Just because Americans love Google doesn't make it a monopoly. Biden lawsuit goes too far. (www.usatoday.com)
Google goes to trial in biggest US challenge to tech power in decades (www.theguardian.com)
The justice department has accused Google of using its market power to unfairly lock out rivals and position itself as a gatekeeper of the web. The case marks the first brought by the government against Google to go to trial. The justice department has also joined a separate case against Google brought by the attorneys general...
This Is the True Scale of New York’s Airbnb Apocalypse (www.wired.com)
This Is the True Scale of New York’s Airbnb Apocalypse::A law meant to crack down on short-term rentals in New York City took effect Tuesday. Thousands have dropped off the map, but there are still hosts offering bookings that may break the law.
Password-stealing Chrome extension smuggled on to Web Store; Researchers Demonstrated that Password-stealing Extensions are Still Possible with Manifest V3 (www.malwarebytes.com)
Summary...
Ignored by police, twin sisters took down their cyberstalker themselves (www.msn.com)
Fans Think Latest Pokémon Go Artwork Was Made With AI (gizmodo.com.au)
Fans Think Latest Pokémon Go Artwork Was Made With AI::Pokémon Go publisher Niantic has aroused fans’ suspicions after a promotional image showed some telltale signs of potentially being AI artwork, rather than something made by an actual human artist. The image in question appears in promotional material for Adventures...
Google removes fake Signal and Telegram apps hosted on Play (arstechnica.com)
Before linking an account, be sure the app you're using is legit.
Nuclear weapons partly responsible for radioactive wild boars (gizmodo.com)
Enjoy the headline. I did.
In Reversal Because of A.I., Office Jobs Are Now More at Risk (www.nytimes.com)
The American workers who have had their careers upended by automation in recent decades have largely been less educated, especially men working in manufacturing....
Wind-assisted Cargo Ships (www.reuters.com)
“The five-year old Pyxis Ocean has been retrofitted with WindWings, large wing sails measuring up to 37.5 meters in height fitted to the deck of the cargo ship.”
Azerbaijan cut fiber optic internet cable, disrupting Karabakh's stable internet connection (news.am)
Azerbaijan cut fiber optic internet cable, disrupting Karabakh’s stable internet connection::undefined
Madison Reeves on why she left LMG (threadreaderapp.com)
Non-enterprise user? Microsoft may store your Bing chats (www.theregister.com)
[META]: ban @szmer.info?
It seems this community is being targeted by ad bots. I see all of them come from a @szmer.info instance (or?). Maybe it should be banned?
Disabling Intel’s backdoors on modern laptops (hackaday.com)
Why US tech giants are threatening to quit the UK (www.bbc.co.uk)
Why US tech giants are threatening to quit the UK::Some tech giants feel they might have reached a “tipping point” due to new legislation.
US scientists achieve net energy gain for second time in a fusion reaction (www.theguardian.com)
US scientists achieve net energy gain for second time in a fusion reaction::The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility achieved the feat using lasers to fuse two atoms
Intel’s crashing 13th and 14th Gen CPUs get two additional years of warranty coverage (www.theverge.com)
AT&T says hackers accessed records of calls and texts for nearly all its cellular customers (www.cbsnews.com)
Nvidia reveals that 150 RTX A6000 GPUs power the Las Vegas Sphere (www.techspot.com)
OpenAI was hacked, revealing internal secrets and raising national security concerns — year-old breach wasn't reported to the public (www.tomshardware.com)
A hacker breached OpenAI’s internal messaging systems early last year, stealing details of how OpenAI’s technologies work from employees. Although the hacker did not access the systems housing key AI technologies, the incident raised significant security concerns within the company. Furthermore, it even raised concerns about...
This Tiny Robotic Pill Eliminates The Need For Hospital Visits In Stomach Cancer Detection (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
PillBot, a tiny ingestible robot, could revolutionize gut health exams with AI-powered cameras, making early detection easier from home.
Using The Wind And Magnets To Make Heat (hackaday.com)
NASA Says It Accidentally Broadcast an ISS Distress Message (gizmodo.com)
Snowden: OpenAI just went full mask off (x.com)
I personally don’t trust Snowden. Lookin at the difference between how he was treated and how Assange was treated. One guy gets to rot in prison, other guy gets movies made about him from Hollywood. Snowden is very much controlled opposition in my mind....