Category Archives: Technology

May 1, 2019: the morning read

NY Times: Facebook Unveils Redesign as It Tries to Move Past Privacy Scandals The Verge: Google employees are planning a May 1st sit-in to protest retaliation Ars Technica: Zero-day attackers deliver a double dose of ransomware—no clicking required

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April 30, 2019 – the morning read

CNET: Cloud database removed after exposing details on 80 million US households CNET: Spotify hits 100 million subscribers, lapping Apple Music Engadget: The cameras YouTubers love

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April 29, 2019: the morning read

NY Times: Regulators Around the World Are Circling Facebook CNET: Apple, App Store again face accusations of anticompetitive behavior The Verge: The NYT investigates China’s surveillance-state exports

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April 25, 2019: the morning read

NY Times: Facebook Expects to Be Fined Up to $5 Billion by F.T.C. Over Privacy Issues NY Times: You Can’t Stop Robocalls. You Shouldn’t Have To. NY Times: Sliding Backward on Tech? There Are Benefits The Verge: When can we … Continue reading

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April 18, 2019: the morning read

NY Times: The Must-Have When Reporting on Disasters: A Satellite Phone CNET: Microsoft rejected facial recognition sales out of concern about misuse CNET: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez quits Facebook, says social media is a health risk The Verge: US facial recognition will … Continue reading

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April 17, 2019: the morning read

NY Times: The Most Measured Person in Tech Is Running the Most Chaotic Place on the Internet CNET: Apple and Qualcomm settle licensing dispute amid trial’s opening arguments CNET: Twitter gets more proactive about combating abuse

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April 11, 2019: the morning read

NY Times: Darkness Visible, Finally: Astronomers Capture First Ever Image of a Black Hole NY Times: Net Neutrality Vote Passes House, Fulfilling Promise by Democrats NY Times: Organizing Your Unwieldy Photo Collection Is Easier Than You Think CNET: Julian Assange … Continue reading

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April 10, 2019: the morning read

EdTech: 3 Ways Universities Can Keep Their Data Safe CNET: In a world of Google and Amazon, libraries rethink their role CNET: Facebook still tracks you after you deactivate account The Verge: Scientists are about to unveil the first images … Continue reading

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April 8, 2019: the morning read

NY Times: The Week in Tech: Facebook Is Desperate to Shape Tech Regulation. Should It? CNET: Apple’s latest hire might help burnish its AI image CNET: Facebook, Google, Twitter to face US lawmakers about tech ‘censorship’ Ars Technica: Here’s why … Continue reading

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April 5, 2019: the morning read

NY Times: Watch Two Eclipses on Mars, Recorded by NASA’s Curiosity Rover NY Times: A.I. and Privacy Concerns Get White House to Embrace Global Cooperation NY Times: From Bubble Memory to Hot Spots and a Fly Rod CNET: Google shuts … Continue reading

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