ChatGPT has caused a massive drop in demand for online digital freelancers — here is what you can do to protect yourself (www.techradar.com)
'Crucial for deterring Russian aggression’: New campaign seeks to block TikTok in Ukraine (meduza.io)
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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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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...
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)
Microsoft in damage-control mode, says it will prioritize security over AI (arstechnica.com)
Mobile games company Voodoo acquires BeReal (techcrunch.com)
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....
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.
'LLM-free' is the new '100% organic' - Creators Are Fighting AI Anxiety With an ‘LLM-Free’ Movement (www.theatlantic.com)
As soon as Apple announced its plans to inject generative AI into the iPhone, it was as good as official: The technology is now all but unavoidable. Large language models will soon lurk on most of the world’s smartphones, generating images and text in messaging and email apps. AI has already colonized web search, appearing in...
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."...
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....
Maven Imported 1.12 Million Fediverse Posts (wedistribute.org)
Japan forces Apple and Google to open their mobile platforms • The Register (www.theregister.com)
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....
He has cancer — so he made an AI version of himself for his wife after he dies (www.npr.org)
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Microsoft Chose Profit Over Security and Left U.S. Government Vulnerable to Russian Hack, Whistleblower Says (www.propublica.org)
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Microsoft "accepts responsibility" for issues raised in report on Chinese hacking against U.S. targets as officials start to lose trust in the company's ability to secure its service (www.axios.com)
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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....
SponsorBlock (and DeArrow): "YouTube is currently experimenting with server-si…" - Fosstodon (fosstodon.org)
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