United States Sues Edward Snowden and You'd be Surprised to Know Whythehackernews.com - noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) The United States government today filed a lawsuit against Edward Snowden, a former contractor for the CIA and NSA government agencies who made …
Apple Watch Apple Watch Series 5 reviewTechCrunch - Brian HeaterApple’s iPhones numbers may have suffered in recent years, but when it comes to smartwatches, the company remains utterly dominant. Recent figures from Counterpoint put Apple Watch growth at 48% year year
WeWork Rebekah Neumann demanded WeWork employees be fired over 'energy': WSJBusiness Insider - Rebecca AydinRebekah Neumann, the WeWork executive and wife of cofounder and CEO Adam Neumann, demanded that employees be fired after meeting them for mere minutes because she disliked their "energy," The Wall Street
Technology On Roku and Amazon Fire TV, Channels Are Watching YouWIRED - Condé Nast By this point hopefully you're at least generally aware that the digital ad ecosystem tracks you across the web, building a composite profile to more …
California University of California President Janet Napolitano says she'll leave next yearThe Mercury News - John Woolfolk University of California President Janet Napolitano announced Wednesday she will leave in August 2020, ending a rocky tenure leading the 10-campus …
Technology Smart TVs sending sensitive user data to Netflix and FacebookFinancial Times - Madhumita MurgiaThe smart TVs in our homes are leaking sensitive user data to companies including Netflix, Google and Facebook even when some devices are idle, according to two large-scale analyses. Researchers from University
Long-form Journalism A 21st Century BreakupNew York Magazine - Gabriel Debenedetti Three summers ago, a worker stood up at “Q&A,” Facebook’s weekly all-hands, town-hall-style meeting, which is usually held on Friday afternoons in …
Zuckerberg Mark Zuckerberg to meet with lawmakers in WashingtonPOLITICO - By CRISTIANO LIMAFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is slated to meet with some of his company's harshest critics on Capitol Hill this week, a rare swing through Washington that comes amid rising government scrutiny of the business
Mobile Technology Facebook launches Portal TV, a $149 video chat set-top boxTechCrunch - Josh ConstineFacebook wants to take over your television with a clip-on camera for video calling, AR gaming and content co-watching. If you can get past the creepiness, the new Portal TV lets you hang out with friends
Laura LockeApps Facebook’s Suspension of ‘Tens of Thousands’ of Apps Reveals Wider Privacy IssuesThe New York Times - Kate Conger, Gabriel J.X. Dance and Mike Isaac
Laura LockeVaping Hunt for Cause of Vaping Illness Suggests Multiple Mechanisms of Damagescientificamerican.com - Emily Willingham
Laura LockeZuckerberg Mark Zuckerberg held unannounced meeting with Trump during visit to D.C.Axios - Mike Allen
Laura LockeStripe $35 billion startup Stripe considers move out of San Franciscosfchronicle.com - Roland Li
Laura LockeVaping U.S. cases of vaping-related illness rise to 530 as outbreak widensReuters - Julie Steenhuysen
Laura LockeStripe Fintech Company Stripe Joins Silicon Valley Elite With $35 Billion ValuationThe Wall Street Journal. - Peter Rudegeair
Laura LockeSan Francisco, CA ‘They have to clean it up’: Trump says EPA will hit San Francisco with environmental violations over homelessnessThe Washington Post - By Allyson Chiu
Laura LockeTechnology Supp AI uses machine learning to identify supplement interactionsVentureBeat - Kyle Wiggers
Laura LockeQuantum Computing IBM Unveils the Most Powerful Quantum Computer YetPopular Mechanics - By David Grossman
Laura LockeTechnology 'Nanochains' could increase battery capacity, cut charging timephys.org - Kayla Wiles
Laura LockeCalifornia University of California President Janet Napolitano says she'll leave next yearThe Mercury News - John Woolfolk
Laura LockeTechnology Facebook employee dead after 'apparent suicide' at headquartersCNBC - Salvador Rodriguez
Laura LockeFacebook Employee dies at Facebook's Silicon Valley headquarters in apparent suicideBusiness Insider - Melia Russell, Rob Price
Laura Locke United States Sues Edward Snowden and You'd be Surprised to Know Whythehackernews.com - noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)
Laura LockeWeWork Rebekah Neumann demanded WeWork employees be fired over 'energy': WSJBusiness Insider - Rebecca Aydin
