Meta’s Threads app launches across EU in blow to competitor X::The tech giant’s app, which launched in July 2023, first needed approval from the European Commission over privacy provisions
Twitch allowing more nudity after disproportionately banning female streamers | Twitch confirmed its policy banning nudity was sexist.::Twitch confirmed its policy banning nudity was sexist.
TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, has been secretly using OpenAI’s technology to develop its own competing large language model (LLM). “This practice is generally considered a faux pas in the AI world,” writes The Verge’s Alex Heath. “It’s also in direct violation of OpenAI’s terms of service, which state that...
A brief history of how lettering on technical documents went from handwritten, difficult to read lettering to interesting an unique templates before computer created documents were possible.
US Congress pushes warrantless wiretapping decision off until April next year::The US House passed the National Defence Authorization Act, which included a provision to extend Section 702, which allows warrantless wiretapping by the US.
A neuromorphic supercomputer called DeepSouth will be capable of 228 trillion synaptic operations per second, which is on par with the estimated number of operations in the human brain...
Criminal suspects can refuse to provide phone passcodes to police under the US Constitution’s Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination, according to a unanimous ruling issued today by Utah’s state Supreme Court. The questions addressed in the ruling could eventually be taken up by the US Supreme Court, whether...
Apple’s MacBook Pro memory problem is worse than ever::Apple still sells expensive “Pro” computers with just 8GB of RAM and charges a fortune for more.
7 Months Inside an Online Scam Labor Camp::A man was abducted by a Chinese gang and forced to work in a scam operation. He gathered financial information, photos and videos and shared the material with The New York Times.
Scientific breakthrough with mysterious cosmic metal could solve major crisis on Earth: ‘There’s been an urgent search’::“This result represents a total change in how we think about this material."
Widespread FBI abuse of foreign spy law sets off “alarm bells,” tech group says::Section 702 debate rages after another FISA Court opinion is unclassified.
Bang & Olufsen says it will defy luxury slowdown as ‘rich will only become richer’ — High-end speaker and television maker targets younger shoppers::High-end speaker and television maker targets younger shoppers
A lot can happen in a year when you’re the world’s largest hot or not clone. Here’s everything toxic Meta’s companies did in 2023 (Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Meta Quest, Oculus and WhatsApp).
Hackers behind recent ChatGPT outage say they’ll target the AI bot until it stops ‘dehumanizing’ Palestinians::The hacker group Anonymous Sudan has claimed responsibility for some of the recent ChatGPT outages and say they’ll target any American company.