WTF is this new crypto scam on reddit? Karma is now on the blockchain???? (feddit.it)
I was searching info on a crypto scam and saw that now reddit has jumped on the crypto bandwagon too? Everything must be on a blockchain for some reason
In-N-Out bans mask wearing for employees in some states (www.cnn.com)
In-N-Out employees in five US states will no longer be allowed to wear masks as part of new company guidelines that “emphasize the importance of customer service,” notably showing their smiles, according to a new policy issued by the fast food chain.
AI model output quality decreases when trained with AI models (futurism.com)
“Our primary conclusion across all scenarios is that without enough fresh real data in each generation of an autophagous loop, future generative models are doomed to have their quality (precision) or diversity (recall) progressively decrease,” they added. “We term this condition Model Autophagy Disorder (MAD).”...
Meta Threads engagement has dropped 50% in a week (www.nbcnews.com)
Reddit demands moderators remove NSFW labels, or else (www.theverge.com)
Signal downplays encryption key flaw, fixes it after X drama (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Nintendo Switch 2 performance boost to fall short of Valve's Steam Deck (www.tweaktown.com)
Judge says FTC lacks authority to issue rule banning noncompete agreements (arstechnica.com)
Gotta love a shitty repub SCOTUS. Its awesome.
Yet more examples of how copyright destroys culture rather than driving it (walledculture.org)
Trump Says ‘You Can Be Evil’ Because ‘There’s Only One Thing That Matters, and That’s Ratings’ (www.mediaite.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/17164041
What does a world without Airbnb look like? (www.bbc.com)
On 21 June, Barcelona mayor Jaume Collboni announced plans to ban short term rentals in the city starting in November 2028. The decision is designed to solve what Collboni described as “Barcelona’s biggest problem” – the housing crisis that has seen residents and workers priced out of the market – by returning the...
Let's discuss: Deus Ex (beehaw.org)
The format of these posts is simple: let’s discuss a specific game or series!...
EVs still have major quality problems, and it’s mostly about the software (www.theverge.com)
US Record Labels Sue AI Music Generators Suno and Udio for Copyright Infringement (www.wired.com)
The music industry has officially declared war on Suno and Udio, two of the most prominent AI music generators. A group of music labels including Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony Music Group has filed lawsuits in US federal court on Monday morning alleging copyright infringement on a “massive scale.”...
Qualcomm Aiming For Snapdragon X Elite GPU Support In Linux 6.11 (www.phoronix.com)
A lot of people here seemed excited for these chips. It’ll be very interesting to see the gaming performance as this could bring in an entire new segment of portable devices running Linux if powerful enough to deliver solid battery life and CPU performance.
Fork it! It's time for a Mastodon hard fork (privacy.thenexus.today)
cross-posted from: lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/11571975...
The AI bill that has Big Tech panicked (www.vox.com)
Yo, Elon (sopuli.xyz)
The Titan Submersible Disaster Shocked the World. The Inside Story Is More Disturbing Than Anyone Imagined (www.wired.com)
Some company heads hoped return-to-office mandates would make people quit, survey says (arstechnica.com)
Nearly two in five (37 percent) managers, directors, and executives believe their organization enacted layoffs in the last year because fewer employees than they expected quit during their RTO. And their beliefs are well-founded: One in four (25 percent) VP and C-suite executives and one in five (18 percent) HR pros admit they...
Gaza pier used for aid delivery has been reconnected, U.S. officials say (www.usatoday.com)
Trump pushes early and mail-in voting initiative ahead of November despite casting doubt on voting methods for years (www.cnn.com)
Top news app caught sharing “entirely false” AI-generated news (arstechnica.com)
No one should have to “grow a thicker skin”: Valorant studio commit to harsh penalties for harassment (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
Holocaust survivors urge young EU voters to shun far right (www.dw.com)
A group of eight Holocaust survivors drew parallels between the current political climate and that of Germany in the 1930s. Some of them condemned the far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD)....
