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Twitter will de-list, not delete politicians’ bannable tweets of ‘public interest’

Jun27
by on June 27, 2019 at 9:48 pm
Posted In: Around the Web


Twitter revealed today it will be adding a special label to certain tweets — namely those that violate Twitter’s terms of service, but which somehow serve public interest by remaining up. To be clear, Twitter’s been leaving such tweets up for quite some time — now it’s just managed to find a happy medium between appeasing important users and keeping Twitter safe for everyone. According to Twitter‘s blog, the company has allowed tweets from public figures to remain up, even if they are clearly in violation of Twitter‘s terms of service. That’s not new — but it’s apparently decided that…

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Jony Ive is leaving Apple

Jun27
by on June 27, 2019 at 9:03 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


Apple today announced that Jony Ive, its chief design officer, will soon depart for greener pastures. Ive, according to a press release, plans to start his own company though he will continue to work with Apple on a range of projects. “After nearly 30 years and countless projects, I am most proud of the lasting work we have done to create a design team, process and culture at Apple that is without peer,” Ive said. “Today it is stronger, more vibrant and more talented than at any point in Apple’s history.” Developing…

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Review: Penn & Teller’s VR experience is hilarious, magical, and decidedly cruel

Jun27
by on June 27, 2019 at 7:04 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, distract, gaming, virtual reality


Gearbox today launched Penn & Teller VR: Frankly Unfair, Unkind, Unnecessary, & Underhanded. Anyone who remembers the old boxed magician‘s tool-kits from yesteryear (amaze and astound your friends!) will feel right at home with this hilariously cruel VR experience. P&T: VR isn’t a game so much as it’s a performance aid, tool for pranksters, or gateway drug for budding magicians. It contains a series of gags you can pull on unsuspecting victims. Basically you’ll watch a “backstage” tutorial for each bit, given by Penn & Teller themselves, that explains how the tricks work. They teach you the setup, explain what…

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Neuroscientists scanned radicals’ brains to determine what makes them turn violent

Jun27
by on June 27, 2019 at 3:53 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication, world


The young man sitting in the waiting room of our neuroimaging facility wearing skinny jeans and trainers looked like a typical Spanish 20-year-old of Moroccan origin. Yassine* was bouncy, chatting up the research assistants, and generally in good spirits. He was like so many other Barcelona youths, except he openly expressed a desire to engage in violence for jihadist causes. As we took him through a battery of tests and questionnaires, we were barely able to keep him in his seat as he kept proclaiming his willingness to travel to Syria to kill himself. “I would go tomorrow, I would…

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Two-thirds of failed stablecoin projects were backed by gold

Jun27
by on June 27, 2019 at 2:33 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Stablecoins were once touted by some as a fix for cryptocurrency’s volatility. Thing is, it seems they’re not as stable as their name would suggest. Most of the stablecoin projects announced since 2017 are still yet to launch, and two-thirds of stablecoin projects that have failed were backed by gold. Since the beginning of 2017, 119 stablecoin projects have been announced and are still yet to be rolled out to the public, there are currently 66 active stablecoins, according to research from blockchain analytcis firm Blockdata. To date, 24 stablecoin projects have closed down and ceased operations. Around two-thirds (16)…

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