Ring, the home security company Amazon bought in 2018, has been criticized by more than 30 civil rights organizations for arranging secretive deals with hundreds of police departments across the country. In a letter sent in September, US senator Edward Markey (D–Massachussets), said the partnerships […]
Month: January 2020
Getaround is latest SoftBank portfolio company to announce layoffs
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Betting on Legalized Sports Gambling: The Millennial Challenge
(L.E.K. Consulting is a proud partner of Front Office Sports). Previously, L.E.K. Considered considered the recent Supreme Court decision to abolish …
Bautista Agut Puts Spain On Course For Final Eight
Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut hits eight winners and wins five straight … Spain will travel from Perth to Sydney for the Final Eight where the team will … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
Why Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Surged Today
Bitcoin's price climbed to more than $8,000 on Monday, up from about … Grayscale Bitcoin Trust as a means to gain exposure to the cryptocurrency. social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
This 8TB SSD fits right in your pocket – but you can’t buy it
SanDisk have shown off their latest high-capacity pocket drives at CES 2020, including a SuperSpeed USB 20Gpbs portable 8TB SSD prototype targeted at smartphone users. The new portable hard drives aim to offer the highest-capacity flash memory devices to store rich content on the go, […]
Bitcoin Climbs Higher After Surging Through $8000 Level
(Bloomberg) — Follow Bloomberg on Telegram for all the investment news and analysis you need. Bitcoin climbed to the highest since November after … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Huami and Studio take on Peloton with the Amazfit HomeStudio treadmill
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Pro leagues scored in Michigan’s new sports betting law
Pro leagues scored in Michigan's new sports betting law … But their problem has been convincing anyone else in the sports betting world. … allowing online gambling on poker and other casino games could depress Michigan Lottery …
Facebook’s Deepfake Ban Is a Solution to a Distant Problem
Beyond convenience, there is a certain logic to banning deepfakes while relying on fact-checking for old-school video manipulation. “With a shallow fake, you can release or link to the authentic content,” said Renée DiResta, a disinformation researcher (and a WIRED contributor). “With a deepfake, because […]