Google search might be getting worse - and AI threatens to ruin it entirely (www.techradar.com)
Netflix is turning into cable TV (www.theverge.com)
Netflix is turning into cable TV::After the loss of behind-the-scenes talent and the acquisition of rights to WWE, Netflix is starting to feel more and more like basic cable.
Scientists Use WiFi to See Through People's Walls (www.popularmechanics.com)
“We developed a deep neural network that maps the phase and amplitude of WiFi signals to UV coordinates within 24 human regions. The results of the study reveal that our model can estimate the dense pose of multiple subjects, with comparable performance to image-based approaches, by utilizing WiFi signals as the only input.”
Europe's first exascale system will be slotted into modular containerized datacenter (www.theregister.com)
HP CEO says customers who don't use the company's supplies are "bad investments" (www.techspot.com)
Boeing, not Spirit, mis-installed piece that blew off Alaska MAX 9 jet, industry source says (www.seattletimes.com)
Boeing, not Spirit, mis-installed piece that blew off Alaska MAX 9 jet, industry source says::The piece that blew off an Alaska Airlines jet this month was removed and re-installed improperly by Boeing mechanics in Renton, according to a person familiar with the details of…
HP CEO evokes James Bond-style hack via ink cartridges - ""Our long-term objective is to make printing a subscription."" (arstechnica.com)
HP CEO evokes James Bond-style hack via ink cartridges - ““Our long-term objective is to make printing a subscription.””::“Our long-term objective is to make printing a subscription.”
Massive leak exposes 26 billion records in mother of all breaches | It includes data from Twitter, Dropbox, and LinkedIn (www.techspot.com)
Massive leak exposes 26 billion records in mother of all breaches | It includes data from Twitter, Dropbox, and LinkedIn::undefined
Man sues Macy’s, saying false facial recognition match led to jail assault (www.washingtonpost.com)
Retailers increasingly are using facial recognition software to patrol their stores for shoplifters and other unwanted customers. But the technology’s accuracy is highly dependent on technical factors — the cameras’ video quality, a store’s lighting, the size of its face database — and a mismatch can lead to dangerous...
Bloomberg: Apple targets 2028 release date for its own electric vehicle (9to5mac.com)
Bloomberg: Apple targets 2028 release date for its own electric vehicle::Project Titan, the Apple electric car project, has been underway since 2015. But the project has faced numerous delays and…
Netflix password crackdown fuels sign-up surge (www.bbc.com)
Nose wheel falls off Boeing 757 airliner waiting for takeoff (www.theguardian.com)
Nose wheel falls off Boeing 757 airliner waiting for takeoff::Delta Air Lines jet was due to depart from Atlanta airport and none of six crew or 184 passengers were hurt
DNA Nano-Engine (www.techbriefs.com)
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French regulator fines Amazon $35 million over its surveillance system of warehouse workers (techcrunch.com)
Computers make mistakes and AI will make things worse — the law must recognize that (www.nature.com)
Haier hits Home Assistant plugin dev with takedown notice (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Man sues Macy’s, saying false facial recognition match led to jail assault. (www.washingtonpost.com)
Man sues Macy’s, saying false facial recognition match led to jail assault.::undefined
Mozilla’s ”Platform Tilt” Shows How Firefox Is Harmed by Apple, Microsoft (www.howtogeek.com)
Mozilla’s ”Platform Tilt” Shows How Firefox Is Harmed by Apple, Microsoft::The new Platform Tilt database shows how other web browsers have an unfair advantage over Firefox.
eBay will lay off 1,000 employees — 9 percent of the company (www.theverge.com)
Pharmaceutical companies hiked the price of 775 drugs this year so far, including Ozempic and Mounjaro — exceeding the rate of inflation (arstechnica.com)
Pharmaceutical companies hiked the price of 775 drugs this year so far, including Ozempic and Mounjaro — exceeding the rate of inflation::Meanwhile, Senate to consider subpoenas to force pharma CEOs testify on prices.
Predatory loan apps continue to exploit users despite Google's ban (www.techspot.com)
Netflix Packs on More Than 13 Million Subscribers in Q4, Well Above Expectations (variety.com)
Netflix Packs on More Than 13 Million Subscribers in Q4, Well Above Expectations::Netflix extended its lead as the world’s biggest premium video-streaming platform, gaining 13.1 million subscribers in Q4 2023.
TikTok says it’s not the algorithm, teens are just pro-Palestine — The company denied allegations that it has been promoting pro-Palestine content in an effort to sway American opinion (www.vice.com)
TikTok says it’s not the algorithm, teens are just pro-Palestine — The company denied allegations that it has been promoting pro-Palestine content in an effort to sway American opinion::In a blog post, the company denied allegations that it has been promoting pro-Palestine content in an effort to sway American opinion.
European Union set to revise cookie law, admits cookie banners are annoying (www.techspot.com)
European Union set to revise cookie law, admits cookie banners are annoying::undefined
Wayfair lays off 13% of its workforce weeks after telling employees to work harder (www.cnn.com)
Wayfair lays off 13% of its workforce weeks after telling employees to work harder::Wayfair is laying off 1,650 employees, amounting to 13% of its global workforce, as the online home goods retailer struggled to rebound following its success amid pandemic lockdowns.
