Google Contract Shows Deal With Israel Defense Ministry (time.com)
Google provides cloud computing services to the Israeli Ministry of Defense, and the tech giant has negotiated deepening its partnership during Israel’s war in Gaza, a company document viewed by TIME shows....
US senators push to declassify TikTok briefings (www.theverge.com)
Nvidia is sued by authors over AI use of copyrighted works (www.reuters.com)
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A 62-Year-Old German Man Got 217 Covid Shots—and Was Totally Fine (www.wired.com)
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Many Gen Z employees say ChatGPT is giving better career advice than their bosses (www.cnbc.com)
Many Gen Z employees say ChatGPT is giving better career advice than their bosses::Nearly half of Gen Z workers say they get better job advice from ChatGPT than their managers, according to a recent survey.
Underwater internet cables in Red Sea reportedly damaged (www.theregister.com)
Leaks for Windows 11 laptop with Snapdragon X Elite show a CPU that’s a serious threat to Apple’s M3 (www.techradar.com)
Leaks for Windows 11 laptop with Snapdragon X Elite show a CPU that’s a serious threat to Apple’s M3::Is Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite the laptop processor to watch for 2024?
Intel accused of inflating CPU benchmark results (www.pcworld.com)
Intel accused of inflating CPU benchmark results::SPEC says Intel’s Xeon processors were using a compiler that artificially inflated the results of its industrial benchmark by as much as 9%.
Man Jailed, Raped, and Beaten After False Facial Recognition Match, $10M Lawsuit Alleges (www.vice.com)
Man Jailed, Raped, and Beaten After False Facial Recognition Match, $10M Lawsuit Alleges::A 61-year-old man alleges that a facial recognition algorithm used a mugshot from the 1980s to ID him in a crime he didn’t commit.
Apple’s biggest critics are big mad about the new 27 percent App Store tax (www.theverge.com)
Google may let you choose which of its services are linked, thanks to EU (www.androidauthority.com)
Al Gore To Leave Apple Board After 21-Year Run; Company Reveals CEO Tim Cook’s Pay Dropped 36% In 2023 After Shareholder Pressure (deadline.com)
Al Gore To Leave Apple Board After 21-Year Run; Company Reveals CEO Tim Cook’s Pay Dropped 36% In 2023 After Shareholder Pressure::Former Vice President Al Gore will exit Apple’s board of directors, the company said in an SEC filing that also revealed a pay drop for CEO Tim Cook.
Microsoft is adding a new key to PC keyboards for the first time since 1994 (arstechnica.com)
Copilot key will eventually be required in new PC keyboards, though not yet.
Broadcom CEO tells VMWare workers to ‘get butt back to office’ after completing a $69 billion merger of the two companies (fortune.com)
Broadcom CEO tells VMWare workers to ‘get butt back to office’ after completing a $69 billion merger of the two companies::In a meeting on Tuesday after completing the $69 billion merger, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan told VMWare employees their days of working remotely were over.
Fake babies, real horror: Deepfakes from the Gaza war increase fears about AI's power to mislead (apnews.com)
Fake babies, real horror: Deepfakes from the Gaza war increase fears about AI’s power to mislead::Among images of the bombed out homes and ravaged streets of Gaza, some stood out for the utter horror: Bloodied, abandoned infants.
The EV transition trips over its own cord (www.theverge.com)
Linus Torvalds releases Linux 6.6 after running out of excuses for further work (www.theregister.com)
DOJ probing Tesla’s EV range after reports of exaggerated numbers | Tesla has allegedly been canceling service appointments from customers who are discovering their vehicles are not getting as much... (www.theverge.com)
DOJ probing Tesla’s EV range after reports of exaggerated numbers | Tesla has allegedly been canceling service appointments from customers who are discovering their vehicles are not getting as much…::Tesla disclosed that the Department of Justice is seeking information about the company’s vehicle range after reports...
One year-post acquisition, X traffic and monthly active users are in decline, report claims (techcrunch.com)
One year-post acquisition, X traffic and monthly active users are in decline, report claims::Despite proclamations from X CEO Linda Yaccarino that usage of the social network was at an all-time high this summer, a new report is throwing cold water
The fastest ever human-made object keeps breaking its own speed record (www.popsci.com)
The Parker Solar Probe's new top speed could get you from NYC to LA in just 20 seconds. It's not done yet.
Nissan to go all-electric by 2030 despite petrol ban delay (www.bbc.com)
Nissan to go all-electric by 2030 despite petrol ban delay::The carmaker moves ahead with its plan despite delays to the UK’s ban on new petrol and diesel cars.
A New Low: Just 46% Of U.S. Households Subscribe To Traditional Cable TV (www.techdirt.com)
The “cord cutting” trend cable execs spent a decade claiming was a fad just broke another round of new records. According to Leichtman Research, major cable TV providers lost another 1.7 million subscribers last quarter, as users flock to streaming, over the air TV, TikTok, or, you know, books. Roughly 17,700 customers cut...