Day: December 23, 2020

AI Debate 2: Night of a thousand AI scholars

Gary Marcus, a frequent critic of deep learning forms of AI, and Vincent Boucher, president of Montreal.AI, hosted sixteen scholars to discuss what AI needs to move forward, including Daniel Kahneman, Fei-Fei Li, and Judea Pearl. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Trump vetoes defense bill over Congress’ refusal to repeal Section 230 – CNET

The House will move to override the veto on Dec. 28, says Speaker Nancy Pelosi. …read more Source:: CNet


Epic is giving away a different free game every day for the rest of the year – CNET

Wednesday’s freebie is Tropico 5, followed by Inside, Darkest Dungeon, My Time in Portia and Night in the Woods. …read more Source:: CNet


Signal Says Cellebrite Cannot Break Its Encryption

Signal, in a blog post: Yesterday, the BBC ran a story with the factually untrue headline, “Cellebrite claimed to have cracked chat app’s encryption.” This is false. Not only can Cellebrite not break Signal encryption, but Cellebrite never even claimed to be able to. Since we weren’t actually given the opportunity to comment in that…


Magic 8-Ball Gets a Modern Makeover

Back in 2012, [sjm4306] was surprised when his breadboard rendition of the classic “Magic 8-Ball” popped up on Hackaday. If he had known the project was going to be enshrined on these hallowed pages, he might have tidied things up a bit. Now with nearly a decade of additional electronics experience, he’s back and ready…


Pfizer To Supply US With 100 Million More Vaccine Doses

Pfizer and partner BioNTech agreed to supply an additional 100 million doses of their Covid-19 vaccine to the U.S., as the country seeks to widen its immunization program and revive its economy. From a report: The agreement brings the total number of doses to be delivered to the U.S. to 200 million, the companies said…


Wyze Headphones hands-on: Sweet features and impressive ANC for just $50 – CNET

Like the Wyze Cam before it, this headphone seems almost too good to be true. What’s the real story? …read more Source:: CNet


Microsoft, McAfee, Rapid7, and Others Form New Ransomware Task Force

Industry group wants to get a framework in the hands of the new administration’s cybersecurity officials by early spring 2021. …read more Source:: DarkReading


All the best headphones for working at home in 2021 – CNET

Looking for a great pair to use during the day for telecommuting? These are CNET’s current top picks. …read more Source:: CNet


Best car battery chargers for 2021 – Roadshow

Car batteries can lose their charge because of weather, age, or simply because the lights were left on. Here are the best car battery chargers to get your vehicle started and back on the road. …read more Source:: CNet