A Mastodon user since 2018 details issues with the service despite decentralization's promise, like few Twitter friends, little diversity, and tone policing
I first joined Mastodon in 2018 (even though my old profile says 2016?), so I'd say I've seen a lot of its evolution. Mastodon: @evan@cosocial.ca , @reselsnark@mastodon.social , @musictraveler@mastodo...
Brian Krebs apologizes to IoT manufacturer Ubiquiti after posting now-removed articles on a “breach” based on a “sole source” currently under federal indictment
Last year, I posted a series of articles about a purported “breach” at Ubiquiti. Tweets: @quinnypig , @alyssam_infosec , @berendjanwever , @davezatz , @blowdart , @jrozner , and @g_solaria See also Me...
An economist details working in VR using an Oculus headset: few distractions and little motion sickness, but typing is hard and forehead gets numb
Ben Klemens / Wired : Tweets: @davezatz , @counternotions , @wired , and @mahemoff Tweets: Dave Zatz / @davezatz : My forehead has never gone numb. Maybe given limited Horizons Workrooms and Virtual ...
Q&A with Logitech CEO Bracken Darrell on meeting pandemic demand, relationships with Apple and Amazon, killing the Harmony remote line, USB-C, and more
Logitech is one of those ubiquitous companies — it's been around since 1981, selling all kinds of important things that connect … Tweets: @fghori , @naterethorn , @davezatz , @reckless , and @reckless...
A look at the accuracy of commercial fitness trackers, as studies show factors like having darker skin or shuffling when walking can throw off sensors
Sara Harrison / The Markup : Tweets: @themarkup , @davezatz , @juliaangwin , and @themarkup Tweets: @themarkup : There are various ways your fitness tracker could go wrong, especially if you don't fi...
Twitter employees explain the platform's more relaxed approach to policing content, while keeping a 1,500-strong enforcement team vs. Facebook's 15,000
VICE : Tweets: @josephfcox , @jess_miers , @davidsven , @agoldmund , @davezatz , @maxsparber , @katiedrumm , @devonzuegel , @josephfcox , @josephfcox , and @vice Tweets: Joseph Cox / @josephfcox : Tw...
Behind the rise of “twinfluencers” on social media, as content produced by twins continues to explode in popularity on YouTube and Instagram
You're not imagining it: Influencers really are multiplying. — There are the Dolan Twins, a pair of square-jawed 19-year-olds … Tweets: @katienotopoulos , @davezatz , @yappelbaum , @fordm , and @ven...
Reflecting on VidCon, it's clear that influencers' command of social media foreshadows future power in politics and elsewhere
As social media expands its cultural dominance, the people who can steer the online conversation will have an upper hand. — ANAHEIM, Calif. … Tweets: @nytimesbusiness , @joshspero , @nytimesbusiness...
Researchers tricked Tesla Autopilot into steering into the oncoming traffic lane by using stickers on the lane markings; Tesla says it has now patched the flaw
Researchers from Tencent Keen Security Lab have published a report detailing their successful attacks on Tesla firmware … Tweets: @dan_rowinski , @davezatz , and @nash076 Tweets: @dan_rowinski : This ...