Examples of artists using OpenAI's Sora (generative video) to make short content (openai.com)
The Reddits (6 minute read) (www.ycombinator.com)
Reddit was one of the reasons Y Combinator was started. This post tells the story of how the site came to be. Despite being rejected in the first round for their food delivery app idea, Reddit’s founders were offered funding after agreeing to work on a project that would eventually become Reddit. The project was launched on a...
Grok-1 chatbot code released – open source or open Pandora's box? (www.theregister.com)
AI weapons scanner backtracks on UK testing claims (www.bbc.com)
Evolv Technology makes “intelligent” scanners designed to replace metal detectors by identifying people with concealed guns, knives and bombs. But the company has come under mounting criticism for overstating what the technology can deliver. Evolv told BBC News it had altered its claims about UK testing to “better reflect...
Announcing Speedometer 3.0: A Shared Browser Benchmark for Web Application Responsiveness (browserbench.org)
browserbench.org/Speedometer3.0/
Apple ends block on EU app store for Fortnite-maker Epic (www.france24.com)
VPN Router + Pihole
What’s your opinion on using a vpn with pihole? Should i stick with the vpn-dns or add the pihole?
The Lifeblood of the AI Boom (www.theatlantic.com)
Here is How ChatGPT Can Harm Your Dissertation Research (www.crazyzine.com)
Elon Musk’s legal case against OpenAI is hilariously bad (www.theverge.com)
Elon Musk’s legal case against OpenAI is hilariously bad::Elon Musk filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the company breached a contract that does not appear to exist
Here Come the AI Worms (www.wired.com)
WhatsApp finally forces Pegasus spyware maker to share its secret code (arstechnica.com)
Russia’s ‘VPN Ban’ is Live as Authorities Warn of Bad VPNs & U.S. Spying (torrentfreak.com)
Elon Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over 'betrayal' of non-profit AI mission | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Elon Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over ‘betrayal’ of non-profit AI mission | TechCrunch::Elon Musk has sued OpenAI, its co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman and affiliated entities, alleging the ChatGPT makers have breached their original Elon Musk sued OpenAI, its co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman and...
GitHub besieged by millions of malicious repositories in ongoing attack (arstechnica.com)
GitHub besieged by millions of malicious repositories in ongoing attack::GitHub keeps removing malware-laced repositories, but thousands remain.
Screens in the palm of the hand and tamagotchi assistants: The race to imagine devices beyond the cell phone (english.elpais.com)
The Photodiode You Never Knew You Had (hackaday.com)
Hackers for sale: what we've learned from China's massive cyber leak (www.theguardian.com)
A massive data leak from a Chinese cybersecurity firm has offered a rare glimpse into the inner workings of Beijing-linked hackers. Analysts say the leak is a treasure-trove of intel into the day-to-day operations of China’s hacking programme, which the FBI says is the biggest of any country.
Serco ordered to stop using facial recognition technology to monitor staff (www.theguardian.com)
OpenAI Completes Deal That Values the Company at $80 Billion (www.nytimes.com)
OpenAI Completes Deal That Values the Company at $80 Billion::The A.I. start-up’s valuation tripled in less than 10 months.
Keep Sonicating to prevent drugs. (youtube.com)
So as a summary of the procedure from what I saw…you go in the tube, they spin a big ass magnet around you, the molecular resonance is captured into an image… somehow they figure out some areas or volumes are more active than others, then they sonicate those volumes. As they sonicate your memories away, they show you images...
Apple is officially dropping iPhone support for web apps in the EU - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
Apple is officially dropping iPhone support for web apps in the EU - The Verge::Apple will no longer support web apps in the European Union in iOS 17.4. The company says building the feature would be “impractical” on top of the other changes it’s been asked to make.
Pkl - Configuration that is Programmable, Scalable, and Safe (pkl-lang.org)
Apple released a new open-source programming language, described as: Configuration that is Programmable, Scalable, and Safe....
Is there a term for being right and then your opposition getting taught a lesson proving you were right? EPA calls off cyber regulations for water sector. (cyberscoop.com)
On July 25, 2023, the states of Missouri, Arkansas, and Iowa, along with intervenors American Water Works Association and National Rural Water Association, petitioned the Eighth Circuit to review the EPA’s new rule. This rule requires states to review and report cybersecurity threats to their public water systems (PWS)....