Weaver: New Specialised Writing LLMs Outperform GPT-4 (arxiv.org)
Weaver introduces a new family of specialised large language models tailored for creative and professional writing. Offering models ranging from 1.8B to 34B parameters, said to outperform larger generalist models like GPT-4 by focusing on human-like text production and diverse content creation capabilities.
Tesla is the worst-performing stock in the S&P 500 this year (qz.com)
Tesla is the worst-performing stock in the S&P 500 this year::Worse than Etsy. Worse than Boeing. Simply the worst
Deepfake scammer walks off with $25 million in first-of-its-kind AI heist (arstechnica.com)
Deepfake scammer walks off with $25 million in first-of-its-kind AI heist::Hong Kong firm tricked by simulation of multiple real people in video chat, including voices.
TikTok Is Destroying Itself From the Inside Out (gizmodo.com)
Paris votes to crack down on SUVs | Non-Parisians will be charged almost $20 per hour to park large gas or hybrid vehicles within the city center in a bid to address pedestrian safety and air pollu... (www.theverge.com)
Paris votes to crack down on SUVs | Non-Parisians will be charged almost $20 per hour to park large gas or hybrid vehicles within the city center in a bid to address pedestrian safety and air pollu…::Parisians have voted to increase parking charges for out-of-town SUV drivers as part of the city’s efforts to address road...
Bluesky is now open for anyone to join | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
After almost a year as an invite-only app, Bluesky is now open to the public. Funded by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, Bluesky is one of the more promising micro-blogging platforms that could provide an alternative to Elon Musk’s X....
Google and Mozilla don’t like Apple’s new iOS browser rules (arstechnica.com)
The Icon Factory has a kickstarter fund for an app that would wrangle your feeds on iOS (www.kickstarter.com)
Tapestry would pull your many feeds together and sort them by timeline....
Tech Used to Be Bleeding Edge, Now it’s Just Bleeding | After a decade of scandals and half-assed product launches, people are no longer buying the future Big Tech is selling. (www.vice.com)
Tech Used to Be Bleeding Edge, Now it’s Just Bleeding | After a decade of scandals and half-assed product launches, people are no longer buying the future Big Tech is selling.::After a decade of scandals and half-assed product launches, people are no longer buying the future Big Tech is selling.
How I got scammed (05 Feb 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow (pluralistic.net)
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Bodycam Maker Axon has acquired AI surveillance company Fusus amid a push into retail and healthcare settings (www.vice.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/axon-acquires-fusus-ai-surveill…
Amazon finds $1B jackpot in its 100 million+ IPv4 address stockpile | The tech giant has cited ballooning costs associated with IPv4 addresses (www.techspot.com)
Amazon finds $1B jackpot in its 100 million+ IPv4 address stockpile | The tech giant has cited ballooning costs associated with IPv4 addresses::undefined
Inside the Underground Site Where ‘Neural Networks’ Churn Out Fake IDs (www.404media.co)
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Republicans in Congress try to kill FCC’s broadband discrimination rules (arstechnica.com)
Republicans in Congress try to kill FCC’s broadband discrimination rules::Over 65 Republicans file resolution of disapproval, while lobby groups sue FCC.
Google Chrome Warning Issued For All Windows Users (www.forbes.com)
Mozilla has issued a warning about Microsoft’s design practices, claiming that the company uses harmful design tactics to influence users to switch to its Edge browser....
Google and Mozilla don’t like Apple’s new iOS browser rules (arstechnica.com)
Google and Mozilla don’t like Apple’s new iOS browser rules::Google and Mozilla want iOS’s new EU browser rules to apply worldwide.
Vivaldi explains why they will not embed LLM functionality in their browser (vivaldi.com)
Sam Altman says ChatGPT should be 'much less lazy now' (www.businessinsider.com)
Sam Altman says ChatGPT should be ‘much less lazy now’::ChatGPT users previously complained that the chatbot was slacking off and refusing to complete some tasks.
Chinese consumers unimpressed by Samsung phones powered by Baidu AI (www.scmp.com)
Boeing Finds More Misdrilled Holes on 737 in Latest Setback (finance.yahoo.com)
Boeing Finds More Misdrilled Holes on 737 in Latest Setback::(Bloomberg) – Boeing Co. found more mistakes with holes drilled in the fuselage of its 737 Max jet, a setback that could further slow deliveries on a critical program already restricted by regulators over quality lapses. Most Read from BloombergWhy NYC Apartment...
First functional human brain tissue produced through 3D printing (interestingengineering.com)
First functional human brain tissue produced through 3D printing::undefined
Police departments are using AI to review bodycam footage, and police unions are not happy about it (www.techspot.com)
AI chatbots tend to choose violence and nuclear strikes in wargames (www.newscientist.com)
AI chatbots tend to choose violence and nuclear strikes in wargames::undefined
How to use Synology Drive as a Google Drive alternative (www.androidpolice.com)
Google Drive is great for storing files in the cloud, accessing them when needed, and collaborating with a team. However, the internet isn’t always reliable and can cause issues when accessing files. In such cases, you need an offline solution, and Synology may have the best options. Synology has awesome NAS enclosures. Its...