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Cell counting and image recognition It has been more than a century since Louis-Charles Malassez invented the hemocytometer, a chamber designed to count red blood cells accurately. Fast forward to the present day and computer vision is being used to identify and count cell nuclei not only more accurately than people can count, but far faster. To accomplish this, an AI model is trained to identify cell nuclei. From there sample images are annotated, and then machine learning models generate neural networks....

Today, we have seen DevOps and DevSecOps get adopted more readily in organizations. So will security teams find that their own approaches to keeping their companies secure will be affected by company communications models too? Conway’s Law … is it more of a guideline today? The first element to consider here is how Conway’s Law measures up today. Is it still true as it was in the past, and if so, why?...

Briana Burford, of Fort Lee, transferred Bitcoin to accounts linked with carding websites four times between October and December 2018. Such websites typically host stolen or otherwise illegally obtained financial and personal identification information. Authorities said Burford used two phone numbers connected to the Bitcoin transactions to contact banks and ask about specific bank accounts, which were then targeted for fraud. One of the numbers was even used to contact a bank and enquire about an account that she later used to complete a $9,000 transaction....

However, it’s not all been plain sailing for liquidators Grant Thornton. It took several months for the liquidator to obtain Cryptopia’s data from the exchange’s third-party data servers. What’s more, the data appears to show that users didn’t have individual wallets. Yikes. While that might sound trivial, it was the only record of customer holdings Cryptopia maintained. In some cases, it was also the only place certain crypto-assets were stored....

Some of them called me today and their faces were as dead as a dementor because it’s Monday. While I work from home even when there’s no lockdown, my friends work in an office, and they were really missing crap food their office served. If you have some of that Monday dreadfulness on your face, here are somethings that can bring a smile to it. Hasbro just released 15 full episodes of its hit 80s series G....

The system was built to detect age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a disease that afflicts more than 25% of over-60s in Europe and up to 11 million people in the US. There are two types of the disease: a “dry” form, which often only causes mild sight loss, and a “wet” one, which can lead to permanent blindness. [Read: This AI detects eye disease in newborn babies] Currently, Ophthalmologists diagnose AMD by analyzing 3D scans of the eye....

Do you view yourself as Mr. Spock when it comes to decision-making? Do you believe that you make decisions based on facts? That you consider relevant facts and make the best decision based on that? Yeah, you do. Right? And I guess you suspect where I am going with this… In this article, I will present some facts that will change the way you think about decision-making, and that are extremely useful when working as a designer....

The apps in question are the Google Drive desktop appand Backup and Sync tool. Google is bundling these apps into one, along with some features from an old enterprise app called Google Drive Stream. The Backup and Sync app was launched before the Google Drive desktop app existed. Now, the company is bringing functions such as mirroring syncing storage drives to the cloud from these old apps to the new one....

Big, bright shiny apps for image editing are undeniably dazzling. With all the special controls, features and options available in a premium editing package like Photoshop, you can not only accomplish any feat of digital manipulation, but you could probably get the app to launch a SpaceX rocket and make you a sandwich at the same time. And if you’re a hardcore photographer, then maybe you can justify the $20....

These six employees are accused of harassing two journalists who criticized the site on their ecommerce-focused newsletter. These former eBay workers used things like a Halloween mask of a bloody pig’s head, a box full of roaches and spiders, and funeral wreaths to harrass the journalists, who are a married couple. In an earlier report by Bloomberg, ex-CEO Devin Wenig was named as the chief conspirator in the case. Wymer’s name-reveal is the new detail in the caseand makes for a far worse look for eBay at this point in the proceedings, seeing as how it shows that multiple top execs were involved....

The problem is big. Incidents range from exploding roadside mopeds to ebike batteries that catch fire while charging at home, to fires burning on cargo ships holding electric vehicles. And it’s getting worse as more and more devices rely on lithium-ion batteries. The original video that piqued my interest: This article is part of a three-part series looking at the problem of lithium battery fires. I’ve watched video footage, and mapped a timeline of the fires over the last 18 months with a corresponding spreadsheet of the news articles....

On one hand, Tesla’s mission is to usher in a new era of clean vehicle and energy solutions and improve the world. On the other, SpaceX is an active attempt to leave the world. What’s more, a SpaceX launch produces loads of CO2, which is the exact opposite of what Tesla is trying to achieve. Seems counterintuitive, right? [Read: Autonowashing and the dangers of putting too much trust in ‘self-driving’ cars] With SpaceX’s recent launch and the continued popularity of Tesla vehicles, it got me thinking, how many EVs would the company need to sell to offset just one SpaceX launch?...

The New South Wales Department of Education was the victim of a cyberattack earlier this month, forcing the state department to rally to have any hope of getting their systems back online in time for the new school term in late July. Meanwhile, as many as 1,500 global businesses are in the crosshairs of a ransomware attack on customers affiliated with the Kaseya information technology firm. The war to stop malicious hackers from extorting money, stealing information, and crippling vital data systems has never been more critical....

That’s according to a new European (EU) draft document, which comes amid increased regulatory scrutiny in the wake of Facebook‘s ‘cryptocurrency‘ plans. By this point, you will all know that Facebook said in June that it was planning to launch Libra, its digital currency, next year. However, this prompted a swift response from several countries, including France and Germany, who several months later, said Libra posed significant risks to the financial system and backed creating a public alternative....

As GPSWorld noted, the outage began on July 11 at 1 pm CET. On July 13, the European GNSS Service Agency – the organization responsible for providing service for the positioning system – issued a statement saying users may experience service degradation until further notice: The agency is describing the downtime as “technical incident related to its ground infrastructure.” In an update posted last night, it said experts were working to restore the situation as soon as possible....

Data is required for the refinement of most cutting-edge technology, and it will only become more important in future as we develop more sophisticated AI and ML models, fueled by richer, higher quality data sets. However, there are strict regulations around how data can be used, particularly within the EU. The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) mandates that businesses need consent to store subject data in order to preserve the privacy of its citizens online and offline....

Here’s what you need to know about the new devices: Pixel 4 Okay, so this might be the most leaked phone in history, but let’s recap for you. The phone has a few highlight features, but the most unique one is the first implementation of Project Soli, a radar sensor used for gesture controls from a distance. The device also packs a 90hz screen and adds a telephoto lens to the rear camera array....

Around a dozen “fake accounts, pages, and groups,” claiming to be official Libra outlets, have sprung up on Facebook and Instagram, The Washington Post reports. This is on top of the growing list of websites claiming to already be selling Libra tokens. The fake communications reportedly featured Facebook’s logo, branding, photos of Mark Zuckerberg, or Libra’s official marketing imagery. The big F has already removed a number of the accounts after it was notified by The Washington Post (WP) yesterday....

The New York Times first reported on the news Sunday. The company has been testing a Facebook Gaming app in Southeast Asia and Latin America over the past 18 months, but this is the first time the feature is arriving in the US. The US launch is also presumably a stepping stone for a wider global rollout. Like Twitch and YouTube, Facebook Gaming focuses on live-streaming gameplay, but Facebook is zeroed in on mobile gaming in particular....

The tech giant has announced a series of updates to its “Why am I seeing this ad?” and Ad Preferences tools with an aim to bring users greater transparency and control. First off, the “Why am I seeing this ad?” section is about to get a lot more detailed. It will now share information about why you were targeted with a specific ad — including the interests or categories that matched you, and where that information came from, including data-brokers....