Starring in a comedy about tech isn’t always funny, one of HBO’s Silicon Valley stars explained in a cynical Twitter thread Wednesday.

Kumail Nanjiani, who plays software engineer Dinesh in the TV series, shared some thoughts on how tech companies don’t consider the ethical implications of what they’re building. 

He used the fake news saga on Facebook and Twitter as an example of tech companies not owning up to the problems and dangers they are creating.

Nanjiani ends on a pretty pessimitic note, at one point stating, “Tech has the capacity to destroy us.” Read more…

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Source: Mashable | 'Silicon Valley' star Kumail Nanjiani warns 'tech has the capacity to destroy us'

Hillary Clinton tried to shut down conservative critics on The Daily Show. 

Sitting down with Trevor Noah on Wednesday night, Clinton addressed criticism over her campaign’s decision to fund the “Steele dossier” (of “pee tape” fame) put together by research firm Fusion GPS. Clinton pointed out that the research was first paid for by a conservative website. 

“This was research started by a Republican donor during the Republican primary,” she said, “and then when Trump got the nomination for the Republican Party, the people doing it came to my campaign lawyer and said, ‘Would you like us to continue it?’ and he said yes.” Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Hillary Clinton defends the Trump dossier on 'The Daily Show'

This is not going to go the way you think.

Or so promises Luke Skywalker in the latest Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer, which debuted during Game 7 of the MLB World Series.

The latest promo recycles a lot of familiar footage from the previous teasers — but it also mixes in some new bits. Like the one of Luke Skywalker on the Millennium Falcon for the first time in literally decades.

We’re not the only ones who got chills, right?

Star Wars: The Last Jedi is in theaters December 15. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Trailer: 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' is not going to go the way you think

Revenge porn is becoming a top priority for Facebook’s safety team.

After announcing a new set of reporting tools in April, Facebook is rolling out a pilot program to help prevent image-based abuse and revenge porn being shared across its platforms.

Testing in Australia first, then the U.S., UK and Canada, the pilot is an extension of the company’s previously announced set of tools for users on Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram to prevent their most intimate images from being shared without their permission. 

Facebook was already testing a system that didn’t immediately block posted images. When images were flagged, they were reviewed by Facebook’s Community Operations team, then the platform used photo-matching tech to prevent additional uploads.  Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Facebook rolls out pilot program to prevent revenge porn

You wouldn’t want to dine at a McDonald’s knock-off, except for McDowell’s.

The mock restaurant which featured in the 1988 classic Coming to America reappeared in Los Angeles for Halloween, and yes, people went wild for it.

Hollywood restaurant Fat Sal’s turned itself into a McDowell’s for the occasion, which you might recall where Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall from the fake African nation of Zamunda get jobs at in the film.

“Me and the McDonald’s people, we have this little misunderstanding. See they’re McDonald’s. I’m McDowell’s. They got the golden arches. Mine is the golden arcs,” the restaurant’s owner Cleo McDowell explains in the film. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Restaurant turns into a McDowell's from 'Coming to America' for Halloween