kbin.life - A general use kbin instance with a slight emphasis on the technical

Stability AI reportedly ran out of cash to pay its AWS bills (www.theregister.com)

Android 15's Private Space is getting more features to hide your apps and notifications (www.androidauthority.com)

Atari are now publishers for the whole RollerCoaster Tycoon series, after buying missing 2004 sequel [RollerCoaster Tycoon 3] for $7m (web.archive.org)

Taiwan quake to hit some chip output, disrupt Asia supply chain, analysts say (www.yahoo.com)

BEIJING (Reuters) -Taiwan’s biggest earthquake since 1999 is likely to cause some disruption across Asia’s semiconductor supply chain, analysts said, after chipmakers from TSMC to UMC halted some operations to inspect facilities and relocate employees....

Lawsuits Accuse 2 Michigan Jails of Banning Family Visits to Increase Revenue (www.nytimes.com)

Stop Killing Games — An initiative to stop publishers & developers killing games (www.stopkillinggames.com)

also see the creator’s youtube video about it: https://youtu.be/w70Xc9CStoE

FCC finally set to do something about SS7 vulnerabilities (www.theregister.com)

Amazon just walked out on its self-checkout technology (finance.yahoo.com)

Florida's manatees are addicted to power plants. Scientists are weaning them off (www.bbc.com)

Pollution drove Florida’s manatees from warm springs to power plants. As the state switches to renewable energy, their new manmade homes are disappearing....

You Can Now Follow President Biden on the Fediverse (wedistribute.org)

Both President Biden and the White House have enabled the Fediverse integration on Threads.

‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza (www.972mag.com)

Formally, the Lavender system is designed to mark all suspected operatives in the military wings of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), including low-ranking ones, as potential bombing targets. The sources told +972 and Local Call that, during the first weeks of the war, the army almost completely relied on Lavender,...

Zimbabwe Declares National Disaster due to Drought While Pakistan is Running Out of Water for Crops (www.thecanary.co)

Elderly Chinese rights lawyer who was tortured in detention is finally free after six years and six months behind bars (safeguarddefenders.com)

While she was incarcerated, the 74-year-old Chinese human rights lawyer Li Yuhan was subjected to inhumane abuse and mental torture. This included denying her essential medicines for serious diseases such as heart issues, forcing her to take ice baths and depriving her of food and water. Officers also humiliated her by urinating...

OnePlus AI Is Coming: Opening a New Era of AI-Driven, User-Centric Innovation (community.oneplus.com)

Chinese chipmaker gains traction replacing American processors - Longsoon ships 10,000 chips into schools (www.tomshardware.com)

Exclusive: Trump Media saved in 2022 by Russian-American under criminal investigation (www.theguardian.com)

Riven Feature – Remaking a Masterpiece (www.gameinformer.com)

Introducing linkblocks, the Federated Bookmark Manager (www.rafa.ee)

George Carlin Estate Settles Lawsuit Over AI-Generated Comedy Special (variety.com)

George Carlin‘s estate has settled a lawsuit over an AI-generated imitation of the late comedian, with the creators agreeing to remove it from their YouTube channel and podcast feed....

AMD's Longtime Open-Source Linux Graphics Driver Advocate Retires (www.phoronix.com)

I had the most wonderful dream last night [OC] (sopuli.xyz)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Unthinkable...

What is the stupidest school rule you've ever had to deal with? (kbin.social)

Parent, student, or staff, what's the dumbest damn regulation you've personally come across at an educational institution?

Amazon Ditches 'Just Walk Out' Checkouts at Its Grocery Stores (gizmodo.com)

Amazon is phasing out its checkout-less grocery stores with “Just Walk Out” technology, first reported by The Information Tuesday. The company’s senior vice president of grocery stores says they’re moving away from Just Walk Out, which relied on cameras and sensors to track what people were leaving the store with.