American automakers are losing the race to make more fuel-efficient vehicles (www.theverge.com)
Someone Convinced a ChatGPT-Powered Chevy Dealer to Sell $81K Tahoe for Just $1 (www.autoevolution.com)
Someone Convinced a ChatGPT-Powered Chevy Dealer to Sell $81K Tahoe for Just $1::ChatGPT has taken the world by surprise with its new-generation capabilities, stepping in to help people write code, do homework, and complete an essay i…
This GPT-powered robot chemist designs reactions and makes drugs — on its own (www.nature.com)
A system called Coscientist scours the Internet for instructions, then designs and executes experiments to synthesize molecules.
CyberRunner AI beats humans in physical skill game for the first time (bgr.com)
You're Supposed To Be Glad Your Tesla Is A Brittle Heap Of Junk (defector.com)
Midjourney V6 is here with in-image text and completely overhauled prompting (venturebeat.com)
Tesla Lied To Customers, Blaming Them For Shoddy Parts The Company Knew Were Defective (www.techdirt.com)
Tesla Lied To Customers, Blaming Them For Shoddy Parts The Company Knew Were Defective::Back in July, Reuters released a bombshell report showing that not only has Tesla aggressively lied about its EV ranges for the better part of the last decade, it created teams whose entire purpose was to lie to customers about it when they...
With AI scraping everything, would it make sense to add copyright notices to comments on the fediverse? CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Deed
Artists have complained about their artwork being stolen, people are arguing about threads.net stealing their data on despite this being a public forum, Reddit, Twitter, Github and other platforms are putting up walls to to stop AI bots from scraping everything....
Microsoft ending support for Windows 10 could send 240 mln PCs to landfills - report (www.reuters.com)
GM’s CarPlay replacement software is off to a disastrous start - 9to5Mac (9to5mac.com)
GM’s CarPlay replacement software is off to a disastrous start - 9to5Mac::I don’t need to remind you that GM is ditching CarPlay starting with its 2024 model year EVs. We’ve covered…
Microsoft is discontinuing Windows Mixed Reality (www.theverge.com)
Apple Develops Breakthrough Method for Running LLMs on iPhones (www.macrumors.com)
The rise and fall of Usenet: How the original social media platform came to be (www.zdnet.com)
Social media platform X̶ Twitter suffers global outages (www.bbc.com)
Best Gaming Laptop Under $500: Quick Guide (azadtechhub.com)
Finding an excellent gaming laptop under $500 that doesn’t break the bank is a gamer’s dream. If you’re on the hunt for a powerful machine under $500 that delivers an impressive gaming experience without compromising on quality, you’re in luck. Let’s dive into the world of affordable gaming laptops to help you find the...
Scientists unveil methane munching monster, 100 million times faster than nature (interestingengineering.com)
7.1 million miles, 3 minor injuries: Waymo’s safety data looks good (arstechnica.com)
7.1 million miles, 3 minor injuries: Waymo’s safety data looks good::Waymo says its cars cause injuries six times less often than human drivers.
Scientists successfully replicate historic nuclear fusion breakthrough three times (edition.cnn.com)
Scientists successfully replicate historic nuclear fusion breakthrough three times::Scientists in California make a significant step in what could one day be an important solution to the global climate crisis, driven primarily by burning fossil fuels.
Study shows Tesla owners have most car accidents, but Ram has the worst drivers (www.techspot.com)
Unblocking User Freedom: the right to use adblockers - FSFE (fsfe.org)
• Companies are restricting user freedom by limiting the use of adblockers and controlling online content interaction....
What Happens When Facebook Heats Your Home (www.wired.co.uk)
Since 2020, Meta’s hyperscale data center — spanning 50,000 square meters on an industrial estate on the edge of the city — has been pushing warm air generated by its servers into the district heating network under Odense. That heat is then dispersed through 100,000 households hooked up to the system, with Meta providing...
Our Chevy Blazer EV Has 23 Problems After Only 2 Months (www.edmunds.com)
Our Chevy Blazer EV Has 23 Problems After Only 2 Months::undefined
Mozilla decides Trusted Types is a worthy security feature (www.theregister.com)
• Mozilla plans to implement Trusted Types in Firefox to reduce web attacks relying on injected code....
What Would You Like To See Improved in GNU/Linux?
Hey guys, I’m just an ordinary dev looking for something to work on. While messing around with my hobby projects, I couldn’t help but notice that under the surface, there are a lot of places that the libre desktop can be improved. I’d like to take on your suggestions on what I should seriously consider working on and...
Social media platform X suffers global outages (www.bbc.com)
Social media platform X suffers global outages::Users were unable to view posts on the social media site for just over an hour.