If you are in the business of finding out what’s true — whether that business is social science, military intelligence, journalism, the hard sciences or something else — there is an elusive quality you find among the best in the field. It might be called the Cold Eye. It’s not a term you will find in textbooks. It’s a matter of character as much as professional skill. It’s some combination of having the mental discipline to gird yourself against your own biases, the instinct to resist the tendency to think that knowledge once learned is static and an ability to look at more signals, data points and ideas from disparate places than other people usually do. Perhaps more important, the Cold Eye is motivated by a deep intellectual independence and a passionate psychological connection to telling the truth.
~ Tom Rosenstiel
Lapsus$ hacking group claims software consultancy giant Globant as its latest breach victim
CNET: “Google is using new artificial intelligence designed to understand the intent behind search inquiries, technology the search giant hopes will deliver more relevant results for people seeking help during personal crises. On Wednesday, Google said in a blog post it would begin implementing MUM, an AI model that more accurately detects “a wider range of personal crisis searches,” in the coming weeks. The model is designed to better understand the intent behind search queries and provide immediately useful information to the searcher. Google says the new model will help its search engine with inquiries related to suicide, sexual assault, substance abuse and domestic violence…”
Major Australian banks are warning of a new text message phishing scam designed to trick people into clicking a link and providing their personal banking details.
The new scam unfolds when Australians receive a text message claiming their bank account has been “placed under review”, accompanied by a random weblink prompting them to update their details.
Major Aussie banks warn of new text message scam
Still coughing after COVID? Here's why it happens and what to do about it
They were in control‘: How your data is being sold for as little as $20
When Will opened up his internet banking, he noticed something was wrong. It was the start of a 12-month nightmare for the Sydney man.
Ronin customers lose $818m in second largest ever crypto hack
It’s the second largest ever mass theft of cryptocurrency and some people have reportedly lost their entire life savings.
Are Humans the Only Animals That Lie? Discover Magazine ) I thought it was pretty well established that crows engage in deception….
WATCH: How do geckos hunt deadly scorpions?Haaretz. “This is how my Lab Claire killed King Cobras….” Moi: Never try it with a much faster viper.
Florida’s Starving Manatees Ate ‘Every Scrap’ of Food in Trial Feeding Program EcoWatch
Of Drugs and Monkeys Wall Street Journal
Killing Wolves to Own the Libs? New Yorker
We Are Made of Plasticstuff: Scientists Find Microplastics in Human Blood The Wire