Gen Z is choosing not to drive (www.newsweek.com)
Gen Z is choosing not to drive::Less Gen Z Americans own a driver’s license than previous generations, according to consulting firm McKinsey.
AI-Generated George Carlin Drops Comedy Special That Daughter Speaks Out Against: ‘No Machine Will Ever Replace His Genius’ (variety.com)
AI-Generated George Carlin Drops Comedy Special That Daughter Speaks Out Against: ‘No Machine Will Ever Replace His Genius’::Stand-up comedian George Carlin has been brought back to life in an artificial intelligence-generated special called ‘I’m Glad I’m Dead.’
Scientists show how ‘doing your own research’ leads to believing conspiracies — This effect arises because of the quality of information churned out by Google’s search engine (www.vice.com)
Scientists show how ‘doing your own research’ leads to believing conspiracies — This effect arises because of the quality of information churned out by Google’s search engine::Researchers found that people searching misinformation online risk falling into “data voids” that increase belief in conspiracies.
Proton Mail founder vows to fight Australia’s eSafety regulator in court rather than spy on users | Australia news | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
WhatsApp is one step closer to adding email address verification (www.androidpolice.com)
The proletarianization of tech workers (doctorow.medium.com)
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Ex-Linus Tech Tips employee alleges mistreatment and poor conditions: “no one gets a break” - Dexerto (www.dexerto.com)
Ex-Linus Tech Tips employee alleges mistreatment and poor conditions: “no one gets a break” - Dexerto::undefined
HP printer USB port covered with warning sticker in hopes you won't use it | Boing Boing (boingboing.net)
HP wants you to print things through its cloud service, wherein you pay a subscription fee for ink and your usage is routed through its servers. To encourage you to do this, it covers the USB port …
The new Sony Walkman costs more than you think, here's why (www.slashgear.com)
“Immensely disappointing”: Nike killing app for $350 self-tying sneakers (arstechnica.com)
It is hard to imagine that there was not someone inside of Nike that lost their faith in humanity when the pitch for these things was originally taking off.
Trump Turns Bitcoin Into Test of Patriotism (gizmodo.com)
Kaspersky: Biden administration preparing to prevent Americans from using Russian-made software over national security concern | CNN Politics (edition.cnn.com)
France uncovers a vast Russian disinformation campaign in Europe (www.economist.com)
France uncovers a vast Russian disinformation campaign in Europe::undefined
OpenAI's reported 'superintelligence' breakthrough is so big it nearly destroyed the company, and ChatGPT (www.techradar.com)
Elon Musk says 'we dug our own grave' with the Cybertruck as he warns Tesla faces enormous production challenges (www.businessinsider.com)
Elon Musk says ‘we dug our own grave’ with the Cybertruck as he warns Tesla faces enormous production challenges::Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday that the Cybertruck’s unique design means the company faces immense challenges in scaling production.
The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation (www.wired.com)
People who have turned to X for breaking news about the Israel-Hamas conflict are being hit with old videos, fake photos, and video game footage at a level researchers have never seen.
Disney’s password-sharing crackdown has begun (www.theverge.com)
It’s now explicitly against Disney Plus’s policies for Canadian subscribers to share passwords outside of their household.
Philips Hue will force users to upload their data to Hue cloud (www.home-assistant.io)
USENET, the OG social network, rises again like a text-only phoenix (www.theregister.com)
World’s first ‘superfast’ battery offers 400km range from 10 mins charge (www.independent.co.uk)
World’s first ‘superfast’ battery offers 400km range from 10 mins charge::Tesla, Toyota and VW supplier CATL says production will begin in 2023
McDonalds removes AI drive-throughs after order errors (www.bbc.com)
McDonald’s is removing artificial intelligence (AI) powered ordering technology from its drive-through restaurants in the US, after customers shared its comical mishaps online....
Apple introduces M4 chip (www.apple.com)
Please help preserve your 3DS and Wii U SpotPass data before it's too late! (lemm.ee)
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AI bots hallucinate software packages and devs download them (www.theregister.com)
TikTok Is Destroying Itself From the Inside Out (gizmodo.com)
