Turmoil at OpenAI shows we must address whether AI developers can regulate themselves (theconversation.com)
US govt warns that sanctions swerving GPUs will fall under their 'control the very next day' (www.tomshardware.com)
Walmart says it is not advertising on social platform X (www.reuters.com)
Walmart says it is not advertising on social platform X::Walmart said on Friday it is not advertising on social media platform X, one of the latest brands to say it has dropped the Elon Musk-owned site.
Meta warns that China is stepping up its online social media influence operations (www.npr.org)
Meta warns that China is stepping up its online social media influence operations::undefined
New Leica camera stops deepfakes at the shutter (spectrum.ieee.org)
Scores of US credit unions offline after ransomware infects backend cloud outfit (www.theregister.com)
Scores of US credit unions offline after ransomware infects backend cloud outfit::Supply chain attacks: The gift that keeps on giving
US Navy says it will trial using AI to track Chinese submarines in the Pacific (www.businessinsider.com)
US Navy says it will trial using AI to track Chinese submarines in the Pacific::The plans are part of Aukus Pillar II, a trilateral security arrangement that aims to “help sustain peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.”
Key Congress staffers in AI debate are funded by giants like Google & Microsoft. Tech companies are funneling money through a science nonprofit to help pay the salaries of AI staffers in Congre... (archive.ph)
Key Congress staffers in AI debate are funded by giants like Google & Microsoft. Tech companies are funneling money through a science nonprofit to help pay the salaries of AI staffers in Congre…::undefined
A Novel Approach to Youtube Ads (9to5google.com)
Instead of blocking them, this extension speeds them up to x16 and also mutes the ad. Experiencing a 30 second ad in 2 seconds is pretty funny. And it works on Edge and Chrome.
Pentagon Scientists Discuss Cybernetic 'Super Soldiers' That Feel Nothing While Killing In Dystopian Presentation (archive.md)
Dutch solar EV completes 1,000km test drive through the desert (thenextweb.com)
The Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) students drove the SUV, which doubles as a small campervan, from Tangier in northern Morocco across dry riverbeds, steep mountain passes, and loose sand before arriving at the Sahara desert three days later....
Tiny living robots made from human cells surprise scientists | CNN (www.cnn.com)
“robots” engendered from human trachea cells have shown surprising behavior in their ability to self-assemble, move, and “heal” damaged neurons.
Could electronic mail undermine conventional post? – archive, 1 December 1983 (www.theguardian.com)
Japanese experimental nuclear fusion reactor inaugurated (phys.org)
Amazon exec says it’s time for workers to ‘disagree and commit’ to office return — “I don’t have data to back it up, but I know it’s better.” (fortune.com)
Amazon exec says it’s time for workers to ‘disagree and commit’ to office return — “I don’t have data to back it up, but I know it’s better.”::“We’re here, we’re back. It’s working,” an Amazon Studios head said in a meeting, before acknowledging a lack of evidence.
Klaxon Cloud: Free, simple alerts when a webpage updates (www.muckrock.com)
Want to know when your favorite government agency posts new information? Wondering if a corporate press release might see some post-publication revisions? We’ve brought the power of The Marshall Project’s Klaxon site monitoring tool into DocumentCloud, and it’s now easier than ever to track changes and get alerts from...
Amazon finds itself in the unusual position of playing catch-up in AI (techcrunch.com)
Amazon finds itself in the unusual position of playing catch-up in AI::While Amazon has been a cloud market leader since day one, it finds itself suddenly in the position of chasing Microsoft in generative AI.
No new top boss at NSA until it answers questions about buying up location, browsing data / Congress must to have an informed public debate about the scope of the NSA's warrantless surveillance of ... (www.theregister.com)
No new top boss at NSA until it answers questions about buying up location, browsing data / Congress must to have an informed public debate about the scope of the NSA’s warrantless surveillance of …::Senator Ron Wyden puts his foot down – for as long as he can
Did Your Spotify Wrapped Place You In Burlington, Berkeley, or Cambridge? You May Be Gay (www.them.us)
MultiPurrAudio, an MP3 folder player which is based on VLC and fully made in Python, the source code is 100% open source, and it works on any operating system!! And it also has a cute mascot. (github.com)
hola (programming.dev)
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Bill Gates says a 3-day work week where 'machines can make all the food and stuff' isn't a bad idea (www.businessinsider.com)
Bill Gates says a 3-day work week where ‘machines can make all the food and stuff’ isn’t a bad idea::“A society where you only have to work three days a week, that’s probably OK,” Bill Gates said.