Finland introduces world’s first phone-free tourist island (out.reddit.com)
AI learned from their work. Now they want compensation. (infosec.pub)
A rising movement of artists and authors are suing tech companies for training AI on their work without credit or payment
WormGPT Is a ChatGPT Alternative With 'No Ethical Boundaries or Limitations' (www.pcmag.com)
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What it takes for a successful phone launch in North America (www.androidcentral.com)
Woman’s iPhone photo of son rejected from Sydney competition after judges ruled it could be AI | Suzi Dougherty’s photograph of 18-year-old Caspar deemed ‘suspicious’ by judges, even though it was ... (www.theguardian.com)
Woman’s iPhone photo of son rejected from Sydney competition after judges ruled it could be AI | Suzi Dougherty’s photograph of 18-year-old Caspar deemed ‘suspicious’ by judges, even though it was …::Suzi Dougherty’s photograph of 18-year-old Caspar deemed ‘suspicious’ by judges, even though it was taken on her...
Assassin's Creed haptic feedback shirt will let players feel every punch, stab, and fall (www.techspot.com)
The partnership lets players experience the world as the game’s protagonist, Basim
Meta’s Threads sent another app named Threads to the top of the App Store charts (www.engadget.com)
It’s confusing, I know.
TIL there is an fediverse alternative to Discord (matrix.org)
About Matrix Matrix is an open protocol for decentralised, secure communications....
Light-based “LiFi” is stunningly fast, notably fragile—and now standardized (arstechnica.com)
224GB/s, killer security, no radio interference—but you can’t block the beam.
Core module completed for Chinese SMR (world-nuclear-news.org)
The core module of the ACP100 multi-purpose, small modular pressurised water reactor (PWR) - also referred to as the Linglong One - mainly comprises two key components: the pressure vessel and the steam generator. These were independently designed by CNNC’s China Nuclear Power Research and Design Institute and manufactured by...
'Unintended' radiation from Starlink satellites may disturb radio astronomy observations (www.space.com)
‘Unintended’ radiation from Starlink satellites may disturb radio astronomy observations::Hum from onboard electronics that power SpaceX’s internet-beaming Starlink satellites may disturb radio astronomy observations, a new study has found.
Threads collects so much sensitive information it’s a ‘hacker’s dream,’ experts say (archive.today)
The specificity and quantity of information the text and multimedia platform can access poses a risk to most users, if it falls into the wrong hands or is used to target them, tech experts agree....
Twitter now blocking all DMs from non-Twitter Blue subscribers by default (mashable.com)
Finland introduces the world’s first phone-free tourist island (www.independent.co.uk)
Finland introduces the world’s first phone-free tourist island::A short digital fast could improve your wellbeing, according to psychologists
[Ars Technica] Viasat’s new broadband satellite could be a total loss (arstechnica.com)
Swiss scientists successfully diverted lightning with a powerful laser (www.nature.com)
Swiss scientists successfully diverted lightning with a powerful laser::Lightning discharges between charged clouds and the Earth’s surface are responsible for considerable damages and casualties. It is therefore important to develop better protection methods in addition to the traditional Franklin rod. Here we present the...
Microsoft and Sony sign deal to keep Activision’s Call of Duty on PlayStation (www.cnbc.com)
Microsoft and Sony sign deal to keep Activision’s Call of Duty on PlayStation::Microsoft and Sony have signed an agreement to keep Activision’s best-selling Call of Duty series available on PlayStation, after the conclusion of the deal.
This week in robotics: Amazon’s iRobot deal hits an EU snag as new funding keeps hot drone summer rolling (techcrunch.com)
This week brought in good news for the robotics space in the form of new investment for nascent companies, but two established players within the space hit a snag. Amazon’s potential $1.7 billion acquisition of iRobot, which had previously been approved by the U.K.’s antitrust regulators, is now getting an extensive review...
Google SoundStorm: Efficient Parallel Audio Generation (google-research.github.io)
AppSec, Devs Clash Flags Need for Paradigm Shift in Software Industry (www.technewsworld.com)
According to a recent software industry security report, there is a notable increase in tension between application security (AppSec) workers and application developers over consensus on cloud-native needs. Additionally, there is a growing concern about retaining developer talent in this context.
Gurman: First M3 Apple Silicon Macs likely to launch in October (9to5mac.com)
Woman’s iPhone photo of son rejected from Sydney competition after judges ruled it could be AI (www.theguardian.com)
Turns out all we may need to stop climate change is 139 billion gallons of super-duper white paint (www.businessinsider.com)
Turns out all we may need to stop climate change is 139 billion gallons of super-duper white paint::According to one professor, we may be able to stop climate change if we used a new super white paint to cover the entire United States
Age Reversal Breakthrough: Harvard/MIT Discovery Could Enable Whole-Body Rejuvenation (scitechdaily.com)
Age Reversal Breakthrough: Harvard/MIT Discovery Could Enable Whole-Body Rejuvenation::In a pioneering study, researchers from Harvard Medical School, University of Maine, and MIT have introduced a chemical method for reversing cellular aging. This revolutionary approach offers a potential alternative to gene therapy for age...
The Black Mirror plot about AI that worries actors (www.bbc.com)
The Black Mirror plot about AI that worries actors::As actors strike in Hollywood, unions say they want more protection from artificial intelligence.
