Meta's Oversight Board says it will review more cases and fast-track some within as little as 48 hours. "Increasing the number of decisions we produce, and the speed at which we do so, will let us tackle more of the big challenges of content moderation, and respond more quickly in situations with urgent real-world consequences," the board wrote in a blog post. Although previous versions of the … [Read more...]
Why you should not use JWT for authentication
JWT (JavaScript Web Token) is a well-known and simple method of authenticating a user. Almost all tutorials you did on the backend, specially API building tutorials probably told you to use JWT. I also thought once that JWT is the modern and better authentication method. Of course, it was a lack of my knowledge. One day, in our architecture meeting at work, I discovered how wrong I was. This … [Read more...]
Facebook is going to explain more about how machine learning decides the ads you see
/ The ‘Why am I seeing this ad’ tool is getting some updates. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray">Image: MetaMeta is updating Facebook’s ad transparency tools to better explain … [Read more...]
Samsung’s on a roll, brings One UI 5.1 to the Galaxy S21 FE and S20 FE 5G
One UI 5.1 is the latest iteration of Samsung’s custom Android skin. It made its debut on the Galaxy S23 series and subsequently available as an incremental update to a number of flagships running One UI 5.0. Now, the Korean OEM is rolling out the new firmware for the Galaxy S21 FE and the 5G variant of the Galaxy S20 FE in multiple regions. Source: xda-developers.com … [Read more...]
Stellantis’ Ram is workshopping a mid-sized EV pickup truck
Stellantis brand Ram has developed a mid-sized EV pickup truck concept and plans to show it off to dealers next month. The disclosure about the company’s plans to shop the concept came up during an interview between Ram Mike Koval Jr. and Motor Trend. Showing off a concept to dealers doesn’t mean a mid-sized EV pickup will go into production. However, there has been a mid-sized pickup void in the … [Read more...]
2023 Call for Code has been announced, encouraging sustainable development
The 2023 Call for Code, a global program that invites developers around the world to contribute to open-source technology projects that address social and humanitarian issues, has recently been announced by creator David Clark, founding partner IBM, charitable partner United Nations Human Rights, and program affiliate the Linux Foundation. This year’s Call for Code is intended to encourage the … [Read more...]
Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Warns of Exploited Windows Zero-Days
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday machine is humming loudly with software updates to fix at least 76 vulnerabilities in Windows and OS components and the company is warning that some of the bugs have already been exploited in the wild. Microsoft’s security response team flagged three of the 76 documented flaws in the already-exploited category that typically refers to zero-day malware attacks in the … [Read more...]
How I Learned HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React in 100 Days and Landed a Job as a Non-Tech Guy
Are you looking for inspiration to start learning web development? Then this blog is for you. Hey there, my name is Ibrahim and I want to share my journey of how I went from being a non-tech guy to landing a job in web development in just 100 days.I am an engineering dropout and since 2018, I have worked in non-tech roles in early-stage startups. In 2020, during the Covid-19 lockdown, I had an … [Read more...]
How to use iPhone’s Safety Check and Emergency SOS features
/ There are a variety of features that can help guard your personal safety a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray">Samar Haddad / The VergeWhile there has — rightly — been a great … [Read more...]
Turning waste water into water that works with Alex Rappaport from ZwitterCo
Welcome back to Found, where we get the stories behind the startups. This week Darrell and Becca are joined by Alex Rappaport, the CEO and co-founder of ZwitterCo, a startup that develops technology that filters waste water. Alex talked about how his childhood on the Potomac river inspired his future career in clean water. He also talked about what it was like to build a commercial business off … [Read more...]
Databricks announces Visual Studio Code extension
Databricks, provider of a cloud-based data engineering tool for processing and transforming large amounts of data, today announced the Visual Studio Code extension for Databricks. According to the company, this new extension will allow developers to write their code locally utilizing the editing capabilities of VS Code, connect to Databricks clusters and run code remotely, and use the software … [Read more...]
BuzzFeed’s first AI-generated articles are ad-lib quizzes
Artificial Intelligence/Tech / The website announced last month that it would use OpenAI tools to assist with content creation. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray">Image: … [Read more...]
Ford halts production and shipments of electric F-150 Lightning over battery concerns
Ford paused the F-150 Lightning’s production and shipments due to a potential battery issue, the company said today. The scope and nature of the battery concern is unknown at this time. The stoppage started at the beginning of last week, and Ford has yet to estimate when it will restart production. According to a statement provided by Ford, the stoppage occurred after a vehicle failed a … [Read more...]
Meta improves its consumer-facing tool that explains why you’re seeing that ad
Meta today announced it’s making changes to increase transparency around ads. The company says it’s updating a nearly decade-old Facebook feature “Why am I seeing this ad?” to better explain to consumers how an AI technique called machine learning may have played a role in the ad’s placement, among other factors. Specifically, it will now highlight how user activity both on and off Facebook may … [Read more...]
These are Microsoft’s Bing AI secret rules and why it says it’s named Sydney
/ Bing AI often refers to itself as Sydney, but Microsoft says that was an internal codename for a chat experience it was previously working on. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd … [Read more...]
Update your Apple devices now to patch a security flaw
Apple released security updates to its operating systems on Monday to resolve a security flaw. While such updates are common, the company said in the announcement that the issue “may have been actively exploited,” meaning hackers could’ve taken advantage of the issue to access Apple devices. Apple issued security updates for its macOS Ventura, latest iPhone and iPad products and its Safari web … [Read more...]
GitHub’s Copilot for Business is now generally available
GitHub today announced that Copilot for Business, the company’s $19/month enterprise version of its AI-powered code completion tool, is now generally available, after a short beta phase that started last December. Copilot for Business adds features like license management, organization-wide policy management and additional privacy features. Until now, you had to work with GitHub’s sales … [Read more...]
TechCrunch+ roundup: Advice for laid-off techies, fintech flops, how to build a growth team
Many tech workers have never experienced a job market like this one. Losing a job unexpectedly is more than a financial shock. Many of us invest much of our identity in what we do for a living, which means layoffs can transform social and emotional lives overnight. Slashing your spending and polishing your LinkedIn page is the right move, but investors tell me that now is still a good time to … [Read more...]
Logz.io bets on generative AI to help ops teams remediate issues
Cloud observability platform Logz.io today announced that it is launching a generative AI model to augment its existing machine learning tools, which focus on a company’s observability data, with additional information from other data sources. Through this, the tool can now generate smarter remediation recommendations and, in turn, improve ops teams’ reaction times. The company, which focuses on … [Read more...]
Best OnePlus 11 chargers, cables, and accessories in 2023
OnePlus 11 finally stepped out of the Chinese market to become globally available on Feb 7, and you can now pre-order it in the U.S. to reserve your unit. The new flagship comes with improved hardware, including the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, upgraded ultrawide and telephoto lens, and more. It's easily one of the best OnePlus phones we've used to date and is shaping up to be one of the … [Read more...]