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May 31, 2018 / Last updated : May 31, 2018 ResearchBuzz Security & Legal Issues

Ticketfly Hacked: Ticketing Service Taken Offline Following ‘Cyber Incident’ (Billboard)

Billboard: Ticketfly Hacked: Ticketing Service Taken Offline Following ‘Cyber Incident’. “Ticketfly, the indie-focused ticketing service that last year was purchased by Eventbrite, has fallen victim to what it describes as a “cyber incident” and has temporarily shut itself down. The company, which handles ticketing for events like Celebrate Brooklyn, Riot Fest and Music Tastes Good, […]

May 31, 2018 / Last updated : May 31, 2018 ResearchBuzz New Resources

Lion’s Roar: Tsadra Foundation launches online library of translation and transmission conference recordings

Lion’s Roar: Tsadra Foundation launches online library of translation and transmission conference recordings. “The Tsadra Foundation has launched a new website that offers free access to video and audio recordings of conferences, workshops, speeches, meetings, and other events related to the translation and transmission of Tibetan Buddhism.”

May 31, 2018 / Last updated : May 31, 2018 ResearchBuzz Research & Opinion

Digit: YouTuber gets Google Assistant to trigger a gun, makes us ponder the dangers of AI

Digit: YouTuber gets Google Assistant to trigger a gun, makes us ponder the dangers of AI. “In a world that’s progressively ploarising into pro-AI and anti-AI netizens, a video dropped on YouTube by Alexander Reben last week has managed to send reactions of different kinds rippling through the vast internet. The thirty-second-long video shows an […]

May 31, 2018 / Last updated : May 31, 2018 ResearchBuzz New Resources

Youth Today: Every State’s Extended Foster Care Policies Now Available in New Database

Youth Today: Every State’s Extended Foster Care Policies Now Available in New Database. “The Juvenile Law Center released a new tool today that could help policymakers and advocates better understand and serve older youth — those over 18 — who are aging out of foster care. The National Extended Foster Care Review is a comprehensive […]

May 31, 2018 / Last updated : May 31, 2018 ResearchBuzz Useful Stuff

Amit Agarwal: How to Screen Capture Tweets with a Twitter Bot

Amit Agarwal, back again with a useful tool: How to Screen Capture Tweets with a Twitter Bot . “Introducing Screenshot Guru, a new Twitter bot that will help you easily take high-resolution screenshots of tweets. There are a plethora of screen capture apps available, including the good old Print+Screen combo but with Screenshot Guru, you […]

May 31, 2018 / Last updated : May 31, 2018 ResearchBuzz Tweaks & Updates

Neowin: Google releases Chrome 67 for Windows with new features

Neowin: Google releases Chrome 67 for Windows with new features. “The latest stable build for Google Chrome was dropped on Tuesday this week, bringing with it a few modest improvements for VR and AR experiences, additional security, and better compatibility with the various sensors found on modern devices.”

May 31, 2018 / Last updated : May 31, 2018 ResearchBuzz New Resources

Environmental Defense Fund: Hundreds of Golf Courses Tee Up to Help Monarch Butterflies

Environmental Defense Fund: Hundreds of Golf Courses Tee Up to Help Monarch Butterflies. “Audubon International and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) recently partnered to launch Monarchs in the Rough, a program to assist golf courses in the United States, Canada and Mexico in creating habitat for monarch butterflies and other pollinators in out-of-play areas. The program […]

May 31, 2018 / Last updated : May 31, 2018 ResearchBuzz Around the Search & Social Media World

India Times: WeChat Now Allows Chinese Users To Get Divorced Through Just Their Smartphones. No Kidding.

India Times: WeChat Now Allows Chinese Users To Get Divorced Through Just Their Smartphones. No Kidding. . “WeChat is pretty much a core part of people’s lifestyle in China. The app lets users do everything from messaging friends, to paying their utility bills, to catching up on news, and a lot more. Some people may […]

May 31, 2018 / Last updated : May 31, 2018 ResearchBuzz Tweaks & Updates

Engadget: Microsoft and Apple helped build new braille display standard

Engadget: Microsoft and Apple helped build new braille display standard. “The USB Human Interface Device (HID) standard will make it easier for blind or low vision users to use braille displays across operating systems and hardware. It will also remove the need for specialized or custom drivers and simplify development.”

May 31, 2018 / Last updated : May 31, 2018 ResearchBuzz Tweaks & Updates

Government Executive: Citizenship Agency Removed Website Pages on Asylum Policy Training

Government Executive: Citizenship Agency Removed Website Pages on Asylum Policy Training. “In the latest in its ongoing monitoring of Trump administration alterations of agency website content, a transparency group found that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services removed 26 website documents of training material for its officers dealing with asylum seekers.”

May 31, 2018 / Last updated : May 31, 2018 ResearchBuzz Useful Stuff

Popular Science: How to send self-destructing messages

Popular Science: How to send self-destructing messages. “There’s something mysterious and magnetic about a message that disappears after you read it. And this type of communication can be useful too, allowing you to share private words or silly pictures without leaving a digital data trail. We collected five services, from email to instant-messaging, that let […]

May 31, 2018 / Last updated : May 31, 2018 ResearchBuzz New Resources

WMUR: New website offers resources for those battling addiction in NH

WMUR: New website offers resources for those battling addiction in NH. “New Hampshire has a new weapon to help battle addiction. A website launched Tuesday morning shows those looking for help what services are available to them.”

May 31, 2018 / Last updated : May 31, 2018 ResearchBuzz Around the Search & Social Media World

TechCrunch: Snap CEO Evan Spiegel says letter about ‘toxic’ culture was a wake-up call

TechCrunch: Snap CEO Evan Spiegel says letter about ‘toxic’ culture was a wake-up call . “Snap CEO Evan Spiegel spoke a bit about some of the cultural issues at the company, going public and competition with Facebook at Recode’s annual Code Conference this evening in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.”

May 31, 2018 / Last updated : May 31, 2018 ResearchBuzz Tweaks & Updates

Motherboard: Twitter Is Banning Anyone Whose Date of Birth Says They Joined Before They Were 13

Motherboard: Twitter Is Banning Anyone Whose Date of Birth Says They Joined Before They Were 13. “Since the European Union’s new data privacy laws—the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR—came into effect last week, a ton of people have complained that their Twitter accounts were suspended because Twitter seems to believe they are under the […]

May 31, 2018 / Last updated : May 31, 2018 ResearchBuzz Around the Search & Social Media World

The Daily Beast: What It’s Like When Elon Musk’s Twitter Mob Comes After You

The Daily Beast: What It’s Like When Elon Musk’s Twitter Mob Comes After You. “Female journalists who cover Elon Musk have the same personal rule: Mention his name on Twitter at your peril. That’s because there is an army—mostly young, mostly white, almost entirely men—that marches behind him. These MuskBros, as we call them, make […]

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