Encrypted email service Skiff gets acquired, will shut down in six months (arstechnica.com)
A specific practical objection to modern blocking culture
Android prompts me to “Block and Report Spam” for spam phone calls, in both the Phone app for regular phone calls and the Voice app for calls through Google Voice....
Dude, where’s my self-driving car? The many, many missed deadlines for a fully autonomous vehicular future. (www.theverge.com)
'Better than a real man': young Chinese women turn to AI boyfriends (techxplore.com)
‘Better than a real man’: young Chinese women turn to AI boyfriends::Twenty-five-year-old Chinese office worker Tufei says her boyfriend has everything she could ask for in a romantic partner: he’s kind, empathetic, and sometimes they talk for hours.
As Yet Another ‘Protect The Kids’ Bill Is Declared Unconstitutional, NY Moves Forward With Its Latest Attempt (www.techdirt.com)
Another “patent troll” defeated by Cloudflare and its army of bounty seekers (arstechnica.com)
User guide: End of Life (EOL) for Twilio Authy Desktop app (help.twilio.com)
The Authy Desktop apps for Windows and MacOS that are available or were previously downloaded from authy.com/download as well as those for Linux will reach their End-of-Life on March 19, 2024
Windows 11 24H2 to enforce hardware requirement - gHacks Tech News (www.ghacks.net)
Audacity adds AI audio editing capabilities thanks to free Intel OpenVINO plugins (www.notebookcheck.net)
OpenAI Gives ChatGPT a Better ‘Memory’ (www.nytimes.com)
Unveiling the Power of Cisco Laptop Memory (lemmy.ca)
Dive into the realm of Cisco Laptop Memory and discover the key to unlocking enhanced performance and efficiency on the go. Cisco’s innovative memory solutions redefine the capabilities of laptops, offering maximum reliability and speed to meet the demands of modern computing. Whether you’re a business professional seeking...
Hackers for China, Russia and Others Used OpenAI Systems (www.nytimes.com)
Amazon Prime Video won't offer Dolby Vision and Atmos on its ad-supported plan | The company is now facing a lawsuit over its decision to charge $3 more for ad-free viewing. (www.engadget.com)
Amazon Prime Video won’t offer Dolby Vision and Atmos on its ad-supported plan | The company is now facing a lawsuit over its decision to charge $3 more for ad-free viewing.::Amazon isn’t only interrupting its Prime Video subscribers’ viewing experience with ads – it’s also removing their access to Dolby Vision and...
Get ready — your Google Workspace subscription is about to see an unwelcome price hike (www.techradar.com)
Cryptocurrency maker sues former Ars reporter for writing about fraud lawsuit (arstechnica.com)
Apple won’t be forced to open up iMessage by EU (www.theverge.com)
You can remove or disable Windows 11 and 10's AI 'bloat' with new BloatynosyAI (www.neowin.net)
Sadiq Khan says fake AI audio of him nearly led to serious disorder (www.bbc.co.uk)
London Mayor Sadiq Khan says deepfake audio of him supposedly making inflammatory remarks before Armistice Day almost caused “serious disorder”.
Amazon Prime Video drops Dolby Vision and Atmos unless you pay extra (www.theverge.com)
Amazon Prime Video drops Dolby Vision and Atmos unless you pay extra::Amazon Prime Video has removed Dolby Vision HDR, and Atmos surround sound, unless you pay an extra $2.99 a month for its new ad-free option. The company has confirmed the move.
Stability AI Introduces Stable Cascade: A Modular, Efficient, and Easy-to-Train Text2Img Model (stability.ai)
“Stable Cascade is exceptionally easy to train and finetune on consumer hardware thanks to its three-stage approach.”
Paramount Global Laying Off 800 Employees as CEO Bakish Cites Need to Trim Costs (variety.com)
Paramount Global Laying Off 800 Employees as CEO Bakish Cites Need to Trim Costs::Paramount Global, amid a swirl of M&A discussions, is laying off about 800 employees worldwide as it looks to trim costs.
Tesla worker killed in fiery crash may be first ‘Full Self-Driving’ fatality (www.washingtonpost.com)
Tesla worker killed in fiery crash may be first ‘Full Self-Driving’ fatality::undefined
PornHub Sister Company Wins $2.1m Piracy Damages, But No Blocking Order. (torrentfreak.com)
France uncovers a vast Russian disinformation campaign in Europe (www.economist.com)
France uncovers a vast Russian disinformation campaign in Europe::undefined
AMD Quietly Funded A Drop-In CUDA Implementation Built On ROCm: It's Now Open-Source (www.phoronix.com)
