South Korean military set to ban iPhones over ‘security’ concerns | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)
Net neutrality is about to make a comeback (www.theverge.com)
What a TikTok Ban Would Mean for the U.S. Defense of an Open Internet (www.nytimes.com)
Global digital rights advocates are watching to see if Congress acts, worried that other countries could follow suit with app bans of their own.
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek surprised at negative impact of laying off 1,500 Spotify employees (fortune.com)
Ek said Spotify employees were doing too much “work around the work” as he laid off 17% of the group’s workforce in December.
Why I ditched Gmail for Proton Mail (www.androidpolice.com)
Where is the best video viewing application today in 2024?
In 2024, the best video viewing app may vary based on personal preference, but some of the most popular options may include:...
chatGPT login cycle
are you guys able to login these days? I’m struck with the endless login cycle on firefox and librewolf. I verify that I’m human two or three times in a row, solve the puzzle then enter the credentials but i always end up at the login page again. I tried disable ublock and umatrix in FF but with no luck.
Musk moves Tesla's goalposts, investors happily move shares higher (www.theregister.com)
Google has delayed killing third-party cookies in Chrome (again) (www.engadget.com)
Baltimore County educator framed principal with AI-generated voice, police say (www.thebaltimorebanner.com)
Baltimore County Police arrested****Pikesville High School’s former athletic director Thursday morning and charged him with allegedly using artificial intelligence to impersonate Principal Eric Eiswert, leading the public to believe Eiswert made racist and antisemitic comments behind closed doors....
Hashicorp signs agreement to be acquired by IBM
www.hashicorp.com/blog/hashicorp-joins-ibm...
AI Can Tell Your Political Affiliation Just by Looking at Your Face, Researchers Find (gizmodo.com)
Fifty Years of the Personal Computer Operating System (computerhistory.org)
As TikTok ban threatens stability in social media ecosystem, some brands settle into the fediverse (digiday.com)
The possibility of a TikTok ban is inching closer to becoming a reality at this point. On Tuesday, the Senate passed the bill that would bar the social media platform from operating in the U.S. unless ByteDance, its Chinese parent company, sells its stake....
Nurses Protest 'Deeply Troubling' Use of AI in Hospitals (www.404media.co)
“Life-and-death decisions relating to patient acuity, treatment decisions, and staffing levels cannot be made without the assessment skills and critical thinking of registered nurses,” the union wrote in the post. “For example, tell-tale signs of a patient’s condition, such as the smell of a patient’s breath and their...
Spurred by Teen Girls, States Move to Ban Deepfake Nudes (www.nytimes.com)
After 48 years, Zilog is killing the classic standalone Z80 microprocessor chip (arstechnica.com)
School athletic director arrested for framing principal using AI voice synthesis (arstechnica.com)
TSMC unveils 1.6nm process technology with backside power delivery, rivals Intel's competing design (www.tomshardware.com)
Congo questions Apple over knowledge of conflict minerals in its supply chain (abcnews.go.com)
Honor and Huawei topped China's smartphone market in Q1 (www.gsmarena.com)
VASA-1: Lifelike Audio-Driven Talking Faces (www.microsoft.com)
Single portrait photo + speech audio = hyper-realistic talking face video with precise lip-audio sync, lifelike facial behavior, and naturalistic head movements, generated in real time.
Nvidia to buy Israeli deep learning co Deci AI - report (en.globes.co.il)
US chip giant Nvidia Corp. has struck a deal to acquire Israeli deep learning developer Deci AI, “The Information” reports, according to a person involved in the deal. The report follows hard on the heels of yesterday’s official announcement by Nvidia that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Israeli AI...
Windows 11 Start menu ads are now rolling out to everyone (www.theverge.com)
Microsoft is starting to enable ads inside the Start menu on Windows 11 for all users. After testing these briefly with Windows Insiders earlier this month, Microsoft has started to distribute update KB5036980 to Windows 11 users this week, which includes “recommendations” for apps from the Microsoft Store in the Start menu....