Logitech has an idea for a “forever mouse” that requires a subscription (arstechnica.com)
Logitech CEO Hanneke Faber recently discussed the possibility of one day selling a mouse that customers can use “forever.” The executive said such a mouse isn’t “necessarily super far away” and will rely on software updates, likely delivered through a subscription model....
Zuckerberg bets on personalized AI models for all • The Register (www.theregister.com)
So we’ll all have our own familiar soon?
AI ‘Friend’ Company Spent $1.8 Million and Most of Its Funds on Domain Name (www.404media.co)
Hacker Shows How to Get Free Laundry For Life (www.404media.co)
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US senators claim car makers sold driver data for pennies (www.theregister.com)
I’m hoping Lina Khan keeps up her good work (and that Harris keeps Khan as the FTC head). | archive...
Apple snubs Nvidia for AI training kit, chooses Google • The Register (www.theregister.com)
The KOSA Internet Censorship Bill Just Passed The Senate—It's Our Last Chance To Stop It (www.eff.org)
Customs agents need a warrant to search your phone now (www.theverge.com)
Meta's AI safety system defeated by the space bar • The Register (www.theregister.com)
Happy 50th birthday to the UPC barcode – no one expected you would revolutionize global commerce (theconversation.com)
The first modern barcode was scanned 50 years ago this summer – on a 10-pack of chewing gum in a grocery store in Troy, Ohio, in the U…S....
Data breach exposes US spyware maker behind Windows, Mac, Android and Chromebook malware (techcrunch.com)
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The bizarre secrets I found investigating corrupt Winamp skins (jordaneldredge.com)
At the Olympics, AI is watching you (arstechnica.com)
Given the shutdown/attack today, which targeted stations far from the capital, this, ah… did not go well....
Sam Altman urges formation of US-led AI freedom coalition • The Register (www.theregister.com)
This guy! 😮💨
Google says it never collected users’ personal information / Asks for summary judgement (www.courthousenews.com)
At issue in the case is the Web and App Activity toggle in Android device’s settings. Turning the toggle off prevents future web and app activity being saved to a user’s Google account....
Idea: hardware manufacturers should publish RSS feeds for firmware updates
To deal with all this Intel CPU disaster, I’ve been having to manually check MSI’s website for mobo updates. It occurred to me that keeping BIOSes and other drivers that aren’t delivered through your OS’s update manager of choice is such a pain, and it’s common knowledge that a lot of critical BIOS updates just don’t...
A new tool for copyright holders can show if their work is in AI training data (www.technologyreview.com)
Since the beginning of the generative AI boom, content creators have argued that their work has been scraped into AI models without their consent. But until now, it has been difficult to know whether specific text has actually been used in a training data set....
"Runway", an AI Video Generator, Was Trained on Thousands of YouTube Videos Without Permission (www.404media.co)
Twitter API has a list of users who are allowed to use racial slurs (beehaw.org)
Watch out for sharks: The bizarre history of internet outages (www.bbc.com)
[Gamers Nexus] AMD Delays Ryzen 9000: “Did Not Meet Quality Expectations” (www.youtube.com)
Looks like AMD saw Intel and is trying to capitalize and learn from Intel’s mistake by delaying until they can guarantee a stable launch...
Google Is the Only Search Engine That Works on Reddit Now, Thanks to AI Deal (www.404media.co)
Proton Now Has a Bitcoin Wallet (www.howtogeek.com)
Google's reCAPTCHAv2 is just labor exploitation, boffins say • The Register (www.theregister.com)
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