Inside the AI Porn Marketplace Where Everything and Everyone Is for Sale (www.404media.co)
Each of these reads like an extremely horny and angry man yelling their basest desires at Pornhub’s search function.
Big Tech’s Waste “Solutions” Are a Scam | Rather than face hard truths about reorganizing our system to stop waste, the world is falling victim to empty and inefficient cleanup promises from the te... (newrepublic.com)
Big Tech’s Waste “Solutions” Are a Scam | Rather than face hard truths about reorganizing our system to stop waste, the world is falling victim to empty and inefficient cleanup promises from the te…::Rather than face hard truths about reorganizing our system to stop waste, the world is falling victim to empty and...
Microsoft is bringing Python to Excel (www.theverge.com)
OpenAI now tries to hide that ChatGPT was trained on copyrighted books, including J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series (www.businessinsider.com)
OpenAI now tries to hide that ChatGPT was trained on copyrighted books, including J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series::A new research paper laid out ways in which AI developers should try and avoid showing LLMs have been trained on copyrighted material.
AI bots are so good at mimicking the human brain and vision that CAPTCHAs are useless (qz.com)
New research shows renewables are more profitable than nuclear power (www.pv-magazine.com)
New research shows renewables are more profitable than nuclear power::In a recent study, researchers from the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) questioned the planned development of new nuclear capacities in the energy...
The Secret Weapon Hackers Can Use to Dox Nearly Anyone in America for $15 (www.404media.co)
Most Americans have very little choice but to provide their personal information to credit bureaus. Hackers have found a way into that data supply chain, and are advertising access in group chats used by violent criminals who rob, assault, and shoot targets.
Websites for file transfer without downloading additional software or apps (megatech.ng)
Microsoft will sell Activision Blizzard streaming rights to Ubisoft in attempt to win UK approval (www.engadget.com)
Europe's Sweeping Rules for Tech Giants Are About to Kick In (www.voanews.com)
What’s changing?...
Tesla reportedly asked highway safety officials to redact information about whether driver-assistance software was in use during crashes (www.businessinsider.com)
Tesla reportedly asked highway safety officials to redact information about whether driver-assistance software was in use during crashes::Elon Musk’s Tesla has faced investigations into Autopilot, including an ongoing NHTSA probe of more than 800,000 Teslas after several crashes.
Record 1.2 gigawatts of new solar added in Germany in July (ieefa.org)
Record 1.2 gigawatts of new solar added in Germany in July::Germany connected solar systems with a combined capacity of almost 1.2 GW to the power grid in July, hitting a new monthly record and bringing the total solar capacity in operation to 75.1 GW
Scientists recorded a Pink Floyd song from patients’ brain waves. The tech could eventually allow for communication without words (fortune.com)
Scientists recorded a Pink Floyd song from patients’ brain waves. The tech could eventually allow for communication without words::Listen here.
Pentagon Set to Allow Calculator Use on Military Entrance Exam as Recruiting Slumps (www.military.com)
Pentagon Set to Allow Calculator Use on Military Entrance Exam as Recruiting Slumps::The change would put the ASVAB on par with how test-taking has evolved in the past decade, with calculators being widely used in math classes and on college entrance exams such as the ACT and SAT.
Windows 11 has made the “clean Windows install” an oxymoron | Op-ed: PC makers used to need to bring their own add-on bloatware—no longer. (arstechnica.com)
Windows 11 has made the “clean Windows install” an oxymoron | Op-ed: PC makers used to need to bring their own add-on bloatware—no longer.::Op-ed: PC makers used to need to bring their own add-on bloatware—no longer.
Rockstar Goes Right Back To Its War On Mods (www.techdirt.com)
Well, that was quick. We had just been discussing the encouraging news that Rockstar had scooped up Cfx.re, a community dedicated to roleplaying within GTA and Red Dead Redemption games, as well as several mods made within that community. The only thing that made this newsworthy at all is that Rockstar has had an awful...
UK microchip giant Arm files to sell shares in US (www.bbc.com)
British microchip designing giant Arm has announced it has filed paperwork to sell its shares in the US....
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket tests in Texas are emitting so much methane you can see it from space (fortune.com)
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket tests in Texas are emitting so much methane you can see it from space::So much you can see it from the ISS in space.
Twitter to hide news headlines from link previews (9to5mac.com)
Twitter (now X) has become a great platform for following news, and many media groups (including ours) share links to...
Ex-Tesla employee reveals shocking details on worker conditions: 'You get fired on the spot.' (www.livemint.com)
Ex-Tesla employee reveals shocking details on worker conditions: ‘You get fired on the spot.’::Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s ‘ultra hardcore’ work culture is revealed to have led to long hours, unsafe conditions, and harassment for employees.
Tesla data breach blamed on ‘insider wrongdoing’ impacted 75,000 (www.scmp.com)
Tesla data breach blamed on ‘insider wrongdoing’ impacted 75,000::undefined
The Feds Asked TikTok for Lots of Domestic Spying Features (gizmodo.com)
‘Tesla Syndrome’ Explains Why Tech Is Making Us Miserable (www.thedailybeast.com)
‘Tesla Syndrome’ Explains Why Tech Is Making Us Miserable::There’s a class war that’s leading to worse innovations—but it’s not between the sides you think it is.
Tech's broken promises: Streaming is now just as expensive and confusing as cable. Ubers cost as much as taxis. And the cloud is no longer cheap. (www.businessinsider.com)
Sooner or later, everything old is new again....