iTWire - Musk's X delays links from rivals loading, then backtracks (itwire.com)
Instance Assistant v1.2.4 is here!
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/3232301...
The Manipulation Problem: Conversational AI as a Threat to Epistemic Agency (arxiv.org)
Illinois just made it possible to sue people for doxxing attacks | States crack down on doxxing, but there's still no federal law. (arstechnica.com)
Illinois just made it possible to sue people for doxxing attacks | States crack down on doxxing, but there’s still no federal law.::States crack down on doxxing, but there’s still no federal law.
Current state of text to speech conversion (www.stoicsimple.com)
China's tech titans scramble to buy $5 billion of Nvidia chips as US bans investment in key Chinese sectors, report says (markets.businessinsider.com)
China’s tech titans scramble to buy $5 billion of Nvidia chips as US bans investment in key Chinese sectors, report says::Alibaba, TikTok-owner Bytedance, and other Chinese tech giants have reportedly rushed to order Nvidia chips as US-China trade tensions mount.
VS Code’s Token Security: Keeping Your Secrets… Not So Secretly (cycode.com)
FYI to all the VS Code peeps out there that malicious extensions can gain access to secrets stored by other VS Code extensions as well as the tokens used by VS Code for Microsoft/Github....
BBC News and BBC Sounds launched a Discord server in late June for the Newscast podcast, letting the audience influence the news; the server has 3,700 members (pressgazette.co.uk)
Indian Defense Services are Switching to Linux (news.itsfoss.com)
China universities waste millions, fail to make real use of research, audit finds in indictment of tech-sufficiency drive (www.scmp.com)
China universities waste millions, fail to make real use of research, audit finds in indictment of tech-sufficiency drive::undefined
Germany spends big to win $11 billion TSMC chip plant (www.reuters.com)
Intel's deepfake detector tested on real and fake videos (www.bbc.com)
Intel’s deepfake detector tested on real and fake videos::We tested Intel’s new tool, “FakeCatcher”, on videos of Donald Trump and Joe Biden - with mixed results.
US scientists achieve net energy gain for second time in a fusion reaction (www.theguardian.com)
[Wired] This Disinformation Is Just for You; Generative AI Makes Disinformation More Targeted and Effective (web.archive.org)
Summary:...
A cyberattack has disrupted hospitals and health care in several states (apnews.com)
A cyberattack has disrupted hospitals and health care in several states::A cyberattack has affected computers at hospitals in multiple states, forcing some emergency rooms to close and ambulances to be diverted.
Conspiracy theories: how social media can help them spread and even spark violence (theconversation.com)
Conspiracy theories: how social media can help them spread and even spark violence::Conspiracy theories may be baseless, but they can have a range of harmful real-world consequences, including spreading lies, undermining trust in media and government and inciting violence.
Astell&Kern A&ultima SP3000 digital audio player review (www.ecoustics.com)
John "maddog" Hall writes a history of software licensing, free software, and the path to Red Hat's decisions (www.lpi.org)
Meta blocking news links as legislation backfires; X is sued (9to5mac.com)
Meta is blocking news links in Canada, as it did previously in Australia, following the introduction of new legislation. The...
Hacking group plans system to encrypt social media and other apps (www.washingtonpost.com)
The hacktivist group Cult of the Dead Cow will release details about the system at Def Con next week.
xManager - A free and open source app (xmanagerapk.com)
Spotify is one of the most popular music streaming services in the world, with over 365 million monthly active users and 165 million premium subscribers as of June 2021. Spotify offers a vast catalog of over 70 million songs, podcasts, audiobooks, and other audio content that you can listen to on various devices, such as your...
‘X’ Rebrand Gets Twitter Blocked Under Indonesia Porn Laws (www.thedailybeast.com)
A room temperature superconductor? New developments. Science.org/HN (news.ycombinator.com)
The Writers’ Strike Over AI Is Bigger Than Hollywood (themarkup.org)
The Writers’ Strike Over AI Is Bigger Than Hollywood::Debates on generative technology touch every industry, including ours
Why Government Regulation of Brain-Computer Interface Technology is Crucial for Safeguarding Society's Future - friendly local news (friendlylocalnews.com)
hmm, strange article tbh, not sure what to say about it, i wouldnt trust the govt with anything though
