The indictment alleges that Griffith and others conspired to breach the prohibitions set forward by the act when they provided services to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea without prior approval from the US government. Griffith is also accused of trying to evade requirements set by US law. The developer, once described by the New York Times as “a hacker working to make the internet a better and more interesting place” was publicly defended by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin following his arrest at Los Angeles airport in late November....

The show, called Long Way Up, will see the motorbiking duo cover 21,000 km (13,000 miles) over 100 days. Starting from the city of Ushuaia, McGregor and Boorman will encounter 13 countries and cross 16 borders on their way to the finish in Mexico. I’ve no doubt that Boorman and McGregor will complete the journey with much humor and humility. Having already motorbiked around the world in Long Way Round, and from John O’Groats, in Scotland, to Cape Town, in South Africa, as part of their Long Way Down, they’re no strangers to this kind of expedition....

In April 2018, the social media giant announced a new initiative to share a database of URLs its users have linked to between January 1, 2017 to February 19, 2019. To that effect, the company had partnered with an independent research commission, known as Social Science One (SSO), to evaluate the dataset and ensure the shared treasure trove of information adhered to privacy standards. The project was the first-ever attempt to offer an insight into the disinformation operations on the social network....

The report noted the company’s offer as much as $3 million to some publications; it has already had some discussions with ABC News, Bloomberg, Dow Jones, and the Washington Post. Hours later, the social network confirmed to CNBC that it’s launching a dedicated news tab this fall. Earlier in April, CEO Mark Zuckerberg had mentioned the company wants to introduce this feature by the end of the year. At the time, he said the company would take on advice from outside the organization to build it the right way....

Up front: Called Fairness Flow, the new diagnostic tool allows machine learning developers at Facebook to determine whether certain kinds of machine learning systems contain bias against or towards specific groups of people. It works by inspecting the data flow for a given model. Per a company blog post: Background: The blog post doesn’t clarify exactly why Facebook’s touting Fairness Flow right now, but its timing gives a hint at what might be going on behind the scenes at the social network....

— Guardian Education (@GuardianEdu) October 18, 2021 When I asked my daughter if she would have any concerns about the use of facial recognition technology in her school canteen, she casually replied: “Not really. It would make things a lot faster at checkout though.” Her words validate the concern that children are much less aware of their data rights compared to adults. And although there are special provisions and safeguards for children under a range of data protection legislations, the use of facial recognition technology on children could pose unique privacy risks....

According to ESET, the bad actors were able to steal more than $40,000 worth of Bitcoin. But how? The scammers have been using a trojanized version of an official Tor browser package. The bad browser redirects users to two websites which claim the user’s version of Tor is out of date. Researchers say this happens even if the browser is the most up-to-date version. When a user clicks on the “update” link on the nefarious page, they are redirected to another website where they are told they can download an update....

I’ve got a tiny cabin by a lake, which is a great place to unwind during these challenging times. The cabin is only accessible by boat, which isn’t so much a downside as an excellent quality to have in the case of a zombie apocalypse. It also means I spend a lot of time on a boat, and lately I’ve been pondering the similarities of piloting a boat and navigating life and business....

Podcasting has already shaped the way we consume media, and we can’t let it become yet another boys club. This is why Amanda Lund and Maria Blasucci, two actors and writers, along with their former agentPriyanka Mattoo, launched Earios. A podcast network run by women, dedicated to sharing content created by women, for everyone — but “no creeps allowed,” as it states on its Kickstarter page. After raising $26,000 on Kickstarter last year, Earios launched its first three shows this week — including Filling the Void, in which host Lesley Arfin dives into hobbies and passions and interviews guests on what makes them happy....

Since my last post, the US patent office issued over 29,948 patents and published over 33,636 patent applications. Each patent asset adds a little something new to the human knowledge base. As I cannot list all these patent assets here, my team and I have selected the five most interesting patent assets. Enjoy! Patent #1. Disney invents “paintcopter” (20190127064) Disney has invented a drone-based painting system termed as paintcopter. A recent patent publication from Disney disclosed details of this unique system....

According to Germany’s road traffic regulator, more than 194,000 BEVs were sold in 2020 in the country, Reuters reports. Three times as many as 2019. Richard Damm the president of the regulator, the KBA, said the country is on its way toward having more than 7 million EVs on German roads by 2030. [Read: Meet the 4 scale-ups using data to save the planet] It might be on its way to that goal, but the reality is it has a lot further to go....

According to a report from local news outlet, The Local DE, some of Germany’s politicians, including Chancellor Angela Merkel, met this week and have agreed that the country should play a “pioneering role” in the regulation of self-driving cars. The first step the country is going to take to realize this goal is to draft some laws, how appropriate. [Read: Lucid unveils the Air, its luxury EV with up to 517-miles of range costing as much as $169K] The law should reportedly make Germany “the first country in the world to permit driverless vehicles in regular operation as well as in the entire country....

In a bid to give women a better professional platform, Girlboss CEO and Founder Sophia Amoruso launched the company’s first-ever, free social networking site — professional networking 2.0, dubbed as a “LinkedIn for women.” On Girlboss’ new professional site, which is available in the US, women entrepreneurs, creatives, and freelancers can connect directly with like-minded peers and notable industry leaders. Its members already include the likes of Jen Rubio, Payal Kadakia, and Bozoma St....

Autumn — the most distinguished of seasons — brings with it predictable trends: steaming pumpkin spiced lattes, slippery leaves layered across pavements, and a deluge of companies announcing new shit in the run up to Christmas. Last month it was Apple’s event. The other week it was Google’s turn. And the search giant did us proud. Well, as proud as a billion-dollar company that’d sell all of us for animal feed if given half-a-chance can make anyone In just 30 minutes it announced the Pixel 5, the Pixel 4a 5G, and the Nest Audio....

Behold: And a closer look: Notably, these Pixel Buds have a dark green color that the current model isn’t available in. While you might think this was just a weird color glitch, there are two things to suggest these are a new model altogether. First, the position of the white LED is different than the two on the current Pixel Buds: Second, it’s a perfect match for the ‘dark green’ Pixel Buds 9to5Google had previously reported on, which noted the color would extend to the interior of the case itself, not just the earbuds....

The COVID-19 virus spreads in respiratory droplets. So if you touch surfaces where respiratory droplets from an infected person’s nose or mouth may have fallen, you might catch it too. That’s why medical professionals have advised people to avoid handshakes, as well as crowded places such as public transport services, conferences, and offices. [Read: 7 best coronavirus dashboards to map the spread of COVID-19] Following the warning, some companies have offered their teams the option to work from home, but only in certain regions....

I live in India, and because of the diverse nature of the country names, people in my contacts and their pronunciations vary a lot. So it might be hard for Google Assistant to correctly identify all of them every single time. To solve this problem, Google is rolling out a new update to the Assistant, which lets you teach it the pronunciation of specific contacts. This update will give you an option to either record your own voice or spell out the pronunciation....

Dunzo provides pick up and deliver services in over seven cities in India. Given the majority of India’s business relies on offline commerce, through Dunzo, you can ask a delivery person to visit a shop to purchase something and deliver it to you for nominal fees. The service also allows you to pick up a package from a friend’s place and drop it at your home. The company said that hackers gained unauthorized access to one of its databases: It added that financial details such as credit card information and transaction details were not compromised....

First off, Google Maps can now tell you more accurate bus travel times based on live traffic data. The feature is going live in 10 cities across India — Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune, Lucknow, Chennai, Mysore, Coimbatore, and Surat. This is especially handy for me in Bangalore, where buses are frequently delayed owing to the city’s horrendous traffic — and when they often have destination and route names displayed only in Kannada, a language I can’t yet read fluently....

Last night, the company the company revealed an open repository of coronavirus-related databases, including ones from Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering (JHU CSSE), Global Health Data from the World Bank, and OpenStreetMap data. All these free databases will have a “COVID-19” label for differentiation and easy access; they’ll remain freely accessible until September 15. Researchers can also use BigQuery ML to build advanced AI models for COVID-19 research....