Federal judge vows to investigate Google for intentionally destroying chats (www.theverge.com)
Unity Software to cut 3.8% of staff in 'company reset' (www.reuters.com)
Unity Software to cut 3.8% of staff in ‘company reset’::Videogame software provider Unity Software will eliminate 265 jobs or 3.8% of its global workforce and end an agreement with a digital video effects company founded by the “Lord of the Rings” director as part of a “reset,” the company said on Tuesday.
Nothing Chats has already been pulled from Google Play over privacy issues (www.theverge.com)
US military gives Lockheed Martin $33.7 million to develop nuclear spacecraft (www.space.com)
US military gives Lockheed Martin $33.7 million to develop nuclear spacecraft::The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory just awarded $33.7 million to Lockheed Martin to advance the development of space nuclear propulsion and power tech.
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.
Epic lays out Google’s alleged “bribe and block” monopoly strategy in trial opening (arstechnica.com)
Bing Chat so hungry for GPUs, Microsoft will rent them from Oracle (www.theregister.com)
YouTube tests AI-generated comment summaries and a chatbot for videos (au.finance.yahoo.com)
YouTube announced two new experimental generative AI features today. Premium subscribers can soon try AI-generated comment summaries organized by topic, and a chatbot that answers questions about videos....
Workers are being overloaded with too many apps and chat services | TechRadar (www.techradar.com)
Here's a breakdown of the cost of an EV battery (www.arenaev.com)
Swedish Ports Threaten to Block Teslas From Entering the Country (www.wired.com)
Swedish Ports Threaten to Block Teslas From Entering the Country::Tesla is failing to play by Swedish labor rules, unions claim. Now a strike that started with mechanics is beginning to spread.
AI bot capable of insider trading and lying, say researchers (www.bbc.co.uk)
The researchers behind the simulation say there is a risk of this happening for real in the future.
Marines Test Rocket-Carrying 'Robotic Goat' at Twentynine Palms (timesofsandiego.com)
The four-legged robot was armed with an M72 shoulder-fired anti-tank rocket launcher in testing by the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Command and scientists with the Office of Naval Research.
The Chief Ideologist of the Silicon Valley Elite Has Some Strange Ideas (www.nytimes.com)
Boston Dynamics turned its robot dog into a talking tour guide with ChatGPT (www.theverge.com)
Boston Dynamics turned its robot dog into a talking tour guide using AI as seen in a somewhat unsettling video posted by Boston Dynamics. Boston Dynamics used OpenAI’s ChatGPT API, along with some open-source large language models (LLM) to carefully train its responses. It then outfitted the bot with a speaker, added...
The surprisingly subtle ways Microsoft Word has changed the way we use language (www.bbc.com)
The surprisingly subtle ways Microsoft Word has changed the way we use language::As Microsoft Word turns 40, we look at the role the software has played in four decades of language and communication evolution.
Hackers can force iOS and macOS browsers to divulge passwords and much more (arstechnica.com)
Hackers can force iOS and macOS browsers to divulge passwords and much more::iLeakage is practical and requires minimal resources. A patch isn’t (yet) available.
Cruise halts SF service as Calif. DMV shuts down driverless car permits (www.sfgate.com)
Cruise halts SF service as Calif. DMV shuts down driverless car permits::Driverless car firm Cruise is forced to suspend its service in San Francisco as the California DMV calls out safety issues.
41 states sue Meta, claiming Instagram, Facebook are addictive, harm kids (www.washingtonpost.com)
41 states sue Meta, claiming Instagram, Facebook are addictive, harm kids::undefined
The Risk of RISC-V: What's Going on at SiFive? (morethanmoore.substack.com)
Ian Cutress muses upon rumors around SiFive, the forerunner of high-performance RISC-V cores.
Ukrainian activists hack Trigona ransomware gang, wipe servers (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Leaked Microsoft pay guidelines reveal salary, hiring bonus, and stock award ranges by level (www.businessinsider.com)
Leaked Microsoft pay guidelines reveal salary, hiring bonus, and stock award ranges by level::The guidelines viewed by Insider show ranges for base pay, hiring bonuses, and annual stock awards but vary by role and location.
Australia fines X for not answering questions on child abuse content (www.cnbc.com)
Australia fines X for not answering questions on child abuse content::The social media platform has 28 days to respond to or pay the fine of 610,500 Australian dollars.
Tesla Semi Wins Range Test Against Volvo, Freightliner, and Nikola (jalopnik.com)
Tesla Semi Wins Range Test Against Volvo, Freightliner, and Nikola::PepsiCo’s Tesla fleet completed more miles in a day and faster charging than the competition
Microsoft completes Activision Blizzard acquisition, Call of Duty now part of Xbox | Microsoft now publishes franchises like Warcraft, Diablo, Overwatch, Call of Duty, and Candy Crush. (www.theverge.com)
Microsoft completes Activision Blizzard acquisition, Call of Duty now part of Xbox | Microsoft now publishes franchises like Warcraft, Diablo, Overwatch, Call of Duty, and Candy Crush.::Microsoft has finalized its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The deal close comes after months of battles with regulators in...
