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Secret TSA program spies on unsuspecting passengers

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by on July 30, 2018 at 9:59 pm
Posted In: Around the Web


An investigation revealed over the weekend that the American Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is secretly monitoring and tracking hundreds of American citizens. They’re not on any kind of watchlist — the TSA just deems their flight patterns worthy of suspicion. This program, called “Quiet Skies,” requires the TSA to keep an eye on certain US citizens when they’re in the airport. These citizens haven’t been accused of any crime, and they appear to have been selected for surveillance based on details in their movements that no one’s been able to adequately define. The level of surveillance those in the program…

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There’s zero chance Elon Musk tricks me into covering the Tesla surfboard

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by on July 30, 2018 at 9:15 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Shareables


Elon Musk is at it again. For a very limited time today Tesla listed a “Limited Edition Tesla Surfboard” at its online shop. It would have set you back a cool $1,500 if you were able to snag one before the limited run of 200 sold out. Now they’re going for up to $5,000 on eBay. But I won’t be covering it. The board is a collaboration with two expert board makers, Lost Surfboards and Matt “Mayhem” Biolos, so the quality, presumably, is quite high. That said, Lost’s boards typically sell for around $750, so adding a Tesla logo seems…

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China set to leapfrog US in the AI race

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by on July 30, 2018 at 6:34 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence, world


China’s progress towards its goal of becoming the world’s leader in AI by the year 2025 remains unchecked. While its efforts still lag behind the US, thanks to the likes of Google and Microsoft, there’s an alarming amount of research indicating the gap is shrinking. It’s only been a year since TNW reported China’s announcement it was shifting its national strategy to claim the artificial intelligence crown. In that time China has advanced its agenda to a startling degree, at least according to the experts. Air Force General VeraLinn “Dash” Jamieson, deputy chief of staff for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance…

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Twitter’s newly commissioned health studies may be shots in the dark

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by on July 30, 2018 at 6:17 pm
Posted In: Around the Web


Twitter today announced it had selected two finalists in its months-long search for a “health metric” — essentially a giant, figurative dipstick by which it can tell how well everyone’s getting along on the site. Twitter selected researchers with dazzling bona fides, but the company should also disclose what, if anything, it could do with their findings. Last March, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey waved the figurative white flag and announced he was calling on someone, anyone to come up with a way of measuring the platform’s health. Specifically, he said: What we know is we must commit to a rigorous…

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Litecoin creator is helping HTC build a secure blockchain phone

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by on July 30, 2018 at 3:55 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Hard Fork, Insider


Litecoin creator Charlie Lee is helping HTC make sure its upcoming blockchain-powered phone has everything to please the regular cryptocurrency enthusiast. In a tweet from earlier today, Lee revealed he will be joining the phone-maker as an adviser, spearheading the development of the recently announced Exodus smartphone. “I will be an advisor as I see having a secure crypto phone that makes [the Lightning Network” simple is needed for mass adoption,” he said. Met the HTC Exodus team last week and was really excited to hear the phone will support LTC and Lightning Network on Litecoin natively! I will be…

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