Link Dump - September 2019

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SHIT HAPPENS

• [ ] https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/08/20/centurylink_outage_report_fcc/
• [ ] https://www.techrepublic.com/article/knoppix-8-6-first-wide-public-release-to-abandon-systemd/

ACTUAL TECH NEWS LOL

• [x] https://www.tomsguide.com/news/usb4
• [ ] https://www.wired.co.uk/article/tesla-batteries-electric-vehicles

AI

• [x] https://radiichina.com/china-now-has-ai-powered-robot-judges/
• [x] All the cool kids are doing ZAO now https://radiichina.com/china-deepfake-app-zao/
• [x] deepfake crimes https://qz.com/1699819/a-new-kind-of-cybercrime-uses-ai-and-your-voice-against-you/amp/
• [x] cronenbergian nightmares, here we come https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-hardware/soft-selfhealing-materials-for-robots-that-cannot-be-destroyed

INTERNET OF SHIT

• [ ] https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190814/12004042786/rogue-smart-ovens-again-highlight-how-dumb-tech-is-often-smarter-choice.shtml
• [ ] https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/08/29/wk050_full_daib_crash_report_aberporth/ "Army Watchkeeper drone flopped into tree because crew were gazing backwards"
• [x] https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3027475/facial-recognition-technology-china-beaten-nose-job

SPACE

• [ ] https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/23/us/nasa-astronaut-anne-mcclain.html
• [ ] Starhopper test 10pm tonight! https://old.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/cv8vi4/starhopper_200m_hop_official_discussion_updates/
• [ ] https://www.theregister.co.uk/AMP/2019/09/04/spacex_we_didnt_get_esa_satellite_collision_messages/

HAXX0RS

• [ ] https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/08/26/black_hat_sued/
• [x] https://hackaday.com/2019/08/29/pegleg-raspberry-pi-implanted-below-the-skin-not-coming-to-a-store-near-you/
• [ ] https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/09/600000-gps-trackers-for-people-and-pets-are-using-123456-as-a-password/#p3
• [ ] Network error under investigation https://news.sky.com/story/scientists-work-to-solve-mystery-of-vanished-underwater-observatory-11803652
• [ ] LOCAL NEWS!! https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/09/04/corethree_baked_private_rsa_key_first_bus_ticket_app/
• [ ] https://thehackernews.com/2019/09/netcat-intel-side-channel.html

BIZNEZ AS USUAL

• [ ] https://mobile.twitter.com/veorq/status/1159559785068429312 -and-
• [ ] https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/08/company-accused-of-crypto-snake-oil-sues-black-hat-anonymous-detractors/
• [ ] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/aug/28/australian-who-says-he-invented-bitcoin-ordered-to-hand-over-up-to-5bn
• [x] https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190829/09104342883/baby-shark-derived-public-domain-folk-song-now-subject-copyright-dispute.shtml
• [ ] https://mobile.twitter.com/veorq/status/1159559785068429312
• [ ] always wondered where that money goes https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-5-billion-fine-where-does-it-go-2019-7
• [ ] https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2019/09/the_doghouse_cr_1.html
• [x] not the Orville anyone asked for https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614257/amazon-is-apparently-testing-a-system-that-lets-you-pay-by-scanning-your-hand/

CLIMATE

• [ ] https://www.cnet.com/news/officials-warn-5g-networks-could-wreak-havoc-on-weather-forecasting/
• [ ] https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/08/24/fcc_spectrum_fines/

LULZ

• [ ] https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2019/08/30/the-google-delete-process-for-the-family-emoji-is-absolutely-brutal/
• [ ] Tim Sweeney twitter rap battle https://twitter.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1171293046815805441

DON'T BE EVIL GOOGLE

• [ ] https://www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/google-has-secret-webpages-that-feed-your-personal-data-to-advertisers-report-says/
• [ ] https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/08/youtube-flags-robot-battle-videos-as-animal-fights/
• [ ] https://zelo-street.blogspot.com/2019/08/youtube-purges-far-right-bigots.html
• [x] YouTube kids authentication 'tool' https://twitter.com/jbillinson/status/1167446484599660544?s=19
• [x] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/sep/04/youtube-kids-fine-personal-data-collection-children-
• [ ] https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/09/02/ai_roundup_300819/ <-- youtube's role in radicalising the far right

BAD FRUIT

• [x] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/sep/06/apple-rewrote-siri-to-deflect-questions-about-feminism
• [ ] Apple devices are secure and how dare google suggest otherwise https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/09/a-message-about-ios-security/

YOUPOOP

• [ ] Meanwhile in microsoftland https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=ZGeWNR8CWnA
• [ ] Just watch youtube Let's Play, Guise https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/09/every-game-should-copy-death-strandings-very-easy-mode/

FUCK YOU MIT

• [x] MIT Media Lab head Joichi Ito resigns over Epstein donations https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-us-canada-49623084
• [ ] More on Joi Ito :( https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/sep/14/how-mit-was-complicit-in-allowing-jeffrey-epstein-to-launder-his-reputation

LIZARD NEWS

• [ ] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/sep/04/facebook-users-phone-numbers-privacy-lapse
• [ ] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-facebook-factcheck/instagram-adds-tool-for-users-to-flag-false-information-idUSKCN1V52AA? yay more flags to ignore
• [x] Facebook + face recognition = http://newsroom.fb.com/news/2019/09/update-face-recognition/

LOCAL EVENTS

• [x] Coderdojo 28th September https://bradford-coderdojo.github.io/

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