Microsoft and Security Incentives

Former senior White House cyber policy director A. J. Grotto talks about the economic incentives for companies to improve their security—in particular, Microsoft: Grotto told us Microsoft had to be “dragged kicking and screaming” to provide logging capabilities to the government … | Continue reading


@schneier.com | 14 minutes ago

Hollywood is reviving its war on piracy

As the streaming deal gets worse, people are going back to piracy. The industry wants to stop them. | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 22 minutes ago

Scientists create 'toxic AI' that is rewarded for thinking up the worst possible questions we could imagine

Researchers at MIT are using AI to train AI not to give toxic responses, using a new method that replicates human curiosity. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 23 minutes ago

The power of the pun, from Shakespeare to Walter Conrkite to Roy Peter Clark

EDITOR’S NOTE: This essay is a share from our friends at The Poynter Institute, with gratitude. By Roy Peter Clark ll good writers play with words, even when they write about grave matters. The device that makes such word play the most visible is the pun. My first sentence contai … | Continue reading


@niemanstoryboard.org | 23 minutes ago

Exclusive: Webby Awards - podcast highlights

We've the winners of 14 of the awards. Sponsored by Podcastle. Create, Edit, Publish, and Grow your podcast -- all in one collaborative, AI-powered platform. Make your voice heard with Podcastle. Visit https://podnews.net/update/webby-awards-24-highlights for the story links in f … | Continue reading


@podnews.net | 23 minutes ago

Trump Could Pocket Over $1 Billion in Trump Media Stock This Week

Former President Donald Trump could pocket more than $1 billion in paper wealth by the end of the day Tuesday. Read more... | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 23 minutes ago

UN reports optimistic trend in child mortality rates, but some experts believe it's insufficient: 'We have the knowledge and tools to save lives'

"This year's report is an important milestone … But this is simply not enough." UN reports optimistic trend in child mortality rates, but some experts believe it's insufficient: 'We have the knowledge and tools to save lives' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 23 minutes ago

BlackRock’s IBIT achieves 70-day inflow streak milestone

BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), IBIT, has achieved an impressive milestone by registering net inflows for 70 consecutive days.… Continue reading BlackRock’s IBIT achieves 70-day inflow streak milestone The post BlackRock’s IBIT achieves 70-day inflow streak m … | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 25 minutes ago

The Book of Chaos: My Art, As it Is

As it is, the world is a crazy place. Therefore, as it is,we all need to find a place,or a refuge of some sort,or way, a means to an end, or to find some kind of balance,in an unbalanced world,which is why I am here. This is my art.And this is my inspiration.This is all […] | Continue reading


@thewrittenaddiction.com | 33 minutes ago

Eventbrite Offers Event Trends Update for 2024

From pricing strategies and event frequency to experiential offerings and sustainability practices, Eventbrite's annual event trends forecasting guide offers a glimpse into the shifting focus of organizers and attendees. -Miguel Neves | Continue reading


@meetings.skift.com | 38 minutes ago

Best mods for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

Warhammer 40k Darktide is a much-underappreciated game by everybody apart from those who have played it. It was a bit… Continue reading Best mods for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide The post Best mods for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 49 minutes ago

Tinder’s new ‘Share My Date’ feature explained

Tinder has announced a new safety feature called “Share My Date” which allows for one-click sharing of date plans with… Continue reading Tinder’s new ‘Share My Date’ feature explained The post Tinder’s new ‘Share My Date’ feature explained appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 56 minutes ago

The Kids Skipping Elite Colleges and Heading South. Plus. . .

Taylor Swift’s new album. Bari Weiss on freedom. And more. | Continue reading


@thefp.com | 1 hour ago

George Washington's stash of centuries-old cherries found hidden under Mount Vernon floor

Enslaved people picked the cherries around 250 years ago, likely in pre-Revolutionary War times. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 1 hour ago

Episode 710 | Is Coding Dead?, The "Right" Tech Stack, Funded Competition, and More Listener Questions

In episode 710, join Rob Walling for another solo adventure where he answers listener questions. He answers whether you need a burning passion to be successful in entrepreneurship, and how that relates to developing a product alongside a day job. Rob also discusses competing agai … | Continue reading


@startupsfortherestofus.com | 1 hour ago

Samsung QN90D 4K Neo QLED Review: Looking Good From (Almost) Every Angle

There’s a whole slew of quality TVs out there calling for the world’s attention. Out of Samsung’s full slate of premium 2024 TVs, the new 4K Neo QLED is certainly one of the most approachable, both from its upper-midrange base $1,500 price point and its just being a solid viewing … | Continue reading


@gizmodo.com | 1 hour ago

Tenant panics after receiving notice about lawn from homeowners association: 'Does it look like we're getting evicted?'

"The requirements and the violations are rather subjective." Tenant panics after receiving notice about lawn from homeowners association: 'Does it look like we're getting evicted?' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 1 hour ago

TSMC’s debacle in the American desert

Missed deadlines and tension among Taiwanese and American coworkers are plaguing the chip giant’s Phoenix expansion. | Continue reading


@restofworld.org | 1 hour ago

What it takes to raise a $300 million VC fund for Africa

Tidjane Deme talks about convincing investors to back Africa-focused tech funds amid a global funding slump. | Continue reading


@restofworld.org | 1 hour ago

Meta offers Quest OS up to third-party developers, ASUS and Lenovo among them

ASUS and Lenovo are two of the first third-party mixed reality developers to adopt Meta’ Quest OS for their own… Continue reading Meta offers Quest OS up to third-party developers, ASUS and Lenovo among them The post Meta offers Quest OS up to third-party developers, ASUS and Len … | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 1 hour ago

Destination Brief: Phoenix Tops Rankings for Airport, Convention Center & Tech Growth

From its investment in growth sectors like semiconductors and electric vehicles to its boom in hotel development and innovative transportation, Phoenix is a city on the rise — and event organizers are taking note. This sun-drenched region values nature just as much as technology, … | Continue reading


@meetings.skift.com | 1 hour ago

Berlin police say protests can only be held in German or English

After disrupting a pro-Palestine protest held by Irish speakers outside the German parliament, police in Berlin have said that demonstrations can only be held in German or English... | Continue reading


@iamexpat.de | 1 hour ago

Venezuela bets on Tether cryptocurrency to skirt oil sanctions

As the United States reimposes oil sanctions on Venezuela, the country’s state-run oil company PDVSA is planning to increase its… Continue reading Venezuela bets on Tether cryptocurrency to skirt oil sanctions The post Venezuela bets on Tether cryptocurrency to skirt oil sanction … | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 1 hour ago

SI È CHIUSA CON SUCCESSO LA SETTIMANA DELLA SALUTE PORTATA IN FIERA DA COSMOFARMA ED EXPOSANITÀ

L'articolo SI È CHIUSA CON SUCCESSO LA SETTIMANA DELLA SALUTE PORTATA IN FIERA DA COSMOFARMA ED EXPOSANITÀ proviene da BolognaFiere Group. | Continue reading


@bolognafiere.it | 1 hour ago

The fashion psychologist investigating how what we wear makes us feel

Dion Terrelonge researches the impact of fast fashion on the environment and on self-expression The post The fashion psychologist investigating how what we wear makes us feel appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading


@positive.news | 1 hour ago

Dune: Awakening – Release date speculation, trailers, platforms, and everything we know

Whether you’re a book or movie lover, Dune is one of those franchises that is engrossing no matter which medium… Continue reading Dune: Awakening – Release date speculation, trailers, platforms, and everything we know The post Dune: Awakening – Release date speculation, trailers, … | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 1 hour ago

Forgotten At The Park

Old friends reconnect stories and memories flow spring romance blossoms | Continue reading


@cimple.life | 1 hour ago

Graphiae: a new art installation by Gianluca Cingolani

Milan Malpensa International Airport, until June 26, 2024 Graphiae, the digital artist Gianluca Cingolani’s new project, was unveiled at Porta di Milano, Terminal 1 of Milan Malpensa International Airport. Graphiae takes us back to thousands of years ago, when one of the greatest … | Continue reading


@digitalmeetsculture.net | 2 hours ago

Viewpoint: the next framework programme must remember the human dimension

Monica Schofield is a R&D consultant and head of a funding advice unit at Tutech, a TTO serving Hamburg University of Technology. She is also convenor of a task force on responsible innovation for the European Industrial Research Management Association of which she is an individu … | Continue reading


@sciencebusiness.net | 2 hours ago

Kim Sherwood on Women in the World of Bond

The Bond Girl. The phrase itself is a source of celebration and contention. Few other thriller writers before Ian Fleming placed such emphasis on creating rounded female protagonists with their own backgrounds, motives and agency. Few other action films attract such attention wit … | Continue reading


@crimereads.com | 2 hours ago

Small Town, Big Crime

The phrase “people often ask me” sounds like a setup here, but it’s true that people often ask me why it is I’ve chosen to write about small-town Texas. And every time, the question sort of takes me aback—not because it’s an unusual one, but because the setting of my books feels … | Continue reading


@crimereads.com | 2 hours ago

How the CIA Set Up Shop in Miami – And Immediately Started Plotting to Kill Castro

It was an introvert’s paradise. Two weeks after Fidel Castro forced Fulgencio Batista from power in 1959, Justin Gleichauf found himself as the one and only employee of the new CIA operation in Miami. Part of the Domestic Contacts Division of the Directorate of Intelligence, the … | Continue reading


@crimereads.com | 2 hours ago

Get Paid for Performance, Not Presence

Some people are a little confused about their role at work. They believe that showing up is their job. The reality is that you don’t get paid to go to work, you get paid to get the job done. In other words, performance, not presence. Have you ever been to a restaurant where the f … | Continue reading


@franksonnenbergonline.com | 2 hours ago

A Guided Tour of the Largest Handmade Model of Imperial Rome: Discover the 20x20 Meter Model Created During the 1930s

At the moment, you can’t see the largest, most detailed handmade model of Imperial Rome for yourself. That’s because the Museo della Civiltà Romana, the institution that houses it, has been closed for renovations since 2014. But you can get a guided tour of “Il Plastico,” as this … | Continue reading


@openculture.com | 2 hours ago

The Family Photographs That Helped Us Investigate How a University Displaced a Black Community

by Logan Jaffe ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 hours ago

Shakespeare’s Grief

After a pandemic took his son, the Bard would never be the same | Continue reading


@frontporchrepublic.com | 2 hours ago

Study offers further evidence about true impact of electric vehicles: 'We have to sustain that for another 20 years'

The data collected shows the reduction rate needs to be twice as fast to get to the net-zero goals. Study offers further evidence about true impact of electric vehicles: 'We have to sustain that for another 20 years' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 2 hours ago

#36: Rediscovering the past to shape the future – with special guest Jim Klein

In this special, personal episode, we continue our conversation about history with a special guest and a special project in which Jonathan's father recently rediscovered the story of Kurt Klein and Gerda Weissmann-Klein: two Jews who left Germany during and after World War II, ma … | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 2 hours ago

Points to Know About the Screwdriver

The following is excerpted from Vol. II of “The Woodworker: The Charles H. Hayward Years: Techniques.” This book is chock-full of invaluable hand-tool technique instruction and tool knowledge…including finer points about screwdrivers. I didn’t know until I started working with ni … | Continue reading


@blog.lostartpress.com | 2 hours ago

Indigenous advocates at the UN say the green transition is neither clean nor just

Their message isn't new, but it is gaining urgency as funding for green energy projects grows. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 hours ago

European Union launches another TikTok probe

After launching TikTok Lite in France and Spain without the proper risk assessments in place, the European Union has opened… Continue reading European Union launches another TikTok probe The post European Union launches another TikTok probe appeared first on ReadWrite. | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 2 hours ago

Your doctor is prescribing antibiotics that won't help – and may harm

Much has been made of the global rise in antibiotic resistance and its impact on the delivery of effective treatment, with good reason. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that the misuse and overuse of antimicrobials, an umbrella term for medications that kill bacteria, … | Continue reading


@newatlas.com | 2 hours ago

Biden’s ‘Solar for All’ awards $7B to bring affordable energy to low-income families

The program is designed to reduce greenhouse emissions and energy inequity. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 2 hours ago

Elon Musk clashes with Australia, branded an ‘arrogant billionaire’

In the wake of two tragic stabbing incidents in Australia this month, a row has erupted between X owner Elon… Continue reading Elon Musk clashes with Australia, branded an ‘arrogant billionaire’ The post Elon Musk clashes with Australia, branded an ‘arrogant billionaire’ appeared … | Continue reading


@readwrite.com | 2 hours ago

Britons Caught in the French Revolution

Britons Caught in the French Revolution JamesHoare Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:20 | Continue reading


@historytoday.com | 3 hours ago

Acre-by-acre, the Prairie Band Potawatomi bought back their land

After almost two centuries, the Indigenous Nation is reestablishing the only reservation in Illinois. | Continue reading


@grist.org | 3 hours ago

Watch Iconic Artists at Work: Rare Videos of Picasso, Matisse, Kandinsky, Renoir, Monet, Pollock & More

Claude Monet, 1915: We’ve all seen their works in fixed form, enshrined in museums and printed in books. But there’s something special about watching a great artist at work. Over the years, we’ve posted film clips of some of the greatest artists of the 20th century caught in the … | Continue reading


@openculture.com | 3 hours ago

Authorities test new technology that could make roads smoother and safer: 'Has the potential to transform how we perform road maintenance'

"Stopping cracks from growing into potholes could save a lot of future maintenance work." Authorities test new technology that could make roads smoother and safer: 'Has the potential to transform how we perform road maintenance' first appeared on The Cool Down. | Continue reading


@thecooldown.com | 3 hours ago