Collaborate Disseminate
An anonymous reader writes: You really can’t make this stuff up, but Americans across the country, out of fear of “murder hornets,” have begun killing all kinds of bees en masse. According to Doug Yanega, senior museum scientist for the Department of E… Continue reading ‘Murder Hornet’ Meme Inspires Stupid Americans To Kill Pollinators En Masse
An anonymous reader shares some free streaming media options:
There’s over 10,000 public domain audiobooks at LibriVox.org, created by volunteers reading public domain works. (If you’ve got time, why not record yourself reading your own favorite publ… Continue reading What Are the Best Free Streaming Services?
“Russia’s intelligence services are apparently behind a well-coordinated social media campaign to blame the U.S. for creating and unleashing the Wuhan coronavirus on the world,” reports the International Business Times.
That conclusion comes from the… Continue reading Fake News Hoax in Russia Tries Blaming the US For Coronavirus
“It was the year of ‘OK boomer,’ and the generations were at each other’s throats,” argues the national features writer for The Washington Post, starting with a quote from New York University’s Michael North, who studies ageism in the workplace.
Long-time Slashdot reader theodp writes: Clint Eastwood’s new movie Richard Jewell recounts the incredible tale of the security guard. Jewell was later [erroneously] considered a suspect after being hailed by the media for saving many from injury or de… Continue reading Would Social Media Have Made Life Worse For Richard Jewell?
Long-time Slashdot reader pvjr writes that “The Inquirer is giving up the ghost and going dark in March, 2020.”
An announcement on the site from the site’s editor explains that the change is “due to a recent decline in digital advertising, along with… Continue reading Tech News Site ‘The INQUIRER’ Is Shutting Down
“YouTube channels posing as American news outlets racked up millions of views on false and inflammatory videos over several months this year,” reports CNN.
“All with the help of YouTube’s recommendation engine.”
Many of the accounts, which mostly use… Continue reading YouTube’s Algorithm Made Fake CNN Reports Go Viral
“One of the more unique future uses for blockhain may be thwarting fake news,” writes Computerworld’s senior reporter, citing a recent report from Gartner:
By 2023, up to 30% of world news and video content will be authenticated as real by blockchain … Continue reading Can We Kill Fake News With Blockchain?
Long-time Slashdot reader theodp writes: In 2011, there were four engineers in The Washington Post newsroom,” notes Fred Ryan, CEO and Publisher of The Washington Post. “Today there are over 300.” And just like fish gotta swim and birds gotta sing, eng… Continue reading The Washington Post’s Newest Product: Personalized Newsletters
The Guardian profiles 66-year-old Craigslist founder (and former IBM programmer) Craig Newmark, calling him “a survivor from the era of internet optimism.”
He’s now investing “significant sums” to protect the future of the news industry — “and rejec… Continue reading Craigslist Founder: Most Online Outrage is Faked For Profit