Wednesday, November 18, 2020

No, the Army didn’t seize a German server showing a Trump landslide.


By BY KEVIN ROOSE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2UDOpt4

Wikipedia article of the day for November 19, 2020

The Wikipedia article of the day for November 19, 2020 is The Boat Race 2019.
The Boat Race 2019 took place on 7 April 2019. Held annually, The Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge along a 4.2-mile (6.8 km) tidal stretch of the River Thames in south-west London. For the fourth time in the history of the event, the men's, the women's and both reserves' races were all held on the Tideway on the same day. Cambridge won the women's and men's races, increasing their lead in the overall record to 44–30 for the women and 84–80 for the men. In the women's reserve race, Cambridge's Blondie defeated Oxford's Osiris, their fourth consecutive victory. The men's reserve race was won by Cambridge's Goldie, who defeated Oxford's Isis. The races were watched by thousands of spectators lining the banks of the Thames, and broadcast live in the United Kingdom on the BBC. They were also live-streamed on YouTube, and by media organisations in Germany, South Africa and China, and around the world.

Local officials rebut 3 dead-voter claims by the Trump campaign.


By BY DAVEY ALBA from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3pRpmBs

G.O.P. officials refused to certify Michigan ballots over issues that are fairly common.


By BY MAGGIE ASTOR AND KATHLEEN GRAY from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2KlIBTn

Election misinformation often evaded YouTube’s efforts to stop it.


By BY SHEERA FRENKEL from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/32WJM1M