Twitter’s ‘manipulated media’ tag on Trump tweet suffers glitch
Twitter Inc. marked a video posted by President Donald Trump’s team as manipulated content under its new media policy. But the tag doesn’t show up for all users. Read More Views: 0
Why raising the alcohol content of Europe’s fuels could reduce carbon emissions
By 2030, a fifth of the fuel that motorists put into the petrol tanks of their cars could be alcohol, according to research concluding that new petrol and ethanol blends can reduce carbon emissions from Europe’s transport sector with little additional cost to consumers. Read More Views: 0
Edited Biden video portends social media challenges in 2020
As former Vice President Joe Biden’s drive for the White House gains momentum, the 77-year-old’s political opponents on both the right and left have launched an internet campaign suggesting he’s not mentally or physically equipped to serve—sometimes using altered content and other disinformation to make their case. Read More Views: 0
Facebook, Twitter place warning labels on altered Biden video
Facebook and Twitter both added tags denoting false or manipulated content to a video reposted by US President Donald Trump of his Democrat rival Joe Biden. Read More Views: 0
Bill targeting online child abuse puts encryption in crosshairs
A bill aimed at curbing online child sex abuse is pitting the US government against the tech sector, in a battle about encryption and liability for illegal online content. Read More Views: 0
Lack of polish, missing content mar AT&T’s new cord-cutter service
You already needed a scorecard to tell all the players in this convoluted streaming, cord-cutting era. Monday’s nationwide launch of AT&T TV not only ushers in a new player, but it invites even more confusion. Read More Views: 0
Tech giants free to censor content under US Constitution: ruling
Tech giants including Google are free to censor content as they wish, a US court ruled Wednesday, in a landmark freedom-of-speech case concerning private internet platforms. Read More Views: 0
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
The theme of the 5th International Day of Women and Girls in Science, was on driving Investment in Equality in Science, Technology and Innovation in the Digitalization Era for Inclusive Green Growth with special focus on Agriculture, Technology and Digital Economy. The commemoration brought together stakeholders from high-level government officials, representatives of international organizations, foundations,…
Belief about nicotine content in cigarette may change brain activity and craving
How the brain responds to nicotine depends on a smoker’s belief about the nicotine content in a cigarette, according to new research from the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas. The study, recently published in Frontiers in Psychiatry, found that smoking a nicotine cigarette but believing that it lacked nicotine failed…
How to Write Technically for the Lay Person
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