📱 Control Our Social Feed, Satellite Hacks & AI Moonshot
Today’s pick
We Need More Say in What We See on Social Media. Social media can feel like a giant newsstand, with more choices than any newsstand ever. It contains news not only from journalism outlets, but also from your grandma, your friends, celebrities and people in countries you have never visited. By Julia Angwin via The New York Times
Social Media Algorithms Control Us. It’s Time To Push Back. - Timothy McBride (@mcbridetd)
Hackers find 3 weakspots in US Air Force satellite, win $50K prize. For the first time, a competition saw hackers break into a US Air Force satellite in orbit. It was part of an annual event held to stress-test the satellites against real security threats. By Marianne Guenot via Insider
Hackers figured out 3 separate ways to break into US Air Force satellites, and won up to $50K for doing it - Alec Chivalry (@ArtVandelay2021)
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Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt to launch AI-science moonshot. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is building an ambitious new organization to tackle scientific challenges with the help of artificial intelligence, according to people briefed on the plans. By Reed Albergotti via Semafor
The scoop: Eric Schmidt is working on a stealth project marrying AI and biotech/science. One of the people working on it tried to get a protein (the science version) turned into an emoji. The other did a Ted talk about brain implants - Reed Albergotti (@ReedAlbergotti)
'Not a replacement of journalists in any way': AP clarifies standards around generative AI. The Associated Press has updated its standards — and will publish 10 new AP Stylebook entries — to caution journalists about common pitfalls in coverage of artificial intelligence. By Sarah Scire via Nieman Lab
"We do not see AI as a replacement of journalists in any way." - Taylor Soper (@Taylor_Soper)
CISA says hackers are exploiting a new file transfer bug in Citrix ShareFile. Hackers are exploiting a newly discovered vulnerability in yet another enterprise file transfer software, the U.S. government's cybersecurity agency has warned. By Carly Page via TechCrunch
Another enterprise file-transfer service is under active attack, as CISA has warned that hackers are exploiting a critical-rated vulnerability in Citrix ShareFile - Carly Page (@CarlyPage_)
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