Reddit introduces a new ad format that looks similar to posts made by users | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
OpenAI Quietly Deletes Ban on Using ChatGPT for “Military and Warfare” (theintercept.com)
The Pentagon has its eye on the leading AI company, which this week softened its ban on military use.
Wi-Fi 7 quietly took off while everyone was looking at AI (www.theverge.com)
Scottish couple facing $33k repair bill after driving Tesla in heavy rain (www.carexpert.com.au)
Scottish couple facing $33k repair bill after driving Tesla in heavy rain::undefined
TikTok ran a deepfake ad of an AI MrBeast hawking iPhones for $2 — and it's the 'tip of the iceberg' (www.businessinsider.com)
TikTok ran a deepfake ad of an AI MrBeast hawking iPhones for $2 — and it’s the ‘tip of the iceberg’::As AI spreads, it brings new challenges for influencers like MrBeast and platforms like TikTok aiming to police unauthorized advertising.
Reddit beats film industry, won’t have to identify users who admitted torrenting (arstechnica.com)
Reddit beats film industry, won’t have to identify users who admitted torrenting::Court quashes subpoena for names of users who talked torrenting in 2011 thread.
An angry admin shares the CrowdStrike outage experience (www.theregister.com)
IT administrators are struggling to deal with the ongoing fallout from the faulty CrowdStrike update. One spoke to The Register to share what it is like at the coalface....
Elon Musk has another secret child with exec at his brain implant company (www.theverge.com)
The Framework Laptop 13 is about to become one of the world’s first RISC-V laptops (www.theverge.com)
Google Chrome Warning Issued For All Windows Users (www.forbes.com)
Mozilla has issued a warning about Microsoft’s design practices, claiming that the company uses harmful design tactics to influence users to switch to its Edge browser....
OpenAI claims The New York Times tricked ChatGPT into copying its articles (www.theverge.com)
OpenAI has publicly responded to a copyright lawsuit by The New York Times, calling the case “without merit” and saying it still hoped for a partnership with the media outlet....
Single-use e-cigarettes contain batteries that last hundreds of cycles despite being discarded (techxplore.com)
Carmakers Push Forward With Plans To Make Basic Features Subscription Services, Despite Widespread Backlash (www.techdirt.com)
Spotify is going to clone podcasters’ voices — and translate them to other languages (www.theverge.com)
A partnership with OpenAI will let podcasters replicate their voices to automatically create foreign-language versions of their shows.
People Are Increasingly Worried AI Will Make Daily Life Worse (www.wired.com)
People Are Increasingly Worried AI Will Make Daily Life Worse::A Pew survey finds that a majority of Americans are more concerned than excited about the impact of artificial intelligence—adding weight to calls for more regulation.
The German Rhineland-Palatinate State Parliament has ditched X (Twitter) in favour of open-source decentralised Mastodon (gadgeteer.co.za)
Twitter Blue subscribers can now hide their blue checks (www.theverge.com)
Google promised a better search experience — now it’s telling us to put glue on our pizza (www.theverge.com)
Students’ Leaf Blower Suppressor To Hit Retail (hackaday.com)
Mozilla CEO quits, org pivots, but what about Firefox? (www.theregister.com)
Teen deepfake victim pushes for federal law targeting AI-generated explicit content (www.nbcnews.com)
Rep. Joe Morelle, D.-N.Y., appeared with a New Jersey high school victim of nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfakes to discuss a bill stalled in the House.
Scientists develop mega-thin solar cells that could be shockingly easy to produce: ‘As rapid as printing a newspaper’ (finance.yahoo.com)
Scientists develop mega-thin solar cells that could be shockingly easy to produce: ‘As rapid as printing a newspaper’::These cells could be laminated onto various kinds of surfaces, such as the sails of a boat to provide power while at sea.
Joe Biden Wants US Government Algorithms Tested for Potential Harm Against Citizens (www.wired.com)
Highlights: The White House issued draft rules today that would require federal agencies to evaluate and constantly monitor algorithms used in health care, law enforcement, and housing for potential discrimination or other harmful effects on human rights....
X rolls out new ad format that can't be reported, blocked (mashable.com)
Fully Charged in Just 6 Minutes – Groundbreaking Technique Could Revolutionize EV Charging (scitechdaily.com)
Fully Charged in Just 6 Minutes – Groundbreaking Technique Could Revolutionize EV Charging::Typically, it takes around 10 hours to charge an electric vehicle. Even with fast-charging techniques, you’re still looking at a minimum of 30 minutes – and that’s if there’s an open spot at a charging station. If electric...
