AI reads text from ancient Herculaneum scroll for the first time (www.nature.com)
A student, as part of a contest, used a machine-learning algorithm and CT scans to analyse on closed scrolls, buried by Mount Vesuvius in October AD 79. The breakthrough could unlock the contents of hundreds of never-before-seen writings.
Unreal Engine 5.3 Matrix Demo with High Quality Reflections (www.youtube.com)
CEO Bobby Kotick will leave Activision Blizzard on January 1, 2024 | Schreier: Kotick will depart after 33 years, employees are "very excited." (arstechnica.com)
CEO Bobby Kotick will leave Activision Blizzard on January 1, 2024 | Schreier: Kotick will depart after 33 years, employees are “very excited.”::Schreier: Kotick will depart after 33 years, employees are “very excited.”
Firefish Mastodon alternative (joinfirefish.org)
I found Firefish which is a better alternative to the standard Mastodon application. It’s compatible with Mastodon and has better features. It allows users to create web pages and the character limit is 3,000 instead of the 500 on Mastodon. It feels like a good limit for the type of site that it is. Plus this means that it can...
Is there a sub to ask for Lemmy support that's not part of the official instance?
I have a specific question if anyone happens to know the answer....
Some Walmart employees say customers are getting hostile at self-checkout — and they blame anti-theft tech (www.businessinsider.com)
Some Walmart employees say customers are getting hostile at self-checkout — and they blame anti-theft tech::When Walmart’s anti-theft self-checkout tech alerts an employee of a missed scan, it can cause some uncomfortable situations.
Blue checks aren't protecting sex workers from X's porn crackdown (techcrunch.com)
Biden's team to announce new export limits on AI chips to China (www.axios.com)
Microsoft completes Activision Blizzard acquisition, Call of Duty now part of Xbox | Microsoft now publishes franchises like Warcraft, Diablo, Overwatch, Call of Duty, and Candy Crush. (www.theverge.com)
Microsoft completes Activision Blizzard acquisition, Call of Duty now part of Xbox | Microsoft now publishes franchises like Warcraft, Diablo, Overwatch, Call of Duty, and Candy Crush.::Microsoft has finalized its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The deal close comes after months of battles with regulators in...
Meta made its Llama 2 AI model open-source because 'Zuck has balls,' a former top Facebook engineer says (www.businessinsider.com)
Meta made its Llama 2 AI model open-source because ‘Zuck has balls,’ a former top Facebook engineer says::Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took a big risk by making its powerful AI model Llama 2 mostly open source, according to Replit CEO Amjad Masad.
Microsoft put their tax-evasion in writing and now they owe $29 billion. (pluralistic.net)
Microsoft completes $69bn takeover of Call of Duty-maker Activision Blizzard (www.bbc.co.uk)
Microsoft completes $69bn takeover of Call of Duty-maker Activision Blizzard::It comes after the UK approved the $69bn takeover of Activision Blizzard, which makes Call of Duty.
Apple AirTag Stalking Has Led to Murder, Amended Class-Action Lawsuit Says (www.pcmag.com)
It Is Time to End the War on Remote Work (www.usnews.com)
It Is Time to End the War on Remote Work::undefined
Israel Deploys Semi-Autonomous Machine Gun Robot to Gaza Border (www.thedefensepost.com)
Best Buy to end DVD & Blu-ray disc sales (variety.com)
Best Buy to end DVD & Blu-ray disc sales::Best Buy plans to phase out sales of DVDs and Blu-ray discs both in-store and online by early 2024, the company said.
meet project primrose, adobe’s real-life interactive dress that changes design every second (www.designboom.com)
CEO Bobby Kotick will leave Activision Blizzard on January 1, 2024 (arstechnica.com)
X illegally fired employee who publicly challenged return-to-work plans, NLRB alleges (www.cnbc.com)
X illegally fired employee who publicly challenged return-to-work plans, NLRB alleges::The National Labor Relations Board filed a complaint on Friday against Elon Musk’s X, claiming the company violated the National Labor Relations Act.
21-year-old uses AI to decode a burnt & unopened Herculaneum scroll (interestingengineering.com)
21-year-old uses AI to decode a burnt & unopened Herculaneum scroll::undefined
‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Used AI For A Dead Voice Actor’s Performance, With Permission (www.forbes.com)
There are uses of AI that are proving to be more than black and white. While voice actors, have protested their performances being fed into AI against their will, we are now seeing an example of this being done, with permission, in a very unique case.
The fastest ever human-made object keeps breaking its own speed record (www.popsci.com)
The Parker Solar Probe's new top speed could get you from NYC to LA in just 20 seconds. It's not done yet.
FTX thief cashes out millions during Bankman-Fried trial (www.bbc.co.uk)
FTX thief cashes out millions during Bankman-Fried trial::Chunks of the stolen $470m in cryptocurrency have been laundered every day since the trial began.