Drought-stricken communities in the US push back against data centers' water usage; a typical data center uses same water per day as a city of 30K-50K people (Olivia Solon/NBC News)

Olivia Solon / NBC News:
Drought-stricken communities in the US push back against data centers' water usage; a typical data center uses same water per day as a city of 30K-50K people  —  On May 17, the City Council of Mesa, Arizona, approved the $800 million development of an enormous data center …

Apple, whose arrogance and sense of entitlement let it treat developers as a hassle for two decades, will find few allies as it fights looming regulation (Chuq Von Rospach/6FPS)

Chuq Von Rospach / 6FPS:
Apple, whose arrogance and sense of entitlement let it treat developers as a hassle for two decades, will find few allies as it fights looming regulation  —  6FPS V3#6 - Photography and More A Newsletter by Chuq Von Rospach  —  Welcome to the new issue of 6FPS.  —  If this issue seems late, believe it or not, it's not.

How an Argentinian govt. program that issued netbooks to 4M low-income students from 2011 to 2015 helped indirectly create a new generation of teen musicians (Juan José Relmucao/Rest of World)

Juan José Relmucao / Rest of World:
How an Argentinian govt. program that issued netbooks to 4M low-income students from 2011 to 2015 helped indirectly create a new generation of teen musicians  —  Working-class teens turned junked machines into musical instruments.  —  • BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA

Andreessen Horowitz's Future doesn't compete with journalism because it offers up essays, not reporting, limiting its potential to promote tech-positive views (Eric Newcomer/Newcomer)

Eric Newcomer / Newcomer:
Andreessen Horowitz's Future doesn't compete with journalism because it offers up essays, not reporting, limiting its potential to promote tech-positive views  —  I've been dragging my feet on writing about Andreessen Horowitz's much-anticipated new publication, which the firm revealed Tuesday.

Google searches for new measure of skin tones to curb bias in products

Alphabet Inc's Google told Reuters this week it is developing an alternative to the industry standard method for classifying skin tones, which a growing chorus of technology researchers and dermatologists says is inadequate for assessing whether products are biased against people of color. https://ift.tt/3gGFzXv

Inside Genesis Market, an invite-only service where cybercriminals can source cookies lifted from hacked computers, as happened with the recent EA breach (Joseph Cox/VICE)

Joseph Cox / VICE:
Inside Genesis Market, an invite-only service where cybercriminals can source cookies lifted from hacked computers, as happened with the recent EA breach  —  A representative for the hackers who breached EA said they bought the cookie from a site called Genesis Market.  —  Joseph Cox

Facebook says it will update its community standards to clarify how it treats satirical content as a result of recommendations from the Oversight Board (Karissa Bell/Engadget)

Karissa Bell / Engadget:
Facebook says it will update its community standards to clarify how it treats satirical content as a result of recommendations from the Oversight Board  —  will update its community standards to clarify how it treats satirical content as a result of recommendations from the Oversight Board.

Some US unemployment applicants say facial recognition models used by ID verification service ID.me are failing to identify them, locking them out of benefits (Todd Feathers/VICE)

Todd Feathers / VICE:
Some US unemployment applicants say facial recognition models used by ID verification service ID.me are failing to identify them, locking them out of benefits  —  ID.me's CEO says unemployment fraud is costing taxpayers $400 billion, but his own company is denying claims because of problems with its tech, users say.

Hacker 'Tried to Poison' Water Treatment Plan in San Francisco: Report

A hacker reportedly gained access to a water treatment plant in San Franciso Bay Area and "tried to poison" it. The cyberattack was widely reported by US media. https://ift.tt/3xBDUrF

Most NFTs Will Have No Value in 3-5 Years: Coinbase Co-Founder Fred Ehrsam

Coinbase Co-Founder Fred Ehrsam in a recent interview with Bloomberg said that 90 percent of all NFTs produced will be of little or no value in 3 to 5 years. He compared the early NFTs to the internet... https://ift.tt/3gFqt4D

Apple releases updates for iMovie, Final Cut Pro

The most visual change is iMovie, which has now been updated to version 10.2.4. It now adds 16 new backgrounds, a mixture of solid and textured images, which can be used within videos, AppleInsider reported. https://ift.tt/3wIrtum

Tech hiring rebounds in May; overall job market still weak, says report

There was a 2 per cent decline in the overall number of new job posts in May on the SCIKEY Market Network, a job site, including in sectors like banking with a dip of 12 per cent, retail 16 per cent and FMCG 12 per cent, while there was a growth of 5 per cent in the insurance sector. https://ift.tt/3zBl6uB

Battlegrounds Mobile India Crosses 5 Million Downloads in Early Access

Battlegrounds Mobile India has crossed five million downloads in its Early Access phase which is available to everyone in the country. Krafton, the South Korean developer, shared the development... https://ift.tt/3wKtFkX

How Roku's unusual corporate culture helped it out-execute larger companies, as it focuses on original programming with plans to spend $1B on content next year (Alex Sherman/CNBC)

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
How Roku's unusual corporate culture helped it out-execute larger companies, as it focuses on original programming with plans to spend $1B on content next year  —  - Roku has out-executed larger companies and leaned on an unusual corporate culture to gain a $45 billion valuation.

YouTube App on iPhone, iPad Getting Picture-in-Picture Support: Report

YouTube app on iOS and iPadOS is said to be getting picture-in-picture support which allows YouTube videos to be played in a small window while using other apps. While iOS 14 introduced the feature... https://ift.tt/3iRgpqH