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Flipboard now testing our #ActivityPub integration (fosstodon.org)

My brushstrokes against AI-art (www.davidrevoy.com)

Threads Is Coming to the EU in December (www.macrumors.com)

Last Week in the Fediverse: Episode 46 (wedistribute.org)

“Lemmy gives their developer update on the work they have been doing in the last 2 weeks. Lemmy is preparing for their new release, v0.19, and the lemmy.ml server is already running the update. One of the changes is a new sorting algorithm, scaled sorting, that gives more visibility to smaller communities on Lemmy.”

IBM releases 1,000+ qubit processor, roadmap to error correction (arstechnica.com)

The true Cybertruck experience (sopuli.xyz)

Large Language Models can Strategically Deceive their Users when Put Under Pressure [simulation led to insider trading] (arxiv.org)

AI-generated child sexual abuse images could flood the internet. A watchdog is calling for action (apnews.com)

PlayStation is removing hundreds of Discovery shows that users already purchased (www.businessinsider.com)

Generative AI a stumbling block in EU legislation talks (www.reuters.com)

The biggest challenge to getting an agreement over the European Union’s proposed AI Act has come from France, Germany and Italy, who favour letting makers of generativeAI models self-regulate instead of having hard rules....

Inside the 'arms race' between YouTube and ad blockers (www.engadget.com)

From the article: “In some ways, the current situation has spurred an arms race. YouTube has inadvertently improved ad blockers, as the new knowledge and techniques gained from innovating within the YouTube platform are also applicable to other ad and tracking systems.”

Facebook parent Meta sues the FTC claiming 'unconstitutional authority' in child privacy case (apnews.com)

MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — The parent company of Instagram and Facebook has sued the Federal Trade Commission in an attempt to stop the agency from reopening a 2020 privacy settlement with the company that would prohibit it from profiting from data it collects on users under 18....

Evernote is about to seriously limit its plan for free users (www.theverge.com)

The Tyranny of Data and Its Digital War on Human Agency (theluddite.org)

Really liked this article about the monopolies in the mail industry (cfenollosa.com)

I’m sure the email I sent to an academics using proton has gone in the spam. :( too bad

Happy 40th birthday, Turbo Pascal! (blog.marcocantu.com)

November 28, 2023 - Turbo Pascal turns 40...

Windows PCs can't sleep properly, and Microsoft wants it that way (www.spacebar.news)

Amazon is now automatically playing fullscreen video ads on Fire TV (9to5google.com)

Anger as some Google cloud customers locked out of files (www.bbc.com)

Sam Altman explains being fired and rehired by OpenAI - The Verge (www.theverge.com)

ChatGPT one year on: From viral AI bot to OpenAI's boardroom battle (www.reuters.com)

It’s ChatGPT’s first “birthday”. And it was a very eventful first year for the field of AI.

Unity Layoff 3.8% Of Workforce - Weta Digital Closed – GameFromScratch.com (gamefromscratch.com)

Tumblr sheds Post Plus subscriptions as the platform downsizes (www.theverge.com)

TL;DR: Tumblr is discontinuing its Post Plus feature, allowing creators to charge for content, starting December 1st. This decision follows a leaked memo about downsizing due to struggles in meeting usage and revenue targets. Post Plus, introduced in 2021, didn’t meet expectations, leading to its discontinuation. Existing Post...

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