It’s All Bullshit: Performing productivity at Google (thebaffler.com)
It’s All Bullshit: Performing productivity at Google::The tech industry is supposed to be the cradle of innovation—but it’s become a redoubt of waste and unproductivity.
Hyperloop One is reportedly shutting down (techcrunch.com)
Hyperloop One is reportedly shutting down::One of the longest-running hyperloop startups is reportedly shutting its doors. Hyperloop One, once backed by Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, will cease
Comcast says hackers stole data of close to 36 million Xfinity customers (techcrunch.com)
Comcast says hackers stole data of close to 36 million Xfinity customers::Hackers exploited a known but unpatched flaw, allowing hackers access to the sensitive information of almost 36 million Comcast customers.
Google has agreed to pay $700 million in an antitrust settlement with U.S. states and consumers (big.community)
Misinformation expert says she was fired by Harvard under Meta pressure (www.theguardian.com)
Misinformation expert says she was fired by Harvard under Meta pressure::Joan Donovan says funding was cut off for criticizing Meta when university was receiving $500m from Mark Zuckerberg’s charity
US military says national security depends on ‘forever chemicals’ / PFAS can be found in everything from weapons to uniforms, but the Department of Defense is pushing back on health concerns raised... (www.popsci.com)
US military says national security depends on ‘forever chemicals’ / PFAS can be found in everything from weapons to uniforms, but the Department of Defense is pushing back on health concerns raised…::PFAS can be found in everything from weapons to uniforms, but the Department of Defense is pushing back on health concerns...
Big brands keep dropping X over antisemitism; $75M loss, report estimates (arstechnica.com)
Big brands keep dropping X over antisemitism; $75M loss, report estimates::Creators worried advertisers dropping X could hurt revenue-sharing payouts.
China's secretive Sunway Pro CPU quadruples performance over its predecessor, allowing the supercomputer to hit exaflop speeds (www.tomshardware.com)
China’s secretive Sunway Pro CPU quadruples performance over its predecessor, allowing the supercomputer to hit exaflop speeds::Sunway’s SW26010 Pro packs 384 compute cores, could power exascale-class supercomputers.
A Virus that Generates Electricity (www.the-scientist.com)
Tech execs are reportedly 'scrambling' to score a ticket to a dinner with China's president in San Francisco (www.businessinsider.com)
Tech execs are reportedly ‘scrambling’ to score a ticket to a dinner with China’s president in San Francisco::Xi Jinping is set to host an exclusive dinner for tech execs at APEC. Summit attendees include Citigroup’s Jane Fraser, Elon Musk, and Satya Nadella.
SAG-AFTRA reveals terms of ‘groundbreaking’ deal (www.cnn.com)
SAG-AFTRA reveals terms of ‘groundbreaking’ deal::Actors union SAG-AFTRA revealed specifics of its deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers in a press conference Friday.
Apple discriminated against US citizens in hiring, DOJ says (arstechnica.com)
Apple discriminated against US citizens in hiring, DOJ says::Apple deterred US citizens from positions open to foreign workers, DOJ found.
Microsoft to remove Windows 11 Tips app, following Cortana's demise (www.xda-developers.com)
never liked it anyway
Android's new real-time app scanning aims to combat malicious sideloaded apps | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
Github is having some issues (www.githubstatus.com)
I’ll be hanging out here I guess. Good luck to the GH team!
Microsoft is removing Maps and Movies & TV from Windows 11 (gadgettendency.com)
Microsoft is removing Maps and Movies & TV from Windows 11::Microsoft today announced the release of Windows 11 Insider Preview build 25987 to the Canary channel. Starting with this build, Microsoft will no longer
'Crypto King' Sam Bankman-Fried guilty of FTX fraud (www.bbc.co.uk)
Tesla wins first U.S. Autopilot trial involving fatal crash (www.cnbc.com)
Tesla wins first U.S. Autopilot trial involving fatal crash::Tesla won the first U.S. trial over allegations that its Autopilot driver assistant feature led to a death, a major victory as it faces several other lawsuits.
Here’s what Apple really means when it says “shot on iPhone” (www.theverge.com)
Here’s what Apple really means when it says “shot on iPhone”::Behind-the-scenes video of Apple’s recent “Scary Fast” event reveals how it was filmed using an iPhone 15 Pro Max — alongside professional recording equipment and studio lighting.
People are speaking with ChatGPT for hours, bringing 2013’s Her closer to reality (arstechnica.com)
People are speaking with ChatGPT for hours, bringing 2013’s Her closer to reality::Long mobile conversations with the AI assistant using AirPods echo the sci-fi film.
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way (www.theverge.com)
In the end, the FTX trial was about the friends screwed along the way::As the prosecution has made its case against Sam Bankman-Fried, a simultaneous drama of ruined lives is playing out. Everyone who was close to Bankman-Fried is also exposed.
Marc Andreessen Is Wrong About Everything (gizmodo.com)
AI chatbots can infer an alarming amount of info about you from your responses (arstechnica.com)
Vechev and his team found that the large language models that power advanced chatbots can accurately infer an alarming amount of personal information about users—including their race, location, occupation, and more—from conversations that appear innocuous.
Volvo’s EX30 with Google built-in passes new EU speed limit warning requirements (www.theverge.com)
Mastercard should stop selling our data (www.eff.org)
Mastercard should stop selling our data::We trust companies with our information every day. But many companies—even those that hold our most revealing information—are using it not just to provide the services we ask for, but to amp up their profits at the cost of our privacy.That’s why EFF has joined a campaign, led by the...
