Enlarge / The Brooklyn Bridge and lower Manhattan on November 4, 2019 in New York City. reader comments 38 with 27 posters participating Share this story It takes a lot of automation to make the nation’s largest city run, but it’s easy for that kind of automation to perpetuate existing problems and fall unevenly on ..
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Enlarge / The word DOT ORG written in vintage wooden letterpress type in a wooden type drawer. reader comments 5 with 5 posters participating Share this story The Public Internet Registry, a subsidiary of a nonprofit called the Internet Society, has managed the .org domain since 2002. Earlier this year, ICANN asked for public comment ..
Getty Images reader comments 70 with 46 posters participating Share this story The Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution bars people from being forced to turn over personal passwords to police, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled this week. In a 4-3 ruling, justices from Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned a lower-court order that required the suspect ..
Enlarge / The Kincade Fire burns north of California’s Bay Area on October 29. reader comments 34 with 26 posters participating, including story author Share this story Each month, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) puts out an analysis of the previous month’s weather after the final tally. The most recent update covers ..
Enlarge / Exterior view of a Googleplex building, the corporate headquarters of Google and parent company Alphabet, May 2018. reader comments 105 with 51 posters participating Share this story The country’s largest digital advertising platform is trying to take a stand heading into the 2020 election this week, as it both limits the targeting of ..
reader comments 43 with 33 posters participating Share this story The Federal Communications Commission today voted unanimously to ban Huawei and ZTE equipment in projects paid for by the FCC’s Universal Service Fund (USF). The ban initially affects future projects paid for by the USF and the use of federal funding to maintain existing equipment. ..
Enlarge / How did we get here again? US Marine Corps / DVIDS reader comments 81 with 59 posters participating, including story author Share this story The Department of Defense has weighed in against a proposal before the Federal Communications Commission to open the 1 to 2 Gigahertz frequency range—the L band—for use in 5G ..
Enlarge / Louisiana state agencies were taken offline during the response to a Ryuk ransomware attack but are now largely up and running again thanks to backups. reader comments 32 with 27 posters participating Share this story In October, the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a warning of increased targeting by ransomware operators of “big ..
Enlarge / Donald Trump speaks at Apple’s Mac Pro manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas. MANDEL NGAN / Getty reader comments 145 with 101 posters participating Share this story President Donald Trump toured Apple’s Mac Pro manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas, with CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday. “We’re seeing the beginning of a very powerful and ..
Enlarge / Your local police might like to interest you in this product. reader comments 117 with 74 posters participating Share this story Amazon subsidiary Ring, which makes home surveillance equipment and cameras, has “partnerships” with more than 600 law enforcement agencies nationwide, allowing those police access to users’ footage. And while Ring says it ..
