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- ExamSoft’s proctoring software has a face-detection problem
- Today I learned your Apple Watch can double as a vlogging viewfinder
- Trump signs executive order blocking transactions with Alipay, WeChat Pay, and six other Chinese apps
- Go read these stories about the use of spy satellite images in environmental studies
- Here’s why Anker’s MagSafe-style charger has a gigantic USB-C plug
- TikTok teens’ latest passion is enterprise software
- Tile is prepping an AirTags competitor that could let you find lost items through walls
- GitHub says it will now operate in Iran after receiving sanction exemption
- Verizon is pausing its 3G shutdown indefinitely
- Apple patents point to using your MacBook to wirelessly charge your iPhone and Apple Watch
| ExamSoft’s proctoring software has a face-detection problem Posted: 05 Jan 2021 06:21 PM PST  Gabe Teninbaum, a professor at Suffolk University Law School, is calling on ExamSoft to fix a serious bug with its test-taking software: failure to recognize faces. It's a problem that can delay test takers — or bar them from starting their exams altogether — and per reports, it disproportionately impacts people with dark skin tones. ExamSoft's software records students while they complete remote exams and monitors for signs of academic dishonesty. Teninbaum's report addresses an ExamSoft feature called ExamID, which aims to verify that test-takers are who they say they are. The first time a student logs into their exam portal, they upload a photo of themselves (their "baseline image"); they're then prompted to take another selfie... |
| Today I learned your Apple Watch can double as a vlogging viewfinder Posted: 05 Jan 2021 05:44 PM PST  The Apple Watch's ability to act as a camera remote for your phone got a mention in its announcement keynote, so it's been around a while, but I've only ever used it once or twice to take group pictures. Twitter user @PeterSciretta, however, has pointed out that you can also use it as a vlogging aid. Doing this is simple: On your watch, go to the Camera Remote app. This will open the camera app on your iPhone, and you can switch it to video mode, set it up, and record. You don't even have to strap your watch to your phone like he does in the tweet; the remote camera will totally work while your watch is on your wrist.
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| Posted: 05 Jan 2021 03:43 PM PST  President Trump has signed a new executive order prohibiting transactions with the companies behind eight Chinese apps, including Ant Group's Alipay and Tencent's QQ and WeChat Pay. Transactions will be prohibited in 45 days. Reuters was the first to report the news. The full list of apps includes: Alipay, CamScanner, QQ Wallet, SHAREit, Tencent QQ, VMate, WeChat Pay, and WPS Office. "The pace and pervasiveness of the spread in the United States of certain connected mobile and desktop applications and other software developed or controlled by persons in the People's Republic of China... continue to threaten the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States," the order reads. US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross c... |
| Go read these stories about the use of spy satellite images in environmental studies Posted: 05 Jan 2021 02:53 PM PST US spy satellites inadvertently collected vital environmental data at the height of the Cold War. This trove of photos and data from the Central Intelligence Agency has become crucial to the study of Earth's environmental changes, as detailed in two fascinating stories in The New York Times this week. One story details the life of a scientist who analyzed them for years, another follows the history of the spy satellites that provided them. Linda Zall, an environmental engineer, worked at the CIA for decades, leading a team that analyzed images from spy satellites to gather data for environmental studies. She wrote classified reports about how reconnaissance imagery could be used for earth and environmental science, running a research... |
| Here’s why Anker’s MagSafe-style charger has a gigantic USB-C plug Posted: 05 Jan 2021 02:14 PM PST  Apple's MagSafe charging system offers a whole new way to charge iPhones, and third-party companies like Anker are jumping at the chance to make their own magnetic chargers — both official ones that work with Apple's system and unofficial ones that just take advantage of the magnetic setup. Anker's $22 charger falls into the second category: it's not an official MagSafe charger, meaning it doesn't offer the faster 15W charging speed or the fancy NFC tricks as "official" MagSafe products. But even with that 7.5W charging limit, Anker's charger does look a lot like Apple's, at least at first glance. Look closer at the other end of the plug, though, and there's an obvious difference: the Anker model has a weirdly oversized USB-C plug. |
| TikTok teens’ latest passion is enterprise software Posted: 05 Jan 2021 01:55 PM PST  Five days into the new year, and TikTok's hottest 2021 trend is teens using enterprise software to go viral. As if the coronavirus pandemic hadn't already blurred the lines between work and home enough, students and teens are going viral on TikTok after making Notion boards that mimic teen Tumblr feeds. Some users filled their Notion headers with vibey coffeehouse photos or pictures of anime or other characters that inspire them. Navigating around Notion's website, many people wouldn't expect to see a bunch of teenagers using the software as replacements for their school planners. The site features tweets from folks like XOXO Festival organizer Andy Baio and other Silicon Valley pseudo-celebrities touting how they use the trendy app... |
| Tile is prepping an AirTags competitor that could let you find lost items through walls Posted: 05 Jan 2021 01:36 PM PST  Tile is working on a new tracker that relies on ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, which would put the company in direct competition with Apple's yet-to-be-announced AirTags, according to a report from TechCrunch. The new tracker would go a step further than the company's Bluetooth devices by allowing you to know more precisely where a lost item is in relationship to yourself, without having to listen for a chime the tracker plays. Apple's AirTags haven't been officially announced, but there's already a list of potential features they might have, like the ability to remind you if you've left an item behind or help you find lost items using augmented reality. Samsung has also expressed interest in offering similar features, so Tile could be... |
| GitHub says it will now operate in Iran after receiving sanction exemption Posted: 05 Jan 2021 12:43 PM PST  GitHub says it will now offer its full range of services in Iran, after imposing restrictions on the platform for Iranian developers due to US sanctions. The changes are due to an exemption granted by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the sanction enforcement arm of the US Treasury Department. "Today we are announcing a breakthrough: we have secured a license from the US government to offer GitHub to developers in Iran. This includes all services for individuals and organizations, private and public, free and paid," GitHub CEO Nat Friedman wrote in a blog post published Tuesday. "Over the course of two years, we were able to demonstrate how developer use of GitHub advances human progress, international communication, and the... |
| Verizon is pausing its 3G shutdown indefinitely Posted: 05 Jan 2021 12:26 PM PST  Verizon is indefinitely delaying the shutdown of its 3G network, pushing back the original plan for the network to shutter at the end of 2020 to an as-yet-undetermined point in the future. The news comes from Verizon spokesperson Kevin King, who tells Light Reading, "Our 3G network is operational and we don't have a plan to shut it down at this time. We'll work with customers to move them to newer technology." According to Light Reading, Verizon previously announced that it planned to shutter the 3G network at the end of 2020, which was already a delay. (The company originally intended to close the network at the end of 2019.) Now, it seems that Verizon is once again punting that decision down the road. The interesting part of this... |
| Apple patents point to using your MacBook to wirelessly charge your iPhone and Apple Watch Posted: 05 Jan 2021 12:25 PM PST  Apple has been granted two patents that describe adding two-way wireless charging to its devices (via 9to5Mac). The patents, first spotted by Patently Apple, include drawings that show a MacBook charging various devices, including an iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, as well as drawings of iPads and iPhones doing the same. If this sounds familiar, it's because many other phone makers have released devices with similar reverse wireless charging technology. Although Apple's take is a little different. According to the patent images, a MacBook's lid, palm rest, or trackpad could be used to charge a wireless charging-compatible iOS device. |
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