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How ChatGPT turned generative AI into an “anything tool” (arstechnica.com)

MIT TECO EMACS Version 170 (pdp-10.trailing-edge.com)

shared from: feddit.de/post/2632468...

iTWire - Musk's X delays links from rivals loading, then backtracks (itwire.com)

A new message encryption scheme inspired by the Sudoku puzzle (techxplore.com)

The approach could be relevant for applications in devices with constrained computer resources such as radio-frequency identification devices (RFID), medical and health care instruments, remote sensing networks, and smart cards.

‘Into brain and the heart’: how China is using apps to woo Taiwan’s teenagers (www.theguardian.com)

China has made clear that it wants to take control of Taiwan, by force if necessary; and the two share a common language. That makes Chinese apps, music and drama particularly attractive and accessible to the Taiwanese and Taiwanese users a particularly important audience for Beijing. “The similarities in language make the...

Tetris - But With ARM 32Bit Instructions instead of blocks (ofrak.com)

Awesome game. I don’t know much about little-endian arm 32bit assembly, but this would be a good tool to learn on!

Delta Chat: Everything-apps without platforms - say 'hi' to xstore 😊 (delta.chat)

Reflections before the storm: the AI reproduction of biased imagery in global health visuals (www.thelancet.com)

PDF: www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2214-109X(2…

Apple removes Russian-language news podcast produced by Meduza, an independent media outlet, from Apple Podcasts (meduza.io)

Earlier this summer, the Russian state censorship authority had asked Apple to block the show, Meduza says on its website. According to the outlet, Apple didn’t provide any explanation.

Pixel Binary Transparency: verifiable security for Pixel devices - Google Security Blog (security.googleblog.com)

cross-posted from !googlepixel !android...

AI Weirdness: Baby onesie designs (www.aiweirdness.com)

Linux surpasses the Mac among Steam gamers (arstechnica.com)

The Secret Life of the 500+ Cables That Run the Internet (www.cnet.com)

These cables, only about as thick as a garden hose, are high-tech marvels. The fastest, the newly completed transatlantic cable called Amitié and funded by Meta, Microsoft and others, can carry 400 terabits of data per second. That’s 400,000 times faster than your home broadband if you’re lucky enough to have high-end...

The Low Code Wall (www.spiffworkflow.org)

Comprehensive Python Cheatsheet (gto76.github.io)

Help the EFF protect our digital privacy (www.eff.org)

G/O Media Execs Full Speed Ahead On Injecting Half-Cooked ‘AI’ Into A Very Broken US Media (www.techdirt.com)

It’s always good to remember that the people most pissed off about the clusterfuck corporate media has become are journalists who want to go out and commit journalism but are considered too expensive.

In Which Elon Pays People To Be His Friend – Zen Of Design (www.zenofdesign.com)

Twitter is facing severe financial difficulties under Elon Musk’s leadership. Advertising revenue has plummeted due to advertisers leaving and controversial content. To make up revenue, Elon began paying select influencers, primarily right-wing and anti-woke accounts, thousands of dollars for their posts. This appears to be a...

FOMO Has Never Been Worse on the Internet (archive.ph)

Threads, Meta’s new social app, reached 100 million users in under a week, setting a new record for fastest growth. However, its quick growth may not guarantee lasting success. While the app benefits from Meta’s large user base and aggressive marketing, early data shows engagement dropping off sharply after the first day....

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