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Las Vegas sphere reports $98 Million loss, CFO quits (m.lasvegassun.com)

Las Vegas sphere reports $98 Million loss, CFO quits::Dummy content

Impatient LockBit says it's leaked 50GB of stolen Boeing files after ransom fails to land (www.theregister.com)

Impatient LockBit says it’s leaked 50GB of stolen Boeing files after ransom fails to land::Aerospace titan pores over data to see if dump is legit

Brace yourself, a report suggests that Copilot is coming to Windows 10 (ghacks.net)

An entire state's population just had its data stolen in a ransomware attack (sea.mashable.com)

An entire state’s population just had its data stolen in a ransomware attack::The attack impacts about 1.3 million people.

Google is moving Shopping List and other notes back into Google Keep (www.google.com)

Ripple CEO says SEC has lost sight of mission to protect investors (www.cnbc.com)

Ripple CEO says SEC has lost sight of mission to protect investors::Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said he hopes the U.S. will move beyond crypto regulation by litigation to a point where federal laws are introduced by Congress.

Slow internet speeds? It might be faster to use a pigeon. (wapo.st)

To be clear: they’re talking about attaching a micro-sd card to the pigeon’s leg, not RFC 1149

Starlink bug frustrates users: “They don’t have tech support? Just a FAQ? WTF?” (arstechnica.com)

Specialized training programs using sensory augmentation devices could prevent astronauts from getting disoriented in space (theconversation.com)

Runway Gen-2 uses brush to generate movement in videos (twitter.com)

YouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockers (www.androidauthority.com)

YouTube’s plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockers::People are installing and uninstalling ad blockers in record high numbers as a result of YouTube’s anti-ad blocking efforts.

At SpaceX, worker injuries soar in Elon Musk’s rush to Mars (www.reuters.com)

Samsung and Google challenge Dolby Atmos with new IAMF 3D spatial audio technology (www.notebookcheck.net)

CEOs of crashed tech upstart Bitwise accused of swindling $100M from investors - Duo paid themselves $600K salaries as the cupboard was emptying (www.theregister.com)

CEOs of crashed tech upstart Bitwise accused of swindling $100M from investors - Duo paid themselves $600K salaries as the cupboard was emptying::Duo paid themselves $600K salaries as the cupboard was emptying

Google dragged to UK watchdog over Chrome's upcoming IP address cloaking (www.theregister.com)

Mark Zuckerberg personally rejected Meta’s proposals to improve teen mental health, court documents allege (www.cnn.com)

Mark Zuckerberg personally rejected Meta’s proposals to improve teen mental health, court documents allege::Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has personally and repeatedly thwarted initiatives meant to improve the well-being of teens on Facebook and Instagram, at times directly overruling some of his most senior lieutenants, according...

A Request for This Fruit Caused a Bomb Scare in Portugal (thetakeout.com)

Apparently the word “pomegranate” gets lost in translation....

Bill Gates thinks AI could spell the end of tedious life admin (www.businessinsider.com)

Bill Gates thinks AI could spell the end of tedious life admin::Bill Gates and Sam Altman spoke about the future of AI being one where the technology works as super-helpful assistants to humans.

Cruise recalls all self-driving cars after grisly accident and California ban | All 950 of the General Motors subsidiary’s autonomous cars will be taken off roads for a software update (www.theguardian.com)

Cruise recalls all self-driving cars after grisly accident and California ban | All 950 of the General Motors subsidiary’s autonomous cars will be taken off roads for a software update::All 950 of the General Motors subsidiary’s autonomous cars will be taken off roads for a software update

Google employees typically work more than eight hours a day: Internal memo (www.cnbc.com)

Google employees typically work more than eight hours a day: Internal memo::Employees said they were eager to share the HR representative’s response with their relatives.

Not even the ghost of obsolescence can coerce users onto Windows 11 (www.theregister.com)

It's not just about facts: Democrats and Republicans have sharply different attitudes about removing misinformation from social media (theconversation.com)

It’s not just about facts: Democrats and Republicans have sharply different attitudes about removing misinformation from social media::One person’s content moderation is another’s censorship when it comes to Democrats’ and Republicans’ views on handling misinformation.

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