Four years after Apple, Google will finally kill third-party cookies in 2024 (arstechnica.com)
Israel is using an AI system to find targets in Gaza. Experts say it's just the start (www.npr.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/israel-is-using-an-ai-system-to…
Google DeepMind used a large language model to solve an unsolvable math problem (www.technologyreview.com)
The researchers started by sketching out the problem they wanted to solve in Python, a popular programming language. But they left out the lines in the program that would specify how to solve it. That is where FunSearch comes in. It gets Codey to fill in the blanks—in effect, to suggest code that will solve the problem....
Twitch's Sexual Content Policy Update (safety.twitch.tv)
Amazon Wrapped 2023 | Everything Toxic Amazon Did This Year (tilvids.com)
A lot can happen in a year when you’re the worlds largest bookshop. Here’s everything toxic Jeff Bezos and Amazon did in 2023.
Twitch immediately rescinds its artistic nudity policy (www.theverge.com)
Twitch immediately rescinds its artistic nudity policy::Twitch has rolled back the artistic nudity portion of its sexual policy that allowed previously prohibited forms of sexual content.
a16z will give literally any politician money if they help deregulate tech (techcrunch.com)
Pirate Site Blocking Demands Intensify as U.S. Lawmakers Get Fmovies Walkthrough (torrentfreak.com)
Pirate Site Blocking Demands Intensify as U.S. Lawmakers Get Fmovies Walkthrough::undefined
Plex Users Fear New Feature Will Leak Porn Habits to Their Friends and Family (www.404media.co)
“I can see that one of my friends is apparently watching a ton of cheesy, soft porn stuff,” a user said of Plex’s Week in Review email and Discover Together feature....
Ubiquiti Users Somehow Being Fed Access to Strangers' Security Cameras (www.404media.co)
Nvidia's employees are suddenly so rich and happy that the company's got a 'semi retirement' problem, insiders say (archive.ph)
Nvidia’s employees are suddenly so rich and happy that the company’s got a ‘semi retirement’ problem, insiders say::undefined
OpenAI CEO promotes crypto project Worldcoin after fundraising report (www.aol.com)
YouTube uses lower quality options on browsers running on Arm-based systems — misreporting as an x86 CPU appears to be a widespread browser fix (www.tomshardware.com)
AMD's New Threadripper Chips Have a Hidden Fuse That Blows When Overclocking Is Enabled (www.extremetech.com)
Polish Hackers Repaired Trains the Manufacturer Artificially Bricked. Now The Train Company Is Threatening Them (www.404media.co)
Polish Hackers Repaired Trains the Manufacturer Artificially Bricked. Now The Train Company Is Threatening Them::After breaking trains simply because an independent repair shop had worked on them, NEWAG is now demanding that trains fixed by hackers be removed from service.
Beeper Mini Is Back (blog.beeper.com)
AMD says overclocking blows a hidden fuse on Ryzen Threadripper 7000 to show if you've overclocked the chip, but it doesn't automatically void your CPU's warranty (www.tomshardware.com)
AMD says overclocking blows a hidden fuse on Ryzen Threadripper 7000 to show if you’ve overclocked the chip, but it doesn’t automatically void your CPU’s warranty::AMD explains the hidden fuses behind Ryzen Threadripper 7000 processors and how it will handle warranty claims.
Wikimedia Foundation calls on US Supreme Court to strike laws that threaten Wikipedia (wikimediafoundation.org)
The Foundation supports challenges to laws in Texas and Florida that jeopardize Wikipedia's community-led governance model and the right to freedom of expression....
Tesla claims California false-advertising law violates First Amendment (arstechnica.com)
Tesla claims California false-advertising law violates First Amendment::Tesla fights DMV complaint that Autopilot is falsely advertised as autonomous.
US agency will not reinstate $900 mln subsidy for SpaceX Starlink unit (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday reaffirmed its 2022 decision to deny SpaceX satellite internet unit Starlink $885.5 million in rural broadband subsidies.
Dropbox spooks users with new AI features that send data to OpenAI when used (arstechnica.com)
Edited the title to what the article has now.
HP misreads room, awkwardly brags about its “less hated” printers | Opinion: HP's printer business practices have infuriated users for years. (arstechnica.com)
HP misreads room, awkwardly brags about its “less hated” printers | Opinion: HP’s printer business practices have infuriated users for years.::Opinion: HP’s printer business practices have infuriated users for years.
Senator Warren calls out Apple for shutting down Beeper's 'iMessage to Android' solution (techcrunch.com)
Senator Warren calls out Apple for shutting down Beeper’s ‘iMessage to Android’ solution::U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is throwing her weight behind Beeper, the app that allowed Android users to message iPhone users via iMessage,
Apple has gotten so big it's almost overtaken France's entire stock market (fortune.com)
Apple has gotten so big it’s almost overtaken France’s entire stock market::The tech giant shows no signs of easing as combined market value of companies listed in Paris was almost $3.2 trillion versus Apple’s $3.1 trillion.
Trains were designed to break down after third-party repairs, hackers find (arstechnica.com)
Trains were designed to break down after third-party repairs, hackers find::The train manufacturer accused the hackers of slander.
