Extremist Militias Are Coordinating in More Than 100 Facebook Groups (www.wired.com)
Stretchable e-skin could give robots human-level touch sensitivity (techxplore.com)
Siri for iOS 18 to gain massive AI upgrade via Apple's Ajax LLM (appleinsider.com)
After 16 years, Ecobee is shutting down support for the original smart thermostat (www.theverge.com)
Nintendo DMCA Notice Wipes Out 8,535 Yuzu Repos, Mig Switch Also Targeted. (torrentfreak.com)
Google Search is getting even worse for independent sites (www.theverge.com)
In February, HouseFresh managing editor Gisele Navarro called out publishers like BuzzFeed and Rolling Stone as some of the culprits that publish content about air purifiers despite a lack of expertise — but Google rewards these sites with high rankings all the same. The result is a search results page filled with SEO-first...
Flood of AI-Generated Submissions ‘Final Straw’ for Small 22-Year-Old Publisher (www.404media.co)
A small publisher for speculative fiction and roleplaying games is shuttering after 22 years, and the “final straw,” its founder said, is an influx of AI-generated submissions....
Why data centers want to have their own nuclear reactors (english.elpais.com)
All the ways streaming services are aggravating their subscribers this week (arstechnica.com)
Below is a look at the most exasperating news from streaming services from this week. The scale of this article demonstrates how fast and frequently disappointing streaming news arises. Coincidentally, as we wrote this article, another price hike was announced....
Synthesia Launches Avatars with Facial Expressions and Body Language. (iblnews.org)
Huawei has been secretly funding research in America after being blacklisted (www.engadget.com)
TikTok is allowing users to spread manipulated videos of Biden, despite the platform's policies (www.mediamatters.org)
Is Tesla Feeling the BYD? A Chinese Giant Shakes Up the EV Electric Car Landscape (www.arktrek.shop)
Windows 11 just isn't enticing Windows 10 users to upgrade, and its market share is actually falling (www.pcgamer.com)
Israeli Weapons Firms Required to Buy Cloud Services From Google and Amazon (theintercept.com)
Google and Amazon are both loath to discuss security aspects of the cloud services they provide through their joint contract with the Israeli government, known as Project Nimbus. Though both the Ministry of Defense and Israel Defense Forces are Nimbus customers, Google routinely downplays the military elements while Amazon says...
Dating app Bumble will no longer require women to make the first move | CNN Business (edition.cnn.com)
Congress lets broadband funding run out, ending $30 low-income discounts (arstechnica.com)
Windows 10 reaches 70% market share as Windows 11 keeps declining (www.neowin.net)
Statcounter reports that Windows 11 continues to lose its market share for the second month in a row. Windows 10, meanwhile, is gaining more users and is now back above the 70% mark.
Google lays off hundreds of 'Core' employees, moves some positions to India and Mexico (www.cnbc.com)
Google is laying off more employees and hiring for their roles outside of the U.S.
Microsoft's latest Windows update breaks VPNs, and there's no fix (www.pcworld.com)
Tesla Exodus Continues As Top HR Exec Leaves After Brutal Job Cuts (www.carscoops.com)
Scientists Are Trying to Coax the Ocean to Absorb More CO2 (e360.yale.edu)
LinkedIn is the latest company to get in on gaming (www.theverge.com)
A Lawsuit Argues Meta Is Required by Law to Let You Control Your Own Feed (www.wired.com)
Catholic 'media ministry' defrocks AWOL AI priest after it told faithful you can baptise babies in Gatorade and that, sure, it can totally perform your wedding (www.pcgamer.com)
