Print, Paint, and Program a Guardian to Track Humans and Dogs Using a Pi, Camera, and Servo
A Guardian that Tracks Pets using a Pi, Camera, and ServoIn the run-up to the new Zelda release, I realized you can build a stationary guardian robot with a servo and a camera. Adding a bit of machine learning, you can then make the guardian detect objects or people or pets
Read moreAdvocacy group raises privacy concerns as facial recognition technology booms
Safety, efficiency and profitability are touted as the key drivers behind the growing popularity of digital ID technologies like facial recognition, but they present important privacy risks, Calgary-based legal advocacy organization Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) reveals in a new report. The technology performs identity verification through comparison of
Read moreDitch SMS-based MFA, urges board investigating Lapsus$ gang’s successful attacks
Many organizations victimized by the Lapsus$ extortion gangs through SIM swapping and tricking employees through social engineering have only themselves to blame for being hacked, suggests a U.S. government report. The report released Thursday by the Cyber Safety Review Board, a branch of the Department of Homeland Security, had unkind
Read moreThe MOVEit mass hacks hold a valuable lesson for the software industry
The MOVEit mass hacks will likely go down in history as one of the largest and most successful cyberattacks of all time. By exploiting a vulnerability in Progress Software’s MOVEit managed file transfer service, used by thousands of organizations to securely transfer large amounts of often-sensitive files, hackers were able
Read moreElon Musk’s Twitter (now X): Everything you need to know, from layoffs to verification
Welcome to Elon Musk’s Twitter (now X), where the rules are made up and the check marks don’t matter. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO first announced his bid to buy Twitter in April 2022, zealously driven to rid the platform of spam bots and protect free speech. “This is just
Read moreHow to Remove A Background of an Image Using AI
In the realm of graphic design, marketing, and content creation, having the ability to remove backgrounds from images is a valuable skill. Thanks to the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), this task has become easier and more efficient than ever before. AI-powered tools can swiftly and
Read moreInstagram will now let you add music to photo carousels
Does a photo still remain a photo when you add a music track to it? Hard to tell. Instagram said today that it will allow users to add music to their photo carousels in order to let them show off their musical taste. The company has partnered with popstar Olivia
Read morePitch Deck Teardown: ANYbotics’ $50M Series B deck
A couple of weeks ago, Brian wrote about ANYbotics’ $50 million Series B fundraise, which made me realize it’s been a hot minute since I’ve done a robotics teardown. That changes today, since ANYbotics was kind enough to share its pitch deck so we could take a closer look at
Read moreGoogle pushes Match for more money in antitrust battle, court filing states
Google has filed a new motion to the court in its antitrust battle with Epic Games and Match Group, where it claims that the dating app maker owes additional fees beyond the $40 million that had been previously set aside in escrow. Those funds are Google’s cut of Match’s in-app
Read moreThe Overflow #190: Long live the new search!
Welcome to ISSUE #190 of The Overflow! This newsletter is by developers, for developers, written and curated by the Stack Overflow team and Cassidy Williams. This week: hear from the Stackers building our AI features, consider whether LLMs suffer from an overestimation of their abilities, and test whether you can have
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