The US military is embedded in the gaming world. Its target: teen recruits – The Guardian
“In 2019, we did a big look at where we were spending our money, looking at where the next generation… read more
The Vision Pro’s scary side effect – Business Insider
The Vision Pro, like the similarly kitted-out Quest 3 and Quest Pro headsets from Meta, uses what’s known as “passthrough”… read more
Tech platforms are suffocating opposition media – Rest of World
“Our traffic was growing quickly after the full-scale invasion started,” Dobrokhotov told me. “Millions of Russian people wanted to learn… read more
Insurance companies have discovered devious new ways to rip you off – Business Insider
In years past, insurance policies were based largely on broad demographic categories like age and gender. Now, with the vast… read more
Cops Used DNA to Predict a Suspect’s Face—and Tried to Run Facial Recognition on It – Wired
For facial recognition experts and privacy advocates, the East Bay detective’s request, while dystopian, was also entirely predictable. It emphasizes… read more
TikTok Eyes $17.5 Billion Shopping Business on Amazon’s Turf – Bloomberg
ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok aims to grow the size of its US e-commerce business tenfold to as much as $17.5 billion… read more
A.I.’s Groundhog Day – Slate
These days, it’s well known that what we see online is determined by algorithms—or, as we now call it, “the… read more
Mirror of Your Mind – Real Life Mag
Whatever the reason for its power, the For You Page is central to TikTok’s success, which in turn further enhances… read more
What is deep learning? – IBM
Machine learning algorithms leverage structured, labeled data to make predictions—meaning that specific features are defined from the input data for… read more
Mathematician warns US spies may be weakening next-gen encryption – New Scientist
Quantum computers may soon be able to crack encryption methods in use today, so plans are already under way to… read more