Commented - technology

Here's What Netflix's First Big Redesign in a Decade Looks Like (gizmodo.com)

Global navigation jamming will only get worse. The U.S. needs to move fast - SpaceNews (spacenews.com)

Interesting implications, perhaps the global positioning system is not as infallible as we thought

The problem with GIMP (www.spacebar.news)

Is Firefox still good ?

To the people, is Firefox still the go to browser? Is there something better out there for the average person? I’ve heard good things about internet explorer.

ASML could brick Taiwan's chipmaking machines in case of uninvited guests (www.theregister.com)

what if the hacker provided the public key for https connection? (www.youtube.com)

So this video explains how https works. What I don’t get is what if a hacker in the middle pretended to be the server and provided me with the box and the public key. wouldn’t he be able to decrypt the message with his private key? I’m not a tech expert, but just curious and trying to learn.

"I lost trust": Why the OpenAI team in charge of safeguarding humanity imploded (www.vox.com)

Twitter is officially X.com now (www.theverge.com)

Sam Altman takes nuclear energy company Oklo public to help power his AI ambitions (www.cnbc.com)

Microsoft won't fix Windows 0x80070643 errors, manual fix required (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

20240520 UPDATE: I just ran winupdate on an ancient win10 surface and after the same 643 error two more times, and running through all the available updates, it’s now reporting I’m up to date. yippee....

Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on US roads (apnews.com)

Exclusive: ByteDance prefers TikTok shutdown in US if legal options fail, sources say (www.reuters.com)

Tesla seeks to award Elon Musk $56bn pay package | BBC (www.bbc.com)

What Neuralink is missing (it turns out that connecting brains with computers is the easy part) (www.theatlantic.com)

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Reddit cites r/WallStreetBets as a risk factor in its IPO filing (techcrunch.com)

Reddit cites r/WallStreetBets as a risk factor in its IPO filing::As Reddit finally files to go public, the company wrote in its S-1 filing that “meme stock” schemes on r/WallStreetBets could pose a risk to investors.

All My Thoughts After 40 Hours in the Vision Pro — Wait But Why (waitbutwhy.com)

Comcast reluctantly agrees to stop its misleading “10G Network” claims (arstechnica.com)

Man sues Macy’s, saying false facial recognition match led to jail assault (www.washingtonpost.com)

Retailers increasingly are using facial recognition software to patrol their stores for shoplifters and other unwanted customers. But the technology’s accuracy is highly dependent on technical factors — the cameras’ video quality, a store’s lighting, the size of its face database — and a mismatch can lead to dangerous...

Google lays off “hundreds” more as ad division switches to AI-powered sales (arstechnica.com)

Linux devices are under attack by a never-before-seen worm (arstechnica.com)

A cargo plane flew 50 miles with no pilot onboard using a semi-automated system. An aviation expert says the technology could address the pilot shortage. (news.yahoo.com)

The flight system allows a plane to be remote operated by a pilot on the ground, which could streamline pilot airline operations in the future.

GM’s CarPlay replacement software is off to a disastrous start - 9to5Mac (9to5mac.com)

GM’s CarPlay replacement software is off to a disastrous start - 9to5Mac::I don’t need to remind you that GM is ditching CarPlay starting with its 2024 model year EVs. We’ve covered…

Google Will Stop Telling Law Enforcement Which Users Were Near a Crime (finance.yahoo.com)

Google Will Stop Telling Law Enforcement Which Users Were Near a Crime::(Bloomberg) – Alphabet Inc.’s Google is changing its Maps tool so that the company no longer has access to users’ individual location histories, cutting off its ability to respond to law enforcement warrants that ask for data on everyone who was in the...