Author Archives: Steve Jenkins

About Steve Jenkins

Husband, Dad, underpaid computer person...A generalist: a jack of all trades, and a master of few.

Russian troops in Melitopol plunder $5M farm vehicles from Ukraine — to find they’ve been remotely disabled – CNN

Russian troops in the occupied city of Melitopol have stolen all the equipment from a farm equipment dealership — and shipped it to Chechnya, according to a Ukrainian businessman in the area.

But after a journey of more than 700 miles, the thieves were unable to use any of the equipment — because it had been locked remotely.

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Naomi Judd struggled with severe depression. It led her to advocate for others with mental health issues.

Naomi Judd said she spent a lifetime battling severe, treatment-resistant depression. After The Judds’ “Last Encore” tour ended in 2012, things got worse.

In the years before her death, Naomi Judd was candid about her battle with suicidal ideation, panic attacks and the ups and downs of her mental health struggles.

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Report shows that Amazon uses data from Alexa smart speakers to serve targeted ads – The Verge

Amazon and third parties (including advertising and tracking services) collect data from your interactions with Alexa through Echo smart speakers and share it with as many as 41 advertising partners. That data is then used to β€œinfer user interests” and β€œserve targeted ads on-platform (Echo devices) as well as off-platform (web).” It also concludes that this type of data is in hot demand, leading to β€œ30X higher ad bids from advertisers.”

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