Thursday, July 23, 2020

Deepfake used to attack activist couple shows new disinformation frontier

The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.

— Thomas Berger, born this week in 1924


What Is Intelligence?

Jason Kottke   Jul 14, 2020

How is it that I am sitting here writing this right now and you are sitting there reading this at some later point which seems like now to you? These behaviors are the result of a series of interconnected processes that have evolved over billions of years that we collective call “intelligence”.

In this video, Kurzgesagt takes a crack at explaining the simple view of intelligence as “a mechanism to solve problems” that involves several aspects: information, memory, learning, knowledge, creativity, the use of physical tools, the ability to plan for the future, and culture. As usual, their extensive list of sourcesprovides more details and opportunities for further exploration.


Nurses leaving Blackfriars Depot, Chippendale NSW, Australia, during the flu epidemic, in April of 1919. 

Masks Influenza 1918-19 🎭


The bankrupt, the brothel and a night in isolation


'Fraud boss' George Alex skips court for coronavirus test


BC's Drinking Mate Amazon boss Jeff Bezos now worth about as much as New Zealand economy

There Can Be No Equality Without a Dramatic Renewal of Employment Opportunity for All American Workers

Workers, and above all black workers, lost out when unions came under attack and corporate profiteering and short-termism became the norm


Intelligence Illargi


American spies: “Those sneaky Russians want to get their grubby asiatic fingers on our patriotic COVID cure!” Yasha Levine


Deepfake used to attack activist couple shows new disinformation frontierReuters


Tech Firms Like Facebook Must Restrict Data Sent From EU To US, Court RulesGuardian


Who’s Behind Wednesday’s Epic Twitter Hack? Brian Krebs


The CIA, Covert Action and Operations in Cyberspace LawFare

Trump Administration Discussing Travel Ban on China’s Communist Party Members Wall Street Journal


Donald J. Trump, or Osama bin Laden’s Revenge Tom Engelhardt


CHINA SYNDROME:  Malware stashed in China-mandated software is more extensive than thought.