Big tech firms recklessly pursuing profits from AI, says UN head (www.theguardian.com)
80 years later, GCHQ releases new images of Nazi code-breaking computer (arstechnica.com)
Today several photos and documents were released of the earliest, and most secret, computers.
Big Tech Won’t Let You Leave. Here's a Way Out - WIRED (archive.is)
A year long study shows what you've suspected: Google Search is getting worse. (mashable.com)
A year long study shows what you’ve suspected: Google Search is getting worse.::undefined
AI girlfriend bots are already flooding OpenAI’s GPT store (qz.com)
AI girlfriend bots are already flooding OpenAI’s GPT store::OpenAI’s store rules are already being broken, illustrating that regulating GPTs could be hard to control
YouTube to eliminate 100 employees as layoffs at Google continue (techcrunch.com)
Elon Musk demands another huge payday from Tesla (www.cnn.com)
In a series of posts on X Monday night, Musk said that he would not want to grow Tesla to become a leader in artificial intelligence and robotics without a compensation plan that would give him ownership of around 25% of the company’s stock. That would be about double the roughly 13% stake he currently owns....
Google Search, Chrome, and Android are all changing thanks to EU antitrust law (www.theverge.com)
GTA 5 Actor Ned Luke Calls Out 'Bulls**t' AI Chatbot That Uses His Voice (www.ign.com)
GTA 5 Actor Ned Luke Calls Out 'Bullst’ AI Chatbot That Uses His Voice::Grand Theft Auto voice actor Ned Luke, who played Michael De Santa in GTA 5, has called out a "fking bulls**t" AI chatbot which uses his voice.
Unlock your financial potential today (bucksbeyond.com)
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Apple hopes to convince people to buy its $3,500 Vision Pro headset using free 25-minute in-store demos (www.techspot.com)
Apple hopes to convince people to buy its $3,500 Vision Pro headset using free 25-minute in-store demos::undefined
More Police Are Using Your Cameras for Video Evidence (www.themarshallproject.org)
Private security footage is nothing new to criminal investigations, but two factors are rapidly changing the landscape: huge growth in the number of devices with cameras, and the fact that footage usually lands in a cloud server, rather than on a tape....
Visits to piracy websites have increased 12% in the past four years (www.fastcompany.com)
Visits to piracy websites have increased 12% in the past four years::undefined
Apple to Remove Blood-Oxygen Sensor From Watch to Avoid U.S. Ban (www.wsj.com)
Apple to Remove Blood-Oxygen Sensor From Watch to Avoid U.S. Ban::Tech giant’s withdrawal of technology may end cloud hanging over $18 billion smartwatch business
World’s Biggest Solar Thermal Plant To Be Built In Saudi Arabia (www.forbes.com)
Climate denialists find new ways to monetize disinformation on YouTube (arstechnica.com)
Formula E team fires its AI-generated female motorsports reporter, after backlash: “What a slap in the face for human women that you’d rather make one up than work with us.” (www.caranddriver.com)
Formula E team fires its AI-generated female motorsports reporter, after backlash: “What a slap in the face for human women that you’d rather make one up than work with us.”::px-captcha
Amazon has been listing products with the title, 'I'm sorry, I cannot fulfil this request as it goes against OpenAI use policy' (www.businessinsider.com)
Amazon has been listing products with the title, ‘I’m sorry, I cannot fulfil this request as it goes against OpenAI use policy’::Products have appeared on the platform with odd titles that are seemingly related to OpenAI’s usage policy.
Robot baristas and AI chefs caused a stir at CES 2024 as casino union workers fear for their jobs (abcnews.go.com)
Why return-to-office mandates fail (www.computerworld.com)
Why return-to-office mandates fail::The question over whether to allow employees to work from home has been settled. Here’s the new normal.
When the race for fusion ground to a halt (www.technologyreview.com)
Meta admits using pirated books to train AI, but won't pay for it (www.techspot.com)
News app Artifact is shutting down (medium.com)
Electric vehicles will need 'battery passports' to enter EU from 2027 (www.autocar.co.uk)
Oppenheimer and the resurgence of Blu-ray and DVDs: How to stop your films and music from disappearing (www.bbc.com)
Oppenheimer and the resurgence of Blu-ray and DVDs: How to stop your films and music from disappearing::In an era where many films and albums are stored in the cloud, “streaming anxiety” is making people buy more DVDs, records – and even cassette tapes.
