Why Mozilla is betting on a decentralized social networking future (techcrunch.com)
What do you think?
Engineers develop an efficient process to make fuel from carbon dioxide (news.mit.edu)
Engineers develop an efficient process to make fuel from carbon dioxide::An efficient new process can convert carbon dioxide into formate, a material that can be used like hydrogen or methanol to power a fuel cell and generate electricity.
The Future of Machine Learning: A New Breakthrough Technique (MLC)
Breakthrough Technique: Meta-learning for Compositionality...
Outside the US? Then you’ll be getting worse versions of the Google Pixel 8 and iPhone 15 (www.techradar.com)
An unequal approach
Apple backs national right-to-repair bill, offering parts, manuals, and tools | Repair advocates say Apple's move is beneficial, but also strategic (arstechnica.com)
Apple backs national right-to-repair bill, offering parts, manuals, and tools | Repair advocates say Apple’s move is beneficial, but also strategic::Repair advocates say Apple’s move is beneficial, but also strategic.
"Fuck you, we're not paying": inside Unity’s Runtime Fee fiasco (mobilegamer.biz)
A major partner told John Riccitiello personally that it will not pay the Runtime Fee – and in the strongest possible terms.
NASA's interstellar Voyager probes get software updates beamed from 12 billion miles away (www.space.com)
NASA’s interstellar Voyager probes get software updates beamed from 12 billion miles away::A few updates to the two Voyager spacecraft should extend the space explorers’ lives so they can continue adventuring in the cosmos.
Job Hunting Sucks. This Programmer Filled Out 250 Applications to Find Out Why (www.wired.com)
Job Hunting Sucks. This Programmer Filled Out 250 Applications to Find Out Why::Shikhar Sachdev wanted to reveal what made the process so draining—so he spent 11 hours filling applications. Now he has tips for both job seekers and hiring managers.
How a 23-year-old first-time Firefox coder fixed a 22-year-old bug (arstechnica.com)
Meta is paying the celebrity faces behind its AI chatbots as much as $5 million for 6 hours of work, report says (www.businessinsider.com)
Meta is paying the celebrity faces behind its AI chatbots as much as $5 million for 6 hours of work, report says::Meta has enlisted 28 celebrities to play AI chatbots with different personalities. One top creator was paid $5 million, per The Information.
China shares ambitious plans to double its space station as the ISS approaches the end of its life cycle (interestingengineering.com)
China shares ambitious plans to double its space station as the ISS approaches the end of its life cycle::undefined
Snopes Shows the Folly of X’s New Link Presentation (daringfireball.net)
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Bing’s AI image generator tries to block ‘twin towers’ prompts, but it’s not working (www.theverge.com)
Indian iPhone plant found 'highly hazardous' to worker health (9to5mac.com)
Indian iPhone plant found ‘highly hazardous’ to worker health::An Indian iPhone plant run by Foxconn was temporarily closed down back in 2021 due to major health infractions in…
Carbon Capture Tech Hype Is Fizzling Out, IEA Says (gizmodo.com)
Google Indexing Bard Conversations In Search Results (www.searchenginejournal.com)
Google is coming under scrutiny after people discovered transcripts of conversations with its AI chatbot are being indexed in search results....
Microsoft AI team accidentally leaks 38TB of private company data (mashable.com)
Microsoft AI team accidentally leaks 38TB of private company data::undefined
Everything We Know About Neuralink’s Brain Implant Trial (www.wired.com)
Water-based battery "safe, efficient, non-toxic" (interestingengineering.com)
AirBnB Authorizes Monitoring Devices That Are Totally Not Creepy at All (www.orwell.org)
AirBnB Authorizes Monitoring Devices That Are Totally Not Creepy at All::Minut – know exactly what your guests are up to 24/7 with the new and discreet telescreen.
Lab-grown Meat is not a Climate Change Solution (www.climatedrift.com)
Japanese YouTuber convicted of copyright violation after uploading Let’s Play videos (www.theverge.com)
Japanese YouTuber convicted of copyright violation after uploading Let’s Play videos::A 53-year-old Japanese man has been convicted of copyright infringement after uploading gameplay videos of visual novel Steins;Gate: My Darling’s Embrace and videos summarizing Spy × Family and Steins;Gate anime episodes.
‘Largest number of claims ever filed’: 17M people validated to receive Facebook settlement payment (thehill.com)
‘Largest number of claims ever filed’: 17M people validated to receive Facebook settlement payment::The administrator in charge of vetting claims has received more than 28 million applications for a payment, said Lesley Weaver, co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs in the case.
‘X’ didn’t pay severance. Now it’s facing 2,200 cases — and big fees (www.motherjones.com)
‘X’ didn’t pay severance. Now it’s facing 2,200 cases — and big fees::X is not, in fact, gonna give it to ya.
How Roy Schestowitz and I infiltrated a government office and stole an e-mail database and laptop (ameliasconjecture.wordpress.com)
Beneath the radiant midday sun, Roy Schestowitz and I stood across from the formidable government office building, our hearts synchronizing their rapid beats. The day had finally arrived to set our audacious plan into motion, the city’s energy mirroring our blend of excitement and unease.
