Solar panel advances will see millions abandon electrical grid, scientists predict (www.independent.co.uk)
Solar panel advances will see millions abandon electrical grid, scientists predict::Solar energy costs have fallen 90 per cent over the last decade, while new discoveries have seen efficiency rates rise
Microsoft Teams' oddest feature is getting a major upgrade | TechRadar (www.techradar.com)
Elon Musk unveils Grok, an AI chatbot with a ‘rebellious streak’ (www.theguardian.com)
Boss of X said tech being tested is inspired by Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
A huge number of companies still think they're missing out on AI | TechRadar (www.techradar.com)
Why Norway — the poster child for electric cars — is having second thoughts (www.vox.com)
Prevent Big Tech Scraping Content for Machine Learning via Robots Spec (noml.info)
tldr- Using the robots meta element or HTTP header to say that content of this page should not be used for machine learning, in case some actors make their search UA indistinguishable from their machine learning efforts.
‘Qantas can't guarantee flights’, airline says, after allegedly selling 8,000 flights that were already cancelled — arguing what it did was reasonable and that “airlines can't guarantee specific fl... (home.nzcity.co.nz)
‘Qantas can’t guarantee flights’, airline says, after allegedly selling 8,000 flights that were already cancelled — arguing what it did was reasonable and that “airlines can’t guarantee specific fl…::Qantas has launched its legal defence in the ACCC "“ghost flights”" case — allegedly selling 8,000 flights...
Infosys co-founder calls for youth to work 70-hour weeks — Do it for India, says Narayana Murthy, seemingly unaware that China, Japan, and South Korea all have overworking problems (www.theregister.com)
Infosys co-founder calls for youth to work 70-hour weeks — Do it for India, says Narayana Murthy, seemingly unaware that China, Japan, and South Korea all have overworking problems::Do it for India, says Narayana Murthy, seemingly unaware that China, Japan, and South Korea all have overworking problems
BP buys $100 million worth of Tesla chargers (www.cnn.com)
BP buys $100 million worth of Tesla chargers::Oil and gas company BP has agreed to purchase $100 million worth of electric vehicles from Tesla. This marks the first time Tesla has ever sold chargers to another company, according to an announcement from BP.
Elon Musk knew he made a bad bet on Twitter. He was right. (www.axios.com)
Friday is the one-year anniversary of Elon Musk's $44 billion takeover of Twitter, which he subsequently renamed X....
Wall Street Embraces AI Despite Risks of Catastrophe (www.vice.com)
University of Chicago researchers seek to “poison” AI art generators with Nightshade (arstechnica.com)
cross-posted from: lemdro.id/post/2614204 (!aistuff)
Meta's harmful effects on children is one issue that unites Republicans and Democrats (www.cnbc.com)
Meta’s harmful effects on children is one issue that unites Republicans and Democrats::A bipartisan group of 42 attorneys general sued Meta over addictive features aimed at kids and teens.
Hackers can force iOS and macOS browsers to divulge passwords and much more | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
Researchers have devised an attack that forces Apple’s Safari browser to divulge passwords, Gmail message content, and other secrets by exploiting a side channel vulnerability in the A- and M-series CPUs running modern iOS and macOS devices....
Okta cybersecurity breach wipes out more than $2 billion in market cap (www.cnbc.com)
Okta cybersecurity breach wipes out more than $2 billion in market cap::Okta shares continued their fall Monday after the company said client files had been accessed by an unknown hacker, the latest attempt involving the company.
Instagram sorry for adding 'terrorist' to some Palestinian user bios (www.bbc.com)
Instagram sorry for adding ‘terrorist’ to some Palestinian user bios::It says it fixed a problem “that briefly caused inappropriate translations” in some Instagram profiles.
‘Groundbreaking’ bionic arm that fuses with user’s skeleton and nerves could advance amputee care (www.euronews.com)
‘Groundbreaking’ bionic arm that fuses with user’s skeleton and nerves could advance amputee care::The bionic arm has been working for years, reducing the user’s level of pain. The first person to receive it tells how life changing it has been.
Colorado court upholds Google keyword search warrant which led to arrests in fatal arson (apnews.com)
Colorado upheld a warrant’s reverse keyword search for directions to a house. They claim the search warrant, which was overly broad and without individual probable cause, did not violate Google’s millions of US users’ fourth amendment protections, because the court said the police were acting in good faith under what was...
The world’s power grids, 50 million miles’ worth, need a major overhaul (www.theverge.com)
None of Your Photos Are Real (www.wired.com)
Lakers legend Rick Fox built a house that can suck CO2 out of the atmosphere - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
EU opens investigation into X over alleged disinformation - The European Union announced today it is opening an investigation into X for allegedly spreading illegal content and disinformation, incl... (techcrunch.com)
EU opens investigation into X over alleged disinformation - The European Union announced today it is opening an investigation into X for allegedly spreading illegal content and disinformation, incl…::The European Union is cranking up the heat on Elon Musk-owned X. Late Thursday, the Commission sent the company a formal request...
How ChatGPT and other AI tools could disrupt scientific publishing (www.nature.com)
A world of AI-assisted writing and reviewing might transform the nature of the scientific paper.
Amazon's Alexa fumbles its facts by falsely claiming the 2020 presidential election was stolen (www.businessinsider.com)
Amazon’s Alexa fumbles its facts by falsely claiming the 2020 presidential election was stolen::Alexa cited Rumble to claim the 2020 election was “stolen by a massive amount of election fraud,” The Washington Post reported.