Category: Ice

Chef, Developer, Enterprise, Government, Ice, open source, TC

Chef CEO says he’ll continue to work with ICE in spite of protests – TechCrunch

Yesterday, software development tool maker Chef found itself in the middle of a firestorm after a Tweet called them out…

Amazon, Facial Recognition, Ice, rekognition, surveillance

Why absolutely everyone should be concerned about facial recognition

The tech world moves so quickly that dystopia can arrive without us realizing it. That seems to be the trajectory…

hacking, Ice, Immigration, iPhone, Privacy

Controversial iPhone hacking company signs deal with ICE

ICE has now spent more than $1 million on a tool that hacks into iPhones.Image: Jaap Arriens / NurPhoto via…

Fail, Fall, Ice, viral video, Winter

Man slips on his icy driveway and goes for a wild ride

When you think “slip ‘n’ slide”, this probably isn’t what you had in mind. While attempting to salt his driveway,…

Culture, Fail, Fall, Ice, Video

11 times people failed hard on ice

Ice is a cruel and fickle beast. Look, everyone loves to watch the Winter Olympics and think they could…

European Space Agency, Ice, Mars, Science, Space

Mars satellite spots a Martian crater brimming with ice

A view of Mars’ Korolev crater.Image: european space agency By Mark Kaufman2018-12-20 16:38:37 UTC Flying over the frigid northern reaches…

Amazon, Facial Recognition, Ice, Immigration And Customs Enforcement Agency, Tech

Amazon pitched facial recognition tech to ICE after employees

Recently uncovered documents show that Amazon was actively pitching its facial recognition technology to ICE.Image: Ali Balikci/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images By…

Ice, Immigration, Microsoft, Politics, Tech

Microsoft employees demand cancellation of contracts with ICE

Microsoft employees want contracts cut with ICE.Image: John Moore/Getty Images By Johnny Lieu2018-06-20 01:35:36 UTC With pressure mounting on the…

Azure Government, Government, Ice, Microsoft, Migrants, Politics, TC

Microsoft says it is “dismayed” by the forced separation of migrant families at the border – TechCrunch

Amid calls for a boycott and employee dissent over its cloud-computing deal with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Microsoft issued…

Diamonds, Discoveries, Ice, Science, water

Scientists find rare type of ice, dubbed Ice-VII, in diamonds

Image: Barcroft Media via Getty Images By Proma Khosla2018-03-10 19:46:36 UTC Scientists have found a new type of water known…