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Logical Qubits: DARPA Unveils the Pathway to Scalable Quantum Computing (youtu.be)

Surveillance capitalism has taken over immigration enforcement (prismreports.org)

Federal agencies skirt local jurisdictions by purchasing comprehensive identifying data and information technology from private companies...

How CRISPR could yield the next blockbuster crop (www.nature.com)

Universal Music Chief’s New Year’s Memo: “Prescription Music,” AI Tools and More Priorities (www.hollywoodreporter.com)

Hobbes OS/2 Archive to shut down in three months – OSnews (www.osnews.com)

The announcement on hobbes.nmsu.edu...

Alaska Airlines' barred from overseas flights due to a pressurization fault | Even though "an additional maintenance look" was requested regarding the warning light issue it was "not completed" bef... (interestingengineering.com)

Alaska Airlines’ barred from overseas flights due to a pressurization fault | Even though “an additional maintenance look” was requested regarding the warning light issue it was “not completed” bef…::undefined

NASA Sending Five Payloads to Moon on Astrobotic’s Peregrine Lander (www.nasa.gov)

the first American soft landing on the lunar surface in more than 50 years

Scholars’ names ‘stolen’ in propaganda written by AI (www.thetimes.co.uk)

Experimental antibiotic kills deadly superbug, opens whole new class of drugs (arstechnica.com)

Apple Starts Sending 'Batterygate' Settlement Payments to iPhone Users (www.macrumors.com)

Apple Starts Sending ‘Batterygate’ Settlement Payments to iPhone Users::Apple in 2020 agreed to pay up to $500 million to settle a class action lawsuit in the U.S. that accused the company of "secretly…

Cybercriminals Implemented Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Invoice Fraud (www.resecurity.com)

Resecurity has uncovered a cybercriminal group known as “GXC Team”, which specializes in crafting tools for online banking theft, ecommerce fraud, and internet scams. Around November 11th, 2023, the group’s leader, operating under the alias “googleXcoder”, made multiple announcements on the Dark Web. These posts...

Uber tests ‘Flex' feature in India, allowing riders to choose tailored fare preferences (www.livemint.com)

As per a report from India Today, Uber Flex introduces a range of nine pricing choices for riders when booking a ride, departing from the conventional dynamic pricing model. Within these options, one price is designated as the default or starting price. Once a rider picks a particular fare from these nine alternatives, this...

Apple’s rejection of Hey calendar app revives an old feud (www.theverge.com)

• Apple rejects Hey calendar app for not allowing non-paying users to do anything within the app....

Russia Spies on Kyiv Defenses via Hacked Cameras Before Missile Strike (www.infosecurity-magazine.com)

New Mapping Finds the Oceans Are Filled With "Dark Vessels" (futurism.com)

Google OAuth secrets exposed as account-hijacking MultiLogin vulnerability discovered (www.techspot.com)

DARPA Research Leads To Groundbreaking Discovery In Quantum Computing. (thedebrief.org)

A team of Harvard scientists working on a project funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced a significant breakthrough in the field of quantum computing....

Facebook Collects 'Link History,' Uses Data To Target Ads (www.mediapost.com)

Google broke labor laws when it refused to bargain with YouTube Music contract workers (www.theverge.com)

The Tech Billionaires Soft-Launching Secession in California — If these Silicon Valley plutocrats have their way, a swath of Solano County will be transformed into their own nation-state (newrepublic.com)

The Tech Billionaires Soft-Launching Secession in California — If these Silicon Valley plutocrats have their way, a swath of Solano County will be transformed into their own nation-state::If these Silicon Valley plutocrats have their way, a swath of Solano County will be transformed into their own nation-state.

SpaceX Sues US Labor Board Over Fired Employees Case (www.bloomberg.com)

SpaceX Sues US Labor Board Over Fired Employees Case::SpaceX sued the US labor board in federal court on Thursday, arguing that a complaint against the Elon Musk-led company for firing employees should be put on hold because the agency’s structure is unconstitutional.

Google Just Disabled Cookies for 30 Million Chrome Users. Here’s How to Tell If You’re One of Them | It’s the beginning of the end in Google’s plan to kill cookies forever (gizmodo.com)

Google Just Disabled Cookies for 30 Million Chrome Users. Here’s How to Tell If You’re One of Them | It’s the beginning of the end in Google’s plan to kill cookies forever::It’s the beginning of the end in Google’s plan to kill cookies forever.

Starbucks accused of rigging payments in app for nearly $900 million gain over 5 years by consumer watchdog group (fortune.com)

Starbucks accused of rigging payments in app for nearly $900 million gain over 5 years by consumer watchdog group::Washington Consumer Protection Coalition complains to Washington state attorney general.

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