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Hiring? Post your job here to get in front of 35,000 local job seekers weekly. And check back every Monday and Thursday for the latest job openings in Pittsburgh. IT and Engineering Astrobotic is looking for a Conceptual Design Engineer to develop space system concepts for lunar infrastructure/mobility and space robotics bids and proposals. Facebook seeks a Technical Program Manager to create and manage the shared programs supporting product teams within the Facebook app, including UI quality, design tools and systems, infrastructure, performance, functional reliability, and product equity and safety. Nonprofit Global Links has an opening for a Volunteer Program Coordinator to coordinate volunteer scheduling and training, manage volunteer supervision staff and lead volunteer groups in projects. Community Kitchen Pittsburgh is seeking a Raiser’s Edge Data Specialist to assist with the organization’s Raiser’s Edge database, including entering constituents, updating and maintaining data, batch approvals, generating letters, and sending newsletters. Finance and Business BNY Mellon is hiring a Manager,  » Read More

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M — It was a battle for the ages, but New Mexico’s five-freshman lineup came up just a smidge short as Nevada was able to hang on for dear life, nearly losing a 3-1 lead and holding on to win the Mountain West Tournament 4-3 over New Mexico, earning the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. New Mexico’s season ended at 11-13 while Nevada improved to 19-7. The Lobos nearly pulled off a second straight stunning comeback. The squad was down 3-1 with just a doubles point to their credit.  Down in the other three matches, UNM made its move.  Aram Noroozian was first to get UNM back in it, coming back from down 4-2 in the third set to even things up and roll through his tiebreaker 7-1 over Delmas N’Tcha to make it 3-2. Georgio Samaha was down 4-5 in his third set, but he held serve, was able to get a break and then at deuce he finished off Loris Zisswiller 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 7-5, and suddenly it was 3-3,  » Read More

Baseball / April 30, 2022 LINCOLN, Neb. – Saturday’s University of Iowa baseball game at Nebraska has been postponed because of the rain and wet field conditions. The two teams will play a Sunday doubleheader beginning at noon (CT). The Hawkeyes lead the series, 1-0, after winning 1-0 on Friday behind a complete game shutout from redshirt sophomore Adam Mazur. Both games will be streamed live on BTN+. related STORIES Mazur Dominates; Shuts Out Huskers, 1-0 Baseball / April 29, 2022 Mazur Dominates; Shuts Out Huskers, 1-0 Notes: Hawkeyes Head to Lincoln to Face Nebraska Baseball / April 28, 2022 Notes: Hawkeyes Head to Lincoln to Face Nebraska Llewellyn Named to NCBWA Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List Baseball / April 27, 2022 Llewellyn Named to NCBWA Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List  » Read More

Facebook collects a ton of data on your habits and online activities. That much almost everyone is aware of. It isn’t the only company that builds a user profile with your information, as Google, Amazon and even Twitter use data to serve you better results.The sites scrape the information together from anything you interact with, whether products, your friends, or businesses you buy from. Once a profile of your habits has enough data points, it is often passed on to third-party advertisers.Most of the services know where that data goes. But read on to see what makes Facebook’s data collection extremely dangerous.Here’s the backstoryFour years ago, Facebook got raked over the coals after discovering that Cambridge Analytica stole the data of millions of Facebook users through a third-party app. The subsequent probe involved the FBI, the SEC and the Justice Department.At the time, the social media giant claimed that it didn’t know about Cambridge Analytica’s activities. However, not knowing where your data is used seems to be a central theme,  » Read More

Williamsport, Pa. —A 30-year-old man was charged with first-degree felony drug delivery resulting in death after Williamsport Police said they discovered a deceased woman at the YWCA on March 31, 2020.Police said two cell phones were located next to the deceased person along with an uncapped hypodermic needle near a property on the 800 block of W 4th Street. According to the affidavit, an investigation into the cell phones helped officers locate conversations with a person they said facilitated the drug sale.Tyler Albert Moore of Jersey Shore was identified as the man in the conversations and charges were filed on April 28, police said.  “The messages clearly show (deceased) chatting with Tyler Moore who then facilitates a narcotics transaction with (deceased) leading up to (decease’s) death,” wrote Agent Brittany Alexander.Authorities said an autopsy conducted on the deceased ruled the cause of death as mixed drug toxicity with a mix of fentanyl and buprenorphine.A court summary shows along with the first-degree felony charge,  » Read More

Published April 29, 2022 12:26PM Updated 5:07PM WATCH: Alligator jumps up, tries to snatch GoPro camera in Florida A wildlife photographer in Florida got a little more than he bargained for while trying to capture footage of an alligator. (Credit: Bobby Wummer, photographer) OCHOPEE, Fla. - A wildlife photographer in Florida got a little more than he bargained for while trying to capture footage of an alligator.  Bobby Wummer was at Big Cypress National Preserve and was attempting to get a close-up video of a gator using his GoPro camera. He had the camera on a 12-foot extension pole and tried to get the perfect shot while maintaining a safe distance.  TRENDING: Massive 832-pound bluefin tuna caught off Florida coast An alligator in Florida snatched a photographers GoPro camera while he was trying to get the perfect shot. (Credit: Bobby Wummer) (Bobby Wummer, photographer) But the gator had other plans – and gave him an extreme close-up instead!   » Read More

Home News Computing (Image credit: Shutterstock / rafapress) A leaked document written by Facebook's ad engineers discusses in candid terms the data management issues the social network faces.Obtained by Motherboard, the document describes a "fundamental" problem: the company cannot keep track of all the data generated on its platform, something that is worrying in the face of GDPR and other regulations. "We’ve built systems with open borders," the document states. "We do not have an adequate level of control and explainability over how our systems use data, and thus we can’t confidently make controlled policy changes or external commitments such as ‘we will not use X data for Y purpose'. And yet, this is exactly what regulators expect us to do, increasing our risk of mistakes and misrepresentation." It's a very interesting – and rather troubling – admission by the company, which has been beset by scandals in recent years, including the Cambridge Analytica and Facebook Files incidents.  » Read More

Image: Kotaku / ShutterStock / Kevin Dietsch (Getty Images)A metaverse filled with digital worlds and avatars might be coming someday, but it won’t be cheap. Facebook parent company Meta has released its financial results for the first quarter of 2022 and it shows that this year alone, the company’s virtual reality-focused department has lost $2.96 billion so far. This continues a trend of operating heavily in the red, with the same division having lost nearly $20 billion since 2020. As reported by VentureBeat, Meta released its 2022 Q1 financial results yesterday and revealed that Reality Labs, the company’s virtual reality-focused group, had lost just around $3 billion. During that same time period, the division brought in just $695 million in profits. Now, in most cases I wouldn’t be saying “just” before a number as disgustingly huge as 695 million. However, that’s a drop in the bucket compared to what Mark Zuckerberg’s company has spent on VR. In 2021 alone,  » Read More

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Technology|Meta, Facebook’s parent, reports a 21 percent drop in profits.https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/27/technology/facebook-meta-earnings.htmlIt was the company’s second consecutive quarterly decline, the first time that had happened in over a decade.Meta reported profit of $7.5 billion for the first quarter on revenue of $27.9 billion.Credit...Jim Wilson/The New York TimesApril 27, 2022Updated 6:41 p.m. ETMark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, has staked his company’s future on an immersive online world known as the metaverse. On Wednesday, the company showed it was still navigating that transformation.Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, reported profit of $7.5 billion for the first quarter, down 21 percent from a year earlier. Revenue rose 7 percent to $27.9 billion. Wall Street analysts had predicted profits of $7.1 billion on revenue of $28.2 billion.The results followed Meta’s dismal financial report in February, when the company also posted falling profits and slowing user growth.  » Read More