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I once speculated to a friend about 15 years ago that eventually solid state storage space would be so fast that it could serve as active memory. I can’t wait to tell him.

Judge clears way for $500M iPhone throttling settlements::Owners of iPhone models who were part of throttling lawsuits that ended up with a $500 settlement from Apple may soon receive their payments, after a judge denied objections against the offer.

Florida Man, associates, indicted for conspiracy to steal data, software::Voting machines and their info allegedly accessed without authorization by keen golfer’s gofers

Apple to Finally Pay Out $500M Over iPhone Slowdown Lawsuit::If you were part of the settlement in 2020, you’re about to get around $65.

ChatGPT has a style over substance trick that seems to dupe people into thinking it’s smart, researchers found::Developers often prefer ChatGPT’s responses about code to those submitted by humans, despite the bot frequently being wrong, researchers found.

Sam Bankman-Fried is going to jail::Judge also denied SBF’s request to delay jail time.

‘Flying aliens’ harassing village in Peru are actually illegal miners with jetpacks, cops say::Authorities announced their theory after visiting the isolated Indigenous community where the attacks took place.

New study finds small reductions in social media use are linked to improvements in health and well-being::A study published in the Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science suggests that reducing social media usage by just 15 minutes per day can lead to improved health and well-being, particularly in terms of social life,...

We need to start talking about the Cyber Resilience Act, because according to all major Open Source organizations the CRA is a threat to Free Software itself, and it has been approved by the European Committee that was working on it.

Rockstar Games acquires modding team that it previously banned::If you can’t beat 'em, buy 'em.

SoftBank is suing portfolio company IRL after it admitted 95% of its users were fake. VCs are stressing the need for ‘uncomfortable’ due diligence::undefined

Emergen Research has recently published a detailed report on the global Esports market formulated through extensive primary and secondary research. The report offers in-depth knowledge and analysis of the Esports market through verified and validated data curated to offer accurate insights. The report also offers a region wise...

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Tipping ‘nudges’ are now popping up on DoorDash. If you don’t leave a gratuity, you’ll hear about it.::DoorDash is the latest delivery service to nudge customers who don’t tip. It shows how intrusive tip requests are, and how important tips are to gig workers.

Exploring the internals of Linux v0.01

Hawaii has a robust emergency siren warning system. It sat silent during the deadly wildfires::Some Maui residents are questioning the effectiveness of the emergency warning system employed as the wildfires spread rapidly across Lahaina and other parts on Tuesday. Hawaii’s attorney general is leading a review of the emergency...

For a moment, it seemed like the streaming apps were the things that could save us from the hegemony of cable TV—a system where you had to pay for a ton of stuff you didn’t want to watch so you could see the handful of things you were actually interested in....

##The Future of E-Learning: Text to Video in Education In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, the realm of education has seen a transformative shift towards more interactive and engaging learning experiences. One of the most exciting advancements in this field is the integration of text-to-video technology in...