How to pick a stylus to play a 78-rpm record (www.vjm.biz)
Insights into the kind of crap 78-rpm records were made of, and other scarce technical infos....
Sam Altman ‘was working on new venture’ before sacking from OpenAI (www.theguardian.com)
Framework 13 With AMD Ryzen 7040 Series Makes For A Great Linux Laptop (www.phoronix.com)
Analog computing is undergoing a resurgence (www.freethink.com)
It could be the key to making tomorrow’s smart tech sustainable.
Industrial robot crushes man to death in South Korean distribution centre (www.theguardian.com)
Google Asks Regulators to Liberate Apple's Blue Text Bubbles (gizmodo.com)
Google Asks Regulators to Liberate Apple’s Blue Text Bubbles::Yes, even Google appears to be tired of green texts on the iMessage app.
No, Okta, senior management, not an errant employee, caused you to get hacked (arstechnica.com)
Support for PassKey Integration (Web Authentication API) in KeePassXC implemented (github.com)
Passkey support arrived in KeePassXC github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/issues/1870...
Comcast Falls as NBC Owner Sheds Broadband, Cable Customers (finance.yahoo.com)
Comcast Falls as NBC Owner Sheds Broadband, Cable Customers::(Bloomberg) – Comcast Corp. slid the most in more than a year after reporting drops in broadband and cable subscribers, and predicting more losses to come.Most Read from BloombergLi Keqiang, China’s Second-Most Powerful Man for a Decade, Dies at 68Israel Latest: US...
AI doomsday warnings a distraction from the danger it already poses, warns expert (www.theguardian.com)
AI doomsday warnings a distraction from the danger it already poses, warns expert::A leading researcher, who will attend this week’s AI safety summit in London, warns of ‘real threat to the public conversation’
Sweeping new Biden order aims to alter the AI landscape (www.politico.com)
‘Pause Ads’ Creep Onto Hulu, Peacock and Max as Streamers Seek New Revenue (variety.com)
‘Pause Ads’ Creep Onto Hulu, Peacock and Max as Streamers Seek New Revenue::Big streaming services like Hulu, Max and Peacock are relying more heavily on ‘pause ads’ that show up when a user halts a binge session
One month after experimental pig heart transplant, doctors say they see no signs of rejection or infection (www.cnn.com)
One month after experimental pig heart transplant, doctors say they see no signs of rejection or infection::One month after an experimental procedure to transplant the heart of a genetically modified pig into a patient with end-stage heart disease, doctors say the heart is functioning on its own and shows no signs of rejection.
Report: HSBC to ban text messages on company phones | Fortune (fortune.com)
“Netflix effect” is back as studios license old shows to competitors again (arstechnica.com)
Apple addresses iPhone 15 overheating with a new iOS 17 update. (www.theverge.com)
Apple addresses iPhone 15 overheating with a new iOS 17 update.::A new iOS 17 update from Apple that’s intended to fix reports of overheating iPhone 15s is now available. Apple acknowledged the problem over the weekend, blaming it on software problems.
US government issues first-ever space debris penalty to Dish Network (www.theguardian.com)
US government issues first-ever space debris penalty to Dish Network::Dish to pay $150,000 for failing to properly dispose of satellite and violating the FCC’s anti-space debris rule
The people going 'monk mode' to limit social media use (www.bbc.com)
The people going ‘monk mode’ to limit social media use::A growing number of individuals are using apps to block access to social media and the internet.
Robin Williams' Daughter Speaks Out Against AI Recreations Of Actors' Voices: "I Find It Personally Disturbing" (screenrant.com)
Robin Williams’ Daughter Speaks Out Against AI Recreations Of Actors’ Voices: “I Find It Personally Disturbing”::Robin Williams’ daughter speaks out against AI recreations of actors’ voices, explaining her own “disturbing” experiences with the controversial tech.
DOJ finally posted that “embarrassing” court doc Google wanted to hide (arstechnica.com)
DOJ finally posted that “embarrassing” court doc Google wanted to hide::Google exec said users get hooked on search engine like “cigarettes or drugs.”
GPUs from all major suppliers are vulnerable to new pixel-stealing attack (arstechnica.com)
Drivers Co-op is doing a kickstarter to expand their Uber alternative thats owned by the drivers. (www.kickstarter.com)
I remember seeing this app a couple months ago and being excited about a team finally doing this. They’ve been available in New York City for a while and now they’re trying to raise money to expand to more places. Hopefully they open source the app\server in the future since it would be great to have more co-op apps for the...
Food Delivery Robots Are Feeding Camera Footage to the LAPD, Internal Emails Show (www.404media.co)
Return to the office? These workers quit instead. (news.yahoo.com)
Return to the office? These workers quit instead.::When Rowan Rosenthal heard about Grindr’s return-to-office mandate during a virtual town hall meeting in August, anxiety, confusion and anger set in. The principal product designer lived within a 25-minute bike ride from the company’s Brooklyn office but instead was required...