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on September 26, 2020 at 06:00

Ashley Gold / Axios: Poll: 52% of US voters support shutting down social media platforms for the week of the election, with 62% not confident platforms can stop election misinfo  —  Fifty-two percent of voters support shutting down social media platforms altogether for the week of the presidential election …

on September 26, 2020 at 04:35

Alexander George / Popular Mechanics: Apple's Craig Federighi details how ML behind handwriting recognition on iPad works, which was trained using data sourced directly from people as they wrote  —  The more intuitive a task is for humans, generally, the harder it is for  —  can't hear your commands, or when your spam filter traps an important email.

on September 26, 2020 at 03:55

Tom Warren / The Verge: Source code of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 has leaked online on various file sharing sites this week; Microsoft says it is “investigating the matter”  —  Windows Server 2003 source also included  —  Microsoft's source code for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 has leaked online.

on September 26, 2020 at 02:15

Kim Lyons / The Verge: DOJ files its opposition to TikTok's request to halt Trump ban, says blocking the ban will infringe on Trump's authority, calls ByteDance CEO mouthpiece for CCP  —  TikTok is seeking to stave off a ban set to take effect Sunday  —  The Justice Department filed its opposition Friday …

on September 26, 2020 at 01:20

Emily Birnbaum / Protocol: Tech groups consider legal action against Trump's EO barring federal contractors from offering Diversity and Inclusion training, raising First Amendment issues  —  The country's top tech companies are mobilizing against President Trump's executive order barring federal contractors …