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AI deepfakes are cheap, easy, and coming for the 2024 election (www.theverge.com)

GitHub besieged by millions of malicious repositories in ongoing attack (arstechnica.com)

cross-posted from: sopuli.xyz/post/9771976...

Tumblr and Wordpress to Sell Users’ Data to Train AI Tools (www.404media.co)

Tumblr and Wordpress are preparing to sell user data to Midjourney and OpenAI, according to a source with internal knowledge about the deals and internal documentation referring to the deals....

The top 7 bestselling phone models of 2023 are all iPhones (arstechnica.com)

The top 7 bestselling phone models of 2023 are all iPhones::Every currently sold iPhone makes the top seven, except the iPhone SE.

India’s government is forcing X to censor accounts via executive order amid the farmers’ protest (www.engadget.com)

X, Formerly Twitter, Claims Indian Govt Issued 'Executive Orders' To Act On Some Posts (www.outlookindia.com)

From what I’ve observed, many accounts which were critiqued to the current Modi govt have been withheld in the country. Accounts of farmer leaders were also suspended amid the ongoing farmers protest in the country. It’s worth noting that India will see the general elections this year around May.

Modeling shows green roofs can cool cities and save energy (techxplore.com)

Modeling shows green roofs can cool cities and save energy::Extensive greenery coverage on building rooftops could significantly reduce temperatures at the city scale and decrease energy costs, according to a new study.

European Court of Human Rights bans weakening of secure end-to-end encryption (www.eureporter.co)

Early Adopters of Microsoft’s AI Bot Wonder if It’s Worth the Money (www.wsj.com)

Artificial-intelligence aide handles email, meetings and other things, but its price and limited use have some skeptical...

Cryptocurrency maker sues former Ars reporter for writing about fraud lawsuit (arstechnica.com)

User guide: End of Life (EOL) for Twilio Authy Desktop app (help.twilio.com)

The Authy Desktop apps for Windows and MacOS that are available or were previously downloaded from authy.com/download as well as those for Linux will reach their End-of-Life on March 19, 2024

A dangerous Washington 911 staffing crisis was averted with a simple fix: remote work | Kitsap County, in Washington State, is the first to prove that 911 dispatchers can work from anywhere (www.fastcompany.com)

A dangerous Washington 911 staffing crisis was averted with a simple fix: remote work | Kitsap County, in Washington State, is the first to prove that 911 dispatchers can work from anywhere::undefined

Google Assistant is now powered by Gemini -- sort of (techcrunch.com)

AnyDesk confirms production systems were breached. (www.thestack.technology)

Japan government accepts it’s no longer the ’90s, stops requiring floppy disks (arstechnica.com)

Japan government accepts it’s no longer the ’90s, stops requiring floppy disks::Government amends 34 ordinances to no longer require diskettes.

Raspberry Pi mini desktop PC has a 3D-printable case and plays DOS games (www.tomshardware.com)

Why Vivaldi will never create ThinkCoin (post from 2022) (vivaldi.com)

Patreon: Blocking platforms from sharing user video data is unconstitutional (arstechnica.com)

A ‘Shocking’ Amount of the Web Is Already AI-Translated Trash, Scientists Determine (www.vice.com)

A ‘Shocking’ Amount of the Web Is Already AI-Translated Trash, Scientists Determine::Researchers warn that most of the text we view online has been poorly translated into one or more languages—usually by a machine.

OpenAI CEO Altman says at Davos future AI depends on energy breakthrough (www.reuters.com)

Apple hits “all-time high” smartphone market share, takes #1 spot for 2023 (arstechnica.com)

Apple hits “all-time high” smartphone market share, takes #1 spot for 2023::Apple beat all the Android OEMs while selling dramatically more expensive phones.

Xbox is banning users for automatically uploading steamy sex scenes from Baldur's Gate 3 (www.businessinsider.com)

Xbox is banning users for automatically uploading steamy sex scenes from Baldur’s Gate 3::Baldur’s Gate 3 allows characters to remove their clothes and romance other characters. It’s getting users in trouble with Xbox Live.

I’m sorry, but I cannot fulfill this request as it goes against OpenAI use policy (www.theverge.com)

“Our [product] can be used for a variety of tasks, such [task 1], [task 2], and [task 3], making it a versatile addition to your household.”...

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