https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/02/pentagon-balloons-surveillance-midwest
the high-altitude balloons promise a cheap monitoring platform that could follow multiple cars and boats for extended periods
While we conduct a thorough review, we are suspending Siri grading globally. Additionally, as part of a future software update, users will have the ability to choose to participate in grading.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/01/business/self-driving-cars-jaywalking.html
if pedestrians know they’ll never be run over, jaywalking could explode, grinding traffic to a halt.
the technical stuff will get worked out. It’s the societal part that’s the most challenging
The settlement marks the first time a company has been forced to pay out under a federal whistleblower law for failing to have adequate cybersecurity protections.
IT networks are down at all three school districts, and files have been encrypted and are inaccessible
hackers have hijacked more than 1,000 accounts in Brazil.
Some of the most high-profile victims of recent attacks include Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro
https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-hidden-costs-of-automated-thinking
Overreliance on artificial intelligence may put us in intellectual debt
https://www.zdnet.com/article/hackers-breach-fsb-contractor-expose-tor-deanonymization-project/
SyTech, the hacked company, was working on research projects for the FSB, Russia’s intelligence service.