The tech community doesn't get as excited about tech as we used to, as enthusiasm about startups and embracing new things has been replaced by cynicism
WHO WOULD'VE THOUGHT GOOGLE WAVE WOULD BECOME THE GOOD OL' DAYS? — Today marks 10 years since Google stoked great excitement … Tweets: @carnage4life , @cate_lawrence , @robinwauters , @dan_rowinski ...
Despite publicly pausing verification, Twitter has verified 10,000+ accounts in recent months but withheld the privilege from anyone without backchannel access
letting people voluntarily tie their profiles to a verified identity could enable more trust and healthier conversations, two of the company's stated priorities @byardduncan : This is a very good scoo...
How Foursquare, which tracks the location of millions via their smartphones and has 100K+ clients including Snapchat and Uber, makes sure its data isn't misused
exactly what most tech companies don't do.” http://www.engadget.com/... Martin Bryant / @martinsfp : For whatever reason, I've always had the gut sense that Foursquare is a responsible data custodian....
Driverless cars won't become widespread until automakers and police determine how to pull over autonomous cars, how to program the AI to recognize authorities
with a big asterisk Tweets: Thomas Baekdal / @baekdal : This should be the easiest thing to solve. Just have the police car beam a command to stop to the car. http://twitter.com/... Martin Bryant / @m...
Researcher finds “admin@kremlin.ru” backdoor accounts on 2,000+ exposed MongoDB databases that handle financial transactions of businesses operating in Russia
Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet : Tweets: @akihheikkinen , @martinsfp , and @zdnet Tweets: Aki Heikkinen / @akihheikkinen : Unsecured MongoDB databases expose Kremlin's mandatory backdoor into Russian busine...
Thoughts on why Chrome 69's forced login behavior is so bad: when Google silently changes its biggest user-facing privacy option, it risks burning users' trust
Here's What to Do About It Ben Schoon / 9to5Google : Google Chrome 69 doesn't automatically track your history when you log in to Google services Andrii Degeler / Engadget : Google is quietly logging ...
Twitter says it fixed a bug that sent some users' direct messages from their interactions with business accounts to third-party developers, since May 2017
but probably not Ginny Marvin / Marketing Land : Twitter: A bug may have sent some direct messages to business account developers Timi Cantisano / Neowin : For over a year, a Twitter bug has been expo...
Silicon Valley's tech industry appears increasingly out of touch with reality, the latest example being Facebook's response to recent scandals, as IQ trumps EQ
that's what makes SV SV. I think the difference is the scale of impact has grown considerably: http://500ish.com/... M.G. Siegler / @mgsiegler : Since no one seemed to pick up on the punny aspect of m...
Marriott US staffer says he was fired after HR questioned him on Tibet-related tweet he liked via Marriott's account; China pressured Marriott over Tibet issue
it could also be a time bomb Tom McKay / Gizmodo : After China Got Mad, Marriott Fired a Social Media Manager for Liking a Tweet About Tibet Tweets: Adam Singer / @adamsinger : This is really sad this...
A look at how YouTube is being used to share traumatizing content to young children automatically and at scale
even if you're a human, you have to end up impersonating the machine.” http://twitter.com/... Casey Newton / @caseynewton : Discussions about this (excellent) post have taken over our newsroom today —...