I’m sorry, I will continue ignoring that question Apple may still be recording and transcribing conversations captured by Siri on its phones, despite promising to put an end to the practice nine months ago, claims a former Apple contractor who was hired to listen into customer conversations.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

New changes reinstate the original schedule with rules set to go live in August this year. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Mass media routinely portray information about COVID-19 deaths on logarithmic graphs. But do their readers understand them? Alessandro Romano, Chiara Sotis, Goran Dominioni, and Sebastian Guidi carried out an experiment which suggests that they don’t. From a report: The fact that the framing of information can dramatically alter how we react to it will hardly…

Rivet Networks’ technology maximizes Wi-Fi bandwidth and optimizes wireless network connections on PC gaming platforms. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Otherwise, the companies will face “serious consequences,” the agencies say. …read more Source:: CNet

schwit1 writes: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued an emergency declaration after the Edenville Dam and Sanford dams failed in Midland County, forcing thousands of residents to immediately evacuate their homes on Tuesday. Downtown Midland could be under 9 feet of water by Wednesday morning, Gov. Whitmer said during a Livestream on Tuesday night following the…

Power, gorgeous design and totally street legal: The GT-R50 lives! …read more Source:: CNet

If you’re desperate for a trim, here are a trio of kits that include a razor, scissors and a set of guide combs. …read more Source:: CNet

‘Serious questions’ over security and how it would help supply chain The construction of a $12bn semiconductor factory in Arizona owned and operated by TSMC has prompted a group of Democrat senators to probe whether the Taiwanese giant was lured with the promise of financial incentives.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Even with ten fingers to work with, math can be hard. Microprocessors, with the silicon equivalent of just two fingers, can have an even harder time with calculations, often taking multiple machine cycles to figure out something as simple as pi. And so 40 years ago, Intel decided to give its fledgling microprocessors a break…