Elon Musk bets Tesla on Optimus, says over 1,000 robots working in factories next year (electrek.co)
Elon is the gift that keeps on giving. He’s decided that because it’s Friday, we should all have a pile in....
Why does Asia scan to pay when the rest of the world taps? • The Register (www.theregister.com)
Here's what's happening to ad blockers in Google Chrome (and other browsers) (www.spacebar.news)
Tencent ponders banning AI vids hosted by ‘virtual humans’ • The Register (www.theregister.com)
[May 29] Introducing the new Framework Laptop 13 with Intel Core Ultra Series 1 processors (frame.work)
Just sharing in case anybody has been waiting for an update from framework
Hackers Target AI Users With Malicious Stable Diffusion Tool on Github to Protest 'Art Theft' (www.404media.co)
The Stanford Internet Observatory is being dismantled: U.S. Republicans attacked the lab’s reports on misinformation and election integrity — and now the institution is pulling the plug (www.platformer.news)
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'Crucial for deterring Russian aggression’: New campaign seeks to block TikTok in Ukraine (meduza.io)
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Microsoft in damage-control mode, says it will prioritize security over AI (arstechnica.com)
Chinese firm sought to use UK university links to access AI for possible military use (www.theguardian.com)
Revelation of emails to Imperial College scientists comes amid growing concerns about security risk posed by academic tie-ups with China...
Spotify Premium User Slams App Over Audiobook Feature (www.dailydot.com)
Oh Spotify, when will you stop trying to push people to the high seas 🏴☠️
Report: Apple isn’t paying OpenAI for ChatGPT integration into OSes (arstechnica.com)
If Apple aren’t paying OpenAI and OpenAI aren’t playing Apple, it means that consumers are paying both.
Japan forces Apple and Google to open their mobile platforms • The Register (www.theregister.com)
Elon Musk drops claims that OpenAI abandoned mission (arstechnica.com)
Mozilla defies Kremlin, restores banned Firefox add-ons in Russia (www.theregister.com)
Mozilla has reinstated certain add-ons for Firefox that earlier this week had been banned in Russia by the Kremlin....
EU to charge Apple under Digital Markets Act, impose a fine of up to $50 million per day - GSMArena.com news (m.gsmarena.com)
Mobile games company Voodoo acquires BeReal (techcrunch.com)
Cop busted for unauthorized use of Clearview AI facial recognition resigns (arstechnica.com)
"So the cop was tracking random people off social media using this incredibly invasive technology, on a pretty regular basis."...
He has cancer — so he made an AI version of himself for his wife after he dies (www.npr.org)
Company he works at eternos.life
Microsoft Chose Profit Over Security and Left U.S. Government Vulnerable to Russian Hack, Whistleblower Says (www.propublica.org)
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Firefox Browser Blocks Anti-Censorship Add-Ons at Russia’s Request (theintercept.com)
Mozilla, the maker of the popular web browser Firefox, said it received government demands to block add-ons that circumvent censorship....
Maven Imported 1.12 Million Fediverse Posts (wedistribute.org)
False promise of biometrics: Digital IDs in Africa failing to deliver promised democratic and development boost while making fortunes for tech vendors, investigations finds (www.lighthousereports.com)
Some of the world’s poorest countries have been investing heavily in digital ID systems which it is claimed will deliver democratic and development dividends. Africa has been at the forefront of this push supported by the World Bank, UN agencies and the international community. Some of Africa’s most fragile states have been...
US lawmakers grill Microsoft president over China ties, hacks (www.reuters.com)
Microsoft President Brad Smith fielded questions about the tech giant’s security practices and ties to China at a House homeland security panel on Thursday, a year after alleged China-linked hackers spied on federal emails by hacking the firm....
How Data-Fueled Neurotargeting Could Kill Democracy (thereader.mitpress.mit.edu)
Left unchecked, the technique, which weaponizes emotional data for political gain, could erode the foundations of a fair and informed society....