Taking a closer look at AI’s supposed energy apocalypse (arstechnica.com)
Chinese hackers deploy SpiceRAT and SugarGh0st in global espionage campaign primarily targeting government entities across Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Africa (thehackernews.com)
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How Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Failed Children on Safety, States Say | New York Times Gift Article (www.nytimes.com)
The C.E.O. and his team drove Meta’s efforts to capture young users and misled the public about the risks, lawsuits by state attorneys general say.
Apple Seeks AI Partner for Apple Intelligence in China (www.macrumors.com)
Original WSJ Article (Archive.fo)
Running nested X11 dwm sessions (github.com)
I have been using Xephyr and dwm for a while in a nested X11 session, and I grew sick and tired of having all the weird aliases in my bashrc and decided to make a little project that handles this for me in a nicer way....
Pi Network's Roadmap: Milestones and Their Impact on INR Conversion
Pi Network, a pioneer in the world of cryptocurrency, has been making waves with its innovative approach to digital currency. As Pi Network continues to grow, it’s essential to understand its roadmap and how it could impact the conversion rates to INR....
What Do Neural Networks Really Learn? Exploring the Brain of an AI Model (youtu.be)
Neural networks have become increasingly impressive in recent years, but there’s a big catch: we don’t really know what they are doing. We give them data and ways to get feedback, and somehow, they learn all kinds of tasks. It would be really useful, especially for safety purposes, to understand what they have learned and...
Japanese researchers mull using particle accelerator for chipmaking — researchers claim EUV-like lithography capabilities (www.tomshardware.com)
Let’s unpack some questions about Russia’s role in North Korea’s rocket program (arstechnica.com)
HPE Is Also Having Trouble Making Money With AI Servers (www.nextplatform.com)
Tech tycoon Mike Lynch cleared of all fraud charges in Hewlett-Packard trial (www.theguardian.com)
Google was apprised of thousands of minor incidents between 2013 and 2019 that affected user privacy. (www.spiceworks.com)
404 Media noted that Google accidentally collected childrens’ voice data through the Gboard microphone, leaked carpool users’ trips and home addresses (Waze), collected license plate info from Street View, and made YouTube recommendations derived from deleted watch history....
Snowflake releases statement denying its systems were breached - Stack Diary (stackdiary.com)
So apparently the hackers targeted Snowflake customers, Ticketmaster Santander etc, who FOR SOME REASON, DIDN’T HAVE 2FA TURNED ON ON THEIR SNOWFLAKE ACCOUNT?! HUH!!?
Report Urges Congress to Tackle Venture Capitalists Peddling AI 'Miracle Weapons' (www.commondreams.org)
A Marriage Made in Hell: An Introduction to Microsoft’s Complicity in Apartheid and Genocide (medium.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/16307984...
Google’s AI Overview is flawed by design, and a new company blog post hints at why (arstechnica.com)
Ultra Accelerator Link is an open-standard interconnect for AI accelerators being developed by AMD, Broadcom, Intel, Google, Microsoft, others (www.tomshardware.com)
cross-posted from: sopuli.xyz/post/13293438...
Japanese Man Arrested for GenAI Ransomware as AI Jailbreak Concerns Grow (thecyberexpress.com)
The Green-Energy Revolution Shows What Real Innovation Looks Like (prospect.org)
Too Small to Police, Too Big to Ignore: Telegram Is the App Dividing Europe (www.bloomberg.com)
Robotic 'Third Thumb' Makes Tasks Possible With One Hand; Can Be A Game Changer For The Disabled (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
This controllable prosthetic, the Third Thumb, attaches to the right hand, granting wearers the ability to perform a slew of one-handed tasks such as grasping objects, opening bottles, sorting cards, and even peeling a banana.
Malaysia stakes claim to become semiconductor superpower by luring $100B investment from … somewhere (www.theregister.com)
EU industry chief calls on US to adopt new tech regulations, encourage shared digital market (cbnumy.blogspot.com)
Google Tries to Pay Off the Antitrust Division & said juries (normal people) cannot decide hard cases. (www.thebignewsletter.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15750986
BT scraps digital landline switch deadline (www.bbc.co.uk)
