eBay hit with $3M fine, admits to “terrorizing innocent people” (arstechnica.com)
eBay hit with $3M fine, admits to “terrorizing innocent people”::eBay must pay maximum fine for putting Massachusetts couple “through pure hell.”
About 75,000 Deloitte staff have been given access to a generative artificial intelligence chatbot to create PowerPoint presentations and write emails and code in an attempt to boost productivity (www.ft.com)
About 75,000 Deloitte staff have been given access to a generative artificial intelligence chatbot to create PowerPoint presentations and write emails and code in an attempt to boost productivity::About 75,000 staff to be given access to ‘PairD’ tool with advice to validate ‘accuracy and completeness’
Researchers publish open-source repository using NLP to analyse the bias in BBC reporting on Palestine. (github.com)
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'The Last of Us' Was the Most-Pirated Show of 2023 (gizmodo.com)
The first EV with a lithium-free sodium battery hits the road in January (www.engadget.com)
Lucid’s $50,000 Tesla Challenger Under Development, CEO Suggests (insideevs.com)
Lucid’s $50,000 Tesla Challenger Under Development, CEO Suggests::Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson said the company’s next model line-up will target a mass-market family car segment.
2023 in social media: the case for the fediverse (www.theverge.com)
Humana also using AI tool with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit claims (arstechnica.com)
Humana also using AI tool with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit claims::The AI model, nH Predict, is the focus of another lawsuit against UnitedHealth.
Protonmail is blocked by disposable filter (HELP needed to unblock) (github.com)
I hope community will help in this situation! ;)
Microsoft readies 'groundbreaking' AI-focused Windows release as new leadership takes the helm (www.windowscentral.com)
GM’s hydrogen ‘power cubes’ will be used in cement mixers and terminal tractors (www.theverge.com)
U.S. issues warning to NVIDIA, urging to stop redesigning chips for China (videocardz.com)
U.S. issues warning to NVIDIA, urging to stop redesigning chips for China::undefined
Making an image with generative AI uses as much energy as charging your phone (www.technologyreview.com)
European Parliament rejects mass scanning of private messages (edri.org)
Report: Apple to end partnership with bank that backs Apple Card, savings accounts (arstechnica.com)
Report: Apple to end partnership with bank that backs Apple Card, savings accounts::Goldman Sachs has lost billions of dollars on its consumer-focused businesses.
Delta Chat: The e-mail messenger (delta.chat)
I don’t understand why it took us 50 years to figure out how to do encrypted messaging-over-email. Anyone wanna swap email addresses?
We Spied on Trump's 'Southern White House' From Our Couches | Tracking people in-and-out of Mar-a-Lago was easy, thanks to commercial software. Think your privacy is any better protected? (www.rollingstone.com)
Plex update raises concerns over potential sharing of porn viewing habits | Be careful what you watch (www.techspot.com)
Plex update raises concerns over potential sharing of porn viewing habits | Be careful what you watch::undefined
Ubisoft blames “technical error” for showing pop-up ads in Assassin’s Creed (www.theverge.com)
Ubisoft blames “technical error” for showing pop-up ads in Assassin’s Creed::Ubisoft started displaying a fullscreen pop-up ad in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey this week. It was caused by a technical error.
NVIDIA sued for stealing trade secrets after screensharing blunder showed rival company's code (www.engadget.com)
NVIDIA sued for stealing trade secrets after screensharing blunder showed rival company’s code::NVIDIA is facing a lawsuit filed by French automotive company Valeo after a screensharing blunder by one of its employees.
Sam Altman Is Reinstated as OpenAI’s Chief Executive (www.nytimes.com)
Sam Altman Is Reinstated as OpenAI’s Chief Executive::The move capped a chaotic five days at the artificial intelligence company.
Some Microsoft employees fume over the company's open offer to hire hundreds of OpenAI staff (www.businessinsider.com)
Some Microsoft employees fume over the company’s open offer to hire hundreds of OpenAI staff::Current employees point to layoffs and a salary freeze this year at Microsoft and wonder why it’s promising to match the pay of OpenAI staff.
Patient privacy fears as US spy tech firm Palantir wins £330m NHS contract (www.theguardian.com)
A secret Google deal let Spotify completely bypass Android’s app store fees (www.theverge.com)
3 senior OpenAI researchers resign in the wake of Sam Altman's shock dismissal as CEO, report says (www.businessinsider.com)
3 senior OpenAI researchers resign in the wake of Sam Altman’s shock dismissal as CEO, report says::Jakub Pachocki, Aleksander Madry, and Szymon Sidor told associates at OpenAI that they had quit, The Information reported.
