The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Google: Another Glitch Down Under DarkCyber spotted this story from ABC.net.au: ‘Publisher’ Google Ordered to Pay $40k in Damages for Defaming Melbourne Lawyer after Court Ruling. Aside from the money, the key point in the write up is the word “publisher.” I wrote Google: The Digital Gutenberg in 2008. The book is now out of …
Zoom to the Oracle One Dolphin Way is flipping with excitement. DarkCyber spotted “Oracle Wins Cloud Computing Deal with Zoom as Video Calls Surge.” From the truthy real news outfit DarkCyber learned: Zoom and Oracle did not disclose the size of the deal, but said traffic for “millions” of meeting participants is being handled by …
Amazon: Zooming Toward Google Hangouts? DarkCyber spotted this Thomson Reuters’ story: “Amazon Tests Screening New Merchants for Fraud via Video Calls in Pandemic.” The news story reveals that yes, indeed, Amazon has its own Zoom-type service. There are a number of interesting Amazon patents related to video communications. These range from facial recognition to active …
Clearview: More Tradecraft Exposed I read with some discomfort “I Got My File From Clearview AI, and It Freaked Me Out.” Here are some factoids from the write up. Are these true? DarkCyber assumes that everything the team sees on the Internet meets the highest standards of integrity, objectivity, and truthiness. DarkCyber’s comments are in …
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Amazon Versus Microsoft: JEDI in Play? DarkCyber spotted a story in Stars and Stripe titled “Judge Says Amazon Likely to Succeed on Key Argument in Pentagon Cloud Lawsuit.” The source appears to be the Bezos-owned Washington Post. That fact may provide some context for the story.
Google: Information Is for Us (Us Is the Google) Why the hassle over ads? According to the Murdoch owned WSJ: News Corp has complained that Google and other digital companies siphon ad revenue from content creators. DarkCyber finds the pivot point in this multi state tug of war is information. Read full post.
Acronym Shadow: Good Enough Presages the Future of US Technical Capabilities DarkCyber believes that the misstep, if that’s what it was, was a reminder that technical expertise and excellence are not as easy as writing a proposal, pulling some influence strings, or assuming that code actually works in the real world. Nope, the good enough …
