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Tech News Flash: Tuesday -- August 6, 2019

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Cloudflare Cuts Service to 'Cesspool of Hate'
How Tech Could Rescue the Awful Democratic Debates
Is Biometrics ID Security Good Enough?
TROM-Jaro: A New Twist on Open Source Freedom
UCSF Researchers Synthesize Speech From Brain Waves

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Today's Story Highlights

Cloudflare Cuts Service to 'Cesspool of Hate'
Cloudflare has cut service to 8chan, an online forum it called a
"cesspool of hate." The move was motivated by the role 8chan played in
mass shootings in El Paso, Texas; Christchurch, New Zealand; and Poway,
California. "The rationale is simple: They have proven themselves to be
lawless and that lawlessness has caused multiple tragic deaths," wrote
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86168.html

How Tech Could Rescue the Awful Democratic Debates
Like many of you, I watched eight-plus hours of Democratic debates last
week, and they seem to be getting worse over time. The last effort made
it look like CNN was trying harder to create drama than to help people
make a choice among the candidates. We have a ton of technology -- some
new, some in place for decades -- that could make this process far more
informative.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86165.html

Is Biometrics ID Security Good Enough?
United Airlines has announced plans to begin rolling out Clear's
biometric prescreening at its hub airports. The system works by
verifying a flier's fingerprints or eye scan. Clear already is available
at about 60 locations throughout the United States. It offers a system
that utilizes biometrics to speed preapproved travelers to the front of
the security lane.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86166.html

TROM-Jaro: A New Twist on Open Source Freedom
TROM-Jaro Linux offers a new twist on the concept of open source as free
software. First released as a beta version last December, TROM-Jaro's
second and current non-beta release pushed out in June. This new distro
is a custom-built version of the popular Manjaro Arch Linux. It is
probably more accurate to describe TROM-Jaro as a strategically modified
version of Manjaro Linux.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86160.html

UCSF Researchers Synthesize Speech From Brain Waves
Researchers led by speech neuroscientist Edward Chang at the University
of California San Francisco have achieved success at decoding speech
attempts in real time by reading the activity in the speech centers of
test subjects' brains. Three persons capable of normal speech, who were
being treated for epilepsy at the UCSF Medical Center, participated in
the study.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86161.html

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