Commented - technology

Meet the Super DVD: Scientists Develop Massive 1 Petabit Optical Disk (gizmodo.com)

Note: Unfortunately the research paper linked in the article is a dead/broken/wrong link. Perhaps the author will update it later....

For those who lurk on Reddit - my read-only, ad-free, open source Reddit viewer RDX is better than ever now (rdx.overdevs.com)

I am posting the updates here because most of the users of RDX came from this community only....

None of these anchors are real: Channel 1 plans for AI to generate news, broadcasters (www.usatoday.com)

Channel 1 AI released a promotional video explaining how the service will provide personalized news coverage to users from finance to entertainment.

White House threatens to veto anti-EV bill just passed by US House (arstechnica.com)

White House threatens to veto anti-EV bill just passed by US House::The bill would prevent the EPA from enforcing tougher new pollution standards.

Tesla whistleblower calls cars with Autopilot “experiments in public roads” (arstechnica.com)

Meta is promoting Threads posts on Facebook and there’s no way to opt out (www.engadget.com)

Meta is starting to ramp up its growth-hacking tactics for Threads in a bid to boost engagement on the Twitter competitor.

Netflix confirms it is increasing subscription prices, again, after adding 8.8 million customers (www.techspot.com)

Netflix confirms it is increasing subscription prices, again, after adding 8.8 million customers::undefined

Meta is bolstering perks like happy hours and company swag as it pushes staff to return to office, despite its 'year of efficiency' (www.businessinsider.com)

Meta is bolstering perks like happy hours and company swag as it pushes staff to return to office, despite its ‘year of efficiency’::The company has revived a number of employee perks, according to Bloomberg, including branded t-shirts, laundry services, and free haircuts.

'Near Collisions' of Commercial Jets Happen All the Time: FAA Records (gizmodo.com)

Apple exec's latest interview is a pile of greenwashed BS (www.youtube.com)

Youtube video

[Gamers Nexus] "Google is Getting Worse," ft. Wendell of Level1 Techs (youtu.be)

Why AI is going to be a shitshow.

I was just watching a tiktok with a black girl going over how race is a social construct. This felt wrong to me so I decided to back check her facts....

Teslas Can Be Stolen by Hijacking WiFi at Charging Stations, Researchers Find (futurism.com)

Tesla's Cybertruck may not be so stainless after all (www.theregister.com)

Tesla’s Cybertruck may not be so stainless after all::‘Literally bulletproof’ but needs constant cleaning to stave off corrosion

Report: Apple is testing foldable iPhones, having the same problems as everyone else (arstechnica.com)

Report: Apple is testing foldable iPhones, having the same problems as everyone else::Don’t expect these clamshell-style foldables in 2024 or 2025 or maybe ever.

New study finds bots and fraud farms responsible for 73% of web traffic (interestingengineering.com)

New study finds bots and fraud farms responsible for 73% of web traffic::undefined

Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty of fraud (www.theverge.com)

Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Consumer DNA (www.bloomberg.com)

Drugmakers Are Set to Pay 23andMe Millions to Access Consumer DNA::GSK will pay the DNA testing company $20 million for non-exclusive access to genetic data.

YouTube is cracking down on consumers’ favorite loophole - Adblockers (www.thestreet.com)

YouTube is cracking down on consumers’ favorite loophole - Adblockers::undefined

22 Democrats Sponsor a Bill That Could Censor Abortion Info From the Internet (jezebel.com)

22 Democrats Sponsor a Bill That Could Censor Abortion Info From the Internet::The Kids Online Safety Act is “a blank check” for Republican AGs to “intimidate any way they can,” a digital civil liberties advocate told Jezebel.