Bad software destroyed my doctor’s memory (www.theregister.com)
Swedish criminal gangs using fake Spotify streams to launder money (www.theguardian.com)
So Much for ‘Learn to Code’ (web.archive.org)
Atlantic Paywall link
I Made My Own Computer | Let's See How It Works (www.youtube.com)
Pretty cool video to give you a bit of an understanding how computers work.
Leo, Brave's browser-native AI assistant, is now available in Nightly version for testing (brave.com)
Early adopters in Mexico lend their eyes to global biometric project (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemdro.id/post/486175 (!aistuff)...
Linux surpasses the Mac among Steam gamers (arstechnica.com)
Google Announces to Delete Inactive Accounts, All You Need to Know (samrome58.substack.com)
Google decides to delete any account that has two years of inactivity. See how they decide to go about it.
'Brazil is the Country of WhatsApp,' Says President of the App (www1.folha.uol.com.br)
The rest of the article (not translated) is an interview with Cathcart....
Android adware apps on Google Play amass two million installs (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Google adds tracking to Google docs documents? (fosstodon.org)
Title says it all. Somewhat interesting if true. I wouldn’t be surprised either way.
Ransomware Hackers Steal Millions From Vegas Casinos (odysee.com)
cross-posted from: discuss.tchncs.de/post/3473050...
Researchers explore best practices for talking to kids about online privacy (techxplore.com)
ChatGPT subscribers may get a ‘GPT builder’ option soon (www.theverge.com)
Dutch regulator rejects Apple’s objections to fines (www.reuters.com)
DEF CON 31 - An Audacious Plan to Halt the Internet's Ensh*ttification - Cory Doctorow (www.youtube.com)
Adobe launches new symbol to tag AI-generated content—but will anyone use it? (arstechnica.com)
Spotify Premium Will Include Instant Access to 150,000+ Audiobooks (UK/AUS tomorrow, US to follow) (newsroom.spotify.com)
cross-posted from !android
Meta Debuts $500 Quest 3 as Apple Prepares to Launch $3,500 Vision Pro Headset Next Year (www.macrumors.com)
Google assigns a CVE for libwebp and gives it a 10.0 score (stackdiary.com)
Benchmarking AIs with a simple riddle (benchmarks.llmonitor.com)
Sally (a girl) has 3 brothers. Each brother has 2 sisters. How many sisters does Sally have?...
Hospital bosses love AI. Doctors and nurses are worried. (wapo.st)
Mount Sinai has become a laboratory for AI, trying to shape the future of medicine. But some healthcare workers fear the technology comes at a cost....
Word turns 40: From 'new kid on the block' to 'I can't believe it's not bloatware' (www.theregister.com)
When Product Markets Become Collective Traps: The Case of Social Media (bfi.uchicago.edu)
Those findings are crazy. I’ve never been social media addicted, been into luxury or general show-off brands (I pay extra to not look like I’m an advertisement… for anything but metal bands), so I don’t really know much about those issues.