US says AI models can’t hold patents (arstechnica.com)
Transport For London Adds AI To Its Cameras To Bust Fare Jumpers, Bike Riders (www.techdirt.com)
Australia to criminalise ‘doxxing’ behaviour — after pro-Palestine activists publish names, photos and details of Jewish WhatsApp users (www.thenewdaily.com.au)
Australia to criminalise ‘doxxing’ behaviour — after pro-Palestine activists publish names, photos and details of Jewish WhatsApp users::undefined
TfL's AI Tube Station experiment is amazing and slightly terrifying: Mind the Orwellian Surveillance Apparatus (takes.jamesomalley.co.uk)
Mozilla CEO quits, pushes pivot to data privacy champion... but what about Firefox? (www.theregister.com)
Mozilla CEO quits, pushes pivot to data privacy champion… but what about Firefox?::Could it have more to do with browser’s ever-increasing irrelevance?
Brazil Hits 92% Renewable Energy Milestone (www.riotimesonline.com)
Brazil Hits 92% Renewable Energy Milestone::On February 7, Brazil marked a landmark achievement, powering 92.4% of its electricity from renewable sources.
2 million job seekers targeted by data thieves. Primary focus in APAC region, including Australia, Taiwan, China, Thailand, India, and Vietnam. Also affects Brazil, Italy, Mexico, Russia, Turkey, US. (www.malwarebytes.com)
Summary:...
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says ‘AI is really in the air now’ and is planning to train 2 million Gen Z in India with tech skills (fortune.com)
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says ‘AI is really in the air now’ and is planning to train 2 million Gen Z in India with tech skills::Microsoft says 90% of Indian leaders need workers prepared for the rise of AI—but 78% of workers say they don’t have the right knowledge.
Meta, TikTok take EU to court over online content rulebook (www.politico.eu)
Social media giants Meta and TikTok are suing the European Union over a levy that bankrolls the enforcement of Europe’s content moderation law, the Digital Services Act....
The fediverse, explained (www.theverge.com)
Three million malware-infected smart toothbrushes used in Swiss DDoS attacks — botnet causes millions of euros in damages (www.tomshardware.com)
Bodycam Maker Axon has acquired AI surveillance company Fusus amid a push into retail and healthcare settings (www.vice.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/axon-acquires-fusus-ai-surveill…
Chinese consumers unimpressed by Samsung phones powered by Baidu AI (www.scmp.com)
Apple vision pro (futurology.today)
Is it known that some of the streaming services with advertising artificially reduce their ad length after the holidays?
Assuming to artificially secure people with new memberships through their first 4-6 weeks to establish a habit through the first billing cycle. Is this a known thing?
Advertisers slashed spending on X by more than 55% ahead of this year’s Super Bowl (www.businessinsider.com)
Advertisers slashed spending on X by more than 55% ahead of this year’s Super Bowl::Top advertisers including NFL Enterprises, McDonald’s, and YouTube, spent $48.4 million on X ads in 2022 — last year, they spent just $21.1 million.
Doom Runs on [a display made from] E. Coli Bacteria Now (kottke.org)
Shots in the dark: Chicago's $33 million contract with SoundThinking, the company behind ShotSpotter, is up for renewal in February—yet concerns abound. (chicagoreader.com)
Archived at archive.is/nB7Db
Will Technology Replace Teachers In The Future?
According to my opinion No, it is unlikely that technology will fully replace teachers in the future. While technology can aid the teaching process, it cannot fully replicate the role of teachers. Teachers play a crucial role in not only imparting knowledge but also inculcating values, being inspirational role models, and...
EBay will pay $59 million settlement over pill presses sold on the site — the kind used to make counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl (fortune.com)
EBay will pay $59 million settlement over pill presses sold on the site — the kind used to make counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl::The kind used to make counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl.
UK government announces Industry Transparency Code on Music Streaming (www.nme.com)
Which entertainment jobs are most likely to be disrupted by AI? New study has answers (www.latimes.com)
A new study estimates that 62,000 entertainment jobs in California will be disrupted by artificial intelligence in the next three years.
Anyone else not able to create Amazon Prime watch parties?
Sorry, I don’t know of a community to post this in. However, anyone else having trouble creating watch parties?...
Amazon Drops $1.4 Billion iRobot Deal; Vacuum Maker Cuts Jobs (www.bloomberg.com)
Amazon Drops $1.4 Billion iRobot Deal; Vacuum Maker Cuts Jobs::Amazon.com Inc. has abandoned its planned $1.4 billion acquisition of Roomba maker iRobot Corp. after clashing with European Union regulators who had threatened to block the deal.
A runaway datacenter power grab is great news for net zero (www.theregister.com)
An opinion piece suggesting nuclear power the answer to datacenter needs, could AWS/GCP/Azure actually work together to solve this challenge?
