Day: April 17, 2020

Twitter leaves up Trump’s ‘liberate’ tweets about states protesting coronavirus lockdowns – CNET

The social media company said the tweets didn’t violate its rules against content that could directly risk people’s health. …read more Source:: CNet


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Check out the cloud-streaming service at no cost. …read more Source:: CNet


Pen-Test Results Hint at Improvements in Enterprise Security

Though many problems remain, organizations are making attackers work harder. …read more Source:: DarkReading


AI Researchers Propose ‘Bias Bounties’ To Put Ethics Principles Into Practice

Researchers from Google Brain, Intel, OpenAI, and top research labs in the U.S. and Europe joined forces this week to release what the group calls a toolbox for turning AI ethics principles into practice. From a report: The kit for organizations creating AI models includes the idea of paying developers for finding bias in AI,…


DHS Urges Pulse Secure VPN Users To Update Passwords

The DHS urged organizations to update their passwords and make sure that a critical Pulse Secure VPN flaw has been patched, as attackers continue to exploit the flaw. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Tesla Powerwall update makes it smarter during a power outage – CNET

For those charging Tesla cars at home, the Powerwall will work with the charging system to prioritize needs. …read more Source:: CNet


MIT’s AI Suggests That Social Distancing Works

In a preprint academic paper published in early April, MIT researchers describe a model that quantifies the impact of quarantine measures on the spread of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. From a report: Unlike most of the models that have so far been proposed, this one doesn’t rely on data from studies about previous outbreaks, like…


How to add artwork to Animal Crossing: New Horizons from Getty – CNET

You can create custom patterns using art from famous collections. …read more Source:: CNet


Intelsat orbital comms satellite is back online after first robo-recovery mounting and tug job gets it back into position

No fuel, no problem! Older space kit to gets new lease of life with extentions The first mission that flew a spacecraft out to save an old telecoms satellite running low on fuel has been successful.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


NASA, SpaceX Set Date For Historic Launch of Astronauts To ISS

The last space shuttle launched in 2011 and NASA hasn’t sent astronauts to space from US soil since then. That long dry patch is set to end on May 27 when the SpaceX Crew Dragon is scheduled to head to the International Space Station with two crew members on board. NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine posted…