Stable Audio: Fast Timing-Conditioned Latent Audio Diffusion — Stability AI (stability.ai)
Stability AI introduces their AI model for creating audio and music. You can try it out now: www.stableaudio.com
A comprehensive list of 2023 tech layoffs (techcrunch.com)
Google accused of rigging market to secure dominant search monopoly in biggest US antitrust trial for years (news.sky.com)
Google accused of rigging market to secure dominant search monopoly in biggest US antitrust trial for years::The historic legal battle against federal government lawyers - which comes just a week after Google’s 25th birthday - is set to be the biggest in almost two decades. The outcome of the case could have repercussions for...
Intel makes Thunderbolt 5 official, promising speeds of up to 120Gbps (www.theverge.com)
Any sufficiently advanced uninstaller is indistinguishable from malware (devblogs.microsoft.com)
EU unveils ‘revolutionary’ laws to curb big tech firms’ power (www.theguardian.com)
EU unveils ‘revolutionary’ laws to curb big tech firms’ power::Digital Markets Act aims to allow more competition and let consumers delete preloaded phone apps
Monkey photo on ID activates Philippine SIM cards, exposing loophole in new law vs scammers (www.straitstimes.com)
Just because Americans love Google doesn't make it a monopoly. Biden lawsuit goes too far. (www.usatoday.com)
Google's defenders honed antitrust skills attacking Microsoft (www.spokesman.com)
FBI, Federal Judge Agree Fighting Botnets Means Allowing The FBI To Remotely Install Software On People’s Computers (www.techdirt.com)
FBI, Federal Judge Agree Fighting Botnets Means Allowing The FBI To Remotely Install Software On People’s Computers::The ends aren’t always supposed to justify the means. And a federal agency that already raised the hackles of defense lawyers around the nation during a CSAM investigation probably shouldn’t be in this much...
Twitter (X) loses over 30% of users in two months! (en.shiftdelete.net)
WhatsApp is working on cross-platform messaging (www.theverge.com)
Explaining Google Chrome's new Privacy Sandbox (www.spacebar.news)
Unity will start charging developers each time their game is installed (www.engadget.com)
Ford, Honda, and BMW create a new vehicle-to-grid company to help EV owners save money (www.theverge.com)
The new company, ChargeScape, will create a platform that can be used by both utilities and EV owners to benefit from the expected surge in mobile batteries plugged into the grid.
Microsoft to kill off third-party printer drivers in Windows (www.theregister.com)
Microsoft to kill off third-party printer drivers in Windows::Go native or go home: End of servicing plan rolled out for legacy printer drivers in fresh update
Local governments aren't businesses – so why are they force-fed business software? - Oracle's repeated public sector failures prove a different approach is needed (www.theregister.com)
Local governments aren’t businesses – so why are they force-fed business software? - Oracle’s repeated public sector failures prove a different approach is needed::Oracle’s repeated public sector failures prove a different approach is needed
Are You A Dream Of The Universe? (piped.kavin.rocks)
‘Modern cars are a privacy nightmare,’ the worst Mozilla’s seen (www.theverge.com)
Google goes to trial in biggest US challenge to tech power in decades (www.theguardian.com)
The justice department has accused Google of using its market power to unfairly lock out rivals and position itself as a gatekeeper of the web. The case marks the first brought by the government against Google to go to trial. The justice department has also joined a separate case against Google brought by the attorneys general...
OpenAI confirms that AI writing detectors don’t work (arstechnica.com)
AI chatbots were tasked to run a tech company. They built software in under 7 minutes — for less than $1. (www.businessinsider.com)
AI chatbots were tasked to run a tech company. They built software in under 7 minutes — for less than $1.::A recent study found that AI-bots could talk to each other, reflect, and identify software bugs.
At least 5 people have been cured of HIV. Is the AIDS pandemic ending? (www.freethink.com)
At least 5 people have been cured of HIV. Is the AIDS pandemic ending?::undefined
What’s the Bare Minimum Number of People for a Mars Habitat? (www.universetoday.com)
A recent preprint paper examines the minimum number of people required to maintain a feasible settlement on Mars while accounting for psychological and behavioral factors, specifically in emergency situations. This study was conducted by a team of data scientists from George Mason University and holds the potential to help...