The news: Two political ads will broadcast on social media today, featuring deepfake versions of Russian president Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Both deepfake leaders will be giving the same message: that America doesn’t need any election interference from them; it will ruin its democracy by itself. What are they for? Yes, […]
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From chief technology officer to CEO
In the digital era, strong technology leadership correlates ever more closely with business revenue growth. Technology strategy, and the ability of chief technology officers to deliver it, is key to business success, not just for managing the performance and cost efficiency of enterprise technology, but to create the architecture and agility for new business models, […]
Why security experts are braced for the next election hack-and-leak
When the New York Times published its blockbuster scoop about President Donald Trump’s tax returns, a lot of cybersecurity experts had traumatic flashbacks to four years ago. Just a few weeks before the 2016 election, recordings were leaked of Trump on the set of Access Hollywood describing his strategy to sexually assault women. The news […]
The technology that powers the 2020 campaigns, explained
Campaigns and elections have always been about data—underneath the empathetic promises to fix your problems and fight for your family, it’s a business of metrics. If a campaign is lucky, it will find its way through a wilderness of polling, voter attributes, demographics, turnout, impressions, gerrymandering, and ad buys to connect with voters in a […]
Apple’s Craig Federighi Explains How iPadOS 14’s Scribble Feature Was Developed
Earlier this month, Apple released iPadOS 14 to the public. Apple has always been very keen to position the iPad as a full-fledged computing machine. The iPadOS and powerful iPad Pro series have helped the iPad shape up as a computer replacement. One of the powerful features of iPadOS 14 is Scribble. The Scribble feature […]
There might be even more underground reservoirs of liquid water on Mars
Four underground reservoirs of water may be sitting below the south pole of Mars. The new findings, published today in Nature Astronomy, suggest Mars is home to even more deposits of liquid water than once thought. The background: In 2018, a group of Italian researchers used radar observations made by the European Space Agency’s Mars […]
Econ 3.0? What economists can contribute to (and learn from) the pandemic
For evidence that mainstream economists are taking the challenge of covid-19 seriously, look no further than the comments of Gabriela Ramos, chief of staff at the OECD, at a conference in April: “For many institutions, including the OECD, which has traditionally emphasized the need for efficiency, it is not easy to accept that we should build […]
iPhone 12 Could Launch Earlier than Usual in South Korea
A report from The Korea Herald claims that Apple could launch its new iPhone 12 lineup in South Korea earlier than usual in a bid to attract more 5G customers. Officials at various telecom operators in South Korea are preparing for the launch of the iPhone 12 lineup in late October or early November. Continue […]
The US Army wants to modify SpaceX’s Starlink satellites for unjammable navigation
SpaceX has already launched more than 700 Starlink satellites, with thousands more due to come online in the years ahead. Their prime mission is to provide high-speed internet virtually worldwide, including to many remote locations that have lacked reliable service to date. Now, research funded by the US Army has concluded that the growing mega-constellation could […]
Microsoft Internally Worked on a Mac OS X Aqua Theme for Windows XP
Late last week, the Windows XP source code leaked and it has revealed that Microsoft was working on a theme that was similar to Apple’s Aqua theme that made its debut at the Macworld Conference & Expo in 2000. Continue reading → Powered by WPeMatico