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

Fears rise as 3 maternity units prepare to close in Alabama (www.nbcnews.com)

The state has one of the country’s highest maternal mortality rates. Now, three hospitals plan to stop delivering babies, putting some pregnant women at even higher risk.

Solar and wind energy could fulfill energy demand 10-fold, Oxford study finds (cherwell.org)

Solar and wind energy could fulfill energy demand 10-fold, Oxford study finds::undefined

Lords of the Fallen’s Steam reviews improve as performance patch lands, devs advise players not to use graphics settings “their rigs cannot handle” (www.rockpapershotgun.com)

Wine-wayland part 8: More window management Merged (gitlab.winehq.org)

What has been merged so far. gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/merge_requests?scop…

Human Rights Watch says Israel used white phosphorous in Gaza, Lebanon (www.reuters.com)

Israel: White Phosphorus Used in Gaza, Lebanon (www.hrw.org)

Coin flips don’t appear to have 50/50 odds after all (www.engadget.com)

Harvard students scramble to take back support for letter attacking Israel as some CEOs look to blacklist them (nypost.com)

Ubuntu 23.10 is out (ubuntu.com)

Release notes:...

Samsung joins Google in RCS shaming Apple (www.theverge.com)

New York’s Airbnb Ban Is Descending Into Pure Chaos (www.wired.com)

New York’s Airbnb Ban Is Descending Into Pure Chaos::People are listing short-term rentals on social media and lesser-known platforms, bolstering a rental black market in New York City.

Lindsey Graham Proposes U.S. Start Bombing Iran: ‘Time to Take the War to the Ayatollah’s Backyard’ (www.mediaite.com)

Godfather of AI tells '60 Minutes' he fears the technology could one day take over humanity (www.yahoo.com)

Godfather of AI tells ‘60 Minutes’ he fears the technology could one day take over humanity::Computer scientist and cognitive psychologist Geoffrey Hinton says despite its potential for good, AI could one day escape our control.

I'm an adult. I can go to bed whenever I want (slrpnk.net)

France closes seven schools over bedbug infestations (www.theguardian.com)

Education minister says ‘cases are piling up’ and that ‘an immediate response is needed’...

Africa’s first carbon-removal plant (www.nbcnews.com)

The article puts it up as a question about whether this practice is worthwhile since the only logical solution to climate change is to de-carbonize. Personally I think that question isn’t very nuanced, certainly de-carbonizing 100’a of tons from the atmosphere from just this one plant is a small net positive. Can’t let it...

Report: Amazon made $1B with secret algorithm for spiking prices Internet-wide (arstechnica.com)

Last week, the Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon, alleging that the online retailer was illegally maintaining a monopoly. Much of the FTC’s complaint against Amazon was redacted, but The Wall Street Journal yesterday revealed key details obscured in the complaint regarding a secret algorithm. The FTC alleged that Amazon...

Russia plans to try to block VPN services in 2024 (www.reuters.com)

Confused screaming (lemmy.zip)

An emergency FEMA alert test will sound Oct. 4 on all U.S. TVs, radios and cellphones (www.cbsnews.com)

An emergency FEMA alert test will sound Oct. 4 on all U.S. TVs, radios and cellphones::On Wednesday, Oct. 4, FEMA and the FCC will launch a nationwide test of the emergency alert system.

What a feeling (lemmy.zip)

US agency sues Tesla as Black workers report “swastikas, threats, and nooses” (arstechnica.com)

Matt Gaetz says he will attempt to oust Kevin McCarthy from the speakership this week | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)

Rep. Matt Gaetz is planning to attempt to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from the role this week after the House leader worked with Democrats to avoid a government shutdown on Saturday.

AI language models can exceed PNG and FLAC in lossless compression, says study (arstechnica.com)

While LLMs have been used for… a lot, it seems like this use might be one where it’s not only reliable but it appears to outperform existing methods of image compression. Being able to cram more data into less space tends to lead to interesting developments, so I will be keeping my eye on this....