“Will AI Destroy Us?”: Roundtable with Coleman Hughes, Eliezer Yudkowsky, Gary Marcus, and Scott Aaronson (www.youtube.com)
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Leo, Brave's browser-native AI assistant, is now available in Nightly version for testing (brave.com)
What do I need to do if I want to use my old 4th gen iPad in 2023?
I recently was able to get back my 4th gen iPad that I used for university and got excited to start using it again just for basic stuff like searching stuff on the browser, reading comics and such. However I quickly realized that I was unable to download anything from the AppStore as my iOS version is 10.3.4 and apps like...
Need to scan a lot of book barcodes very quickly. Any suggestions?
What is your favorite todo app without a subscription?
Looking for an alternative to apps like TickTick and Todoist but I don’t want a subscription to deal with. I can justify a one time purchase of a todo app though as long as it’s reasonable. Any recommendations?
How ChatGPT turned generative AI into an “anything tool” (arstechnica.com)
Microsoft announces Python formulas in Excel... which have to get sent to the cloud (techcommunity.microsoft.com)
Since its inception, Microsoft Excel has changed how people organize, analyze, and visualize their data, providing a basis for decision-making for the flying billionaires heads up in the clouds who don't give a fuck for life offtheline
An Internet Veteran’s Guide to Not Being Scared of Technology (www.nytimes.com)
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Meta discontinues Messenger Lite for Android, it will be unavailable after Sep 18. Users need to install regular Messenger app instead (beehaw.org)
I have not found any news article on this on a whim. Because my friends and family, I need to use Facebook Messenger, and Messenger Lite was a OK client - lightweight, no unnecessary features, etc., compared to the regular Messenger app....
How Nvidia Built a Competitive Moat Around A.I. Chips (www.nytimes.com)
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Inside the AI Porn Marketplace Where Everything and Everyone Is for Sale (www.404media.co)
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Liberté, égalité, Fraternité: France Loses Its Marbles On Internet Censorship (hackaday.com)
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EU’s new rules for tech giants are about to kick in: All you need to know (www.aljazeera.com)
[Ian Cutress] The Problem with Tech Media: Ego, Dogmatism, and Cult of Personality (www.youtube.com)
[Rumor] Youtube is A/B testing disabling "Do not recommend this channel" on me (feddit.de)
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Top Biden tech priorities stalled by misalignment between federal IT teams (fedscoop.com)
Upcoming .COM and .XYZ domain price increases (www.namecheap.com)
On September 1, 2023, the domains registry for .COM and .XYZ will implement universal price increases of up to 9% for .COM renewals, and up to 9% for .XYZ renewals, registrations, and transfers.
Revealed: The Authors Whose Pirated Books Are Powering Generative AI (www.theatlantic.com)
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"Automated Racism": China's Hikvision still sells Uyghur-tracking surveillance cameras, powered by America's Nvidia (ipvm.com)
Despite assurances for years that Hikvision has stopped minority analytics, just 7 months ago local PRC authorities awarded a $6 million contract that explicitly requires Hikvision analytics to identify Uyghurs (维族), powered by NVIDIA hardware, security specialist IPVM says.
Roblox Accused of Concocting Illegal Gambling Ring for Minors - Bloomberg Law (news.bloomberglaw.com)
The complaint outlined the process by which minors can use the Roblox platform to gamble. After purchasing Robux through the platform, they can navigate to one of the gaming website defendants’ “virtual casinos” outside the Roblox ecosystem and link their Robux wallet to the gambling website, meaning Roblox can still keep...
An announcement regarding Kris Nóva [RIP] (nivenly.org)
It is with immense sadness that we must share with you the news of the loss of our friend, our leader, and our mentor, Kris Nóva....
NPR quits Twitter after being falsely labeled as 'state-affiliated media' (www.npr.org)
How Will We Know When AI is Conscious? (www.youtube.com)
Are you smarter than a scammer? Take this quiz. (wapo.st)
Take this quiz to find out if you can spot what’s real and what’s fake...