Day: November 11, 2019

Twitter Proposes Flagging Deepfakes, But Would Only Remove Content That Threatens Harm

Twitter is proposing a handful of new features designed to help its users spot “synthetic” or “manipulated” media, including deepfake videos. From a report: The social networking giant last month announced plans to implement a new policy around media assets that have been altered to mislead the public. Today heralds Twitter’s first draft proposal, alongside…


Disney Plus launches tonight. Netflix can’t wait – CNET

As the world fixates on Disney stealing Netflix’s subscribers, Disney Plus’ launch will give Netflix something else to seize upon: fresh ideas. …read more Source:: CNet


Account Fraud Harder to Detect as Criminals Move from Bots to ‘Sweat Shops’

Cheap labor, frequent data breaches, and better fraud detection technology are fueling frustrating changes in attackers’ methods. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Scientists find human footprint in a mammoth track using 3D radar – CNET

The tracks found in White Sands National Monument date to 12,000 years ago. …read more Source:: CNet


Study of Over 11,000 Online Stores Finds ‘Dark Patterns’ on 1,254 sites

A large-scale academic study that analyzed more than 53,000 product pages on more than 11,000 online stores found widespread use of user interface “dark patterns” — practices meant to mislead customers into making purchases based on false or misleading information. from a report: The study — presented last week at the ACM CSCW 2019 conference…


Google Chrome To Identify and Label Slow Websites

Is it the web page that’s slow or is it your network connection? In the future, Google’s Chrome web browser may have an answer for you. From a report: Google announced today a plan to identify and label websites that typically load slowly by way of clear badging. The company says it may later choose…


Facebook reportedly bans mentions of White House whistleblower’s name – CNET

YouTube has taken a similar approach to videos mentioning the person. …read more Source:: CNet


Best BJ’s Wholesale Black Friday 2019 deals

The best tech deals from BJ’s Wholesale for Black Friday 2019. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Chevy C8 Corvette Z06 interior could look something like this – Roadshow

A sole interior sketch might give us an idea of what Chevy designers have in mind for a new Corvette Z06. …read more Source:: CNet


Uber CEO backtracks after calling murder of Saudi journalist a ‘mistake’ – CNET

Saudi Arabia is a major investor in Uber​. …read more Source:: CNet