Cryptographic engineer Tony Arcieri noted that Twitter’s automatic cropping algorithm for presenting image previews in the timeline seems to focus on white faces. What’s going on and what can be done to mitigate the problem?

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Microsoft will buy Bethesda and keep it operating independently, Oracle and Wal-Mart to buy stake in new US-based TikTok, Peacock arrives on Roku.

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Oracle wins bid to become TikTok’s trusted technology partner in the US, Nvidia is buying Arm, and Apple launches new Watches, iPad Air, and subscription bundles.

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German police have begun a muder investigation into the death of a female patient in Düsseldorf who was about to undergo critical care when the hospital’s systems were disabled by a ransomware attack September 9.

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The US Commerce Department announces that US companies will be banned from distributing WeChat and TikTok on September 20th, CFIUS is looking into data security of game publishers with investments from Tencent, and Twitter adds new security policies for accounts related to the US election.

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Like grains of sand in the desert, the saga of Tik Tok seems to go on and on. We bring you the latest this year’s longest running tech soap opera.

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Facebook shows off the Oculus Quest 2, Sony finally gives pricing for the PS5, and Nintendo discontinues the 3DS.

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Facebook announces the Oculus Quest 2. How does it compare to the earlier version and is an upgrade or a cost cutting measure?

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