The world’s power grids, 50 million miles’ worth, need a major overhaul (www.theverge.com)
Netflix may hike prices after success of password-sharing crackdown (www.reuters.com)
Netflix may hike prices after success of password-sharing crackdown::Netflix’s crackdown on password-sharing likely boosted subscribers by about 6 million in the third quarter and the streaming pioneer is expected to set the stage for price increases when it reports earnings on Wednesday.
China's Baidu unveils new Ernie AI version to rival GPT-4 (www.reuters.com)
Longer Commutes, Shorter Lives: The Costs of Not Investing in America (www.nytimes.com)
This article discusses how a lack of innovation and government investment has led to an increase in commutes since the 1960s because private industry has no incentive to truly innovate, only adapt and sightly improve on existing models.
AI chatbots could help plan bioweapon attacks, report finds (www.theguardian.com)
None of Your Photos Are Real (www.wired.com)
LinkedIn lays off 668 employees in second cut this year (www.reuters.com)
LinkedIn lays off 668 employees in second cut this year::Microsoft’s LinkedIn said on Monday it would lay off 668 employees across its engineering, talent and finance teams in the second round of job cuts this year for the social media network for professionals amid slowing revenue growth.
The Meta glassholes have arrived (www.theverge.com)
Apple's iPhone loses top spot in China to Huawei: Analysts (www.cnbc.com)
Apple’s iPhone loses top spot in China to Huawei: Analysts::Huawei overtook Apple’s iPhone in the leading spot for smartphone market share in China.
Antibiotic identified by AI (www.nature.com)
Sadly, I can’t seem to find the non paywalled version of the article ._.
Leaked Microsoft pay guidelines reveal salary, hiring bonus, and stock award ranges by level (www.businessinsider.com)
Leaked Microsoft pay guidelines reveal salary, hiring bonus, and stock award ranges by level::The guidelines viewed by Insider show ranges for base pay, hiring bonuses, and annual stock awards but vary by role and location.
If the first solar entrepreneur hadn't been kidnapped, would fossil fuels have dominated the 20th century? (techxplore.com)
The first commercial PV solar product was nah just in 1909....
Ford lays off 700 who were building electric version of F-150 | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Ford lays off 700 who were building electric version of F-150 | CNN Business::Ford is laying off about 700 workers who build the F-150 Lightning, the electric version of its best-selling pickup truck, and unlike other recent layoffs this one has nothing to do with the ongoing strike by the United Auto Workers union.
Millions of Workers Are Training AI Models for Pennies (www.wired.com)
“The global data collection and labeling market was valued at $2.22 billion in 2022 and is expected to grow to $17.1 billion by 2030, according to consulting firm Grand View Research. As Venezuela slid into an economic catastrophe, many college-educated Venezuelans like Fuentes and her friends joined crowdsourcing platforms...
After ChatGPT disruption, Stack Overflow lays off 28 percent of staff (arstechnica.com)
After ChatGPT disruption, Stack Overflow lays off 28 percent of staff::The popular developer forum is still hunting for a “path to profitability.”
Lakers legend Rick Fox built a house that can suck CO2 out of the atmosphere (www.theverge.com)
Lakers legend Rick Fox built a house that can suck CO2 out of the atmosphere::NBA player-turned-actor Rick Fox has a new passion: sustainable concrete. His startup Partanna built its first carbon-negative home in the Bahamas.
Apple will be able to update iPhones while they're still in the box, report claims (me.mashable.com)
Apple will be able to update iPhones while they’re still in the box, report claims::No more updating right after you unpack your iPhone.
Volvo’s EX30 with Google built-in passes new EU speed limit warning requirements (www.theverge.com)
LinkedIn to lay off hundreds of people amid broader restructuring (www.axios.com)
LinkedIn to lay off hundreds of people amid broader restructuring::undefined
‘World’s first off-road solar SUV’ just drove across Morocco powered only by the sun (edition.cnn.com)
Hamas' social media following has skyrocketed since its attack. America is powerless to stop it (www.cnn.com)
About half of Bandcamp employees have been laid off (www.theverge.com)
The CEO of Dropbox has a 90/10 rule for remote work (www.businessinsider.com)
The CEO of Dropbox has a 90/10 rule for remote work::“If you trust people and treat them like adults, they’ll behave like adults,” Dropbox CEO Drew Houston told Fortune.