So here's a story of, by far, the weirdest bug I've encountered in my CS career. (threadreaderapp.com)
Along with @maciejwolczyk we’ve been training a neural network that learns how to play NetHack, an old roguelike game, that looks like in the screenshot. Recently, something unexpected happened.
Could this be the Start of a Trend? (arstechnica.com)
Gemini is the new Google+ (www.computerworld.com)
If you value privacy, ditch Chrome and switch to Firefox now (www.fastcompany.com)
With the number of people concerned about privacy, it is a wonder why chrome is even popular.
Striking actor Stephen Fry says his voice was stolen from the Harry Potter audiobooks and replicated by AI (fortune.com)
The actor told an audience in London that AI was a “burning issue” for actors.
Nvidia will now make new AI chips every year (www.theverge.com)
Mozilla is adding tab grouping, vertical tabs, profile management, and local AI features to Firefox (connect.mozilla.org)
Why We’re Pulling Our Recommendation of Wyze Security Cameras (www.nytimes.com)
After six years of reviewing a variety of Wyze security cameras at Wirecutter, we’ve made the decision to suspend our recommendation of them from all our guides....
Another US state repeals law that protected ISPs from municipal competition (arstechnica.com)
With Minnesota repeal, number of states restricting public broadband falls to 16.
Does One Line Fix Google? - A “Web” filter that presents what Google used to look like a decade ago | tedium.co (tedium.co)
Forget AI. Google just created a version of its search engine free of all the extra junk it has added over the past decade-plus. All you have to do is add “udm=14” to the search URL....
KDE's Amarok 3.0 Music Player Released After Six Year Hiatus - Now Ported To Qt5 (www.phoronix.com)
Released back in March of 2018 was the Amarok 2.9 music player for this KDE project. Shipping today is finally Amarok 3.0 as the first major release in six years and now ported to Qt5 and KDE Frameworks 5.
After 16 years, Ecobee is shutting down support for the original smart thermostat (www.theverge.com)
Lilium (LILM) receives firm order from UrbanLink to put 20 eVTOL jets into service in Florida (electrek.co)
Meta will train AI with data from European users (stackdiary.com)
The only exception is private messages, and some users have reported difficulty opting out.
EU industry chief calls on US to adopt new tech regulations, encourage shared digital market (cbnumy.blogspot.com)
You can now share passwords within your Google family group (www.theverge.com)
My blog cost USD44 a year (merecivilian.com)
Didn’t know VPSs could get that cheap