Jul 02
Jul 02
Ever since the Stagefright scare that rocked the Android world, Google has religiously been pushing out updates every month. Most of the time, it’s just full of security patches, unsurprising considering they’re monthly security bulletins. This time, however, Google does have a few treats waiting for Pixel phones. And, as usual, Essential is leading the way when it comes to … Continue reading
Jul 02
Jul 02
Virginia's Anti-Revenge Porn Law Now Covers Deepfakes and Other 'Falsely Created' Content
Posted in: Today's ChiliA update to Virginia’s law against revenge porn banning the distribution of explicit videos and images that have been deepfaked—i.e., modified using machine learning algorithms to picture someone else—or otherwise created with the intent to “coerce, harass, or intimidate” a victim went into effect on Monday, per CNET.
Jul 02
Booksellers’ Description Of ‘Mein Kampf’ Sounds Like It Was Written By A Nazi
Posted in: Today's Chili Jul 02
Historians Ask Holocaust Museum To Stop Condemning Migrant Crisis Comparisons
Posted in: Today's Chili Jul 02
‘Oumuamua, the first known interstellar object to pass through our solar system, probably isn’t an alien spaceship, a new study concludes. That doesn’t mean the mystery is over, however, with the same study citing oddities that have left scientists baffled, including the object’s unusual spin pattern and cigar-like shape. The findings were recently published in the journal Nature Astronomy. READ: … Continue reading
Jul 02
Given how it has been widely discussed and leaked already, Samsung probably has had little choice but to just tease the Galaxy Note 10 at this point. It isn’t exactly calling it that but the materials pretty much say it all. Samsung has also now announced when it will reveal the “Next Galaxy” and it’s exactly as what leaks have … Continue reading
Jul 02
In This Excerpt From Chuck Wendig's New Sci-Fi Thriller, Wanderers, a Scientist Begins to Realize the World's in Deep Trouble
Posted in: Today's ChiliChuck Wendig is a name you’ll recognize if you’re a fan of Star Wars novels (or follow the ins and outs of Star Wars comics). But he also does plenty of work beyond the galaxy far, far, away—including his epic new sci-fi thriller, Wanderers, which is coming to shelves this week. io9 has a very intriguing excerpt to…
Jul 02
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