Google search might be getting worse - and AI threatens to ruin it entirely (www.techradar.com)
California bill would require ‘watermarks’ to signal content created by AI (www.sfchronicle.com)
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Congress Wants Tech Companies to Pay Up for AI Training Data (www.wired.com)
At a Senate hearing on AI’s impact on journalism, lawmakers backed media industry calls to make OpenAI and other tech companies pay to license news articles and other data used to train algorithms.
X removes support for NFT profile pictures (techcrunch.com)
Amazon lays off 500 Twitch employees, hundreds more at MGM and Prime Video (arstechnica.com)
Wi-Fi 7 Signals the Industry’s New Priority: Stability (spectrum.ieee.org)
The Google Play Store Ruling Is Bad News for Longtime Android Phone Users (gizmodo.com)
Not to editorialize, but I think this is kind of a crazy article. Sharing for the laughs and the discussuon.
Volkswagen Will Bring Back Physical Buttons In New Cars | Down with touch screen controls. (insideevs.com)
Volkswagen Will Bring Back Physical Buttons In New Cars | Down with touch screen controls.::Volkswagen says that it has heard the feedback from its customers. It plans to bring back physical buttons and controls in future models.
Twitch rescinds policy that allowed ‘artistic nudity’ / The decision comes two days after the company said it would allow some sexual content (www.engadget.com)
Twitch rescinds policy that allowed ‘artistic nudity’ / The decision comes two days after the company said it would allow some sexual content::Twitch has quickly taken back its policy update that gave users permission to post sexual content as long as it was labeled.
Amazon's humanoid warehouse robots will eventually cost only $3 per hour to operate. That won't calm workers' fears of being replaced. (www.businessinsider.com)
Amazon’s humanoid warehouse robots will eventually cost only $3 per hour to operate. That won’t calm workers’ fears of being replaced.::The robot’s human-like shape is bound to reignite workers’ fears of being replaced, but Amazon says they’re designed to “work collaboratively.”
YouTube Premium's price is going up in yet another country (www.androidauthority.com)
Kiss say farewell to live touring, become first US band to go virtual and become digital avatars (apnews.com)
Microsoft guts Microsoft Rewards points, and its fans are outraged (www.pcworld.com)
Microsoft guts Microsoft Rewards points, and its fans are outraged::Microsoft appears to be nickel-and-diming users and fans of its Microsoft Rewards program, which gives “frequent-flyer” points that can be traded in for gift cards.
Judge finds evidence that Tesla, Musk knew about Autopilot defect (www.reuters.com)
A Florida judge found "reasonable evidence" that Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk and other managers knew the automaker's vehicles had a defective Autopilot system but still allowed the cars to be driven unsafely, according to a ruling.
GM’s big bet on driverless cars turns sour (www.theverge.com)
Internet providers say the FCC should not investigate broadband prices (arstechnica.com)
Canada's Carbon Price Working, So Of Course It's Being Attacked (cleantechnica.com)
Canada’s Carbon Price Working, So Of Course It’s Being Attacked::How Do You Defend A Working Carbon Price That’s Benefiting Poor People?
AI companies have all kinds of arguments against paying for copyrighted content (www.theverge.com)
Space is starting to look like the better mining operation | Mining in space might be less environmentally harmful than mining asteroids on Earth. (arstechnica.com)
Space is starting to look like the better mining operation | Mining in space might be less environmentally harmful than mining asteroids on Earth.::Mining in space might be less environmentally harmful than mining asteroids on Earth.
Japan Becomes 1st Country Ever To Fire Electromagnetic Railgun From An Offshore Vessel (www.eurasiantimes.com)
Japan Becomes 1st Country Ever To Fire Electromagnetic Railgun From An Offshore Vessel::Japan has successfully test-fired a medium-caliber maritime electromagnetic railgun from an offshore platform, as it continues to advance its defenses in the face of burgeoning regional security threats.
By 2035, falling satellites will kill or injure someone every two years, says FAA (www.gizchina.com)
4.3 Billion People Now Own Smartphones (www.gizchina.com)
4.3 Billion People Now Own Smartphones::Find out how smartphone ownership has reached 4.3 billion people worldwide. Dive into the GSMA’s Mobile Internet Connectivity 2023 Report.
Europe gives TikTok CEO 24 hours to respond about Israel-Hamas war misinformation (www.cnbc.com)
Europe gives TikTok CEO 24 hours to respond about Israel-Hamas war misinformation::Europe gives TikTok 24 hours to respond about Israel-Hamas war misinformation, graphic content
Vapes, chargers, and other “invisible” e-waste are a 9-million-ton problem. (www.theverge.com)
Vapes, chargers, and other “invisible” e-waste are a 9-million-ton problem.::Chargers, vapes, and other small electronics make up millions of tons of “invisible” e-waste each year. Recycling them could recover billions of dollars worth of precious materials.
US ad revenue at Musk's X declined each month since takeover -data (www.reuters.com)
US ad revenue at Musk’s X declined each month since takeover -data::Monthly U.S. ad revenue at social media platform X has declined at least 55% year-over-year each month since billionaire Elon Musk bought the company formerly known as Twitter in October 2022, according to third-party data provided to Reuters.
