California governor signs ban on social media ‘aiding or abetting’ child abuse | The latest move in California’s internet regulation push. (www.theverge.com)
California governor signs ban on social media ‘aiding or abetting’ child abuse | The latest move in California’s internet regulation push.::California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 1394, which bans social media sites “knowingly facilitating, aiding, or abetting” child sexual abuse material.
The environmental impact of the AI revolution is starting to come into focus (www.theverge.com)
X Community Notes used to challenge ads by Apple and others (9to5mac.com)
Hackers advertise sale of 23andMe data on leaked data forum (www.reuters.com)
Hackers advertise sale of 23andMe data on leaked data forum::A hacker is advertising millions of “pieces of data” stolen from the family genetics websites 23andMe, according to posts made to an online forum where digital thieves often advertise leaked data.
Elon Musk's Twitter stock purchases under probe by SEC (www.reuters.com)
Elon Musk’s Twitter stock purchases under probe by SEC::Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is being sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which is trying to compel him to testify as part of a probe into his $44 billion takeover of social media giant Twitter, a Thursday court filing showed.
Exclusive: ChatGPT-owner OpenAI is exploring making its own AI chips (www.reuters.com)
New UCF Technology Could Reduce Lag, Improve Reliability of Online Gaming, Meetings | University of Central Florida News (www.ucf.edu)
The novel class of optical modulators can make data transfer over optical fiber communication faster and more efficient....
Colorful quantum dots snag 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry | Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
Generative AI Is the Newest Tool in the Dictator's Handbook (gizmodo.com)
Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to scientists who laid foundation for messenger RNA vaccines (www.washingtonpost.com)
Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to scientists who laid foundation for messenger RNA vaccines::undefined
Lilium has begun assembly of the propulsion system for its electric vertical take-off and landing Lilium Jet (www.flightglobal.com)
Ford pauses work on $3.5 billion battery plant in Michigan. (www.reuters.com)
Ford pauses work on $3.5 billion battery plant in Michigan.::Ford Motor said on Monday it has paused work on a $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant in Michigan, citing concerns about its ability to competitively operate the plant at a time when it remains locked in broader contract negotiations.
Panos Panay Reportedly Quit Microsoft Due to Budget Cuts (www.techpowerup.com)
Panos Panay did not present at Microsoft's recent Windows event in New York City—his departure from the titanic technology corporation was announced on September 18; so only three days before an official unveiling of new Surface products. Panay and his (now former) executive colleagues painted a positive picture regarding the...
Above-Elbow Bionic Arm Can Control Every Finger (www.scientificamerican.com)
9 free AI tools that run locally on your PC (www.pcworld.com)
Only 5% of $22B in VC funding for generative AI went to Europe (thenextweb.com)
Only 5% of $22B in VC funding for generative AI went to Europe::undefined
Mozilla is SCREWED, Just Look at Who Runs the Company (techrightswithjews.wordpress.com)
Mozilla is bleeding and its attempts to appeal to Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft. It won’t fool remaining users of Firefox; many Firefox users will leave (in droves), seeing that Mozilla is not what it publicly claims to be.
The US military just proved it can get satellites into space super fast (arstechnica.com)
The US military just proved it can get satellites into space super fast::Alpha becomes the first of the US 1-ton rockets to reach its target orbit.
Private AI summit with senators, titans of tech garners controversy — With 14 of 22 attendees being CEOs, some experts say key voices were missing (arstechnica.com)
Private AI summit with senators, titans of tech garners controversy — With 14 of 22 attendees being CEOs, some experts say key voices were missing::With 14 of 22 attendees being CEOs, some experts say key voices were missing.
NASA Shares Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Independent Study Report (www.nasa.gov)
NASA Shares Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Independent Study Report::undefined
Virgin Media O2 UK Offers to Recycle Old iPhone Cables (www.ispreview.co.uk)
Dutch Consumers Rally Against Google in Privacy Violation Claim (stackdiary.com)
The Consumers’ Association and the Foundation for the Protection of Privacy Interests have jointly filed a lawsuit against Google. The companies allege that Google has violated Dutch and European privacy laws, seeking an end to the company’s pervasive data collection and demanding compensation for users.
Adept Releases Persimmon-8B, Most Powerful Open Source AI Model Under 10B Parameters. (www.maginative.com)
Toyota says filled disk storage halted Japan-based factories (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Toyota says filled disk storage halted Japan-based factories::Toyota says a recent disruption of operations in Japan-based production plants was caused by its database servers running out of storage space.