iOS 17.3 Beta 2 is reportedly causing some iPhones to boot loop (www.ghacks.net)
The march towards an all-EV future hit a major roadblock. What went wrong? (www.businessinsider.com)
Value of X has fallen 71% since purchase by Musk and name change from Twitter (www.theguardian.com)
A 2 way micro USB connector. Never thought they existed (lemmy.zip)
Embedding Societal Values into Social Media Algorithms (tsjournal.org)
You probably don't need a VPN (www.spacebar.news)
Teslas Have a Minor Issue Where the Wheels Fly Off While Driving, Documents Show (1ft.io)
Tens of thousands of Tesla owners have had the suspension or steering of their vehicles — even in practically brand new ones — fail in recent years. Newly obtained documents show how Tesla engineers internally called these incidents “flaws” and “failures.”...
Researchers train AI chatbots to 'jailbreak' rival chatbots - and automate the process (www.tomshardware.com)
Year In Review: Google’s Corporate Paternalism in The Browser | EFF (www.eff.org)
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How bad are search results? Let's compare Google, Bing, Marginalia, Kagi, Mwmbl, and ChatGPT (danluu.com)
New malware restores cookies to break into your Google Account (9to5google.com)
You're Supposed To Be Glad Your Tesla Is A Brittle Heap Of Junk --- [Opinion] (defector.com)
Carmen Osorio, expert in technology addiction: ‘It’s not a good idea to give children a smartphone; in any case, you let them borrow yours’ (english.elpais.com)
First EV fueled with a sodium-ion battery introduced in China (www.techspot.com)
Memory Cache: local AI for Firefox that you feed (www.ghacks.net)
Google settles $5bn lawsuit for 'private mode' tracking (www.bbc.com)
Enhancing Workplace Safety with Augmented Reality (www.ediiie.com)
A robust safety-oriented approach is a key to minimizing work-related hazards. Let's understand how augmented reality can enhance workplace and employee safety?
CES 2024: What we expect in Las Vegas this year (archive.is)
From Code to Chemistry: Coscientist, the AI System Mastering Nobel Prize-Winning Reactions (scitechdaily.com)
This study shows the development and capabilities of Coscientist, an artificial intelligence system driven by GPT-4 that autonomously designs, plans and performs complex experiments using tools such as documentation search, code execution and experimental automation....
New Japanese law may force Apple to allow sideloading in iOS (www.ghacks.net)
Indian government pressed Apple to soften hacking warning: Report (thehill.com)
Tesla worker injured [in 2021] by robot that 'pinned' him to wall with its claws at car company's Texas factory (news.sky.com)
given the scrutiny around Tesla, it’s interesting this story doesn’t seem to have come out sooner since this is a fairly novel workplace accident
[37c3] The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT): Building the biggest optical telescope on earth (media.ccc.de)
AstronomersEngineers^1^ presenting at the 37th Chaos Communication Congress for a general but technical audience. The congress is still going on in case you’re interested, lots of interesting stuff there and don’t be afraid of German talks there’s real-time dubbing....
Apple seeks a path to getting 2 of its best watches back on shelves during a bitter patent dispute (apnews.com)
The saga continues…