The Undemocratic Spread of Big Brother
The ACLU is protesting new surveillance systems being peddled by Amazon — but that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

May 23, 2018 at 01:32PM
via Digg https://ift.tt/2IK0OUO

A Federal Judge Just Ruled That Trump Has Violated The First Amendment By Blocking People On Twitter
This morning, a New York state district court judged ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in a free speech case involving the Tweeter-in-chief.

May 23, 2018 at 01:16PM
via Digg https://ift.tt/2s2SqcK

The Future of AI Depends on High-School Girls
Women make up one-quarter of computer scientists. But in the field of artificial intelligence those numbers are likely much lower.

May 23, 2018 at 11:22AM
via Digg https://ift.tt/2KNHVAV

The Wayback Machine Is Deleting Evidence Of Malware Sold To Stalkers
The Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine is a service that preserves web pages. But the site has been deleting evidence of companies selling malware to illegally spy on spouses, highlighting the need to diversify digital archives.

May 23, 2018 at 11:22AM
via Digg https://ift.tt/2Loz9L1

A Gorgeous Guide to the First Wave of Personal Computers
Stare at these animated gifs and marvel at the computers that got us where we are today.

May 23, 2018 at 06:37AM
via Digg https://ift.tt/2s1i3dX

Following a Tuna from Fiji to Brooklyn—on the Blockchain
Startups — and big companies like IBM and Walmart — are betting that blockchain technology will change how goods travel around the world.

May 22, 2018 at 06:38PM
via Digg https://ift.tt/2Llr21H

The Apple Watch has found a surprisingly useful home
Many service-industry jobs where employees have to be on their feet all day don’t allow workers to check their phones while they’re on the clock. But that rule doesn’t necessarily apply to a piece of unobtrusive jewelry that happens to let you text your friends and check the weather.

May 22, 2018 at 04:38PM
via Digg https://ift.tt/2IFaQ9N

What Amazon Would Have Looked Like If It Existed In The ’80s
Wait patiently for the floppy disk to arrive in the mail. Then, just boot up your MS-DOS computer and the store database will download in fifteen minutes or less.

May 22, 2018 at 04:28PM
via Digg https://ift.tt/2LmZ9GH

Will These Glasses Save Me From a Lifetime of Staring Into Screens?
Blue light is the gluten of the visible spectrum. Ten years ago, I had no idea what it was, and now there’s a fair number of companies telling me that it may be destroying my life — and hoping to sell me something in the process.

May 22, 2018 at 01:26PM
via Digg https://ift.tt/2LoKY3A

The Force Is Very Much With This Guy Who Combined ‘Beat Saber’ With ‘Star Wars’ Music
We did not think it was possible to make this theme any more epic. We were wrong.

May 22, 2018 at 01:13PM
via Digg https://ift.tt/2x369FD