The Techno-Optimist Manifesto (a16z.com)
How a slick accounting maneuver led to a $29 billion tax bill for Microsoft (finance.yahoo.com)
How a slick accounting maneuver led to a $29 billion tax bill for Microsoft::In the largest tax audit in U.S. history, the IRS rejected Microsoft’s efforts to assign profits to a small factory in Puerto Rico.
Special wheelchair gets users standing and climbing stairs (newatlas.com)
FTX thief cashes out millions during Bankman-Fried trial (www.bbc.co.uk)
FTX thief cashes out millions during Bankman-Fried trial::Chunks of the stolen $470m in cryptocurrency have been laundered every day since the trial began.
Unveiling the Marvels of GPS for Precision Location Tracking (discuss.tchncs.de)
When it comes to pinpointing my location on this vast planet, GPS (Global Positioning System) takes center stage. This extraordinary network comprises satellites orbiting Earth, sending signals to ground-based receivers embedded in our smartphones, tablets, laptops, and other devices, bestowing upon us the power to calculate our...
Amazon sellers say they made a good living — until Amazon figured it out (www.npr.org)
Amazon sellers say they made a good living — until Amazon figured it out::undefined
Zero-days for hacking WhatsApp are now worth millions of dollars (techcrunch.com)
Predictive Policing Software Terrible At Predicting Crimes – The Markup (themarkup.org)
A software company sold a New Jersey police department an algorithm that was right less than 1% of the time
Plex Sued for Copyright Infringement by Press Agency (torrentfreak.com)
Title is somewhat misleading. It’s not for anything video-related. It’s for using a (probably free) photo of actress Cuca Escribano without permission.
Experimental Use Permit Amended for 93167-EUP-2 to Allow Releases of OX5034 Aedes aegypti in Florida and California (downloads.regulations.gov)
www.regulations.gov/…/EPA-HQ-OPP-2019-0274-0470...
Amazon customers report false email confirmations for gift cards they did not buy (www.cnbc.com)
Amazon customers report false email confirmations for gift cards they did not buy::Amazon customer service representatives have been receiving a host of inquiries from worried and confused customers.
Bing's chat advertising pushing malware (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
FCC Aims to Reinstate Net Neutrality Rules After US Democrats Gain Control of Panel (www.bloomberg.com)
FCC Aims to Reinstate Net Neutrality Rules After US Democrats Gain Control of Panel::The US Federal Communications Commission is to announce plans on Tuesday to reinstate so-called net neutrality rules governing broadband providers, according to people briefed on the matter.
How to Hide a $2 Trillion (Google) Antitrust Trial (www.thebignewsletter.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/5486771...
OpenAI DALL-E 3 Screen Capture: Sky Dachshund! (www.youtube.com)
New method to recycle materials inside lithium-ion batteries (techxplore.com)
DALL·E 3 (openai.com)
DALL·E 3 understands significantly more nuance and detail than our previous systems, allowing you to easily translate your ideas into exceptionally accurate images.
SBF’s parents were given $16.4M house paid for entirely by FTX, lawsuit says — FTX sues Bankman and Fried to claw back millions “siphoned” (arstechnica.com)
SBF’s parents were given $16.4M house paid for entirely by FTX, lawsuit says — FTX sues Bankman and Fried to claw back millions “siphoned”::FTX sues Bankman and Fried to claw back millions “siphoned” from crypto firm.
Google nears release of AI software Gemini, The Information reports (www.reuters.com)
Help: Limited volume range on Google TV
I’m using a Sony BRAVIA TV equipped with Google TV. A Pioneer Elite home theater system is plugged in to the ARC-enabled HDMI port. When I try to adjust the volume with the TV remote, the receiver only changes the volume within a range that isn’t perfectly consistent; usually displaying around -45 dB at minimum to -30 dB at...
Unity will start charging developers each time their game is installed (www.engadget.com)
Are You A Dream Of The Universe? (piped.kavin.rocks)
Plagiarism and Self-Plagiarism: What’s the Difference? (www.enago.com)
In addition, you should always put your assignments through a plagiarism checker like the one from Enago. Journals, professors, and other publishers nearly all use online plagiarism checkers, which is why you should too!
LLM Inference for Legal Document Summarization?
Hey everyone, I’ve been parsing through the Huggingface website and am having a bit of trouble picking out an LLM inference to help me parse through legal documents. I am not a lawyer, but I would like to understand my rights and how to search for answers to legal questions with concrete answers using an inference....
Luxury supersonic jet will fly from NY to London in 3 hours (interestingengineering.com)
Luxury supersonic jet will fly from NY to London in 3 hours::undefined
