You would think that Amazon, Reddit, Wikipedia and other highly popular websites would by now tell you that “password1” or “hunter2” is a terrible password — just terrible. But they don’t. A research project that has kept tabs on the top sites and their password […]
Day: July 20, 2018
Google AI experiment compares poses to 80,000 images as you move
[embedded content] “With Move Mirror, we’re showing how computer vision techniques like pose estimation can be available to anyone with a computer and a webcam,” Google said in a blog post. And if you’re worried about what’s happening with your image when you use Move […]
Comic-Con 2018: *Doctor Who*’s First Female Doctor Will Bring a New Generation of Whovians
A fun game if you ever find yourself at a comics convention: Try to spot as many gender-swapped cosplayers as you can. Throughout years of going to Comic-Cons and other fan gatherings, I’ve spotted women in drag as Loki, Harry Potter, and—before Paul Feig’s reboot—various […]
Shared electric scooters probably won’t return to SF until August
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is still reviewing the 12 applications from companies to operate electric scooters in the city. In early June, companies like Uber, Lime, Bird, Lyft and others applied for permits to operate electric scooter-share services in San Francisco. San Francisco’s permit […]
Spider-Man edition PS4 Pro swings into San Diego Comic-Con
To celebrate the impending launch of the PS4-exclusive Marvel’s Spider-Man, Sony has announced a limited edition PlayStation 4 Pro bundle at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. The PS4 Pro console will feature a striking new red paint job emblazoned with Spider-Man’s iconic logo, and it’ll […]
Caos nella maggioranza. Adesso i grillini sparano sulla legittima difesa
Decido io, non Salvini. Già dalla premessa il discorso di Alfonso Bonafede non sembra una carezza all'alleato: «Il tema della legittima difesa riguarda la giustizia e non la sicurezza e l'ordine pubblico». Ma è quando il Guardasigilli entra nel merito … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit […]
Microsoft detected Russian phishing attacks on three 2018 campaigns
[embedded content] The US recently indicted 12 Russian GRU officials, 11 of whom are accused of hacking the DNC and leaking the party’s emails with the purpose of influencing the 2016 elections. If you’ll recall, a “Guccifer 2.0” dumped names, phone numbers, emails and a […]
AnyVision AI startup locks in $28M for its body and facial recognition tech
As image recognition advances continue to accelerate, startups with a mind towards security applications are seeing some major interest to turn surveillance systems more intelligent. AnyVision is working on face, body and object recognition tech and the underlying system infrastructure to help companies deploy smart cameras […]
Il giovedì nero di Orio al Serio: 12 ore di attesa per partire per Londra
Un’odissea durata 12 ore: è quella vissuta dai passeggeri del volo diretto a Londra delle 6 e 30 di questa mattina, che ha chiuso l’imbarco alle 17 e 50 tra la disperazione dei passeggeri. Ma i ritardi clamorosi, hanno interessato anche i voli in arrivo […]
Pensioni: Boeri in contrasto con le proposte del Governo
Dopo che il Governo ha reso note le misure che intende adottare in tema di pensioni per superare la legge Fornero il presidente dell'INPS, Tito Boeri, … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
