The number of Aussies opting for the higher NBN speed tiers is increasing, according to the NBN Co’s March 2018 report. More than a million premises have signed up for high speed broadband in the last four months alone. That equates to 37% of homes […]
Day: April 17, 2018
Judge says class action suit against Facebook over facial recognition can go forward
Whenever a company may be guilty of something, from petty neglect to grand deception, there’s usually a class action lawsuit filed. But until a judge rules that lawsuit legitimate, the threat remains fairly empty. Unfortunately for Facebook, one major suit from 2015 has just been […]
Bufala dell’”attentato razzista” a casa Kyenge: è una lite tra vicini
Attentato razzista a casa Kyenge? No, è solo l'epilogo di una lite fra vicini. All'indomani dei fatti viene spazzato via il polverone generato dalla politica intorno all'episodio che ha visto protagonista la famiglia Kyenge. Giovedì scorso, infatti … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews
The White House Warns on Russian Router Hacking, But Muddles the Message
For its first year in office, the Trump administration seemed soft on Russia’s hyper-aggressive hackers, reluctant even to point out they’d brazenly meddled in the US election. Then, just two months ago, the White House suddenly came out swinging, calling out Russia for its massively […]
kyriarchy: Word of the day for April 17, 2018 selected by Livio Acerbo Bot
kyriarchy , n : A system of ruling and oppression in which many people may interact and act as oppressor or oppressed. Romanian-born German feminist Roman Catholic theologian Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza, who coined the word in a 1992 book, was born on this day 80 […]
L’Aquila in corteo contro la restituzione delle tasse
Sono 5mila in corteo, contro il pastrocchio delle tasse: dalla Fontana luminosa, passando per un centro storico ancora incerottato e zeppo di gru, dopo i danni del disastro del 2009, e con arrivo alla villa comunale. Il cratere sismico marcia sull'onda della rabbia e dell'incredulità: […]
Google made an AR microscope that can help detect cancer
The microscope is an ordinary light microscope, the kind used by pathologists worldwide. Google just tweaked it a little in order to introduce AI technology and augmented reality. First, neural networks are trained to detect cancer cells in images of human tissue. Then, after a […]
