UNESCO calls for ban on smartphone use in classrooms (globalnews.ca)
“Fountain of Youth” pill may reverse aging (www.msn.com)
Sinclair has suggested human trials could commence within next year. “This new discovery offers the potential to reverse aging with a single pill, with applications ranging from improving eyesight to effectively treating age-related diseases.” Other biologists skeptical.
Pluralistic: Autoenshittification (24 July 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow (pluralistic.net)
There’s nothing I can say any better or with more detail that he’s already said it. Yikes!
AI researchers say they've found 'virtually unlimited' ways to bypass Bard and ChatGPT's safety rules (www.businessinsider.com)
AI researchers say they’ve found ‘virtually unlimited’ ways to bypass Bard and ChatGPT’s safety rules::The researchers found they could use jailbreaks they’d developed for open-source systems to target mainstream and closed AI systems.
weather app
which do you guys think is the best weather app for the UK ?
Cryptography may offer a solution to the massive AI-labeling problem (www.technologyreview.com)
Heat from extinct volcano could be piped into Dutch homes (www.theguardian.com)
California moves to silence Stanford researchers who got state data to study education issues (edsource.org)
Tesla’s Dieselgate (pluralistic.net)
Tesla is a giant shell-game masquerading as a car company. The important thing about Tesla isn’t its cars, it’s Tesla’s business arrangement, the Tesla-Financial Complex:
Reddit is testing verification labels for brands (www.engadget.com)
Arc Browser Invite Code (Windows)
Hello,...
Mess with DNS (messwithdns.net)
Julia Evans has done it again....
An indepth explanation of how LLMs work with an minimum of jargon (open.substack.com)
New Imaging Technology Provides a Quick Look Inside a Human Being, Radiation Free (scitechdaily.com)
Nematode resurrected from Siberian permafrost laid dormant for 46,000 years (www.eurekalert.org)
Nematode resurrected from Siberian permafrost laid dormant for 46,000 years::A soil nematode reanimated from Siberian permafrost had laid dormant for approximately 46,000 years, according to a study publishing July 27, 2023 in the open access journal PLOS Genetics by Anastasia Shatilovich at the Institute of Physicochemical and...
New York City wants lithium-ion e-bike batteries to be stopped at the border when they don’t meet national safety standards after rash of deadly fires (fortune.com)
New York City wants lithium-ion e-bike batteries to be stopped at the border when they don’t meet national safety standards after rash of deadly fires::After a series of deadly fires.
Quer in die IT Welt
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Tales from the Twitter-I mean X-verse
So I went back and tested things out. I can’t even log in. It says “Invalid username. Try again.” Thanks Elon. I’ve had that account since 2021.
Threads users decline significantly despite initial surge in sign-ups (www.theguardian.com)
The Unexpected, Strangely Relaxing Outcome of All This Twitter Drama (slate.com)
Solar Powered Conways Game of Life (davidhampgonsalves.com)
Sci-Hub's Alexandra Elbakyan Receives EFF Award for Providing Access to Scientific Knowledge (torrentfreak.com)
Alexandra Elbakyan is a hero!
Bill that Would Stop the Government Buying Data Without a Warrant Passes Key Hurdle | The Fourth Amendment is Not for Sale Act passed the House Judiciary Committee, bringing it one step closer to b... (www.vice.com)
Bill that Would Stop the Government Buying Data Without a Warrant Passes Key Hurdle | The Fourth Amendment is Not for Sale Act passed the House Judiciary Committee, bringing it one step closer to b…::The Fourth Amendment is Not for Sale Act passed the House Judiciary Committee, bringing it one step closer to becoming law. The...
Maine plans to use offshore wind for half its energy needs by 2040 (techxplore.com)
Maine plans to use offshore wind for half its energy needs by 2040::Maine will procure at least 3,000 megawatts of electricity from offshore wind turbines by 2040 under a bill signed Thursday by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, enough to power about half of the state’s electricity load.
Why Government Regulation of Brain-Computer Interface Technology is Crucial for Safeguarding Society's Future - friendly local news (friendlylocalnews.com)
hmm, strange article tbh, not sure what to say about it, i wouldnt trust the govt with anything though
