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LibreOffice 24.2.2 Is Now Available for Download with More Than 70 Bug Fixes - 9to5Linux (9to5linux.com)
The BBC Won't Use AI to Promote Doctor Who Again After Being Yelled at by Fans (gizmodo.com)
The backlash was immediate, but it didn’t stop the BBC from using text generated by LLMs—and purportedly checked and copy-edited by a human before approval—in two marketing emails and mobile push notifications to advertise Doctor Who. But now, the corporation will stop the experimentation entirely after a wave of official...
This camera captures 156.3 trillion frames per second (www.engadget.com)
Scientists have created a blazing-fast scientific camera that shoots images at an encoding rate of 156.3 terahertz (THz) to individual pixels — equivalent to 156.3 trillion frames per second. Dubbed SCARF (swept-coded aperture real-time femtophotography), the research-grade camera could lead to breakthroughs in fields studying...
Lego tells California police: stop putting our heads on your mugshots (www.theguardian.com)
Toy company makes request after altered images – which hide suspects’ identities in line with state law – go viral...
[Louis Rossmann] Is All Piracy Equal? Exploring Gray Areas: When Is It REALLY "Stealing" ?? (odysee.com)
Strippers' bill of rights bill signed into law in Washington state (apnews.com)
Legislation in Washington state known as the strippers’ bill of rights, which advocates say includes the most comprehensive statewide protections in the nation, was signed into law on Monday....
SDL Developers Weigh Reverting Wayland Over X11 For SDL 3.0 (www.phoronix.com)
U.S. Finds Israel in Compliance With Biden's Demands on International Law, Humanitarian Aid (www.haaretz.com)
We have not found them to be in violation, either when it comes to the conduct of the war or the provision of humanitarian assistance,’ the State Department said
Canada's maple syrup reserve almost empty as sap season at risk of becoming another casualty of the winter that wasn't (www.thestar.com)
World’s 1st nuclear fusion-powered electric propulsion drive unveiled - Interesting Engineering (interestingengineering.com)
NASA needs your smartphone during April's solar eclipse (www.popsci.com)
Ubisoft and NVIDIA are working together on AI-generated NPCs for upcoming games (www.windowscentral.com)
Baldur's Gate 3 Dev Larian Working on Additional Evil Endings, and 'They're Really Evil' (www.ign.com)
The US Government’s Plot to Murder Julian Assange (www.thenation.com)
Alex Jones declares Israel's actions "mass genocide" (www.newsweek.com)
Alex Jones has caused controversy online with his remarks about Israel, accusing the country of committing “mass genocide” in its war with Hamas....
US calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza with draft UN resolution (www.theguardian.com)
Alibaba's research arm promises server-class RISC-V processor due this year (www.theregister.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/13412490...
US and Japan push for ban on nuclear weapons in space with UN security council resolution (www.theguardian.com)
Israel kills police officer in charge of securing aid convoys (www.middleeasteye.net)
The Palestinian police general killed by Israeli forces on Monday morning was in charge of securing the entry of aid trucks into northern Gaza, according to Al Jazeera....
Lemmy's Image Problem (wedistribute.org)
Israeli troops destroy Gaza press vehicles, abduct Al-Jazeera reporter (thecradle.co)
Israeli troops raided and destroyed broadcast vehicles of press outlets at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City....
FTC probing Reddit plan to let AI firms use user-generated content to train software (thehill.com)
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is probing Reddit’s plan to let artificial intelligence (AI) firms utilize user-generated content to train their software, according to the social media company’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing Friday....
‘Everything he is saying isn’t true’: Congolese governments denounce Trump’s baseless stories about emptied prisons (www.cnn.com)
There is no evidence for former President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that “the Congo” has emptied prisons to allow violent criminals to come to the US border as migrants – and the governments of both the Democratic Republic of Congo and the neighboring Republic of Congo say Trump’s assertions are entirely false....
Ides of March (slrpnk.net)
