Friday, 17 February 2017

Bipartisan bill would force police to get warrants before using Stingray cell tracker


The legislation was introduced Wednesday, and is called the Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance (GPS) Act. Congress does love its clever acronyms.

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Thursday, 16 February 2017

Google Fiber is slashing employees, preparing to deploy wireless access points instead of fiber optics

Google Fiber

Google Fiber is cutting jobs and prepping to shift to a wireless deployment model in new markets (though fiber will remain available in current markets). But will this create a product anyone actually wants to buy?

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ET deals roundup: Save big on a Dell XPS tower, VPN services, and more for Presidents’ Day

ET deals roundup

Need a new PC? Maybe you're looking for an HDTV. Good news, there's loads of superb sales happening across the web to celebrate Presidents' Day! From eye tracking to motion-sensing lights to online courses, you're bound to find something here that fits your budget.

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Ivy League astronomers take exoplanet hunting open-source


Astronomers have released more than twenty years' worth of planet hunting and stellar observation data to the public so that you, too, can hunt exoplanets like an interstellar Indiana Jones.

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Tesla driver saves unconscious man trapped in out-of-control vehicle

Tesla-Hero

A German Model S driver is being credited with saving a stroke victim's life after he realized the man was unconscious behind the wheel of his Volkswagen Passat.

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Google’s DeepMind survival sim shows how AI can become hostile or cooperative

Artificial Intelligence AI

Machines can be very human-like when survival is at stake.

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ET deals: Save 89% on the big data mastery with Hadoop bundle

Big Data

Are you being saddled with a huge data set? Desperately trying to make meaningful decisions on this massive pile of data? Today, StackSocial is offering up eight online courses for one low price that aim to help you whip your data into shape with Hadoop.

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