Foxconn's promise to invest $10 billion in Wisconsin is now a distant memory | It's now selling two mostly empty buildings in the state. (www.engadget.com)
Foxconn’s promise to invest $10 billion in Wisconsin is now a distant memory | It’s now selling two mostly empty buildings in the state.::Foxconn is selling two buildings in Wisconsin, which have remained mostly empty since they were originally purchased for its plans to bring production to the US…
Meta releases Code Llama, a code-generating AI model (techcrunch-com.cdn.ampproject.org)
AI bots are so good at mimicking the human brain and vision that CAPTCHAs are useless (qz.com)
Hospital bosses love AI. Doctors and nurses are worried. (www.washingtonpost.com)
Hospital bosses love AI. Doctors and nurses are worried.::undefined
Microsoft released the first version of QuickBASIC on August 18, 1985 on a single 5.25-inch 360 KB floppy disk (en.wikipedia.org)
WhatsApp Will Soon Let Users Share Photos in HD (www.thurrott.com)
WhatsApp is finally letting users share pictures in better quality. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the new capability on Instagram today (via The Verge), and support for HD pictures will roll out to all WhatsApp users over the next few weeks....
HP fails to derail claims that it bricks scanners on multifunction printers when ink runs low (apnews.com)
80% of execs regret calling employees back to the office (www.theregister.com)
80% of execs regret calling employees back to the office::Or so says a worrying survey
$5 billion Google lawsuit over ‘incognito mode’ tracking moves a step closer to trial | Judge Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers denied Google’s push for a summary judgment in a lawsuit over the way it tracked... (www.theverge.com)
$5 billion Google lawsuit over ‘incognito mode’ tracking moves a step closer to trial | Judge Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers denied Google’s push for a summary judgment in a lawsuit over the way it tracked…::Google’s push for a summary judgment in a lawsuit over tracking internet activity even after users activated Chrome’s...
Scientists Control Human DNA with Electricity (www.vice.com)
Researchers used electric stimulation to switch on exact genes involved in regulating insulin. Blood glucose concentrations of model mice returned to normal.
IRS vows to digitize all taxpayer documents by 2025 (arstechnica.com)
IRS vows to digitize all taxpayer documents by 2025::All documents will be digitized as soon as they arrive at the IRS.
ScaleUp: Innovative Video Resolution Enhancement Software (lemmy.world)
ScaleUp is a cutting-edge software that enhances video resolution up to 4 times and provides extensive codec support, all thanks to the powerful RealESRGAN AI....
Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and startup form body to regulate AI development (www.theguardian.com)
a body has been formed to regulate ai development
Where can I archive my past video content? (and get paid hopefully)
I’m in the process of divorcing google so YT is a HARD no for me. Google had demonetized my friend’s viral video (close to a decade ago) of his 5 1/4" floppy drives playing toccata & fugue in d minor over MIDI and it left a FOWL taste in my mouth. Most of my videos are 45-90 minutes in length. Night time videos are 2.5gb. My...
'It almost doubled our workload': AI is supposed to make jobs easier. These workers disagree (www.cnn.com)
‘It almost doubled our workload’: AI is supposed to make jobs easier. These workers disagree::A new crop of artificial intelligence tools carries the promise of streamlining tasks, improving efficiency and boosting productivity in the workplace. But that hasn’t been Neil Clarke’s experience so far.
FTX lobbyist tried to buy Pacific island of Nauru to create a new superspecies, lawsuit says (www.cnbc.com)
Forbes: Reddit Protests Escalate As Rebel Mods Are Kicked Out (www.forbes.com)
Forbes: Reddit Protests Escalate As Rebel Mods Are Kicked Out::Fresh trouble for Reddit as users deface digital artwork with messages attacking the company’s embattled CEO.
The 115F Heat Is Killing Phones in Sardinia (www.bloomberg.com)
The 115F Heat Is Killing Phones in Sardinia::undefined
Should it really be Telegram? (tim.kicker.dev)
Is Telegram really that bad and should i look more into it or is sticking to signal really the best option?
Indonesia bans search engine DuckDuckGo on gambling, pornography concerns (www.reuters.com)
Indonesia said it has banned the privacy-oriented search engine DuckDuckGo, citing concerns that it could be used to access pornography and online gambling websites which are illegal in the country, the communications ministry said on Friday....
Security Firm Discovers Remote Worker Is Really a North Korean Hacker (www.pcmag.com)
Microsoft says EU to blame for the world's worst IT outage | Euronews (www.euronews.com)
Ancient CRT monitor hits astonishing 700Hz — resolution reduced to just 120p to reach extraordinary refresh rate (www.tomshardware.com)
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