The slow, sad death of Twitter (www.theneweuropean.co.uk)
AMAs are the latest casualty in Reddit’s API war (arstechnica.com)
In the Age of A.I., Tech’s Little Guys Need Big Friends (www.nytimes.com)
Creating a new A.I. system requires lots of money and lots of computing power, which is controlled by the industry’s giants.
Honeybees make rapid, accurate decisions and could inspire future of AI, study suggests (www.sheffield.ac.uk)
New research revealing how honeybees can make fast and accurate decisions, which could help to design more efficient robots and autonomous machines, has been published by scientists at the University of Sheffield.
As Businesses Clamor for Workplace A.I., Tech Companies Rush to Provide It (www.nytimes.com)
OpenAI: Introducing SuperAlignment (openai.com)
TL;DR: OpenAI announces a new team dedicated for researching superintelligence
A Scientific Breakthrough in Noise Reduction (nautil.us)
Why Car Repairs Have Become So Expensive (www.nytimes.com)
More technology and creature comforts, as well as a parade of new electric vehicles, have complicated the job after accidents.
Massive Norwegian phosphate rock deposit can meet fertilizer, solar, and EV battery demand for 100 years (www.techspot.com)
Norwegian mining company Norge Mining said the 70 billion tonnes of phosphate rock was uncovered in the southwest of Norway, where it sits alongside other minerals such…
Is it real or made by AI? Europe wants a label for that as it fights disinformation (apnews.com)
LONDON (AP) — The European Union is pushing online platforms like Google and Meta to step up the fight against false information by adding labels to text, photos and other content generated by artificial intelligence, a top official said Monday.
Reddit's API protest just got even more NSFW (mashable.com)
New Metallic Gel Adds a Fourth Dimension to 3D Printing (www.technologynetworks.com)
Mobile phones and other devices to be banned from Dutch classrooms (www.theguardian.com)
Education ministry in the Netherlands says tech is a distraction from learning and will only be allowed if specifically needed
Honeybees make rapid, accurate decisions and could inspire future of AI, study suggests (www.sheffield.ac.uk)
New research revealing how honeybees can make fast and accurate decisions, which could help to design more efficient robots and autonomous machines, has been published by scientists at the University of Sheffield.
So where are we all supposed to go now? (www.theverge.com)
Add it all up, and the social web is changing in three crucial ways: It’s going from public to private; it’s shifting from growth and engagement, which broadly involves building good products that people like, to increasing revenue no matter the tradeoff; and it’s turning into an entertainment business. It turns out...
Stop using Google Analytics, warns Sweden's privacy watchdog, as it issues over $1M in fines (techcrunch.com)
For clarity: This relates explicitly to UA not GA4. That doesn’t however mean that the current version is deemed GDPR compliant; that is likely something that a future investigation will decide....
Judge blocks federal officials from contacting tech companies (www.engadget.com)
A judge has blocked the Biden administration and other federal officials from communicating with social media companies in a case that could have far-reaching consequences for the country…
ChatGPT pauses Bing integration to stop people from bypassing paywalls (www.windowscentral.com)
OpenAI has disabled the Browse with Bing feature in ChatGPT to prevent users from bypassing paywalls and accessing website information without making a subscription first.
US aims to restrict China's cloud computing development, close AI chip loopholes: report (www.foxbusiness.com)
The Department of Commerce is expected to roll out sweeping restrictions on cloud computing services in Chinese markets, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.
Game trying to break an AI's security with a few levels of difficulty (gandalf.lakera.ai)
It’s pretty well made even if it’s designed to promote a security company
You Up? Mars Helicopter Finally Makes Contact After Two Months of Silence (gizmodo.com)
A hilly terrain on Mars stood between Ingenuity and Perseverance, interrupting their communication for over 60 days.
Apple scaling back Vision Pro production plans (www.ign.com)
Removing Carbon From the Air Enters Its Awkward Teen Years (www.bloomberg.com)
AI can pick top-performing private equity funds better than many institutional investors, Oxford study finds (www.businessinsider.com)
The top quartile of funds selected by the AI model generated 2.1x the original investment versus an industry average of 1.85x.
